The start of the Division 1 race at the MIAA Eastern Divisional Championships. Lexington High School would take home the victory in the race over Boston College High School - who finished second as a team. Photo by Maddie Jones.
By scoring the top five returning runners from each of Massachusetts' ten divisions, we will determine which division has the fastest top 5 runners. We will be taking the top 5, and their times, from their respective divisional championship meets. From there we will score the fifty runners and see which team comes out on top.
The clear winner in the rankings is the Eastern Division 2 boys. Even after losing the top 3 runners in the division, including future Stanford University runner, Ryan Oosting, the Eastern Division 2 boys dominated these rankings. Led by a one-two from rising Seniors, Mike Griffin from King Philip Regional High School and William Chaffin of Concord Carlisle High School, the Eastern Division 2 top 5 boys all got in the top 12 to score 29 points. To see the Eastern Division 2 returning boys rankings, click here.
The Eastern Division 3 boys would take the second spot, pipping the Eastern Division 5 boys by one point and the Eastern Division 1 boys by 3 points. Led by Matt Roberto from Wakefield Memorial High School, the Eastern Division 3 boys are a division to watch out having only lost one runner, Rishabh Prakash of Burlington High School, in their top 6 performers from last year's divisional race. Make sure to check out the full rankings of returning Eastern Division 3 boys here.
The Eastern Division 5 boys are representing the smaller schools well, finishing in third ahead of the Eastern Division 1 boys. Led by two strong teams who finished one-two at the divisional championships last year and are both returning their entire top 5, Seekonk High School and Pentucket Regional Senior High School, the second smallest eastern division in Massachusetts is aiming to lead the State Division 2 this fall.
| DIvision rankings |
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| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | Top runner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Division 2 | 29 | 1+2+6+8+12 | ||||
| 2 | Eastern Division 3 | 80 | 7+9+15+18+31 | ||||
| 3 | Eastern Division 5 | 81 | 3+13+14+21+30 | ||||
| 4 | Eastern Division 1 | 83 | 4+11+19+22+27 | ||||
| 5 | Central Division 1 | 135 | 20+24+28+29+34 | ||||
| 6 | Eastern Division 4 | 140 | 10+25+26+38+41 | ||||
| 7 | Western Division 1 | 141 | 17+23+32+33+36 | ||||
| 8 | Central Division 2 | 156 | 5+35+37+39+40 | ||||
| 9 | Western Division 2 | 194 | 16+43+44+45+46 | ||||
| 10 | Eastern Division 6 | 235 | 41+47+48+49+50 | ||||
Below is the breakdown of each division's top 5 runners from their respective 2018 divisional championships meet, their times at said meet, and the place they scored in our divisional ranking. For each division's returning runners rankings, make sure to check the links at the bottom of the article.
| Eastern Division 1 |
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nicholas Porter | 10 | Lexington High School | 15:58.40 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Tyler Brogan | 11 | Franklin High School | 16:21.30 | 11 | ||
| 19 | Joeben Jacobs | 10 | Lowell High School | 16:31.60 | 19 | ||
| 22 | George Nikolakopoulas | 10 | St. John's Prep | 16:33.90 | 22 | ||
| 27 | Ethan Jacunski | 11 | Newton South High School | 16:41.40 | 27 | ||
| Eastern Division 2 |
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | King Philip Regional High School | 15:52.60 | 1 | |||
| 2 | William Chaffin | 11 | Concord Carlisle High School | 15:53.90 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Jason Norris | 11 | Wellesley High School | 16:05.20 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Mike Norberg | 11 | King Philip Regional High School | 16:17.90 | 8 | ||
| 12 | Jack Bicksler | 10 | North Andover High School | 16:21.50 | 12 | ||
| Eastern Division 3 |
