Jeff Smith, Silver Lake  Runner of the year
		Whether on the gridiron or the track, Smith has been one of Silver Lake’s all-time greatest athletes. Already a Globe All-Scholastic in football as a quarterback/safety, Smith outshone the rest of the Massachusetts field in track this spring, winning the 200 meters at the New Englands with a time of 20.89, seconds, which would have placed him sixth at this year’s NCAA Outdoor Track championships. Boston College-bound, Smith ran for 1,469 yards and 18 touchdowns while passing for 490 yards and scoring four more TDs from the air. He holds Silver Lake’s records in the 100, 200, and long jump as well, running the 100 in 10.3.

Chris Heaton, Xaverian  DIVISION 1
		Xaverian ended its regular season 5-1, great, but not historic. But then the track postseason began and the Hawks kicked into a different gear. Winning the Division 1 meet, Xaverian raised a few eyebrows. It was at the All-States, however, where Heaton’s team produced the biggest thrill. With 46 points, Xaverian was well above the next best team (Lexington, 27Æ). Heaton, who has established a 25-3 record in three years of coaching Xaverian track, said his squad had great leadership from captains Alec Bleday and Bill Stillman and a balance between track and field events. A University of Scranton graduate, he enjoys biking and travel.

Steven Levine, Tewksbury  DIVISION 2
		Levine has provided the ultimate mantra for high school coaches. His hobby, he wrote, is ‘‘doing whatever it takes to help present and future students and student-athletes succeed in life.’’ As a 23-year outdoor track coach, 30-year boys’ soccer coach, and a 20-year indoor track coach, Levine has done plenty. Tewksbury, 6-1 this season, was won the state relay championships. Coaching with girls’ coach Bill Piscione, also an All-Scholastic, Levine had one of his most memorable years. Levine said Tewksbury was ‘‘a team that benefitted from extremely dedicated, young, and enthusiastic assistant coaches who helped a young team overachieve.’’

Jamie Chisum, Wellesley  DIVISION 3
		‘‘Who has time for hobbies when I’m teaching and coaching track?’’ Chisum asked the Globe. The better question might have been, ‘‘Who has time for hobbies when I’m always busy winning?’’ Chisum, in his third year as the boys’ and girls’ indoor and outdoor track coaches at Wellesley, can add 7-0 records from the spring for both teams to his accomplishments. The boys were Division 3 champions, while the girls finished third. Last spring, Chisum was honored for his work with the girls and he’s fittingly being rewarded this season for the boys’ success. A 1991 Brandeis graduate, Chisum saves any spare time for his wife and daughter.

John Monz, Weston  DIVISION 4
		Monz has been around. He was the Globe’s Coach of the Year for girls’ indoor track in 1994. He was the Coach of the Year for boys’ cross-country in 1995. In 28 seasons of coaching track and cross-country, he’s seen plenty. This spring was one of his best. His boys won the Division 4 state relays and finished third at the Division 4 meet. It was ‘‘a fun group of hard-working athletes and a talented and motivated set of assistant coaches’’ said Monz. A member of the Massachusetts Track & Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Monz is a 1977 graduate of Boston College and enjoys playing with his kids and reading.

Mark Amirault, Xaverian  2-MILE
		Want to know why Xaverian is the All-State boys’ champion? For one thing, the Hawks have a junior standout in Amirault. Amirault was the All-State champion in the 2-mile at 9:14.07 and that only tells a portion of the story. His career times in both the 2-mile and mile are mind-boggling. He has an all-time best of 9:01.64 in the 2-mile and 4:11.94 in the mile. He was the All-State cross-country champion and the All-State mile champion indoors. He completed the trifecta this spring and then did even better in a distance medley relay at the Penn Relays, where he had a 4:08 mile split. He enjoys the beach, fishing, and movies.

Dana Anderson, Xaverian  DISCUS
		Judging by Anderson’s work in the discus and shot put in the first half of the spring season, he might have appeared to be clustered in the pack in the throwing events. He was fourth in the Catholic Conference in the shot put, sixth in the state relays in the shot put, and fourth in the Haverhill Invitational in the discus. Something must have clicked for Anderson, though, when the competition got tougher. He was second at the Division 1 meet (154 feet 4 inches) in the discus, and then left Xaverian on a perfect note, winning the All-States at 157-6, a 4 feet ahead of Dennis-Yarmouth’s Andrew Maryott (153-5Æ). Anderson, who was a Catholic Conference All-Star in football as well, will attend Arizona State University.

