All-Scholastics for the 2024-25 winter season are right around the corner, but before that, we need some assistance from our readers.
This year, we will be leaning on our readership to help pick our players of the year in each sport.
Similar to past years with our Male and Female Athletes of the Year, readers will have a voice in who the players of the year are for this year under the new format. This year, however, the pool of elite players has been narrowed down even further, a challenge in and of itself. We limited each school to a maximum of one candidate.
Vote for our High School Boys Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. Reader votes will make up 20% of the tally, with our four staff reporters (Eric McHugh, Jason Snow, Ryan Vermette and Chris McDaniel) making up the rest of the vote.
The poll
The candidates
Jayden Francois, Quincy
This senior, who competes for the Quincy/North Quincy co-op team, starred in two individual events at the Meet of Champions -- he was eighth in the 55-meter hurdles (7.73 seconds) and placed 18th in the long jump, clearing 19 feet 11 inches. He also ran on the 12th-place 4x200m relay (1:32.94). At Div. 2 states he was fifth in the long jump (20-11.5). Patriot League champ in the 55m hurdles and long jump.
Gabe Lamar, Pembroke
This senior was the Div. 4 state champion in the 300m (:35.05), helping the Titans claim the Div. 4 team crown. Also at states, he was fourth in the 55m (:6.66) and ran on a pair of relays -- the winning 4x200m team (1:31.17) and the sixth-place 4x400m team (:28.19).
Shamus Larnard, BC High
This senior won the mile at the Meet of Champions in 4:11.09, setting a new school record and breaking the previous All-State/MOC record that had stood since 2006. He also ran on the third-place 4x800m relay (7:59.67) at the Meet of Champions. He won the mile (4:14.14) and 2-mile (9:15.42) at Div. 1 states and was the Catholic Conference champ in the 1,000m.
Nathan Looney, Marshfield
This senior was the Patriot League Keenan Division MVP. He had a pair of fourth-place finishes at the Meet of Champions -- in the 55m (:6.56) and the 300m (season-best :35.10). At Div. 2 states, he was runner-up in the 55m (season-best :6.48) and ran on the second-place 4x400m relay (3:27.73).
Noah Mulligan, Norwell
This senior was a double winner at Div. 5 states -- he ...
