Coach: Todd Mercer (eighth year)
Conference: WMC; Class: B
Last year’s results: Boys: fourth in WMC Division I, eighth in Class B; Girls: eighth in WMC Division I, 24th in Class B.
Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Adam Dumas (sprints); Juniors — Ben Garcia (distances), Zach Haskell (high jump, sprints), Ben Garcia (distances);
Girls: Seniors — Kierstin Stritch (javelin), Olivia Giles (distances), Michaela MacDonald (jumps, middle distances), Ashley Hutchinson (pole vault), Juniors — Scout Ray (pole vault), Brianna Fortin, Stephanie Spaulding, Emily Dawkins (discus), Tram Ho (shot put).
Key losses: Boys: Will Shafer; Girls: Jaime Boulos, Claudia Coque-Fernandez, Grace Ferguson, Molly Stansfield, Alyssa St. Pierre.
Promising newcomers: Boys: Freshmen — Andrew Peterson, Jaykob Sanborn, Ethan Ray, Logan Nickerson, Seth Levier, Jeremiah Gendreau, Sam Aube.
Season outlook: The Patriots have a strong team this season with decent numbers to compete with during the regular season. They have a large group of highly competitive athletes they expect will carry the team in the WMC meet and the state meet. They have the potential to field three strong relay teams. Gray-NG’s 4×400 relay team finished second in a close race at the state meet last year and three of the fours members are back this season.
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