Donte Brown, B-R  110 HURDLES
		Brown will leave the Massachusetts high school system as a New England champion. He won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.26 seconds to earn the title of the region’s best, and left no doubt as to where he stands in Bridgewater-Raynham track history. Also the All-States champion in the hurdles (14.58), Brown also enjoyed a strong season in the winter, when he was the New England champion in the 55 hurdles (7.56). At 6 feet, Brown is a three-time Old Colony League hurdles champ and also won the OCL long jump title in the winter. He would like to study athletic training in college.

Kevin Gill, Brockton  MILE
		The 2005-06 cross-country season was a sign of things to come for the junior Gill. As part of Brockton’s Division 1 state championship team, Gill placed third in EMass in the mile (16 minutes 23 seconds) and was the runner-up at the All-States (16:02). During the spring season, Gill continued to bolster his status as one of the state’s best distance runners. He was the winner of the mile at the All-States with a time of 4:14.60, outrunning such serious competition as Whitman-Hanson’s Eric Ashe (4:15.92) and Newton North’s David Polgar (4:18.48).

David Lint, Foxboro  400
		Lint was deemed ‘‘intense’’ and ‘‘dedicated’’ when he was named a Globe All-Scholastic in the winter for the 300 meters. That work ethic carried over to the spring. The All-State champion in the 400 at 48.63, Lint continued to perform his best when he needed to. University of Pennsylvania-bound, he dominated the 400 at the Division 3 meet, where his time of 48.79 was well ahead of the 51.20 second-place time. In the winter, he set records in the 300 at the Elite Coaches Invitational (35.04) and Division 3 meet (34.98), winning MVP honors in the Hockomock League. He is in the National Honor Society and on the honor roll.

Billy Monahan, Hingham  300 hurdles
		Monahan rides his bike, fishes, watches the Red Sox and Patriots, and reads. He needs plenty of time to relax. Why? Because when he’s on the track, he’s an unstoppable force in the 300 hurdles, where he has just one loss in the past three seasons and was crowned the best in New England after winning the championship with a time of 39.35 seconds. The Division 3 and All-States champion as well, he a three-time Patriot League All-Star, contributed to back-to-back Patriot League undefeated seasons, and was the first leg in the 4x400 relay, which was second at the Division 3 meet. He won the History Award at Hingham High’s Awards Night and will attend Trinity College.

Ugo Nduaguba, O’Bryant  TRIPLE JUMP
		After Nduaguba finished taking care of White Stadium and the City outdoor track championships, where he won the 300-meter hurdles and the triple jump, he knew, as a senior, he had to go further. Nduaguba never slowed down, jumping all the way to the All-States where he became the state champion with a leap of 46 feet 11æ inches. A week earlier, he set the Division 3 record at 47-6. George Washington University-bound, Nduaguba has been an exemplary student-athlete; he is on the honor roll and a member of the National Honor Society while also winning team MVP honors on the soccer team in his junior and senior years.

Sam Pegram, Wayland  LONG JUMP
		Even in his final season of athletic competition, Pegram had to make sure he was the best. Winning the long jump at the All-States at 22 feet 7Œ inches, the Trinity College-bound senior finished off quite likely his best year. A week earlier at the Division 3 meet, Pegram finished at 22-7ƒ to take first-place honors. In the winter, he was the All-State champion (22Œ) and was second at the New Englands (22æ). A guitarist, skier, and a fisherman, Pegram was also a member of Wayland’s meet record 4x200 relay team last winter, which clocked in at 1:32.89.

Justin Schuler, Middleboro  JAVELIN
		Here’s an anomaly for high school boys’ track: A senior, who never before took part in competitive track, comes on board during his final year and goes on to win the All-State meet in his event. Schuler did just that this spring, charging through an undefeated regular season in the javelin, placing fourth at the state relays and third at the Division 3 meet (168 feet 2 inches), and then winning the All-States with a throw of 180-8. Schuler also plays basketball and is in the National Honor Society. He will attend Wentworth Institute of Technology.

