CHAMPIONS AGAIN; THE MINUTEMEN PUT A HISTORIC STAMP ON AN EPIC ML12 YEAR
Meet Information
Middlesex League Championship
May 20, 2026
Burlington High School - Burlington, MA
RESULTS
BURLINGTON, MA - The 2026 edition of the Middlesex League Championship will be remembered for year's to come as one of the finest high school track & field meets in Massachusetts history. On day that saw 14 student-athletes from across the league break or tie 13 different championship records, as well as one all-time state record, The Lexington Minutemen proved, yet again, they are in a class of their own. Lexington's boys scored a meet record 211 points - breaking the record set by the 2023 LHS team - on their way to their fifth consecutive Outdoor League crown. Not to be outdone, the Lex girls shattered the meet record they set just last year by scoring an incredible 233 points. And, in a rare twist of fate, both the LHS boys and girls won their respective titles by a whopping 138 points exactly.
Wednesday was filled with all-time performances. However, none more than the boys long jump, which was simply one for the ages. After a mediocre - by his standards - first attempt, senior Simon Tandeih exploded off the board, and landed with a new PR of 23'11". That jump put him in the lead going into the finals with fellow classmate Cleavon "The Frog Man" Manor Jr (23'1") and Wakefield senior JaMauri Belmer right behind him. In those finals, Belmer raised his game to another level. His fifth round jump took him 24'2" into the pit, which put him in the lead. Then, on his final attempt he matched the state record with an incredible leap of 24'11". However, as the leader entering the finals, Tandeih got the honor of being the final jumper of the competition. With a crowd huddled around the sand pit, The Captain charged down the runway, and soared into the pit right near where Belmer landed. The crowd waited with bated breath as the official pulled the measuring tape. When "24'9.50" was called out, despite not being the title-winning performance everyone hoped for, there was genuine excitement and awe from everyone there, as they all realized what they had just witnessed. Three athletes over the previous meet record, a state record tying jump from Belmer that ranks him US #9, and Tandeih's school record mark, which ranks him US #15. However, Tandeih was just getting started.
After the long jump wrapped up, Tandeih headed over to the high jump apron along with Manor Jr and Belmer. Tandeih and The Frog Man both cleared 6'4" on their first attempts, and were two of the five athletes left in the competition at 6'6". On his second attempt, Manor Jr cleared the bar, and moved into the lead, as no other jumper was able to get over on either of their first two jumps. Down to his final chance to make the height, Tandeih once again delivered, as he soared over the bar, and managed a new PR. In the end, the LHS pair were the only two to make it over 6'6" on Wednesday, as they earned gold and silver to go along with tying the championship record. After the high jump, Tandeih quickly headed over to the straightaway where he competed in the finals of the 110m hurdles. As a way to cap off his distinguished career in Middlesex League competition, The Captain won the title with a time of 14.35 seconds. That mark took down the meet record held by former Winchester great, and reigning Ivy League Champion, Easton Tan. While Tandeih's day was historic in every sense of the word, he was not the only LHS athlete who broke records on Wednesday. After a wind-aided 10.88 in the prelims of the 100m, senior captain Amari Mow showed that he is a force to be reckoned with in the finals. Mow burst out of the blocks, and stormed his way to victory with a wind-legal time of 10.82 seconds. That mark took down the previous championship record that stood since 2015. The final record of the night for The Minutemen came as a bit of a surprise. The 4x100m relay did not feature Mow or Tandeih, and was just looking to score as many points as they could. However, no one told juniors Shreyas Hanchinamani, Luis Linares Gutierrez, Cayden "Showtime" Chambers, and sophomore Bennett Siino, as they managed three silky smooth handoffs that got the baton around the track in a blazing fast time of 42.64 seconds. Their time shattered the previous meet record, held by the 2018 LHS squad, by nearly a full second.
