The Lowell boys have won 12 section titles in a row with the last San Francisco school to defeat them being the 2005 Lincoln Mustangs. They have finished either first or second in the San Francisco section since 1977. Last season, the Lowell boys dominated the section final with a perfect score of 15 points. They finished in 18th place at the uber-competitive Division I race and will return the majority of their team from last year. During the spring Track and Field season, Lowell had a school record 18 boys dip under the 5-minute mark and 12 of those boys will compete during the upcoming Cross Country season. They will be the favorites to score another section title and the real race will be for second place. The two teams that will battle it out behind the Lowell juggernaut will be Lincoln and Galileo.
Athletes to Watch (Full Rankings)
The race for the individual title should include the top runners from Lowell. Noah Battaglia is the top returner after his 2nd place finish last year as well as a 16:25 Woodward Park time and 9:48.90 3200m during track. Junior Zachary Parker ran 16:50 at Woodward Park and also recorded a sub 10 minute time on the track with a 9:52.87 personal best. As mentioned above, this will be a very strong group of boys for Lowell and among some of the other contenders will be Beck Johnstone, James Holcombe and Ian Lawrence. Another runner who won't be afraid to mix it up with the Lowell boys will be Jamison Smallwood of Burton who recorded an impressive 4:35.35 during track.