MIAA Division 2B Championship, 11/14/26

Live results

Meet Site:

Wrentham Developmental Center. The address is 131 Emerald Street, however the race course is located a little further down the road, in the large field at the intersection of Emerald Street and Shears St. This is across the street from the William A. Rice Recreation Area.

Bus time 10:30 AM

Please arrive a few minutes early so we can get on the road in good time. If necessary, use the bathroom before we leave.

Race Schedule

Girls race 12:30 PM - Brown, Davids, Miller, Robertson, Schoeffler

Boys race 1:15 PM - Baker, Foley, Hopper, B. Hopps, E. Hopps, Migdal, Young 

Awards Ceremony 2:00 PM

Meet Information:

• Weather forecast: Cloudy, temperatures in the low to mid 40s with NW winds 5-10 mph. Dress appropriately including layers to wear when you're either waiting for your race or after having completed your cool down.   

• Report to the starting line 10 minutes before your race is scheduled to start; keep your sweats on until the meet officials at the starting line tell you to remove them. Warmup clothes will be placed in the laundry basket which will then be brought to the tent after the start of the girls race.   

• Wayland has been assigned Box 9 on the starting line.  

• Numbers will be assigned to you specifically for this meet; these numbers have an RFID chip attached to the back which interacts with a conductive mat at the finish line to record your time. The meet director has asked that athletes who aren't racing NOT wear their bib number if standing near the finish line; doing so can cause a false reading by the finish line mat. Also, don't crumple or fold your bib number. Finally, don't press the stop button on your wristwatch as you cross the finish line, since doing so might interfere with the RFID chip and your hand and wrist will obscure your bib number from view by the backup camera.

• Qualification for next week's Meet of Champions (MOC) is explained in page 2 of this document.

• Medals will be awarded to the top 15 finishers.  

• girls teams in Wave 2B

• boys teams in Wave 2B

Course Map (click to enlarge):

• The course is fairly flat, with some roll in places. There are no long and/or steep hills. The course is almost entirely on grass. The 5k course is three loops. The first loop is the circumference of the large field where the course is situated. The second and third loops have two incursions from the outer edge of the field into the middle. Typically there are large digital clocks at the mile and two mile marks. 

• Due to the fact the course is almost entirely on grass spikes should be worn (1/4" or more likely 3/8").

Uniform Return:

After the race, athletes who aren't going on to next week's Meet of Champions can put their uniform in the laundry basket. Bring a change of clothes for after you're done racing.

What to Bring:

• Uniform, including both jersey and shorts

• spare change of clothes

• Everyday training shoes

• Racing shoes

• Multiple layers of clothing including clothes to wear while warming up and cooling down, in addition to dry warm clothes for after your race

• lunch for after your race

• a bag to put wet clothes in

• Water bottle (filled)

• Snacks for post-race (chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Festival)

• Folding chair

• Blanket (optional)

For Parents:

• A parking fee of $10 per carload will be collected, bring cash.
• We hope to return to WHS sometime around or a bit after 3 PM.
• Dogs and bikes aren't allowed on or near the course.
• Snacks are welcome, but due to allergy concerns the Athletic Director has asked that any snacks be individually wrapped and ideally have the ingredients written on the label.

Awards Night and Varsity Lists

Next Tuesday November 17th there will be an awards night held to celebrate the 2026 season. We'll meet in the Commons at 6:30. Everyone will receive a certificate of participation. We'll recognize the recipients of team-specific awards including Most Improved, Rookie of the Year, and MVP. There are also Coaches' Awards and Booster Awards that will be given out. Plus the always popular prize bag blowout, a highlight of this event. There will also be photo opportunities with the Trash Monster. We hope to be done by around 7:30. 

While on the subject of recognition, the athletes listed below have earned varsity status for this season. An explanation of what it takes to be varsity in what is a no-cut sport can be found on page 7 of the team policies and FAQ document. 

Girls:

Brynn Andrus

Anya Brown

Emily Davids

Lily Rose Hage

Ainsley Jay

Ava Miller 

Ivy Robertson

Henrietta Schoeffler

Cordia Wang

Boys:

Archie Baker 

Ryan Foley 

Elliot Hopper 

Brandon Hopps

Evan Hopps

Reese Migdal

Daniel Sondey

Grady Spence

Ryan Young

Week 12 Training Plan, 11/9-11/15

Concord Pest House

Saturday's Division 2B Championship meet is the highest level competition to date this season. Everything leading up to Saturday in practice is intended to help optimize performance in that race. We're not reinventing the wheel here, so no major changes are afoot other than a further reduction in training volume. These workouts are less about building fitness than confirming it. 

