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BEN GROLEAU, Sophomore, Framingham
Mile Personal Best: 4:33
Career Highlights:
- Achieved PB of 4:33
- Ran the 5th fastest time in the mile in the Bay State Conference in 2010
- Bay State League All-Star for Cross Country 2009
- Competed in the inaugural B.A.A. Invitational Mile in 2009
Ben, who became involved in running when he entered high school, is inspired by his father who was also a successful runner. This year, Ben ran the fifth fastest time in the mile in the Bay State Conference. He was also a Bay State League All-Star in Cross Country in 2009. Pre-race rituals of his are to tuck his shoelaces under the horizontal laces that go across the shoe and he shakes his legs out right before the race starts. Ben is currently a sophomore at Framingham High School.
2010 B.A.A. Invitational Mile Races Results
DATE: Sunday, April 18, 2010
TIME:
9:30 a.m.: Girls Middle School 1,000 meters
Boys Middle School 1,000 meters
9:45 a.m.: Girls Scholastic Mile
Boys Scholastic Mile
10:00 a.m.: Women’s Professional Mile
Men’s Professional Mile
DISTANCES: One mile and 1,000 meters
RUNNER LISTS:
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES
MEN'S ELITE FIELD
| Name |
Age, Residence |
Personal Best |
Location, Year |
| Andrew Baddeley |
27, Great Britain |
3:49.38 |
Olso, NOR, 2008 |
| Juan Luis Barrios |
26, Mexico |
3:56.08 |
New York, NY, 2007 |
| Darren Brown |
25, United States |
3:58.35 |
Dublin, IRE, 2008 |
| Alistair Cragg |
29, Ireland |
3:55.04 |
Fayetteville, AR, 2006 |
| Mark Draper |
25, Great Britain |
3:56.80 |
New York, NY, 2010 |
| Markos Geneti |
25, Ethiopia |
(1,500 meters) 3:33.83 |
Stockholm, SWE, 2005 |
| Garret Heath |
25, United States |
3:57.34 |
Boston, MA 2010 |
| Kyle Miller |
24, United States |
4:00.50 |
Fayetteville, AR 2008 |
| Ricky Stevenson |
21 Great Britain |
3:56.31 |
Boston, MA 2010 |
WOMEN'S ELITE FIELD
| Name |
Age, Residence |
Personal Best |
Location, Year |
| Erin Donohue |
26, United States |
4:26.48 |
Rieti, ITA, 2008 |
| Sara Hall |
27, United States |
4:32.24 |
Falmouth, MA, 2009 |
| Frances Koons |
24, United States |
4:33.24 |
New York, NY, 2010 |
| Roisin McGettigan |
29, Ireland |
4:35.55 |
Philadelphia, PA, 2004 |
| Marina Muncan |
27, Serbia |
4:33.16 |
Toronto, ONT, 2009 |
| Morgan Uceny |
25, United States |
4:31.70 |
Falmouth, MA, 2009 |
SCHOLASTIC BOYS' FIELD
| Town |
Name |
Grade |
Personal Best |
| Hopkinton |
Dan Carrai |
12 |
4:48 |
| Hopkinton |
Cameron Fairbanks |
12 |
4:33 |
| Ashland |
Justin Davis |
12 |
4:55 |
| Ashland |
Ryan Milewski |
9 |
5:25 |
| Framingham |
Brian Gilligan |
9 |
4:56 |
| Framingham |
Ben Groleau |
10 |
4:33 |
| Natick |
Jared Kimler |
10 |
4:53 |
| Natick |
Nicholas Russo |
12 |
4:59 |
| Wellesley |
Tim Robinson |
12 |
4:51 |
| Wellesley |
Matt White |
12 |
Debut |
| Newton |
Ezra Lichtman |
11 |
4:27 |
| Newton |
Yuji Wakimoto |
12 |
4:31 |
| Brookline |
Michael Jorgensen |
12 |
4:44 |
| Brookline |
Sam Pratt-Otto |
12 |
4:39 |
| Boston |
Nur Hersi |
11 |
4:50 |
| Boston |
Abdihakim Yusuf |
12 |
4:40 |
SCHOLASTIC GIRLS' FIELD
| Town |
Name |
Grade |
Personal Best |
| Hopkinton |
Kim Bolick |
11 |
5:26 |
| Hopkinton |
Kellie Lodge |
11 |
5:14 |
| Ashland |
Hannah Daly |
10 |
5:52 |
| Ashland |
Sarah Poulin |
11 |
5:52 |
| Framingham |
Sarah Bowhill |
11 |
5:17 |
| Framingham |
Maria Grandoni |
11 |
5:41 |
| Natick |
Ellie Holman |
10 |
5:41 |
| Natick |
Annie McElaney |
10 |
5:39 |
| Wellesley |
Jessie Kaliski |
11 |
5:23 |
| Wellesley |
Emily Nadel |
12 |
5:29 |
| Newton |
Melanie Fineman |
12 |
4:57 |
| Newton |
Margo Gillis |
11 |
5:00 |
| Brookline |
Naomi Gordon |
8 |
Debut |
| Brookline |
Hannah McGrath |
9 |
Debut |
| Boston |
Elza Lambergs |
11 |
5:44 |
| Boston |
Kathleen Mello |
11 |
5:25 |
ORGANIZER: Boston Athletic Association
LOCATION: Boylston Street between Exeter Street and Dartmouth Street at the Boston Marathon Finish Line
MILE COURSE: A three lap, USATF-certified course begins on Boylston Street, turns left on Dartmouth Street, left on Newbury Street, left on Exeter Street then left onto Boylston ending at the Boston Marathon finish line. Each lap is 522 meters, plus 44 additional meters on the first lap before the runners first cross the finish line.
EVENT: Middle school aged boys and girls will compete in a 1,000 meter race followed by a series of four one-mile races for professional men, professional women, scholastic boys, and scholastic girls. Each of the mile runners will cross the famous Boston Marathon finish line four times. The second-annual events add an exciting element to the historic race weekend.
2009 CHAMPIONS:
Men’s Winner: Darren Brown of Austin, TX - 4:11.6
Women’s Winner: Anna Willard of Mammoth Lakes, CA - 4:38.6
Boys’ Scholastic Winner: Ryan Hardiman of Brookline - 4:37.3
Girls’ Scholastic Winner: Margo Gillis of Newton - 5:10.6
FIELD SIZE: Approximately eight professional men, eight professional women, 16 scholastic boys, 16 scholastic girls, 16 middle school-aged boys, and 16 middle school-aged girls.
PRIZE MONEY:
Professional Men & Women Awards: 1st - $3,000, 2nd - $2,000,
3rd - $1,000, 4th - $750, 5th - $500
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