Thompson, Sweetnam, relay team perform well against peers

BY JOE MCCONNELL

With their official high school season over, it was time for the Marblehead High indoor track national qualifiers to compete against the nation at The Track at New Balance complex in Allston March 9-12, technically running as the “Marblehead Track Club” rather than Magicians.

Ryan Thompson qualified for both the 400 and 800 events in the Rising Stars category in the New Balance Indoor Nationals. His 600 time of 1:24.12 during the regular season qualified him for the 400, and his 1,000meter time of 2:36.61 also

M arBLEhE a D'S Fa B 5 qualified him for the 800.

“These are impressive accomplishments on their own, and were a feather in the cap of Ryan’s tremendous indoor season,” said coach William Herlihy.

In the 400, Ryan finished 62nd nationally with a time of 52.58, and in the 800 he ended up 49th after clocking in at 2:04.82.

“Neither of these were personal bests, but he still ran hard,” said Herlihy. “His last meet was two weeks ago. But he has been training since November. It is very difficult