David Smith, Newton North  SHOT PUT
		That look of surprise on Smith’s face on the cover of the June 6 Globe sports section? It indicated satisfaction, but something more. It showed just how much Smith had improved in the shot put since the winter. Just a junior, Smith was the All-State champion this spring with a throw of 56 feet 9Æ inches and was 7-0 in the Bay State and the league champion. At the New Englands, he placed fifth at 55-9. In the winter, he was the second at the All-States and seventh in the New Englands. Also a starting defensive tackle for the school’s football team, Smith is on the honor roll and enjoys reading and history.

Brett Sullivan, Woburn  800
		Sullivan listed ‘‘having a good laugh’’ as one of his favorite things to do. He had plenty this spring at the expense of the rest of the state’s competition in the 800 meters, as he was the All-States winner in 1 minute 53.52 seconds. He also won the Division 2 meet in 1:55.22. Sullivan is also an accomplished runner in the 1,000, where he has a personal best of 2:33. Only a sophomore, Sullivan will be a force for the Tanners for years to come. He was a Middlesex League All-Star and has a personal record of 2:33 in the 1,000. He competes in cross-country, attends Foss Running Camp, and enjoys hanging out with friends and playing basketball.

Datrion Williams, Madison Park  100
		Of all the elite student-athletes written about here, Williams might have left the biggest mark on the spring season. A freshman, Williams exploded onto the scene, placing second at the All-States (11.18 seconds) in first year of what likely will be an all-time great career at Madison Park. The City champion in the 100 meters, he was also the City champion in the 55-meter hurdles in the indoor season, while being a part of the 4x100 and 4x200 City champion relays. Williams also won the 200 at the AAU Nationals. Williams loves listening to music and would like to learn how to play the drums.

St. John's Prep  4x100
		The All-State champion St. John’s Prep relay team (left to right, sophomore Kevin Creedon, juniors Steven Kfoury, Pat Carroll, and John Emilio Quezada) is an impressive group. Quezada won the Prep’s 2006 Junior Sprinter’s Award; Carroll, an All-State swimmer, won the 200-yard medley relay this year, Creedon won the 2006 Sophomore Spring Track Coaches’ Award, while Kfoury sports a 3.97 GPA and earned the Prep’s Academic Excellence Award in Chemistry.

Lexington  4X400
		The 4x400 All-State champions (left to right, Eric Dyer, Meikle Paschal, Darius Walker, David Smoot, Alex Lach) had a victory celebration tinged with relief after edging St. John’s Prep, 3:22.80 to 3:23.11 for the title. All are members of back-to-back Middlesex League champion teams. Paschal also had the best high jump in the state this year at 6 feet 10 inches, winning the All-State title, while Walker was the 200-yard Division 1 champion.

Methuen  4X800

The crowd knew it had seen something special after the 4x800 event at the All-State meet. Methuen ran a blazing time of 7:51.72, a meet record by more than 2 seconds (7:53.86, Weymouth, 1998). The team (left to right, seniors Chris Forbes, Erik Gonzalez, Duncan Mischo, junior Adam Hanley) set the school record as well. Forbes, who will attend UMass-Lowell, has school records in the mile (4:19.96), 4xmile relay (18:08), and distance medley relay (10:37).

BAY STATE: Chris O’Day, Nate Starling, Braintree; Tony Baker, Tobias Blattler, Michael Burnstein, Evan Carper, Matias Carrasco, Robert Gibson, Nick Miller, Matt Stewart, Jett Wells, Brookline; Phil Weltman, Dan Withrow, Dedham; Tony Becerril, Sean Donnelly, Danny Luperson, Jordan Maddocks, Barrett Montgomery, Adam Schecter, Framingham; Marcus Kohlman, Milton; Ismar Campos, Natick; Anthony Ambrosi, Gordon Forbes, Elliot Gill, Noah Jampol, Hymlaire Lamisere, Avery Mitchell, David Polgar, Cailean Robainson, David Smith, Nick Van Niel, Newton North; Max Grigoryan, Norwood; Mike Zampi, Walpole; Derek Deady, Weymouth; Thomas Claiborne, Nick Linkow, Tommy Mayell, Dan Ostrovsky, Wellesley.

