LEXINGTON BATTLES THEIR WAY TO VICTORY IN ARLINGTON
Meet Information
Arlington Dual Meet
September 16, 2025
McClennen Park - Arlington, MA
RESULTS
ARLINGTON, MA - Since the Spy Ponders moved their course from the Arlington Reservoir to McClennen Park in 2021, their boys' and girls' teams have posted a 3-1 record against The Minutemen. With that backdrop, Lexington's athletes knew they would need to be at their best in order to earn victories on Tuesday afternoon. And, while they may have not been at their absolute best, The Minutemen turned in a strong performance to earn a narrow win by the score of 26-29 in the boys race. Meanwhile, the Lex Girls showed flashes of the firepower they have in store, as they took the top four places en route to a 19-36 victory of their own.
The atmosphere around the starting line was charged up, as every member of the Spy Ponders' team - over 70 boys - were rallied on the sidelines as their 10 varsity athletes toed the starting line with The Minutemen. When the gun fired, the field burst out and quickly settled into pace. Early on it was a group of five Arlington runners at the front, with Lexington's top group of sophomore Rhys Behling and juniors Alden Hall, Owen Ross, and Holden Cassity hot on their heels. The LHS quartet moved to the front as they passed the mile mark in 5:18, and from there the race was one. Behling and Hall drove the tempo over the second mile to the tune of a 5:08 split. As they came around the final lap of McClennen Park, they had dropped all except Arlington's Daichi Collins. As the trio approached the final stretch, Collins unleashed his signature finish to break away from The Minutemen's top pair. He crossed the line victorious in the second fastest time ever run at McClennen Park, 16:09. Behling crossed the line next in 16:16, followed immediately by Hall (16:17). After laying off the pace in the opening mile, senior captain Liam Singh raced the latter half of the 5k like a seasoned veteran. Singh averaged 5:16/mile the rest of the way, surged passed Arlington's chase pack, which included 1:53 800m runner Nico Peukert, and finish fourth overall in 16:26. After a trio of Spy Ponders crossed the line, Ross (16:40) and Cassity (16:42) came through the line eighth and ninth respectively to seal the deal for The Minutemen. Following the top-five, sophomore Andrew Zhang showed that he is ready to compete with the best LHS has to offer. He finished 11th overall in a time of 16:48. Junior Finn O'Donnell was 12th in 16:53. Senior Owen Kuder ran a solid race of his own, as he finished 14th in 17:03. Sophomore Matteo Sanchez de Rojas made his 5k cross country debut with a time of 17:04, which landed him 15th overall. Fellow classmate Ethan Wang was The Minutemen's final varsity finisher. Wang crossed the line 17th in 17:09. While the varsity team was strong, the JV team also showed the depth of the LHS squad as they broke out the golden broom and swept the top eight places. Junior Eric House (16:55) was first, followed by freshman Kiran Green (17:14), sophomore Rohan Banerji (17:19), senior Sean Ryan (17:25), and junior Ben Sbihli (17:26) rounded out the top five.
Lexington rested many of their top girls on Tuesday. However, the ones that did compete, put on quite a show. Junior Erin Ehmann delivered an absolute clinic in her season debut. She went into the race with the goal of taking the victory and she did that in impressive fashion as she crossed the line over a minute faster than anyone else in the field. Her final time of 18:51 was one of the fastest ever recorded at McClennen Park. Freshman Emma Kosnik (20:01) was next for the Lex girls with a sensational high school 5k debut. Senior captain Thayer DiCerbo crossed the line third overall in 20:16. DiCerbo sealed the 1-2-3 finish for The Minutemen, which, in dual meets, makes victory a mathematical certainty as long as two more athletes complete the race. The Lex girls did that and then a whole lot more. Sophomore Daphne Warren finished fourth overall in 20:25. Then, it was fellow classmate Addie Haiar (21:41) who was LHS's fifth finisher. Senior Prachi Aggarwal (21:47) finished 11th overall. Freshman Beatrix Koch-Kochrane (22:11) was next across the line for Lexington, 13th overall. She was followed by fellow classmate Victoria Davidson (22:39) who was 14th. Finally, Junior Allie Galloway (22:41) was the final varsity finisher for The Minutemen. Galloway came across the line 16th overall. The girls race combined varsity and junior varsity athletes, so while there was not the same showcase as in the boys race for the JV athletes, it is worth noting that sophomore Talia Rech was the second JV finisher on the afternoon. Rech was just behind Arlington junior Asha LaMeyer for the top spot, and delivered a time of 22:54. Senior Sophie Kuo (23:52) was next for LHS, and third overall. Freshman Emma Arnold (25:10) was fifth overall. And, fellow classmate Zahra Jean-Baptiste (30:04) was 20th.
Up Next
The Minutemen will now turn their eyes to the Ocean State as they gear up for the Ocean State Invitational. The meet - at Goddard State Park in Warwick, Rhode Island - will feature some of the top prep talent from around the northeast competing in championship, varsity, junior varsity, and freshman divisions throughout the day. Action begins on Saturday, September 27th at 8:45am.
