Northampton senior Tobias L’Esperance has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Boys Cross Country Player of the Year.
Northampton senior Tobias L’Esperance has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Boys Cross Country Player of the Year. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

Boys Cross Country Player of the Year: Tobias L’Esperance, senior, Northampton

Placed first at both the Division 1 Western Massachusetts championship and the PVIAC championships. Placed sixth at the state meet. Finished first in five regular season meets. Led the Blue Devils to the WMass team championship. Will be competing in cross country and track at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, next year.

“He has a focus to the sport, attention to detail and work ethic. He is very driven to be the best he can be. … He has worked at it. He’s very inquisitive.” — Northampton coach Dave Reinhart.

 

All-Star Teams — Page XX

GAZETTE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY ALL-STARS

FIRST TEAM

Bradyn Cote, senior, South Hadley

Evan Dunigan, senior, Belchertown

Willem Goff, senior, Amherst Regional

Johnathan Hanscom, sophomore, Hopkins Academy

Benjamin Howe, senior, Northampton

Tim Jacques, senior, Northampton

Noah Johansson, senior, Amherst Regional

Simon LaClair, senior, Northampton

Tobias L’Esperance, senior, Northampton

Jonathan Lischetti, junior, Northampton

Jack Shea, senior, Holyoke

Walter Tebbetts, senior, Amherst Regional

Chris Vayda, senior, Hampshire Regional

Ryan Yanko, sophomore, Amherst Regional

SECOND TEAM

Jacob Broyles, sophomore, South Hadley

Gehrig Brynda, junior, Frontier Regional

Evan Coltman, sophomore, Hampshire Regional

Jeffrey Fish, sophomore, Hampshire Regional

Joey Green, sophomore, Amherst Regional

Griffin Jones, junior, Amherst Regional

Jadyn Kopie, junior, Hampshire Regional

Max MacFadzen, senior, Hampshire Regional

Nitesh Roncone, junior, Hampshire Regional

Derek Rose, junior, Belchertown

Maxwell Schneider, sophomore, Northampton

Matthew Talbot, senior, Belchertown