Sleepers
Class 2 Boys
Current Ranking: 67th
Season Best: 18:01.99 (Class 2 District 4)
New Haven were the state champions in Class 1 last season and how did they get rewarded? With a bump to Class 2.
For this Shamrocks squad, though, that may not matter too much in their quest for a return trip to the podium. But if hardware is to be in the future, it may be up to their role players, especially if front man Joseph Rethmeyer can deliver a stellar performance.
Enter Tim Madden.
Madden finished 29th in the Class 1 race last season and was New Haven's number four. He enters the state meet this year a little behind where he was last year, but after seeing how the Shamrocks showed up in 2017, sleeping on any of those boys is ill-advised.
He's run his two best times of the season in his last two races - two times that are over 30 seconds faster than the next best time - so Madden appears to be rounding into form. Watch for his to be the second or third green-on-green jersey across the line for New Haven this Saturday, probably somewhere in the 20-25 range.
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