On the girls' side, the show of dominance by what is arguably one of the greatest teams in state history was on full display. Five championship records were set by Middlesex League athletes. All five delivered by the Lex girls. And while each were incredible marks, none stood out more than that of senior captain Aubrey Deardorf. She managed a pair of 18-foot jumps in the prelims, and was in the lead going into the finals. Then, on her penultimate jump, Deardorf dropped a bomb, and flew out 19'8" into the sand. That mark gave her the qualifying standard for the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, and was the second farthest jump of her career, behind the one that earned her an All-American crown last spring in Philadelphia. After she stepped off the runway, Deardorf faced off against rival Kamryn Encarnacao of Reading in the finals of the 100m. Encarnacao ran a 12.34w in the prelims that broke former Burlington great, Grace Hanafin's, championship record. However, Deardorf was not going to be denied on Wednesday night. In the finals, the LHS senior blasted away from the field, and crossed the line with a wind-legal time of 12.29 seconds to take the record and the title with a PR. That performance capped off a triple gold day for Deardorf (37'9"), as she began the afternoon with a gold medal win in the triple jump. Temps in the 90s, and a gusty wind hampered athletes on the oval all day. However, nowhere was the Lex girls' depth more evident than in the mile. Sophomore Amelia Whorton led a Lexington sweep of the top five places in the event with a meet record time of 5:01.33. She was followed by sophomore Janie Conrad (5:11.68), junior Callie Glenn (5:16.39), sophomore Ella Tyson (5:18.82), and sophomore Natalie Bielat (5:22.20). Later in the meet the quartet of Glenn, Bielat, Conrad, and Whorton came back to win the 4x800m relay. The team took down the championship record set by Watertown's 2015 team by over 10 seconds, as they crossed the line in 9:33.07. Over in the throws area, senior Ainsley Cuthbertson was dominant. After she won the shot put with a season best throw of 41'9.75", the LHS captain cranked the discus out 126'2" into the sector on her fifth round throw. That mark won the event by nearly 20 feet, and took down the championship record set back in 2012, at the inaugural Middlesex League Championship, by Winchester's Jackie Vahey.
Point Scorers for the Boys
Final Boys Team Scores
1. Lexington - 211
2. Arlington - 73
3. Melrose - 68
4. Reading - 66
5. Woburn - 56
6. Burlington - 55
7. Belmont - 49
8. Wakefield - 46
9. Stoneham - 32
10. Winchester - 28
11. Wilmington - 11
12. Watertown - 1
Point Scorers for the Girls
Final Girls Team Scores
1. Lexington - 233
2. Melrose - 95
3. Winchester - 78
4. Reading - 74
5. Burlington - 54
6. Arlington - 53.50
7. Wilmington - 42.50
8. Wakefield - 24.50
9. Woburn - 21
10. Stoneham - 11.50
11. Belmont - 4
12. Watertown - 1
As always, a special thank you has to go to LHS Athletic Director, and Middlesex League Commissioner for Cross Country / Track & Field, Naomi Martin. There is no AD anywhere in Massachusetts that puts in the kind of time, energy, dedication, and heart into our sport than her. It is through that tireless work and support that the Middlesex League is able to continue its tradition of hosting the oldest league championship in the sport - 55 years running - at the Woburn Country Club in the fall; hold all of our varsity and JV competitions at two of the fastest tracks in the world indoors - BU and the TRACK at New Balance; and, run our dual and championship meets in the spring in a manner that has become the blueprint for the rest of the Bay State to follow. It truly is a privilege to be a part of a program with her support behind the scenes every step of the way from August through June each year. From all of us in the LexXCTF family, thank you for another incredible year.
Up Next
A select group of athletes will compete this Saturday, May 23rd at the John Tranchita Last Chance to Qualify Meet. The meet will feature a Pole Vault competition, which will begin at Weston High School at 10am. The rest of the events will be held at Leary Field in Waltham, also beginning at 10am.
Middlesex League Championship
May 20, 2026
Burlington High School - Burlington, MA
RESULTS
BURLINGTON, MA - The 2026 edition of the Middlesex League Championship will be remembered for year's to come as one of the finest high school track & field meets in Massachusetts history. On day that saw 14 student-athletes from across the league break or tie 13 different championship records, as well as one all-time state record, The Lexington Minutemen proved, yet again, they are in a class of their own. Lexington's boys scored a meet record 211 points - breaking the record set by the 2023 LHS team - on their way to their fifth consecutive Outdoor League crown. Not to be outdone, the Lex girls shattered the meet record they set just last year by scoring an incredible 233 points. And, in a rare twist of fate, both the LHS boys and girls won their respective titles by a whopping 138 points exactly.
Wednesday was filled with all-time performances. However, none more than the boys long jump, which was simply one for the ages. After a mediocre - by his standards - first attempt, senior Simon Tandeih exploded off the board, and landed with a new PR of 23'11". That jump put him in the lead going into the finals with fellow classmate Cleavon "The Frog Man" Manor Jr (23'1") and Wakefield senior JaMauri Belmer right behind him. In those finals, Belmer raised his game to another level. His fifth round jump took him 24'2" into the pit, which put him in the lead. Then, on his final attempt he matched the state record with an incredible leap of 24'11". However, as the leader entering the finals, Tandeih got the honor of being the final jumper of the competition. With a crowd huddled around the sand pit, The Captain charged down the runway, and soared into the pit right near where Belmer landed. The crowd waited with bated breath as the official pulled the measuring tape. When "24'9.50" was called out, despite not being the title-winning performance everyone hoped for, there was genuine excitement and awe from everyone there, as they all realized what they had just witnessed. Three athletes over the previous meet record, a state record tying jump from Belmer that ranks him US #9, and Tandeih's school record mark, which ranks him US #15. However, Tandeih was just getting started.
