This post is for all of those statisticians out there!!! Here is our annual Manchester Merges Post. Special thanks to Millennium Running for posting these!!! One of the main reasons teams participate in Manchester Invitational is to truly see where they rate versus their division and the entire state. Same course, same day, maybe same race situations can reveal valuable information for teams to build on for the second half of their seasons. But, is Manchester Invitational (MI) an accurate predictor? With the freshmen races, some teams opt to have their freshmen, no matter how good, participate, thus weakening their varsity team, which in turn distorts a team’s true status in the state. Is this the right decision? Does Manchester Invitational have any affect on the outcome of the State Divisional Championships, and even with a different course, Meet of Champions.
So with all that said, merges provide us with an opportunity to study. We have provided links to the 2026 merges provided by Millennium Running. We have also provided comparisons of how the merge fared in 2025 and links to our posts from previous years. Warning: Long Post!!!
2026 MANCHESTER INVITATIONAL STATE AND DIVISIONAL MERGES
HOW THE MERGE FARED IN 202 5WITH MOCS
2025 MI GIRLS MERGE 2025 MOC FINISH
| Rank | School | Score | Rank | School | Score |
| 1 | Hanover | 48 | 1 | Hanover | 40 |
| 2 | Exeter | 112 | 2 | Oyster River | 100 |
| 3 | Pinkerton | 139 | 3 | Exeter | 101 |
| 4 | Bedford | 149 | 4 | Pinkerton | 102 |
| 5 | Oyster River | 156 | 5 | Bedford | 190 |
| 6 | Bishop Guertin | 207 | 6 | Hopkinton | 209 |
| 7 | Hopkinton | 254 | 7 | Bishop Guertin | 217 |
| 8 | Concord | 279 | 8 | Windham | 241 |
| 9 | Coe-Brown | 325 | 9 | Concord | 246 |
| 10 | Winnacunnet | 327 | 10 | Keene | 261 |
| 11 | Plymouth | 329 | 11 | Coe-Brown | 272 |
| 12 | Souhegan | 341 | 12 | Winnacunnet | 323 |
2025 MI BOYS MERGE 2025 MOC FINISH
| Rank | School | Score | Rank | School | Score |
| 1 | Pinkerton | 51 | 1 | Pinkerton | 49 |
| 2 | Coe-Brown | 127 | 2 | Hanover | 105 |
| 3 | Oyster River | 145 | 3 | Coe-Brown | 129 |
| 4 | Hanover | 150 | 4 | Keene | 161 |
| 5 | Londonderry | 186 | 5 | Oyster River | 206 |
| 6 | Bishop Guertin | 239 | 6 | Londonderry | 220 |
| 7 | Nashua South | 280 | 7 | Monadnock | 239 |
| 8 | Souhegan | 280 | 8 | Bishop Guertin | 256 |
| 9 | Exeter | 291 | 9 | Nashua South | 262 |
| 10 | Nashua North | 302 | 10 | Salem | 275 |
| 11 | Concord | 314 | 11 | Souhegan | 278 |
| 12 | Bow | 452 | 12 | Concord | 282 |
2025 MI D1 GIRLS MERGE 2025 D1 GIRLS FINISH
| 1 | Exeter | 52 | 1 | Pinkerton | 55 |
| 2 | Pinkerton | 64 | 2 | Exeter | 58 |
| 3 | Bedford | 69 | 3 | Bedford | 110 |
| 4 | Bishop Guertin | 106 | 4 | Bishop Guertin | 152 |
| 5 | Concord | 148 | 5 | Concord | 153 |
| 6 | Winnacunnet | 171 | 6 | Keene | 158 |
| 7 | Keene | 199 | 7 | Windham | 164 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 221 | 8 | Winnacunnet | 188 |
