It's rare to see a boys team be so successful in a season where they have only one senior on the team, but that was the case for Dublin last year. The Gaels did lose their #1 gun, but they will have plenty of firepower with Adrian Schroeder up front and 5 more returners from their squad that finished 4th in Division 2. There's also some quality depth coming back with their returning #2-#7 runners separated by only 49 seconds (using 5K times). The Gaels also had some of the best track results in the state: 5 guys under 4:30 in the 1600 and 6 under 10 minutes (led by Schroeder's 4:17/9:15). With even a decent summer, Dublin will be the team to beat in the North Coast and a Division 2 title contender (in fact, the clear favorite if it's true that Loyola is moving back to D-1).
2017 Returning Stats:
- 5K Ranking: 6th
- 3-Year 5K Improvement Rating: 14th
- 5-Year 5K Improvement Rating: 20th
- 3 Mile Ranking: 16th
- Team 1600 Ranking: 2nd
- Team 3200 Ranking: 4th