In the days leading up to the meet you can build on the gains in fitness you've made throughout the season by getting to bed at a reasonable hour, drinking water regularly throughout the day (to the tune of around 48 ounces a day), and eating a nutritious balanced diet. Like the last two weeks, there's a scheduled day off during the week, which is Thursday. 

For people that aren't racing on Saturday and either haven't had an opportunity to run a mile time trial or would like to try it again, we'll be doing a mile time trial on Tuesday as well. Athletes who are racing on Saturday won't participate in this. 

Monday 11/9  - Practice at 3:30. Warmup including BURPEES followed by a PMR of 36 or 48 minutes. The PMR will then be followed by 5x150m (100m race pace, 50m faster than race pace) with a 150m jog recovery.

Tuesday 11/10 - Practice at 3:30. Warmup including CURTSIES followed by a short length run including run-throughs and bounding over cones

Group A: 24-28 minutes
Group B and C: 32-36 minutes

OR

Warmup, 10-12 minute jog, 3x100 meters at mile race pace followed by mile time trial. 10-12 minute jog cooldown. Bring racing shoes if you plan on doing this. Don't dither with the warmup, we need to be off the track well before the soccer game starts. 

Wednesday 11/11  - Practice at 9:00 AM. We'll be visiting Willard Park at Devens where the Meet of Champions next weekend will be held. Warmup including BURPEES followed by a 12-15 minute jog, 3x400 at 5-10 seconds per mile faster than race pace, mile at race pace, 3x400 at 5-10 seconds per mile faster than race pace. Wrapped up with a 10 minute cooldown. The recovery between each 400 is 60-90 seconds, with 4.5 minutes before and after the mile.  

Thursday 11/12 - off

Friday 11/13 - Practice at 3:30 PM. Warmup followed by a 10 minute jog, two sets of short intervals on the track and turf field if available, 10 minute cooldown.

Saturday 11/14 - MIAA Division 2B Championship at Wrentham Developmental Center. More details in a forthcoming post. 

Sunday 11/15 - off

Frank Mooney Invitational Results, 11/7/26

On an overcast drizzly afternoon a select group of 10 Wayland boys competed on the Wrentham Developmental Center course. This is the second of three visits this season for Wayland at this venue, with the first visit being back in September on a much sunnier day at the Frank Kelley Invitational. 

The rain that started yesterday and continued off and on through most of today softened up the course. This was exacerbated by the hundreds of large school runners that raced in the morning. While there were no puddles and only isolated patches of mud, the course overall seemed to be running a bit slower than it does when the ground is dry. Spiked shoes were the order of the day for traction. Medals are given out to the first 40 finishers in each race.

The first race with WHS runners was the 10th grade race. The duo of Thomas Conley and Jack Ricci worked together early on before Conley pulled away a bit in the last mile. Both of them won medals finishing in 25th and 39th place. Next was the 9th grade race, with two Wayland runners in the top 15 in Evan Hopps and Henry Tharpe. Behind them Dylan Stack and Rhys Hill, way back in the field early on, made a determined charge in the late stages to secure the last two medals on offer. Rounding out the WHS group was Brendan Tripp. While there was no official team scoring, the online results platform does team scoring automatically and the Wayland contingent was fourth of nine hypothetical scoring teams. Finally, the largest race of the day was the combined 11th/12th grade race that had 274 finishers. Among them was Grady Spence who moved well through the field in the second and third mile to run a big PR time, which is particularly impressive given the spongy ground underfoot. 

With the changes last year to Franklin Park, the 3k and 5k courses at Wrentham are the longest-standing layouts where Wayland Cross country competes, having been in use since 2010. 

Overall results

Splits for WHS athletes 

Wayland performance lists for Wrentham Developmental Center, 2010-present 

Frank Mooney Invitational, 11/7/26

live results

Meet Site: 

Wrentham Developmental Center. The address is 131 Emerald Street, however the race course is located a little further down the road, in the large field at the intersection of Emerald Street and Shears St. This is across the street from the William A. Rice Recreation Area.