| 9 | Londonderry | 227 | 9 | Londonderry | 277 |
| 10 | Windham | 259 | 10 | Alvirne | 292 |
| 11 | Dover | 310 | 11 | Nashua North | 300 |
| 12 | Merrimack | 317 | 12 | Portsmouth | 305 |
2025 MI D1 BOYS MERGE 2025 D1 BOYS FINISH
| 1 | Pinkerton | 34 | 1 | Pinkerton | 37 |
| 2 | Londonderry | 100 | 2 | Keene | 96 |
| 3 | Bishop Guertin | 125 | 3 | Londonderry | 114 |
| 4 | Nashua South | 140 | 4 | Nashua North | 164 |
| 5 | Exeter | 147 | 5 | Nashua South | 173 |
| 6 | Nashua North | 149 | 6 | Bishop Guertin | 179 |
| 7 | Concord | 159 | 7 | Salem | 197 |
| 8 | Bedford | 246 | 8 | Concord | 199 |
| 9 | Windham | 271 | 9 | Exeter | 210 |
| 10 | Salem | 286 | 10 | Bedford | 241 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 302 | 11 | Windham | 278 |
| 12 | Alvirne | 311 | 12 | Merrimack | 355 |
2025 D2 GIRLS MERGE 2025 D2 GIRLS FINISH
| 1 | Hanover | 23 | 1 | Hanover | 25 |
| 2 | Oyster River | 63 | 2 | Oyster River | 52 |
| 3 | Plymouth | 117 | 3 | Coe-Brown | 119 |
| 4 | Coe-Brown | 118 | 4 | Hollis/Brookline | 125 |
| 5 | Souhegan | 125 | 5 | Souhegan | 177 |
| 6 | Hollis/Brookline | 163 | 6 | Plymouth | 190 |
| 7 | Merrimack Valley | 233 | 7 | Merrimack Valley | 221 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 235 | 8 | Lebanon | 251 |
| 9 | Kingswood | 249 | 9 | Laconia | 256 |
2025 MI D2 BOYS MERGE 2025 D2 BOYS FINISH
| 1 | Coe-Brown | 41 | 1 | Hanover | 37 |
| 2 | Oyster River | 50 | 2 | Coe-Brown | 38 |
| 3 | Hanover | 61 | 3 | Oyster River | 83 |
| 4 | Souhegan | 109 | 4 | Souhegan | 114 |
| 5 | Bow | 175 | 5 | Hollis/Brookline | 152 |
| 6 | Hollis/Brookline | 183 | 6 | Bow | 197 |
| 7 | Merrimack Valley | 248 | 7 | Laconia | 258 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 249 | 8 | Merrimack Valley | 268 |
| 9 | Milford | 252 | 9 | Kennett | 301 |
| 10 | John Stark | 287 | 10 | Milford | 325 |
| 11 | Kingswood | 308 | 11 | Lebanon | 326 |
| 12 | Pembroke | 318 | 12 | John Stark | 335 |
2025 MI D3 GIRLS MERGE 2025 D3 GIRLS FINISH
| 1 | Hopkinton | 38 | 1 | Hopkinton | 60 |
| 2 | Newfound | 75 | 2 | Portsmouth Christian | 87 |
| 3 | Pelham | 90 | 3 | Newfound | 162 |
| 4 | Gilford | 97 | 4 | Newmarket | 186 |
| 5 | Newmarket | 101 | 5 | Fall Mountain | 197 |
| 6 | Campbell | 108 | 6 | Pelham | 197 |
| 7 | Trinity | 161 | 7 | Sanborn | 197 |
2025 MI D3 BOYS MERGE 2025 D3 BOYS FINISH
| 1 | Hopkinton | 70 | 1 | Monadnock | 63 |
| 2 | Portsmouth Christian | 76 | 2 | Hopkinton | 90 |
| 3 | Newmarket | 86 | 3 | Portsmouth Christian | 114 |
| 4 | Newfound | 107 | 4 | Newfound | 140 |
| 5 | St. Thomas | 135 | 5 | Newfound | 162 |
| 6 | Mascenic | 153 | 6 | St. Thomas | 167 |
| 7 | Holy Family | 176 | 7 | Mascenic | 251 |
| 8 | Derryfield | 199 | 8 | Fall Mountain | 254 |
| 9 | Pelham | 241 | 9 | Belmont | 304 |
| 10 | Sanborn | 253 | 10 | Profile | 325 |
| 11 | Trinity | 264 | 11 | Holy Family | 332 |
| 12 | Campbell | 308 | 12 | Mascoma Valley | 342 |
