Boys Preseason New England Qualifiers

These boys will all be looking to improve upon their finishes from 2023. Last year, Coughlin and Hedrich were 26th and 27th in the combined State Meet results and narrowly missed out on qualifying for New Englands.  Roberts was close too, finishing 30th. Meanwhile, Hughes did not run at the State Championships and Crosby had a poor showing at that meet.  

Roberts will look to work to improve through training with his teammate Sam Laverdiere, who is the defending Class B champ.  His 10:11 over 3200m this spring shows that he is ready to level up.

Hughes did not compete in the XC postseason last year, but likely would've had a strong showing had he done so.  He nearly broke 17 minutes at FOC.  Now, he enters the season in a great spot after running 9:51 for 3200m.

Hedrich took a big step up last fall, turning into one of Camden Hills' best runners.  He is now coming off of his first ever track season which he hopes will propel him to more success on the grass. 

Crosby was the Class C South runner up last year but finished 28th at the Class C State Meet.  Why the potential for improvement?  He ran Class A competition on the track this past spring and excelled, running 10:03 for 3200m and placing 6th in the SMAA.

Coughlin has been a consistent runner over the years, finishing 2nd at KVACs in 2023 and 5th at the Class A North Regional. He hopes that his consistency as an underclassmen will bring him into a breakout senior campaign.