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BOSTON — Methuen junior Michael O’Donnell felt like a freshman at All-States yesterday.

“Almost everyone else is a senior,” said O’Donnell about his competition. “So going into this I felt like the little guy.”

St. John's Prep sprinter Bryan Browne of Georgetown won the 300 meter (35.72) at the Division 1 state meet yesterday. He was the only local boy to win his event. 

"He's had a phenomenal season," St. John's Prep coach Ray Carey said. "He is going to be seeded fourth likely in All-States and has a great chance to score high." 

O’DONNELL SETS RECORD Methuen’s Michael O’Donnell won the 2-mile in 9:31.58, breaking the previous meet record of 9:33.12. O’Donnell has come a long way. He ran the 1,000 meters in last year’s MVC indoor meet and finished seventh. “I just want to try do my best every time, and if that’s breaking records, then I’m more than happy to do that,” said O’Donnell, who ran a 4:17.05 mile last week. O’Donnell said he believes he will be running the mile at Division 1 States.

Dylan Epstien finished the 50-yard dask i a time of 5.8, takig first place and helping Andover to a fourth place finish (51 points) at yesterday's MVC freshman/sophomore meet.  

Setting a new junior class school record and coming within 0.2 of a second of the overall standard, Methuen's Mike O'Donnell blazed to victory in the 1,000 meter run at the Coaches Elite Meet in Boston.

In Methuen's 56-30 boys track win over Dracut, Steve Lilja whipped Dracut rival Ryan Schwartz in the 600, winning in a season-best time of 1:21.9, while Eric Lacroix trounced Nick Renaud in the 300, winning in 34.9. 

Eric Lacrois ran a speedy 34.9 to win the 300 and Michael O'Donnell (1,000) and Lucas Parsons (2-mile) remained unbeaten in their specialties but Methuen fell to Billerica, 46-40.

Eric Lacrois ran a speedy 34.9 to win the 300 and Michael O'Donnell (1,000) and Lucas Parsons (2-mile) remained unbeaten in their specialties but Methuen fell to Billerica, 46-40.

Tewksbury sprung some surprises on Methuen, like sweeping the hurdles and winning in the shot put, but the Rangers had some answers of their own to win, 47-39. Right off the bat, Josh Baez finished first in the dash, and a sweep of the 600 gave Methuen the lead to stay. Stephen Lilja won the event in 1:23.1, followed by teammates Keith Erickson and Tom Kubiszewski.

Eric Lacroix boarded the bus yesterday with his Methuen teammates for the ride to Roxbury and the Large School Winter Festival, telling coach Roger Fuller he didn't feel that well. Almost immediately afterward, he dashed to the bus' trash barrel to throw up.