A handful of Wellesley Public Schools student-athletes have been selected to run on Saturday, April 18 in the BAA Middle School 1k and BAA Invitational Scholastic Mile races on the streets around the Boston Marathon finish line.
Boys 1k race
Fleet Taylor, Wellesley Middle School 8th grader. Personal best Mile 5:44. Fishing is his hidden talent, and the mile is his favorite distance to run.
Girls 1k race (event record is 3:14.05 by Abigail Beggans of Wellesley in 2022)
Cora Gibby, Wellesley Middle School 6th grader. Personal best mile is 6:31: She achieved her PB this year at the Harvard Friends and Family kids meet. The 5K is her favorite distance to run.
Maren Tamburelli, Wellesley Middle School 7th grader. She also skis and swims.
Boys Invitational Mile
Sami Juma, Wellesley High School senior. Mile personal best is 4:27.91 . He ran a 15:45 5K (his favorite distance to run), at the Bay State Invitational. He also plays the piano and enjoys 12x400m workouts.
Alex Bonnette, Wellesley High School senior. Mile personal best is 4:32. ompeted at the Bay State cross country championships in 2025. His favorite workout is the 6×800, and his hidden talent is playing the saxophone
Girls Invitational Mile
Eloise Crissman, Wellesley High School junior. Mile personal best is 5:48.10. Eloise’s hidden talent is that she can do a headstand. She also completed a half marathon last spring.
Courtney Edmonds, Wellesley High School senior. Mile personal best is 6:00.4. Courtney’s hidden talent is that she can hold a plank for 11 minutes. She achieved her personal best in the mile during her junior season.
The schedule:
11:00 AM Girls Middle School 1K Race Start
11:10 AM Boys Middle School 1K Race Start
11:25 AM Girls Scholastic Mile Race Start
11:35 AM Boys Scholastic Mile Race Start
The youth races will be followed by professional runner 1-mile races.
More: Boston Marathon 2026—Wellesley guide
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