He’s nonetheless on the mend from a nagging ankle harm, however it could be silly for any harrier to rely out Sam Burgess when November rolls round.
The Framingham star held off Needham’s Kyler McNatt to seize the Div. 1 All-State title final fall and he has the psychological toughness to get himself the place he must be come Nov. 19 when the championship meet strikes to Fort Devens in Ayer.
Healthy or not, it can take a supreme effort from Burgess to show away what’s sizing as much as be a deep Div. 1 area. All-State 2-mile champion Nathan Lopez of St. John’s Prep’s shall be able to race for the title as will Christopher Sullivan of Catholic Memorial, David Manfredi of Weymouth, Waltham’s Brendan Wilder, Ryan Connolly of North Andover, Tyler Tubman of Newton North and Ben Feldman of Natick.
Beyond the highest finishers there’s bunch of harriers who shall be hungry to get nearer to the entrance. Acton-Boxboro has a strong punch in Will Liu and Caleb Straayer, as does Westford Academy’s Paul Bergeron and Jack Graffeo, and Chris Larnard and William Locke of Boston College High. The expertise goes even deeper with Billerica’s Ryan Leslie, Logan Tracia of Peabody, Concord-Carlisle’s Harrison Dow, Brookline’s Kailas Ciatto, Ryan Sarney of Oliver Ames, Lowell’s Jack Courtney, John Garvey of Catholic Memorial, Plymouth South’s Dylan Brilliant, Gabe Watson of Winchester, Felix Rogovin of St. John’s Prep, Sharon’s Nathaniel Traut, Bishop Feehan’s Casey Gorhand and Dennis Satchek of Boston Latin.
Aidan Ross of Uxbridge and Marcus Reilly of Northbridge staged an early duel in Div. 3, but it surely was Ross who placed on the strain and surged to a scorching Wrentham Developmental Center course document of 14:47.11. It ought to be the identical two-runner race this yr with each harriers again. Other returning top-10 finishers embrace Timothy Rank of Littleton, Monson’s Andrew Linkenhoker and John Collins of Norfolk Aggie.
There’ll even be a strong group of runners virtually guaranteeing jam on the end line. Look for that group to incorporate Henry Jacobson of Parker Charter, Lenox’s Dennis Love and Maxwell Adam, Andrew Caldera of Bishop Stang, Uxbridge’s Carl Gallawan and Lincoln Schiller, Jack Stahl of Bromfield, Nick Uzzo of East Bridgewater, Sturgis East’s Shane Stanghellini, Carsen Valenta of Weston, Caiden Sears of Seekonk, Carver’s Luke Holdn, Finn O’Hara of Manchester Essex, Weston’s James Osborn, Jackson Hunt of Hopedale, Ben McCarthy of Millis, Hampshire Regional’s Dillon Deveu and Noah Amaral of Seekonk.
Burlington’s Rithikh Prakash is the highest Div. 2 returnee after a robust third-place displaying final fall. He’s the lone harrier who’s again and broke 16-minutes, making him the clear favourite. Teammate Eric Sekyaya might give Burlington a 1-2 end.
The end line could possibly be chaos judging by how shut the pack is. Look for potential robust performances from Falmouth Academy’s Henry Garner, Wakefield’s Leith Jones, Adam Balewicz of Nashoba, Norwell’s Connor Reidy and Thomas Corbett, Burlington’s Patrick Gray, Kyle Kwiatek of St. Mary’s of Lynn, Ellis Iurilli-Hough of Melrose, Ben Stratton of Wakefield, Amherst-Pelham’s David Pinero-Jacome, Norton’s Andrew McConnell, Bedford’s Jonathan Garraway, Bradford Duchesne of Newburyport, Dover-Sherborn’s Jack Almeda, Tantasqua’s Camden Foley, Bishop Fenwick of Declan Smith, Longmeadow’s Evan Lyons, Norwood’s Dylan Hamway, Longmeadow’s Aidan Cass, Martha’s Vineyard’s Daniel da Silva, Austin Prep’s Donald Bresette, Triton’s Griffin White, Bishop Fenwick’s Wyatt Burr, Carlos Ayala of Springfield Central and Tyler Young of Old Rochester.
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