It was a historic day for Exeter cross country as Big Red swept the field as they played host to the New England Division I Championships on Saturday, capturing titles in boys varsity, girls varsity, boys JV, and girls JV races.

The boys varsity team continued its unprecedented run, winning their seventh consecutive New England championship, while the girls varsity squad reclaimed the title for the first time since 2023 and has won six titles in the last decade.
Bo Howland-Vlahakis and Harper Peters were outstanding as they each raced to individual championships in record-breaking fashion as they both reset their own course records.

In the boys varsity race, Big Red set the tone as Howland-Vlahakis was first to enter the wooded-trails and never looked back. The upper continued his outstanding season, crossing the finish line in a blistering 14:42.5 to reset his own course record – set just two weeks ago – and claim the individual New England crown by a 26-second margin.

Marcus Kiehl delivered a terrific performance and finished fifth overall at 15:41.6 while Drew Shannon (16:06.2) and Spencer Clemans (16:08.8) crossed at 13^th and 14^th place, respectively. Will Miller rounded out Exeter's scoring with a 22^nd place finish at 16:30.5. Ved Reddy (17:03.7) and Owen Cosgrove (17:16.5) also added strong performances as Exeter claimed first overall with 55 points, ahead of St. Paul's who finished with 75 points.

Just one week after falling to Andover by a single point in the annual dual meet, Exeter girls varsity raced past the Blue to a New England title with 48 points, ten points ahead of Andover who claimed second place on the day.

Peters crossed the line in 17:21.0, topping her own course record by three seconds, to secure the individual championship by 18-seconds. Norah Pratt gave Big Red another podium finish, crossing the line at 18:30.6 to claim third overall while Lahki Baumgart finished eighth at 19:11.4. Brady Preneta (19:34.7) and Lia Blitz (19:58.7) closed out the scoring for the hosts at 14^th and 22^nd place, respectively. Alice Rourke (20:04.4) and Stella Gray (20:11.2) followed in 23^rd and 24^th, respectively.

The Exeter JV boys squad continued their tradition of success, racing to a staggering 14-th straight first-place finish in dominant fashion. Big Red saw runners finish second through eight place to finish with just 20 points, well ahead of the second-place team's 62 points.

Ian Koo paced the Exeter squad with a second place finish 17:19.6, followed by James Travis in third (17:29.6) and Artur Novaes Ferreira in fourth (17:35.6). Augustus Rogers (17:42.0) and Asher Bravo (17:42.1) finished consecutively at fifth and sixth place, respectively, while Griffin McMahon (17:43.3) and Otis Aley (17:44.9) came in seventh and eighth place.

The girls JV team secured Exeter's championship sweep, edging Andover by three points, 33-36, to secure its third consecutive first-place finish and their eighth in the last ten years.

Buddho Voelker led the way with a second-place finish in 20:32.5, followed closely by Maryn Bowman in third (20:45.5) and Olivia Littlefield in fourth (21:12.9). Sophia Butler (21:19.4) and Irina Wang (21:21.0) added big finishes in tenth and 11^th place to help seal the victory. Mari Ciaschini (21:25.2) and Eleanor Bullock (21:29.8) rounded out the lineup, finishing in 12^th and 13^th place, respectively.