Comprised off all schools west of the Quabbin Reservoir, the Western Massachusetts region has always proven to be an area that produces fierce rivalries and tough competitors. The Fall of 2016 should be no different, as from the Pioneer Valley to the top of Mt. Greylock we expect to see plenty of fast times, close team battles, and new faces looking to make their name well known throughout the state! Below you will find a rundown on the Top Teams and Top Returners in Western Massachusetts, as well as a full list of Individual Pre-Season Rankings!
If you're familiar with the cross country scene in Western MA, you know that Amherst has held firm grip on the team title for many years. Since 2005, the Hurricanes have won 5 Western MA title, while the others mostly to Northampton and Ludlow. Though last year the boys from Holyoke flipped the script and took their first ever team title. Perhaps we are at the start of the new era, as the Holyoke boys return a very strong squad that should once again claim the top spot. If the Crusaders make it back-to-back titles, they will be the only other team besides Amherst to repeat in the last 15 years.
In the hunt for top D2 team, Mt Greylock boys are looking primed and ready to make it an impressive seventh straight team title. The only real challenge will be Cathedral, who could make it interesting if they see improvement in their #5-#7 runners.
D1 Boys Virtual State Meet (FULL LIST)
1 | Holyoke High School | 56 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 33 | - | - |
2 | Northampton High School | 62 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | - | - |
3 | West Springfield High School | 79 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 25 | - | - |
4 | Amherst-Pelham Regional High School | 83 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 29 | - | - |
5 | Pittsfield High School | 161 | 20 | 22 | 34 | 38 | 47 | - | - |
D2 Boys Virtual State Meet (FULL LIST)
1 | Mount Greylock Regional High School | 39 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | - | - |
2 | Cathedral High School-Springfield | 57 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | - | - |
3 | Mohawk Trail Regional High School | 139 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 49 | - | - |
4 | Monument Mountain Regional High School | 148 | 5 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 39 | - | - |
5 | Lenox Memorial High School | 148 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 45 | 60 | - | - |
Cameron Correia SR HOLYOKE HS (D1)
Entering the 2016 season as the top individual returner in Western Mass, Cameron Correia also bears the burden of being the top runner for defending the Western Mass D1 team Champs. In 2015, Correia displayed very strong growth from his sophomore season and was a true "rock" for the Holyoke Crusaders in November. Putting up respectable performances at regular season meets such as the Twilight Invitational, Cameron really flexed some muscle when he mixed it up with the likes of Liam Sullivan and Owen Wright to finish 3rd at PVIAC Champs. A week later at Stanely Park, Correia would welcome the return of Joel Ramos to the Holyoke line up and the duo would help capture the schools first ever Western Mass D1 Team title. As the Holyoke squad returns a very strong core for 2016, we expect Correia to be more than ready to take on another big fall in Western Massachusetts.
Joel Ramos SR HOLYOKE HS (D1)
Ethan Milsark SR Northampton HS (D1)
Place | Athlete | Yr | Team | Time | Points | |
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1 | Cameron Correia | 11 | Holyoke High School | 15:56.76 | 1 | |
2 | Joel Ramos | 11 | Holyoke High School | 16:09.63 | 2 | |
3 | Dean Vogel | 11 | West Springfield High School | 16:13.24 | 3 | |
4 | Ethan Milsark | 11 | Northampton High School | 16:20.28 | 4 | |
5 | Izalen Lugo | 10 | Holyoke High School | 16:21.44 | 5 | |
6 | Jack Yanko | 9 | Amherst-Pelham Regional High School | 16:32.34 | 6 | |
7 | Willard Mckinstry | 11 | Chicopee Comprehensive | 16:46.89 | 7 | |
8 | Nathaniel Merck | 10 | West Springfield High School | 16:54.83 | 8 | |
9 | Gabe Piepergerdes | 11 | Westfield High School | 16:57.00 | 9 | |
10 | Ai Foucault Etheridge | 10 | Amherst-Pelham Regional High School | 17:00.46 | 10 | |
11 | Aidan Shea | 9 | Amherst-Pelham Regional High School | 17:01.27 | 11 | |
12 | Phillip Hempstead | 10 | Northampton High School | 17:01.27 | 12 | |
13 | Jonathan Dean | 10 | Northampton High School | 17:04.28 | 13 | |
14 | Connor Crowley | 11 | Ludlow High School | 17:11.54 | 14 | |
15 | Pat Morrison | 10 | Holyoke High School | 17:14.35 | 15 |
Place | Athlete | Yr | Team | Time | Points | |
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1 | Coonor Meehan | 11 | Drury High School | 16:28.44 | -- | |
2 | Evan Arthur | 11 | Mount Greylock Regional High School | 16:30.10 | 1 | |
3 | Cameron Castonguay | 11 | Mount Greylock Regional High School | 17:06.14 | 2 | |
4 | Sam Culver | 10 | Mount Greylock Regional High School | 17:12.60 | 3 | |
5 | Matthew Ashe | 9 | Cathedral High School-Springfield | 17:15.95 | 4 | |
6 | Owen Brandriss | 10 | Mount Greylock Regional High School | 17:17.15 | 5 | |
7 | Jacob Fink | 9 | Mount Greylock Regional High School | 17:20.26 | 6 | |
8 | Timmy Sears | 11 | Cathedral High School-Springfield | 17:23.98 | 7 | |
9 | Carsten Carey | 9 | Frontier Regional High School | 17:29.09 | 8 | |
10 | William Carroll | 10 | Cathedral High School-Springfield | 17:31.88 | 9 | |
11 | Jesse Seid | 9 | Mount Greylock Regional High School | 17:34.29 | 10 | |
12 | Jack Davis | 11 | Southwick-Tolland Regional High School | 17:35.55 | 11 | |
13 | Seth Hoynoski | 10 | Mohawk Trail Regional High School | 17:40.76 | 12 | |
14 | Bahu Abdul-wadud | 11 | Monson Jr. Sr. High School | 17:42.94 | 13 | |
15 | Harry Burns | 10 | Lenox Memorial High School | 17:52.98 | 14 |