BURLINGTON — What do you even do as a senior class that’s won everything you can win?

For the Thetford Panthers boys track team it was simple enough: go out there, have some fun — oh, and win the school’s sixth consecutive Division III crown, making a little history along the way.

The Panthers rolled to another state title, powered by a dominant performance from a senior class that finished in points in 15 of the 18 events and scored 127 of Thetford’s meet-winning 164.5 points on a hot, hazy afternoon in Burlington.

“It is really inspiring,” Thetford coach Emily Silver said. “They have a great attitude about taking risks, forgiving themselves for mistakes, and cheering on their teammates.”

The Thetford seniors won seven events outright, with Uly Junker-Boyce taking the 100 meter dash and long jump, Luke Miller winning the 400 meter run and javelin, Brady Sloop winning both the 800 and 1500 meter runs and Evan Rich winning triple jump.

“It’s kind of surreal,” Junker-Boyce said. “To come and do it like we did, in this way, for the last two, three and four years has been so much fun and I’ve been so grateful to be part of this team.”

Sophomore Connor Sloop was the lone non-senior to win a solo event for Thetford, winning the discus throw just ahead of his Panther teammate David Stangner. A team of Connor Gaine, Elijah Renner, Daniel Mann and Jay Hill took the 4x800 relay and a three-senior team of Junker-Boyce, Rich, Hunter Clay and Emmett Terry won the 4x100 relay to give the Panthers an even 10 outright wins on the day.

Junker-Boyce was the star of the show, placing a capstone on what’s been a historic year for him. Already the overall state record holder in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump, Junker-Boyce shattered his own mark on the fifth attempt with a 7.28 meter jump that places him within the national top 100 and moves him nearly a quarter meter ahead of the next furthest in Vermont history.

“It was really fun,” Junker-Boyce said. “I come into meets with an attitude of ‘I’m gonna smile in the blocks and I’m gonna smile at the finish line’ and today I did just that. I came in with a good attitude …. first warm day, nice weather, and I jumped so good.”

“He has such a sunny disposition, and it’s really contagious,” said Silver of Junker-Boyce, who will compete for Williams College next year. “He thinks of this all as a gift. I want to hold on to some of that next year.”

White River Valley finished second on the boys side in what was a bit of a breakthrough for the young Wildcats. Jack Hughes and Hayden Mabey each finished second in long jump and pole vault, respectively, for the Wildcats best finishes of the day.

Eban Margolis won pole vault for Windsor’s lone event win of the afternoon, improving from his runner-up finish a year prior.

Oxbow’s Ruben Keefe finished second in the 110 meter hurdles for the Olympians best finish of the afternoon.

For Thetford, the win caps a strong year of running. The Panthers finished third in Division III at cross country, won the Division II indoor championship for the second time, and closed the year with a six-peat in outdoor track.

“To win indoor track, that was a goal since sophomore year… We did it together, we brought it all with us, kept the momentum and just nailed it today,” said Junker-Boyce.

Thetford will look to replace its influential senior class as it returns looking for a state-record tying seventh consecutive title in 2026.