After the long jump wrapped up, Tandeih headed over to the high jump apron along with Manor Jr and Belmer. Tandeih and The Frog Man both cleared 6'4" on their first attempts, and were two of the five athletes left in the competition at 6'6". On his second attempt, Manor Jr cleared the bar, and moved into the lead, as no other jumper was able to get over on either of their first two jumps. Down to his final chance to make the height, Tandeih once again delivered, as he soared over the bar, and managed a new PR. In the end, the LHS pair were the only two to make it over 6'6" on Wednesday, as they earned gold and silver to go along with tying the championship record. After the high jump, Tandeih quickly headed over to the straightaway where he competed in the finals of the 110m hurdles. As a way to cap off his distinguished career in Middlesex League competition, The Captain won the title with a time of 14.35 seconds. That mark took down the meet record held by former Winchester great, and reigning Ivy League Champion, Easton Tan. While Tandeih's day was historic in every sense of the word, he was not the only LHS athlete who broke records on Wednesday. After a wind-aided 10.88 in the prelims of the 100m, senior captain Amari Mow showed that he is a force to be reckoned with in the finals. Mow burst out of the blocks, and stormed his way to victory with a wind-legal time of 10.82 seconds. That mark took down the previous championship record that stood since 2015. The final record of the night for The Minutemen came as a bit of a surprise. The 4x100m relay did not feature Mow or Tandeih, and was just looking to score as many points as they could. However, no one told juniors Shreyas Hanchinamani, Luis Linares Gutierrez, Cayden "Showtime" Chambers, and sophomore Bennett Siino, as they managed three silky smooth handoffs that got the baton around the track in a blazing fast time of 42.64 seconds. Their time shattered the previous meet record, held by the 2018 LHS squad, by nearly a full second.
On the girls' side, the show of dominance by what is arguably one of the greatest teams in state history was on full display. Five championship records were set by Middlesex League athletes. All five delivered by the Lex girls. And while each were incredible marks, none stood out more than that of senior captain Aubrey Deardorf. She managed a pair of 18-foot jumps in the prelims, and was in the lead going into the finals. Then, on her penultimate jump, Deardorf dropped a bomb, and flew out 19'8" into the sand. That mark gave her the qualifying standard for the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, and was the second farthest jump of her career, behind the one that earned her an All-American crown last spring in Philadelphia. After she stepped off the runway, Deardorf faced off against rival Kamryn Encarnacao of Reading in the finals of the 100m. Encarnacao ran a 12.34w in the prelims that broke former Burlington great, Grace Hanafin's, championship record. However, Deardorf was not going to be denied on Wednesday night. In the finals, the LHS senior blasted away from the field, and crossed the line with a wind-legal time of 12.29 seconds to take the record and the title with a PR. That performance capped off a triple gold day for Deardorf (37'9"), as she began the afternoon with a gold medal win in the triple jump. Temps in the 90s, and a gusty wind hampered athletes on the oval all day. However, nowhere was the Lex girls' depth more evident than in the mile. Sophomore Amelia Whorton led a Lexington sweep of the top five places in the event with a meet record time of 5:01.33. She was followed by sophomore Janie Conrad (5:11.68), junior Callie Glenn (5:16.39), sophomore Ella Tyson (5:18.82), and sophomore Natalie Bielat (5:22.20). Later in the meet the quartet of Glenn, Bielat, Conrad, and Whorton came back to win the 4x800m relay. The team took down the championship record set by Watertown's 2015 team by over 10 seconds, as they crossed the line in 9:33.07. Over in the throws area, senior Ainsley Cuthbertson was dominant. After she won the shot put with a season best throw of 41'9.75", the LHS captain cranked the discus out 126'2" into the sector on her fifth round throw. That mark won the event by nearly 20 feet, and took down the championship record set back in 2012, at the inaugural Middlesex League Championship, by Winchester's Jackie Vahey.
Point Scorers for the Boys
- The distance squad broke out the golden broom to sweep the podium as juniors Patrick Noonan (4:31.00), Alden Hall (4:34.68), and Owen Ross (4:34.84) did the honors.
- In the 2 mile, junior Trevor Stevens broke away from the field to win gold in a time of 9:39.39; sophomore Rhys Behling (9:49.08) placed fourth; senior captain Liam Singh (10:15.28) was sixth; sophomore Andrew Zhang (10:20.02) earned eighth place.
- Siino (51.20) earned his first League Championship with a win in the 400m.
- Seniors Franz Schroeder (146'9"), Christian Brown (136'3"), and Wahid Ibrahim (133'3") all threw PRs as they placed second, third, and fourth respectively; freshman Daniel Sun (127'3") placed eighth.
