#13 North Andover
After graduating two from their top seven last season, the 2026 North Andover Scarlet Knights come in at #13. In 2025, they finished fourth in Division 1B with a team that was predominantly sophomores. With another year of experience, we think this team will top what they did in 2025.
Depth is the name of the game for North Andover. Their top returnee from last year is Tucker Larosa, who was their third man at the Divisional race in 2025 finishing in 31st with a time of 16:49. He followed that up with a 9:50 two mile this spring. However, he was not the only one. In total, the Scarlet Knights have three returning runners that ran 9:50 or better. William Thomas also ran 9:50, while Liam Rand ran 9:46. Add in Tristan Rand running 4:32 and now we’re looking at very dangerous top four.
On paper Owen Desmond returns as their #5 runner with his PB of 17:02 from the Bay State Invitational. If he can get himself into the mid to high 16 range, this team could be a force to reckon with come November. Watch out for incoming sophomore Luca Radivojevic as well. He ran 17:44 last season could make a run at the top five with a solid summer.
Projected Top 5
Tucker Larosa 16:15
William Thomas 16:39
Liam Rand 16:51
Tristan Rand 17:01
Owen Desmond 17:02