Arlington Dual Meet
September 16, 2025
McClennen Park - Arlington, MA
RESULTS
ARLINGTON, MA - Since the Spy Ponders moved their course from the Arlington Reservoir to McClennen Park in 2021, their boys' and girls' teams have posted a 3-1 record against The Minutemen. With that backdrop, Lexington's athletes knew they would need to be at their best in order to earn victories on Tuesday afternoon. And, while they may have not been at their absolute best, The Minutemen turned in a strong performance to earn a narrow win by the score of 26-29 in the boys race. Meanwhile, the Lex Girls showed flashes of the firepower they have in store, as they took the top four places en route to a 19-36 victory of their own.
The atmosphere around the starting line was charged up, as every member of the Spy Ponders' team - over 70 boys - were rallied on the sidelines as their 10 varsity athletes toed the starting line with The Minutemen. When the gun fired, the field burst out and quickly settled into pace. Early on it was a group of five Arlington runners at the front, with Lexington's top group of sophomore Rhys Behling and juniors Alden Hall, Owen Ross, and Holden Cassity hot on their heels. The LHS quartet moved to the front as they passed the mile mark in 5:18, and from there the race was one. Behling and Hall drove the tempo over the second mile to the tune of a 5:08 split. As they came around the final lap of McClennen Park, they had dropped all except Arlington's Daichi Collins. As the trio approached the final stretch, Collins unleashed his signature finish to break away from The Minutemen's top pair. He crossed the line victorious in the second fastest time ever run at McClennen Park, 16:09. Behling crossed the line next in 16:16, followed immediately by Hall (16:17). After laying off the pace in the opening mile, senior captain Liam Singh raced the latter half of the 5k like a seasoned veteran. Singh averaged 5:16/mile the rest of the way, surged passed Arlington's chase pack, which included 1:53 800m runner Nico Peukert, and finish fourth overall in 16:26. After a trio of Spy Ponders crossed the line, Ross (16:40) and Cassity (16:42) came through the line eighth and ninth respectively to seal the deal for The Minutemen. Following the top-five, sophomore Andrew Zhang showed that he is ready to compete with the best LHS has to offer. He finished 11th overall in a time of 16:48. Junior Finn O'Donnell was 12th in 16:53. Senior Owen Kuder ran a solid race of his own, as he finished 14th in 17:03. Sophomore Matteo Sanchez de Rojas made his 5k cross country debut with a time of 17:04, which landed him 15th overall. Fellow classmate Ethan Wang was The Minutemen's final varsity finisher. Wang crossed the line 17th in 17:09. While the varsity team was strong, the JV team also showed the depth of the LHS squad as they broke out the golden broom and swept the top eight places. Junior Eric House (16:55) was first, followed by freshman Kiran Green (17:14), sophomore Rohan Banerji (17:19), senior Sean Ryan (17:25), and junior Ben Sbihli (17:26) rounded out the top five.
Lexington rested many of their top girls on Tuesday. However, the ones that did compete, put on quite a show. Junior Erin Ehmann delivered an absolute clinic in her season debut. She went into the race with the goal of taking the victory and she did that in impressive fashion as she crossed the line over a minute faster than anyone else in the field. Her final time of 18:51 was one of the fastest ever recorded at McClennen Park. Freshman Emma Kosnik (20:01) was next for the Lex girls with a sensational high school 5k debut. Senior captain Thayer DiCerbo crossed the line third overall in 20:16. DiCerbo sealed the 1-2-3 finish for The Minutemen, which, in dual meets, makes victory a mathematical certainty as long as two more athletes complete the race. The Lex girls did that and then a whole lot more. Sophomore Daphne Warren finished fourth overall in 20:25. Then, it was fellow classmate Addie Haiar (21:41) who was LHS's fifth finisher. Senior Prachi Aggarwal (21:47) finished 11th overall. Freshman Beatrix Koch-Kochrane (22:11) was next across the line for Lexington, 13th overall. She was followed by fellow classmate Victoria Davidson (22:39) who was 14th. Finally, Junior Allie Galloway (22:41) was the final varsity finisher for The Minutemen. Galloway came across the line 16th overall. The girls race combined varsity and junior varsity athletes, so while there was not the same showcase as in the boys race for the JV athletes, it is worth noting that sophomore Talia Rech was the second JV finisher on the afternoon. Rech was just behind Arlington junior Asha LaMeyer for the top spot, and delivered a time of 22:54. Senior Sophie Kuo (23:52) was next for LHS, and third overall. Freshman Emma Arnold (25:10) was fifth overall. And, fellow classmate Zahra Jean-Baptiste (30:04) was 20th.
Up Next
The Minutemen will now turn their eyes to the Ocean State as they gear up for the Ocean State Invitational. The meet - at Goddard State Park in Warwick, Rhode Island - will feature some of the top prep talent from around the northeast competing in championship, varsity, junior varsity, and freshman divisions throughout the day. Action begins on Saturday, September 27th at 8:45am.