3. Lexington
As mentioned before, the Middlesex League is one of the most difficult to race in, and Lexington is the primary reason. The defending league champs return their top five from that race that all ran 16:00 or better. If that wasn’t enough, they have three more runners between 16:34 and 16:15 to help displace most teams four and five runners.
Junior Patrick Noonan is their top returner and one of the best runners in the state. He should battle for top five at the meet of champions this year. The following wave of Lexington runners will be near impossible to stop. Eric House, Caleb Ford, and Trevor Stephens could be most team’s top runners having run between 15:51 and 15:57. Rhys Beling was only a freshman last year and still ran 16:00. As a sophomore he should be able to make an even bigger contribution.
Lexington was fifth at the D1A race last year and then eighth at the Meet of Champions. All five of the above runners ran at Willard Field. Like Brookline, it’s difficult to project out who will be their top seven. Liam Singh ran with their JV last season and then ran 9:51 in the spring. It would be hard to keep him out of the top seven. Cross Country fans will want to pay close attention to their schedule to get an early idea of how this team is going to look as we head into the fall.
Projected Top 7
11. Patrick Noonan 15:24
11. Eric House 15:51
11. Caleb Ford 15:56
11. Trevor Stephens 15:57
10. Rhys Behling 16:00
11. Owen Ross 16:18
11. Alden hall 16:15
