Area 1 National Qualifier Meet

The Area 1 AAU National Qualifier is coming up this weekend in White Plains, NY. This includes athletes from all of New England, New York City and state, and northern New Jersey. Robbo will be competing in the 3000M (3K) and the 1500M. Good luck, Robbo!

Robbo Takes 2nd at 2009 USATF-New England Junior Olympic Championships

Running in the multi-year Youth division (13-14 year-olds) of USATF, Robbo placed second in the 3000 with a personal best time of 10:21.93! This qualifies him to advance to the USATF regional competition. However, it is scheduled for the same weekend as the AAU regionals in New York which he is planning to attend.

Nice job, Robbo!

Robbo Wins District AAU

Robbo competed last weekend in the Connecticut District Qualifier Track & Field Championships at Yale University (due to the New England District Meet being cancelled at the last minute!). He advanced to the Area 1 AAU Championships in both of his races, winning the 3K with a time of 11:09, and following that up an hour later with a 5-minute 1500M run.

The Area 1 Championships will be held in White Plains, NY, June 26-28.

Robbo Sets New Stony Brook Record

Rob set a new record on Monday in the mile for his middle school!

Winning against one of his rivals, Seamus Lawler from Concord Middle School, Rob ran the mile in 5:15. It was an exciting race, as Lawler led the first three laps by about 7 or 8 meters. Then in the final lap, Rob overtook him on the backstretch and never looked back for the last 250 meters. Both teams were cheering loudly as they each expected their star to bring home the win.

After crossing the finish line, the athletes shook hands and embraced with congratulations for a race well run. They are both classy guys and will be running against one another for years to come as their respective high schools are in the same league.

Here are a couple of pics from the race, along with one of Austin just after his brother won. He is beaming with pride...

Spring Track Season is Underway

The Stony Brook Middle School track season began today with a meet at Tyngsboro. Rob ran the mile and won with a time of 5:25. He also ran the first leg of the 4x100 relay, in which Stony Brook also took 1st place. All in all, quite a successful day!

XC Junior Olympic Snapshots

Needhan Indoor Classic 1500M Champ

Robbo and his dad drove into Boston thru the snowstorm this morning to the Reggie Lewis Track Center for the annual Northeast Indoor Classic.

Rob won his age group with a time of 4:57. Way to go, Robbo!