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Woodstock Academy’s Ethan Aspiras, left, and Linsey Arends display their medals and certificates earned for their finishes at the East Coast Invitational. Photo courtesy of The Woodstock Academy.
More Woodstock Academy track records fall in Providence
More Woodstock Academy indoor track school records fell over the weekend at the East Coast Invitational.
Senior Greg Weber and sophomore Linsey Arends both put up new standards for the Centaurs Jan. 18.
Weber cleared 21-feet, 5-inches in the long jump while Arends finished the 1,600-meter in 5:26.20.
Breaking school records has become a habit for the Centaurs.
“It’s very much the talent this season,” said Woodstock Academy indoor track coach Josh Welch. “The records that fell are one or two decades old and these athletes have accomplished something very special in breaking them.”
Arends’ time in the 1,600-meter was good enough for seventh in a field that was chock full of talented runners. The sophomore also placed fifth in the 2-mile in 11:57.3.
Arends is already known for her cross-country talent, but is now making a name for herself in the shorter distances.
“We knew last spring that she has potential in track. The demands on shorter events are very different than those on the trail and she is taking advantage of that to make her a stronger runner all around. She has a shot at the 3,200-meter record this season if we can get her fresh on a good track, too. She is driven and will find success where ever she applies herself,” Welch said of Arends.
Weber’s long jump, which broke his own school mark that he set just the week before at the University of Rhode Island, earned him a third-place finish.
As soon as he finished in the long jump pit, the senior headed to the high jump where he cleared 5-10 to earn a second medal for a sixth-place finish.
“He is very new still and there is so much more he can do this season and in the spring. His natural talent is a major factor; his ability to take instruction is also a big factor in his growth. He is smart, coachable, and will realize what he is really capable of as his focus grows stronger. I couldn't ask for much more in an athlete,” Welch said.
Ethan Aspiras also earned an East Coast Invitational medal for a fifth-place finish in the 2-mile in a time of 10:10. Fellow junior Adam Schimmelpfennig was sixth in the hurdles with an 8.2 second finish.
“(The) East Coast (Invitational) has great competition from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, etc.… It's a very tough meet to make a showing at, maybe more so than anything other than the State Open and New England's. Grabbing a medal there is a major accomplishment. That level of competition pulled many of our athletes to personal bests and improvement on seed times for states for Adam, Linsey, and Greg,” Welch said.
Dual Meet Results
The girls’ indoor track team downed Leicester, Mass., 50-34, and Marianapolis 69-13, but lost to Auburn, 52-34, Jan. 15. The girls are now 7-2. Arends took home a first-place finish in the 1,000-meter.
The boys’ indoor track team defeated Leicester, 61-25, and Marianapolis 81-5 but lost to Auburn, 43 ½ - 42 ½ to raise its record to 6-2. Joe Zhou finished second in the high jump when he cleared 5 feet, 10 inches.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy