Coach: Gunnar Bradbury (fourth year)

Conference: MVC; Class: C

Last year’s results: Boys: 12th in MVC; Girls: fourth in MVC, 20th in Class C.

Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors —  Jacob Larsen (distance), Vernon Farrar, Cody Cunningham; Juniors — Lucas MacDonald (throws), Isaac White (throws), Keenan Martin (middle distance, throws), Chad Berry, Ben Buck; Sophmores — Hunter White, Colin Woodhead.

Girls: Seniors — Megan Morrison (middle distance), Jessica Conant (middle distance, throws), Rachel Knight (throws); Juniors — Sabrina Daoud (sprints, hurdles), Gabrielle Chartier (sprints), Nicole Dumond (sprints, jumps), Summer Bradbury (throws); Sophomore — Jillian Conant, Liliana Meehan, Zoe Tachney.

Key losses: Boys: Patrick Larsen, Seth Tachney, Jason Baldinelli, Ethan Cantin, Sawyer Smith, Samuel Rock; Girls: Krystal Blood.

Promising newcomers: Boys: Seniors — Kevin Blodgett, Spencer Vaughan; Juniors — Gavin Arsenault, Gus Brown; Sophomore — Justin Cantin; Freshmen — Dalton Berry, Jonathan Wainwright; Girls: Senior — Summer Keim; Junior — Haley Turner; Freshmen — Kaiya Martin, Natalee Maurais.  

Season outlook: The boys’ team has a lot of production to replace as it lost seven seniors from last year’s squad. Dirigo will look for production in both the sprints and the distance events. The girls’ team, on the other hand, return a bulk of its athletes. Among those is Jessica Conant, the defending MVC champion in the 400-meter dash. Coach Bradbury believes the girls’ team will be in the running for a conference title.