#2- Hampden Academy Broncos

Class A #2

Class A North #1

KVAC #1

2021 Results:

Class A North Regional: 2^nd (57 points)

Class A State Championships: 1^st (69 points)

Top Returning Runners: (Based on Personal Bests)

2022 Outlook: Hampden Academy will sets their sights on back-to-back state titles this fall after winning the Class A crown in 2021. They return 5 of their 7 State Meet competitors, but they graduated Abbott Valentine, the 2021 individual champion. Charlie Collins will look to fill that absence and could do so in a significant way. He is absolutely a contender for the Class A individual title. He is the 2^nd highest placing returner from last year's State Meet, and he followed that up with an even better track season that saw him run 4:21 for 1600m and 9:39 for 3200m. Hampden is a deep team, with their top 7 returners all under 19 minutes. If the Broncos have a weakness, it would that their roster drops off a little after their top three runners. If they want to defend that title, they will need a couple of their athletes that weren't scoring last year to take a leap forward into the mid 17s.