It’s Preview Time!
With the outdoor track & field season licking off, it’s time to spotlight the top athletes who could dominate this spring. We’ve based our projections on performances from the 2025 outdoor season, results from this past winter campaign, and some inside knowledge.
Here we feature the boys’ hurdling sprinting events, which include the 110-meter High Hurdles, and 400m Intermediate Hurdles
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110m HH
Last year marked a particularly strong season in this event. Four hurdlers broke the 14-second barrier, while more than two dozen others finished under 15 seconds. The highlight of the season came when Brockton’s Lucas Andrade set a new state record of 13.69 at the MSTCA Coaches Shore Invitational.
So, how does this season compare?
To start, the podium at the Meet of Champions is expected to look significantly different. The top five finishers from 2025 have all graduated, and that list doesn’t even include Andrade, who was unable to compete at the season-ending meet after suffering a leg injury at the Division 1 state championships.
While many of last spring’s top performers have since graduated, this season still projects to be a strong one for the hurdlers. Leading the returning group is Hopkinton’s Harry Millar, the reigning indoor 55m hurdles champion.
Millar, who placed sixth at the Meet of Champions in 2025, recorded a personal best of 14.37 in the 110m hurdles at the TVL Showcase Meet. He was consistently competitive throughout the season, regularly posting times in the mid-14-second range. On the indoor surface last year, he ran a previous best of 7.66 in the 55m hurdles to place second at the Division 2 Championships, before improving that mark by nearly 0.30 seconds this past winter.
With that level of progression, Millar appears poised to carry that momentum into the outdoor season, making a sub-14-second performance a strong possibility.
Also coming back are a host of hurdlers that broke 15 seconds last year, including Abington’s Aiden Calcano Da Silva (14.45), Lexington’s Simon Tandeih (14.53), Brockton’s Jarred Mighty (14.59), Newburyport’s Kyle Lisauskas (14.65), and Old Rochester’s Malik Washburn (14.73).
Tandeih was eighth at last year’s MOC with his current best. He was third in the 55m HH during the indoor season, just behind Washburn’s runner-up finish.
400m IH
There was no one touching Ryan Kyle last year.
The former Westford Academy standout dominated the event, going undefeated against in-state competition and breaking the state record three times, including a winning 51.72 at the Meet of Champions. With Kyle now graduated—along with runner-up Luke Lamar of Pembroke—the field appears more open heading into this season.
Brockton’s Mighty emerges as the top returnee and early favorite. After bursting onto the scene as a sophomore with a surprise Meet of Champions victory (54.87), he followed up with a third-place finish last year, clocking a PR of 54.08. He also dipped under 55 seconds five times during the season, showing impressive consistency. A move into the 53-second range, possibly faster, appears well within reach based on his progression.
Other key returnees include Calcano Da Silva (54.66) and Lisauskas (55.55), who placed seventh and eighth, respectively, at last year’s Meet of Champions. Calcano Da Silva has already made an early statement this season, posting a state-leading 53.94c in a league meet on Tuesday. Lisauskas should also be a factor as the season unfolds.
Additional athletes to watch include Woburn’s Dawn Kulubya and Milton’s Pablo Aldecoa, both of whom ranked among the top 20 in a senior-heavy field last season.
