Preseason Cross Country Rankings Girls #11: Bishop Feehan
#11 Bishop Feehan After a 10th place finish at last year’s meet of champions, Bishop Feehan brings back five of their top seven and will look to challenge some of Division One’s elite. Up front, #1 runner Sophie Shaw returns. She holds a PR of 18:16 and was 21st at the Meet of Champions. She […]
Preseason Cross Country Rankings Boys #11: Parker Charter Essential
#10 Parker Charter Essential Powerhouse Parker Charter is back and they’re looking to see if they can match Brookline’s four consecutive state titles. While individual champion Nathanial Henshaw graduated, they’re in an arguably better position than they were a year ago, with six of their top seven returning. After a phenomenal freshman season, Jett Johnson […]
Preseason Cross Country Rankings Girls #12: Boston Latin Academy
#12 Boston Latin Academy The defending Division Two champions come in at #12 for our 2026 preseason rankings. They return this season with five of their top seven, including their top three from the Meet of Champions. Sara Blano, Anjuli Claire Szydlo, and Maya Jo Friedman finished 14th, 27th, and 29th last year in route […]
Preseason Cross Country Rankings Boys #12: Longmeadow
#12 Longmeadow In 2025 Longmeadow had a heartbreaking loss to Boston Latin Academy at the Meet of Champions, falling by one point. Fortunately for them, and bad news for the rest of D2, they return their #2-5 runners from that meet. All of whom were just sophomores at the time. CJ Deliso returns after being […]
Preseason Cross Country Rankings Girls #13: Weymouth
#13 Weymouth At 13, we have another familiar team, and another one from the Bay State Conference. Every year Weymouth seems to go from battling at the Bay State Conference meet to battling at the Division 1A Championships. And they’re always in contention. This season they’ll be led again by Sonia Souto, who had a […]
Preseason Cross Country Rankings Boys #13: North Andover
#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 […]
Preseason Cross Country Rankings Girls #14: Wellesley
#14 Wellesley At 14 we have a familiar contender in Wellesley. A staple at the top of the Bay State Conference, this year they’ll be led again but a Tuxbury. This year, Madeline Tuxbury should take the reins as the Raiders #1 runner, a position we’ve seen both her sisters in. Madeline returns with a […]
Preseason Cross Country Rankings Boys #14: Arlington
#14 Arlington Coming in at #14 is Middlesex League staple Arlington. Last season the Spy Ponders raced sparingly and flew under the radar despite a plethora of talent. They ended up second at the ML-12 Championship and third at the Division 1B race. The 2026 team brings back five runners that ran 16:40 or faster […]
Preseason Cross Country Rankings Girls #15: Notre Dame Academy
#15 Notre Dame Academy Coming in at #15 we have another young team that returns their entire top seven. A group that was predominantly freshmen last year, there was even one eighth grader, managed to make it all the way to the Meet of Champions and finish 12th overall. That’s why we’re expecting big things […]
Preseason Cross Country Rankings Girls #16: Mt. Greylock Regional
#16 Mt. Greylock Regional Last year a young team from Mt. Geylock Regional finished third overall in Division 3. That team had two eighth graders and a seventh grader in their top seven. That majority of that team is back for 2026 and will look to go one step further and win the D3 crown. […]