Bus time 11 AM

Race Schedule and Entries

12:59 10th grade boys 5k - Conley, Jorgensen, Ricci, Versteeg

1:44 9th grade boys 3k - Hill, E. Hopps, Stack, Tharpe, Tripp

2:28 11th/12th grade boys 5k - Spence  

note there will be girls races happening in between the races listed above 

Meet Information:

• Weather forecast: mostly cloudy, temperature in the high 50s, NNW wind 5-10 mph 
• Numbers will be assigned to you specifically for this meet; these numbers have an RFID chip attached to the back side which interacts with a conductive mat at the finish line to record your time. The meet director has asked athletes who aren't racing NOT to wear their bib number if standing near the finish line; doing so can cause a false reading by the finish line mat. Also, don't crumple or fold your bib number. 
• Report to the starting line 10 minutes before the start of your race; the meet staff has been known in the past to start races a few minutes earlier than the posted schedule. You can complete your warmup at the starting line.
• If you're wearing a stopwatch while racing, putting your arm up to hit the button on the watch while crossing the finish line can cause the RFID chip to be blocked by your arm, and your finish might not be recorded. In other words, don't press the button on your watch when crossing the finish line.
• No one is to do their warmup or cool down among the buildings of the Wrentham Developmental Center, where patients are housed. Aside from the course itself, you can warmup and cool down on the ball fields across the street.
• Medals will be given to the top 40 finishers in each race.

• There's a canned food drive in conjunction with the meet, donations can be given to me to hand in when we arrive at the meet site. 

• MSTCA meet information sheet 

Course Map:

    

• The course is fairly flat, with some roll in places. There are no long and/or steep hills. The course is almost entirely on grass. The 5k course is three loops. The 3k course ends after the second loop (yellow on this map). The 5k course repeats this second loop. Both the 3k and 5k share the same first loop, which is the circumference of the large field where the course is situated. The second and third loops have two incursions from the outer edge of the field into the middle. Typically there are large digital clocks at the mile and two mile marks. 

What to Bring:

• Uniform
• Everyday training shoes
• Racing shoes if you have them; this is a course for spikes, 1/4" or 3/8" elements
• Warmup clothes including a shirt
• Water bottles - filled

• Folding chair - important to have something to sit on other than the ground

• Blanket or sleeping bag - important as we won't be bringing the tent, while we won't be out in the open for that long you might want to have something to help stay warm when not warming up, racing, or cooling down

• Snacks for post-race (chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Festival)

For Parents:

• The parking fee this year is $10 for each car.
• Dogs aren't allowed except for service animals.
• No grilling, cooking, or fires are allowed at the meet site. 
• Snacks are welcome, but due to allergy concerns the Athletic Director has asked that any snacks be individually wrapped and ideally have the ingredients written on the label. 
• We hope to return to WHS by around 12 noon.

 

Week 11 Training Plan, 11/2-11/8

Purdy calculator for use in interpolation of a goal time for the mile time trial

This week features the Frank Mooney Invitational on Saturday at Wrentham Developmental Center.  This meet is for 9th graders (3k course) and JV runners (5k course) who meet the time standards. The entry deadline is Tuesday evening, if you received an email from me with a link to the poll please fill it out if you haven't already done so. 

Those that aren't racing on Saturday will be doing a time trial, either on Wednesday (first choice date), Friday, or even Saturday. Ideally the time trial is done on a day with little to no wind, mild to cool temperatures, and no rain. There may not be such a day this week, if so we'll have to make do. If one of the fall sports teams is hosting a tournament game on the turf field we won't do the time trial on the track that day. 

Like last week, there will also be a day off, this week that's Thursday. 

For the remainder of the season, all athletes must wear a reflective vest when running off campus after school. A set of vests has been acquired for this purpose using funds raised from the Wayland XC Festival. Remember to return the vest at the end of practice. It must be folded neatly (crunchwrap style) before being put away in one of the two "Pam's Run" drawstring bags that are used to store them. The vests don't need to be worn while running on campus, for example when running on the track.

Mon 11/2 - Warmup including BURPEES followed by a cyclic medium run. The length of this week's run is the same as last week's PMR.