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Matt Roberto | 11 | Wakefield Memorial High School | 16:16.20 | 7 | ||
| 9 | Bobby Carew | 11 | Milton High School | 16:18.80 | 9 | ||
| 15 | Alex Brown | 11 | Hopkinton High School | 16:28.40 | 15 | ||
| 18 | Tyler Sullivan | 11 | Walpole High School | 16:31.30 | 18 | ||
| 31 | Loeden Rodrigues | 10 | Marblehead High School | 16:44.40 | 31 | ||
| eastern division 4 |
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | John Lucey | 11 | Newburyport High School | 16:19.40 | 10 | ||
| 25 | Strickland Davis | 11 | Plymouth South High School | 16:39.70 | 25 | ||
| 26 | Christopher Pacino | 10 | Hanover High School | 16:40.60 | 26 | ||
| 38 | Gregory Adamek | 11 | Wilmington High School | 16:55.60 | 38 | ||
| 41 | Dreese Fadil | 10 | Newburyport High School | 16:58.20 | 41 | ||
| Eastern Division 5 |
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sean Kay | 11 | Arlington Catholic High School | 15:55.80 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Andrew Cabral | 10 | Seekonk High School | 16:24.20 | 13 | ||
| 14 | Oliver Fried | 11 | Dover Sherborn Regional High School | 16:24.20 | 14 | ||
| 21 | Peter Lopata | 11 | Pentucket Regional Senior High School | 16:32.60 | 21 | ||
| 30 | Will Benoit | 10 | Fairhaven High School | 16:44.10 | 30 | ||
| eastern division 6 |
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Colby Barnes | 11 | Sturgis Charter West | 17:03.20 | 42 | ||
| 47 | Taban Manyok | 11 | St. Mary's Lynn | 17:20.20 | 47 | ||
| 48 | Cameron Hasselbaum | 10 | Bellingham High School | 17:38.10 | 48 | ||
| 49 | Jamison Defaria | 11 | Bishop Connolly High School | 17:39.80 | 49 | ||
| 50 | John Astrofsky | 10 | Lynnfield High School | 17:41.80 | 50 | ||
| central division 1 |
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ben Morris | 11 | Saint John's High School | 16:32.40 | 20 | ||
| 24 | Aidan Gilmore | 11 | Grafton High School | 16:38.80 | 24 | ||
| 28 | Henry Weiland | 10 | Shepherd Hill Regional High School | 16:42.20 | 28 | ||
| 29 | William Lamburn | 10 | Algonquin Regional High School | 16:42.60 | 29 | ||
| 34 | Max Evers | 10 | Shrewsbury Senior High School | 16:49.60 | 34 | ||
| Central division 2 |
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Joseph Thumann | 10 | Whitinsville Christian | 16:03.00 | 5 | ||
| 35 | Hunter Marion | 11 | Narragansett Regional High School | 16:51.00 | 35 | ||
| 37 | Will Schilp | 11 | Ayer-Shirley High School | 16:52.00 | 37 | ||
| 39 | Daniel Dezutter | 11 | Nipmuc Regional High School | 16:56.00 | 39 | ||
| 40 | Will Squire | 11 | Bromfield School | 16:57.00 | 40 | ||
| western division 1 |
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Justin Kennedy | 11 | Holyoke High School | 16:30.00 | 17 | ||
| 23 | Tobias L'esperance | 11 | Northampton High School | 16:38.00 | 23 | ||
| 32 | Thomas Li | 10 | Longmeadow High School | 16:46.00 | 32 | ||
| 33 | Eben Savenson | 11 | Northampton High School | 16:49.00 | 33 | ||
| 36 | Donovan Kro | 11 | Holyoke High School | 16:52.00 | 36 | ||
| Western division 2 |
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chris Vayda | 11 | Hampshire Regional High School | 16:29.00 | 16 | ||
| 43 | Dennis Simmons | 9 | Mohawk Trail Regional High School | 17:10.00 | 43 | ||
| 44 | Daniel Markey | 11 | Pope Francis | 17:10.00 | 44 | ||
| 45 | Colin Young | 10 | Lenox Memorial High School | 17:11.00 | 45 | ||
| 46 | Cotton Hewes | 11 | Palmer High School | 17:18.00 | 46 | ||
Other divisional rankings we have done thus far:
The start of the Division 1 race at the MIAA Eastern Divisional Championships. Lexington High School would take home the victory in the race over Boston College High School - who finished second as a team. Photo by Maddie Jones.
By scoring the top five returning runners from each of Massachusetts' ten divisions, we will determine which division has the fastest top 5 runners. We will be taking the top 5, and their times, from their respective divisional championship meets. From there we will score the fifty runners and see which team comes out on top.