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Adr Morales Cruz, So. - Greater Lawrence Tech
Morales Cruz set a Massachusetts #1 mark in the long jump in his first competition of the year and has yet to lose a contest since.
The sophomore jumped 22-5 at a dual meet against Shawsheen three weeks ago and has come very close to bettering that mark on two other occasions. Up until last week, he was also unbeaten in the triple jump, where he has jumped over 40 feet, which also came at his first meet of the season.
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Avery Strickler, Fr. - Central Catholic
The freshman from Central Catholic set the state's top-ranked time in the 400m dash, crossing the line in 57.94 to win the John Ottaviani Invitational over the weekend.
Strickler is unbeaten across the four 400m races she has competed in this season, dropping 1.9 seconds from her first race to her most recent. She is also undefeated in the long jump, going 18-4.5 at her home meet two weeks ago. With plenty of season remaining, she is one of the state's most versatile emerging stars.
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Jett Johnson, Fr. - Parker Charter Essential
He is the top-ranked freshman in the mile and 2-mile events and looks to be a fixture in Massachusetts distance running for years to come.
Both of Johnson's MA FR #1 times came in wins: the one-mile (4:34) in a dual meet against Littleton, and the two-mile (9:54) in another dual meet against AMSA. He was very competitive at this winter's indoor championship meets, finishing in the top 8 of both long-distance races, earning rare statewide credibility in his first season on the oval.
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Arianna Aiello, So. - Westwood
The sophomore from Westwood is the Class of 2028's top-ranked discus thrower following her two wins to start the 2026 season.
Aiello has competed in the event at two dual meets, improving upon her first throw by 21ft at the Holliston vs Westwood Dual last Tuesday and tossing a personal best of 116-10. At this meet last season, she threw a 65-0 - a 51ft year-to-year improvement! - which suggests she could be one of the state's rising throwing stars.