Sam Burgess, a senior at Framingham High in Massachusetts, placed second in the 5-kilometer boys championship race at the CHAMPS Sports Northeast Regional at Van Cortlandt Park in New York. Burgess, who finished ninth at last year's regionals, clocked 15:21.3 to return Dec. 10 to Balboa Park's Morley Field in San Diego to compete at the CHAMPS Sports Cross Country Championships, looking to improve on a 29th-place finish last season.