With sunny skies and with a dry course underfoot, it was a fast day for Wayland athletes on the smooth, relatively flat Wrentham Developmental Center course. This layout has been in use since 2010, which is how long WHS teams have been racing here. Up until 2017, the shorter 3k course was reserved for 9th grade athletes, since then it's been opened up to upper class runners as well. This year, the Frank Kelley Invitational streamlined the format by offering 3k races only, one for each grade level.
The 9th grade boys raced first and Alex Doxopoulos did well to pace himself early before making a big surge at the end to finish strongly. In the girls 3k, Henrietta Schoeffler ran a strong race throughout holding her position right around the top 30.
The 10th grade boys raced next and once the initial mad dash off the line had sorted itself out Cyriaque Schaff worked his way to the front and stayed there. Behind him Ryan Foley and Brandon Hopps consolidated their hold on the next two spots leading to a 1-2-3 finish, with all three finishing the course in under 10 minutes. This is something no Wayland runner had previously accomplished. With Ryan Young in 13th and Archie Baker in 23rd, the top five Wayland finishers all won medals for being in the top 25. They were followed by Grady Spence in the top 50, with Elliot Hopper and Daniel Sondey close behind.
While there were no team awards at this meet, there were 13 schools with at least five finishers in the 10th grade race and the live results compiled team scoring for those teams. Wayland's top five come in at 28 points, far outpacing the second best team Parker Charter which had 93. In fact, by scoring 28 points the Wayland boys would have beaten the other 12 schools in the team scoring combined.
In the 10th grade girls race, Ava Miller followed up her first race last week with another strong effort to finish in the top 30 out of over 100 finishers. Next was the 11th grade boys race, where Reese Migdal patiently worked his way up on the second loop to secure a place in the top 50. In the 11th grade girls race, co-captains Cordia Wang and Ainsley Jay both worked their way up in the latter stages to run well on the shorter course.
Finally, the 12th grade boys race featured captains Matthew Tan and Edge Wheeler along with their teammate Morgan Fallace. This trio ran well, with Tan revisiting the 3k course for the first time since 2022 and lopping over 2 minutes off his time.
The all-time peformance list for this venue (linked below) saw significant updates for both boys and girls.
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