B.A.A. 10K M0-14: Lozano leads a strong young field through Boston's summer heat

• Matteo Lozano (14, Sharon, MA) took the M0-14 title in 39:08 — a 6:18/mi clip on a day that hit 85°F with thick humidity.
• 19 seconds separated Lozano from runner-up Cyriaque Schaff (39:27), with Ryan Costello rounding out the podium at 40:23.
• Schaff was the strongest finisher of the top three, climbing from his position mid-race to post the 124th-fastest split on the second half of the course.
• 12-year-old Ishaan Kanagaraj (Belmont, MA) finished 6th overall in the M0-14 group at 43:31 — a notable result among mostly 14-year-olds ahead of him.

Twenty-two boys 14 and under toed the line at the 2023 B.A.A. 10K, running through Boston on a muggy 85-degree June morning. Matteo Lozano of Sharon handled the conditions as well as anyone in the age group, averaging 6:18 per mile to win in 39:08. The gap to second place was a manageable 19 seconds at the line — close enough that the race had real shape to it.

Cyriaque Schaff of Wayland was that pressure. The 13-year-old ran a tactically interesting race, moving up steadily through the field over the second half and posting the 124th-fastest split on the back portion of the course — strong enough to suggest he was just getting warmed up as Lozano was holding on. Ryan Costello (West Newton) and Stephen Green (Northborough) were locked together through the middle miles and finished just seven seconds apart — 40:23 and 40:30 — to claim third and fourth.

Yaashwanth Narendran of Hopkinton rounded out the top five at 42:23, and then the field spread out considerably, with 12-year-old Ishaan Kanagaraj of Belmont finishing a solid 6th at 43:31 — the youngest of the top six, holding his own against a field that skewed heavily toward 14-year-olds. All 22 finishers completed the 10K in the summer heat, a feat worth noting on its own.