Group A: 36 minutes (3 minute segments)
Group B: 48 minutes (4 minute segments)
Group C: 60 minutes (5 minute segments)

Tue 11/3 - Warmup including CURTSIES followed by a short length run including run-throughs and bounding over cones

Group A: 24-28 minutes
Group B: 32-36 minutes
Group C: 32-36 minutes

Wed 11/4 - Following the team warmup, Those that are racing on Saturday will then do a medium length run including timed repeats as follows:

those racing 3k on Saturday: 10 minute warmup, 2 sets of 3x400 meters with the first set at race pace and the second set 1-2 seconds per rep faster than race pace. 200 meter recovery jog after each repeat with 4-5 minutes recovery between sets. 10 minute cooldown.

those racing 5k on Saturday: 10 minute warmup, 2 sets of 4x400 meters with the first set at race pace and the second set at 1-2 seconds per rep faster than race pace. 200 meter recovery jog after each repeat with 4-5 minutes recovery between sets. 10 minute cooldown.

for those not racing on Saturday: 10 minute warmup, mile time trial on the track, 10-12 minute break, 4-5x200 at race pace with a 200 meter jog recovery, 10 minute easy jog cooldown. The time trial is in essence a race, so if you have a pair of racing shoes you should wear them.

Group A: 24-28 minutes
Group B: 32-36 minutes
Group C: 40-44 minutes

Thu 11/5 - off

Fri 11/6 - Warmup including BURPEES followed by a short length run at an easy to moderate intensity. Either the Ingebrigtsen Special or two sets of short repeats on top of the aqueduct in the last 8-10 minutes of the run.

Group A: 24-28 minutes
Group B: 32-36 minutes
Group C: 40-44 minutes

Sat 11/7 - Frank Mooney Invitational. More information will be forthcoming in a subsequent post. 

For those not racing today, we'll meet at 9 AM at the school for the following workout:

Warmup including CURTSIES followed by 8-12 minutes jog then 5 sets of 800 meters, 200 recovery jog, 200 meters. The 800 repeats start at 10-12 seconds/mile slower than race pace and gradually get down to race pace for the last one. The 200 meter repeats are run at or faster than race pace throughout. 3.5 minute recovery jog/walk after each set. Finally, an 8-12 minute cool down. 

Sun 11/8 - off

DCL Championship Results, 10/30/26

Championship season got underway earlier today at Franklin Park in Boston, where the DCL Championship has been held for most of the 21st century. The layout of the courses (approximately 3km for 9th graders, 5k for JV and varsity runners) underwent a fairly large change last year to account for the (still) ongoing construction around White Stadium, which sits next to Playstead Field where the races begin and end. This year the course utilized the same three "building blocks" as a year ago--Wilderness Loop twice, Bear Cage Hill, and Playstead field traversed multiple times--but the order in which these pieces were laid out was changed. 

The DCL is a very deep league, with 11 members. Most of them are among the larger schools in Massachusetts, and as such they complete in Division 1 (of 3) in the upcoming MIAA tournament. Bedford, Wayland and Weston have much smaller enrollments than the other 8 member schools and compete in Division 2 in the MIAA tournament. For this reason, the varsity races today were scored separately for the Foley Division (which includes Wayland) and Thorpe Division teams. The boys finished a strong second among the Foley division teams, while the girls were a credible third after not having a scoring team a year ago at this meet. The time gap between the 1st and 5th finishers (AKA 1-5 spread) of 3:28 for the girls today was the best the team has had at this meet since 2012. Meanwhile the boys score of 58 points was the lowest point total for Wayland since the team scoring was separated into Foley and Thorpe divisions in 2022. 

There were many noteworthy individual results from today's meet which was contested in quite warm and windy conditions. There were two medal winners for the boys team, Brandon Hopps in 11th place in the varsity boys race, and his brother Evan taking the seventh and final medal spot in the 9th grade boys race. In the girls varsity race, Ivy Robertson led the way finishing 17th  with Ava Miller close behind in 19th. By finishing in the top 20 they are all but assured of being named DCL All-Stars, which will hopefully be confirmed early next week following the DCL coaches postseason meeting. 

Congratulations to everyone who raced today!

results - note that in the varsity races, the Foley and Thorpe results are compiled separately although there was only one varsity race for each gender 

splits and times for WHS athletes 

Franklin Park performance list  - note the courses were changed last year from a previous layout that had been in use since the mid-90s. The lists for the current 3k and 5k courses underwent significant updates after today's races.

WHS team and top individual results at DCL and MIAA Championships, 1997-present