Rayner kids keep their Needham mom on the go

By Marvin Pave

Globe Correspondent / October 10, 2012

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She was also a superb defender on the 1983 Ivy League champion lacrosse team. Both squads played in the NCAA tournament her senior year.

“I loved my time at Harvard. It was a blast,’’ said Rayner, whose oldest daughter, Sarah, 24, an accomplished equestrian, works at the Oliynyk Show Stables in Plainville. “But that’s in the past. It’s our kids’ time now and I see much of myself in them.’’

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Weston’s Harrison Choate skated to his first international medal with his bronze finish at the ISU Junior Grand Prix last Friday in Croatia. The 18-year-old Choate, representing the Skating Club of Boston, placed third in the short program and fourth in the free skate. He will be a freshman at Harvard next fall. . . . Former Middlesex League cross-country opponents Chris Stadler (Belmont High) and Andrew Herring (Lexington High) renewed acquaintances at the recent Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. Herring was 66th overall (25:08) in the gold race and Stadler, second among all Division 3 runners, was 72d (25:10) and first for Haverford, which was ranked second nationally. In the meet’s open race, Herring’s teammate, Newton South alum David Nelly was 22d (25:13) over the 8K course. . . Recent Assumption College graduate Nick DiAntonio of Milford is the men’s regional NCAA Division 2 Conference Commissioner’s Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The national winner will be announced Oct. 22. DiAntonio was a defensive standout on the ’Hounds football team.

Marvin Pave can be reached at marvin.pave@rcn.com.