Coach: Adam Zukowski (ninth year)
Conference: WMC; Class: B
Last year’s result: Boys: Seventh at Class B South regionals. Girls: 12th at Class B South regionals.
Returning athletes: Boys: Senior — Jake Arata. Juniors — Seth Levier, Logan Nickerson, Ethan Ray. Sophomores — Keegan Delany, Christian Ducharme, Parker Morse. Girls: Senior — Melissa Hebert. Junior — Kylie Trawick. Sophomores —Darcy Maclean, Erica Schlichting, Lily Wilson.
Key losses: Benjamin Garcia, Austin Cross, Olivia Giles, Samantha Shampine.
Promising newcomers: Boys: Freshmen — Nick Cohen, Michael Twohig. Girls: Junior — Abigael Chandler. Freshmen — Madison Garcia, Alyssa Finn, Alison MacDonald.
Season outlook: The boys will look to make it to the state meet for the fourth year in a row. In order to do this, the Patriots will need the younger runners to step up and continue the program’s successful tradition. The girls will work for consistent improvement as the year goes on and will aim to be running their best come regional time.
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