BOSTON CITY LEAGUE: Datrion Williams, Luc Yvens Vernet, Madison Park; Jeffrey Smith, Bruno Piazzarolo, Ugo Nduaguba, Daniel Okoli, O’Bryant; Omar Aden, Mohammed Ibrahim, Sheldon Allen, Rashaud Skeens, Charlestown; Devo Zollercoffer, South Boston; James Grant, East Boston.

GREATER BOSTON: Kamal Mgaresh, Anthony DiMeo, Kangalu Seware, Medford.

CATHOLIC CONFERENCE: Chris Murtaugh, Rich McNeil, John Cassidy, John Quezada, Matt Sullivan, Steve Kfoury, Matt Carroll, St. John’s Prep; Paul Gabriel, Jake Bradley, Gary McGovern, BC High; Dana Anderson, Devon Mason, Bill Stillman, Dan Higgins, Alec Bleday, Mark Amirault, Abu Ibrahim, Kevon Mason, Ben O’Connor, Taylor Fitzgerald, Mike Kessler, Ben Thompson, Xaverian; Fidel Cantave, Catholic Memorial.

HOCKOMOCK: Robert Vaughn, Aaron Fears, Elijah Harris, Kevin Markie, North Attleboro; Joe D’Agostino, Adrian Li, Sam Bastien, Canton; Tim Keefe, David Lint, Brian Miller, Derek Ricci, Brandon Sweet, Foxboro; Jason Baillio, Steve Brown, Matt Gannon, Matt MacKanzie, Franklin; Jeff Mattar, Justin Benjaminsen, King Philip; Dan Cerquueira, Ryan Collins, Greg Martell, Powell Simpson, Mansfield.

MAYFLOWER: Ozzie Latham, Blue Hills; Brian Seibert, Adam Houghton, Scott Lopes, Bristol Plymouth; Graham Powers, Sam Benoit, Andrew Alvarez, Diman; Josh Jackson, Jackson Parker, David Amabile, Ry Yennie, Connor Rasmusson, Martha’s Vineyard; Matt McDonnell, Sacred Heart; Jose Gurley, West Bridgewater.

MERRIMACK VALLEY: Paul Bunyan, Tewksbury; Patrick Fullerton, Corey Gobbi, Peter Early, Haverhill; Bernard Makumbi, Matt Blazon, Lowell; Cory Murray, Erik Gonzalez, Methuen; John Kim, Adam Cuomo, Jason Sheldon, Andover; Nelson Guzman, Ray Targbe, Lawrence; Josh Andrews, Lewis Bailey, Greg Bailey, Chelmsford; Zac Camacho, Central Catholic.

PATRIOT: Tom White, Evan Novakowski, Ben Bray, Duxbury; Travis Picklus, Will Gambee, Brian Phillips, Myles Tyrer-Vassel, East Bridgewater; James Wheeler, Jon Pierce, Brian McDonald, Dave Walsh, Hanover; Brendan MacArthur, Bill Monahan, Pat Phelan, Nick Jones, Jim Baggott, Brian Holmes, Jeffrey Williams, Matt Kearney, Hingham; Chris Brady, Middleboro; Chris Fucillo, Tom Anderson, Joe Bohenek, Rockland; Jeff Smith, Silver Lake; Kyle Britton, Ross Wlodyka, Scituate.

TRI-VALLEY: Zach Sannicandro, Ashland; Ravi Pete, Richard Barche, Bellingham; Emery Hopkins, Harris Simon, Brandon Johnston, Daryus Johnston, Jack Terrett, Dover-Sherborn; Ty Cotto, Mitch Cotto, Jon Moussavou, Max Esposito, Derek Wilson, Holliston; Steve Dry, Jon Stickney, Joe Czick, Ben Brush, Matt Carrai, Connor Sheridan, Pat Olson, Ben Lorenc, Cory Thalheimer, Bryan Mazaila, Hopkinton; Dan O’Connell, Andrew Calivas, David Aigler, Mike Ashcroft, Zack Nolan, Medfield; David Cassidy, Matt Lapan, Medway; Jeff Moriary, Jason Dwyre, David Homsy, Tom O’Connor, Kevin O’Connor, Westwood.