- In the pole vault, freshman Will Webster lead The Minutemen's vault squad to 19 points as he earned the silver medal with a personal best jump of 12'0"; senior captain Aidan Raney (11'6"), and senior Brendan McVey (9'6") placed third and fourth respectively.
- The Frog Man jumped 45'1.50" in the triple jump to earn a runner-up finish, which along with his efforts in the long and high jumps, was his third mark of the day that broke or tied the previous championship record; Mow placed fourth with a jump of 44'11".
- Schroeder earned silver in the shot put with a throw of 49'10.25"; Daniel Sun (43'3.75") placed eighth.
- Chambers took second in the 200m with a time of 22.75 seconds; he came back to earn runner-up in the 100m in 11.07 seconds.
- The 4x800m relay of Noonan, Ross, senior Stefanos Kontothanassis, and junior Arjun Raha earned bronze with a time of 8:21.91.
- Along with his heroics in the 100m, Mow placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 22'10".
- Senior Panos Kokkinias placed fourth in the 110m hurdle final with a time of 15.34 seconds.
- In the 4x400m relay, sophomore Matteo Sanchez de Rojas, junior Lakshya Kesanakurti, senior Will Park, and Hall ran 3:41.19 to place sixth.
Final Boys Team Scores
1. Lexington - 211
2. Arlington - 73
3. Melrose - 68
4. Reading - 66
5. Woburn - 56
6. Burlington - 55
7. Belmont - 49
8. Wakefield - 46
9. Stoneham - 32
10. Winchester - 28
11. Wilmington - 11
12. Watertown - 1
Point Scorers for the Girls
- Freshman phenom Abbey Kohut broke the school record in the 100m hurdles set by Amandine Mangon (LHS '24), as she won gold with a time of 15.06 seconds; earlier in the meet she hit the freshman division Nationals' standard in the long jump as she finished runner-up with a leap of 18'1.50"; she also placed sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 35'0".
- In that triple jump, sophomore Sabina Green had a massive PR of 37'2.50" to earn the silver medal.
- It was senior Felice Haverly (59.75) and freshman Zara Zaidi (1:01.02) who went one-two in the 400m.
- The Lex girls' pole vault crew swept the top fourth places in the event; sophomore Sarojini Nath (7'6") won gold on jumps; junior Iris Yu (7'6") earned silver; sophomore Adeline Bordok and junior Allie Galloway shared bronze as the two both cleared 7'0" with the same amount of attempts.
- The distance squad was on its game in the 2 mile as junior Alycia Charest won gold with a time of 11:36.93; freshman Emma Kosnik took bronze with a time of 11:46.07.
- In the 4x400m relay, Haverly, junior Marissa Hao, sophomore Addie Haiar, and Zaidi went down to the wire to win the title with a season best time of 4:08.94.
- Sophomores Evelyn Radcliffe (106'9") and Hazel Pryce Lewis (100'10") placed second and fourth in the discus.
- Nath took bronze in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:09.33.
- After a PR of 12.64 in the prelims, Green, in her fourth competition of the day placed fourth in the finals of the 100m with a time of 12.85 seconds.
- The 800m saw Haiar negative split a 2:26.64 to place fifth in the 800m; senior Meghan Caldera placed eighth in 2:32.46.
- Green placed fifth in the 200m with a time of 26.44 seconds.
- In the javelin, sophomore Casey Wilkas (91'8") earned sixth place; she earned a seventh place finish in the high jump with a personal best leap of 4'8".
Final Girls Team Scores
1. Lexington - 233
2. Melrose - 95
3. Winchester - 78
4. Reading - 74
5. Burlington - 54
6. Arlington - 53.50
7. Wilmington - 42.50
8. Wakefield - 24.50
9. Woburn - 21
10. Stoneham - 11.50
11. Belmont - 4
12. Watertown - 1
As always, a special thank you has to go to LHS Athletic Director, and Middlesex League Commissioner for Cross Country / Track & Field, Naomi Martin. There is no AD anywhere in Massachusetts that puts in the kind of time, energy, dedication, and heart into our sport than her. It is through that tireless work and support that the Middlesex League is able to continue its tradition of hosting the oldest league championship in the sport - 55 years running - at the Woburn Country Club in the fall; hold all of our varsity and JV competitions at two of the fastest tracks in the world indoors - BU and the TRACK at New Balance; and, run our dual and championship meets in the spring in a manner that has become the blueprint for the rest of the Bay State to follow. It truly is a privilege to be a part of a program with her support behind the scenes every step of the way from August through June each year. From all of us in the LexXCTF family, thank you for another incredible year.
Up Next
A select group of athletes will compete this Saturday, May 23rd at the John Tranchita Last Chance to Qualify Meet. The meet will feature a Pole Vault competition, which will begin at Weston High School at 10am. The rest of the events will be held at Leary Field in Waltham, also beginning at 10am.