With the outdoor track season to start next week, here’s previews for the A-L-O, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede boys teams:

Princeton

Coach: Dave Moore

Top returners: Ayden Agushi, jr.; Daniel Barnes, sr.; Casey Etheridge, sr.; Beckett Funderberg, sr.; Common Green, sr.; Landen Hoffman, so.; Gavin Lanham, sr.; Tyler VandeVenter, jr.; Michel Sanchez-Rodriguez, jr.; Augustus Swanson, sr.

Note worthy: Hoffman made a name for himself as one of the state’s top discus throwers and freshmen in the country last year. He was the Three Rivers and sectional champion and led the state finals until the last throws before being overtaken by teammate Ian Morris, still setting a PR of 52.39 meters (171-10 1/2). Green will join Hoffman in throws this year. Etheridge was a state qualifier in the 300-meter hurdles and swept the Three Rivers hurdles titles last year. He competed in the indoor state finals last week along with Agushi (400). Funderberg will contribute in jumps, sprints and relays. VandeVenter is the top area returning 800 runner while distance ace Swanson makes his final run with the Tigers. Barnes and Lanham (sprints) and Sanchez-Rodriguez (distance) are among the top BCR Honor Roll returners. ... The Tigers will open the season Thursday at Hall.

Bureau Valley

Coach: Dan DeVenney

Top returners: Phineas Dexheimer, so.; Adrian Gallardo, sr.; Alex Gallardo, jr.; Dawson Hulsing, so.; Morgan Mahnesmith, sr.; Maddox Moore, sr.; Keenyn Richter, so.; Andrew Roth, sr.; Brad Schoff, sr.; Tucker Shane, jr.

Key newcomers: Waylon Miller, fr.

Worth noting: The Storm have 34 athletes in camp, 25 of which return from last year, including four state qualifiers. Roth qualifed in the 110 and 300 hurdles while three legs of the BV state-qualifying 4x800 relay also return - Moore and the Gallardo brothers. Richter returns after qualifying for the Indoor Top Times Meet in long jump. DeVenney, a former Storm athlete who is in his 11th year as coach, said many of those returning athletes were ready to compete last year, but had to wait their time behind a 2025 class loaded with talent. He said the Storm’s depth will be their biggest asset. “We are going to look different than we did the past two seasons, in regards to where we score the majority of our points. Everyone is very aware that we lost a lot with our class of seniors from last year, but we have more kids that are ready to take the lead in this program,” DeVenney said. “We have kids who saw the work that Landon Hulsing and Justin Moon put in to get to the Saturday finals of the state meet. Nathan Siri showed them what is possible if they put their whole heart into making a dream come true, that it can actually happen. They’ve been working hard since the summer to get faster and stronger. They’ve been working on the small, minute, technical details that make the difference between being a state qualifier and a state medalist. Many people outside of our team will talk about going for the conference championship three-peat. In our camp, it is hardly discussed. We know that if we believe in our training, trust each other, and rise to the occasion when we’re challenged, good things will happen.” ... Other seniors out for their last run are August Anderson (throws) and Jacob Bolin (throws/sprints). Miller leads a freshmen class of eight while junior Tyler Michlig and senior Luke Gualandri add depth in hurdles and pole vault while Miller provides a boost in sprints. ... The Storm will open the season at home on Tuesday, April 7.

St. Bede

Coach: Marty Makransky

Top returners: Landon Balestri, so.; Jose De La Torre, sr.; Chris Gedraitis, sr.; Trajan Raffety, sr.; Will Sramek, sr.

Key newcomers: RJ Hermosillo, jr.

Worth noting: The Bruins will be strong in middle distance events. “We have a very nice group of middle distance runners led by Chris Gedraitis and RJ Hermosillo and the runners from our cross country team who should do very well,” Makransky said. Makransky expects Sramek (shot put, discus) and Raffety (100, 200) to score regularly in all meets. “I want this group to develop and score well in the Tri-County Conference Meet where we finished fourth with eight guys last year,” Makransky said. Sramek looks to compete for a state berth in the discus after missing out last season. ... The Bruins will open the season Monday at Wethersfield.

Hall

Coach: Rob Malerk

Top returners: Joseph Caracheo, sr.; Blake Gambiani, sr.; Joseph Perez, jr.; Gabe Wamhoff, sr.

Note worthy: Perez is the top returning area jumper in the high jump (6-0) and long jump (20-5 3/4); Gambiani is among the top returners in the pole vault (8-6) while Wamhoff returns in the sprints and Caracheo in distance. Other senior team members are Johnni Escatel, Chris Hollenbeck, Jacob Mongan, Fidel Payan and Connor Taylor. “I am expecting some good results from the juniors and seniors that have returned,“ Malerk said. ”They are hard working and good leaders to the new and young members on the team. They work hard at practice and from the two indoor meets we have had I have seen some great improvements and am excited to see what they do this season.“ ... The Red Devils will open the season at home on Thursday.

DePue

Coach: John Beatty

Top returners: Sebastian Godinez, so.; Diego Perez, so.; Cristian Rodriguez, so.

Worth noting: Numbers are up for the Little Giants as they continue to build a program that was restarted three years ago after a decade long hiatus. DePue has 14 boys out, boosted by freshmen Diego Alvarez, Fernando Lopez, Joel Mendez and Edward Rodriguez. “We have a very young and inexperienced team, but we have to start somewhere,” Beatty said. “If we keep building and improving, we will have a successful season.” Perez (high jump), Godinez (long jump, 800) and Cristian Rodriguez (distance) return, while Lopez joins the program after placing 11th in the IESA 100 hurdles last year. “Our goal is to keep everyone uninjured and working hard,” Beatty said. “I feel we are ready to score more team points at meets this year.”

Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio

Coach: Jeramey Wittenauer

Top returners: Henry Nichols, jr.

Note worthy: Nichols was a state qualifier in the 3,200 last year and is one of top area returners also in the 800 and 1,600. Freshman Ian Hassler won the shot put in Tuesday’s Rosenberry Classic. LaMoille sends four athletes to the co-op with junior Wyatt File and sophomores Gage Spangler and Logan Bates in throws and sophomore Alex Lovgren in sprints and jumps. ... The Clippers will open the season on Thursday at Forreston.