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St. Mary's Cristian Rodriguez (18:21) improved on last year's time by 30 seconds. (Tristan Smith)

Truly a Meet of Champions for local cross country programs

Joey Barrett

November 16, 2025 by Joey Barrett

DEVENS — The Meet of Champions was held at Fort Devens Saturday with Division 1, 2, and 3 programs racing for statewide glory.

In Division 1, St. John’s Prep was led by John (Jack) McIntosh, who delivered a time of 16:15.06 as the Eagles finished sixth with 231 points.

The Peabody girls were led by a pair of sophomores: Lauren Foley (59th – 20:07) and Ella Braz (71st – 20:17). Mohamed Lhassouani didn’t compete in the boys’ race.

Moving on to Division 2, the Marblehead boys finished eighth behind Henrik Adams (31st – 16:58.38) and Will Cruikshank (35th – 17:05.09). The girls placed seventh with Marrietta O’Connell (9th – 19:12.58) securing a top-10 finish. Teammate Sarah Munroe (13th – 19:22.19) impressed as well.

St. Mary’s Kelsey Kwiatek (7th – 18:50.56), Swampscott’s Annabelle Averett (12th – 19:22.05), and Bishop Fenwick’s Marianna Kay (18th – 19:39.96) delivered strong times. Fenwick finished ninth overall, while St. Mary’s placed 21st.

The Big Blue boys (17th) received big performances from Simon Brown (33rd – 16:59.61), Anthony Colella (54th – 17:17.78), and Lincoln Geaney (81st – 17:37.90).

Cristian Rodriguez represented St. Mary’s as an individual and recorded a time of 18:21 (30-second improvement from last year).

In Division 3, Lynnfield’s Abby Lopez — combatting an illness from earlier in the week — placed 43rd with a time of 20:56.18.

Statewide results can be found at https://www.athletic.net/

  • Joey Barrett

    Joey Barrett is the Daily Item's Sports Editor. He reports on local high schools, colleges, and professional teams. Prior to his current position, he worked for UMass Athletics, the Cape Cod Baseball League, and Gannett Media, among others. Barrett was also Sports Editor at Endicott College and treasurer of Endicott's Society of Professional Journalists branch.

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