Last year’s runner up at the Meet of Champions Division 1 Race comes in at the eighth spot. Up front they’re led by Division 1’s top returner, and arguably, number one overall, Greg McGrath. After a strong indoor and outdoor season where he ran 9:06, McGrath will be fighting for the individual title at the front of the race.

Central Catholic is perhaps the most interesting team on our rankings. They return a strong squad led by Lila Christy, 19:26, and Rachel Asasira, 19:36, up front. As a freshmen last season, Calista King was right there with them, running 20:06 at the Meet of Champions.

Groton-Dunstable returns five of their top seven from last season and managed to land in our top ten. They won the Division 2B race last season and are poised to do the same in 2025. Up front they have one of the strongest 1-2 punches in the state with Greyson Duane and Andrew Kosiba.

Perennial power Wellesley cracks out top ten to start the season. After narrowly winning the Bay State Conference in 2024, they’re led this year by star duo Emma and Madeline Tuxbury. Both ran under 19:00 minutes at the conference meet last season to help top Needham.

Parker Charter returns four of their top seven from a squad that scored 25 points at the Division 3C meet last year and 52 at the Meet of Champions. They won both and could be even better this year. They’ve got almost everything you need to be a top contender throughout the Bay State.