Press Release - Boston Marathon - 5/14/20

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                     B.A.A. Recognizes Student-Athletes 
                 through Class of 2020 and B.A.A. Honor Roll

The Boston Athletic Association proudly recognizes the B.A.A. Scholastic 
Mile Class of 2020 and Middle School 1K Honor Roll. Sixty-four middle and 
high school athletes from the cities and towns along the Boston Marathon 
route have been named to the lists, which celebrates student-athletes who 
were selected to represent their hometowns on Boston Marathon weekend.

"We at the B.A.A. applaud each and every student-athlete for earning the 
opportunity to represent their town and team on the Class of 2020 and Honor 
Roll lists," said Tom Grilk, Chief Executive Officer of the B.A.A. "These 
student-athletes deserve celebration and recognition for what they have 
accomplished both on and off the field of play. Not only are they some of 
the most accomplished runners in the area, but also very hard workers and 
students."

The 12th annual B.A.A. Scholastic Mile and Middle School 1K athletes were 
nominated by coaches and selected by the B.A.A. to represent their 
hometowns based on their athletic and leadership achievements. The races, 
originally scheduled for Saturday, April 18 but canceled due to COVID-19, 
are staples surrounding the Boston Marathon.

In lieu of the traditional competition, which starts and ends at the 
storied finish line on Boylston Street, this year’s athletes have 
participated in weekly "Track Tuesday" video conferences hosted by the 
B.A.A. featuring professional athletes and coaches from the B.A.A. High 
Performance team. All athletes will receive certificates of recognition and 
running gear from adidas.

Of the 32 high school scholastic milers, 21 are graduating high school 
seniors. All 21 plan to pursue higher education in the fall.

B.A.A. SCHOLASTIC MILE (HIGH SCHOOL)
NAME                 TOWN         GRADE
Schuyler Gooley      Hopkinton    Senior
Olivia Jones         Hopkinton    Junior
Alexander Brown      Hopkinton    Senior
Ian Cann             Hopkinton    Senior
Kathryn English      Ashland      Freshman
Sofia Sheppard       Ashland      Junior
Michael Celatka      Ashland      Sophomore
Nate Levine          Ashland      Junior
Abigail DeVeau       Framingham   Sophomore
Laura Dubé           Framingham   Sophomore
Sam Burgess          Framingham   Freshman
Samuel Moffat        Framingham   Junior
Caroline Fleming     Natick       Senior
Genna Girard         Natick       Senior
Matthew George       Natick       Senior
Conor McDonough      Natick       Senior
Nora Bannon          Wellesley    Senior
Violet Lahive        Wellesley    Senior
Zach Barry           Wellesley    Junior
Jackson O'Toole      Wellesley    Senior
Katherine Benninger  Newton       Senior
Lucy Jenks           Newton       Senior
Ian Horsburgh        Newton       Senior
Ethan Jacunski       Newton       Senior
Charlotte Luster     Brookline    Senior
Julianna Watson      Brookline    Senior
Seth Jones           Brookline    Senior
Colm Mulligan        Brookline    Senior
Annie Jackson        Boston       Senior
Katherine Keating    Boston       Sophomore
Adnan Abdirahman     Boston       Senior
Joseph Young         Boston       Senior

B.A.A MIDDLE SCHOOL 1K
NAME                      TOWN          GRADE
Johanna DuPont            Hopkinton     8
Sarah Mirabile            Hopkinton     8
Connor Dorfman            Hopkinton     8
Benjamin Scott            Hopkinton     8
Adrianna Kourtelidis      Ashland       6
Nora Quitt                Ashland       8
Dean Reap                 Ashland       8
Grant Reap                Ashland       8
Livia Godoy               Framingham    8
Caroline Maude            Framingham    8
Gus Dos Santos            Framingham    8
Kauan Freitas             Framingham    8
Kira Henderson            Natick        7
Angelina Wing             Natick        8
Steven D'Alessandro       Natick        8
Sean Fleming              Natick        8
Delaney Dyer              Wellesley     7
Audrey Fitzpatrick        Wellesley     8
Sebastian Culleton        Wellesley     6
Eli Merritt               Wellesley     8
Nora Joyce                Newton        8
Adriana Spinelli          Newton        8
Jacob Goodwin             Newton        6
Stanley Zheng             Newton        8
Adair Bluman              Brookline     8
Gabrielle McMahon         Brookline     8
Hunter Bailey             Brookline     8
James Dyalchand-Ericson   Brookline     8
Arianna Anderson          Boston        8
Tanisha Belizaire         Boston        8
Lawrence Dotson           Boston        7
Garvy Gonzalez-Marcano    Boston        8

The 124th Boston Marathon was postponed from April 20, 2020 due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. The Boston Marathon is the oldest annual marathon in the 
world, and for the 35th year is principally sponsored by John Hancock.

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