Winchester returns their top six from last year after fishing runner up at the Middlesex League meet. Junior Riley Newman leads the way with an 18:47 5K PR from that same meet. Winchester’s strength comes from the pack the follows her. Caroline Lanz, Julia Ramsey, and Chloe Walker finished 11th, 12th, and 14th at the same meet. A pack like that can take over a race in the final mile.

Now we come to the reigning Division 1 Champions going on three years now.  Brookline comes in with what should be the best 1-2 Punch in the state. Liam Hartman and Theodore Butty will not only battle for Brookline’s top spot but the number one spot in the state as well.

Topping last season for Needham will be tough. After narrowly losing their conference meet to Wellesley, Needham will look for revenge this year. The Rockets are led be one of the best runners in the country in Greta Hammer.

Reading matches up well with anyone on this list and may be the dark horse for the 2025 season. They have a standout up front in Tim Connolly, the top returner from the blazing fast Middlesex League Meet last year with a PR of 15:10. He’s joined by four more runners from that same team that finished runner up to one of the few remaining teams on this list.

Newton North comes in at the sixth spot with four runners returning under 20 Minutes for 5K. They were fifth last year in the Division 1A race and should improve on that this fall. They’ve got a top contender in the lead with Maggie Abely. She’s coming off a strong outdoor season where she ran 5:04.

Saint John’s Prep may not have the firepower up front as some of the other contenders on our list, but they make up for it with strength of pack. Top returner Liam Mahoney is the only runner with a sub 16 PR to his name, but from two to seven they have a spread of 16:18 to 16:47.