Lance Campbell was a 1987 graduate from Cambridge R&L where he competed in nine seasons of Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track at CRLS. During those nine seasons, CRLS boys' Cross Country and track had an unprecedented run, winning multiple league, divisional and all-state championships. Lance was an integral member of twenty championship teams while competing for CRLS. No team in Massachusetts high school history had ever completed " the Triple Crown"- that is winning the state class and all-state championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track. In 1987 that was accomplished for the 1st time in Mass. history by CRLS. Lance Campbell ran on all three of those teams. He was named to three Boston Globe and Boston Herald All- Scholastic teams. In his senior year he was the all-state champion in the 1000 yd. run indoors with a time of 2:16.60 and in outdoor the 880 yd. champion with a time of 1:53.50. He also ran on the undefeated state and all state mile relay championship teams. He culminated his exceptional high school career when he won the New England High School Championships and set a CRLS, Mass. high school and NE record! His time of 1:51.2 is the all-time Cambridge record and is still among the best ever run in Mass. After graduating Cambridge R&L Lance continued his cross country and track career at Westfield State University where the middle-distance standout earned two All-America honors, 14 All New England certificates, four Massachusetts State Conference championships, and was a six-time national qualifier in the 800 meter run.
Class: 1997 Inducted: 2022