Scarborough Boys & Bonny Eagle Girls Shine At SMAA Relays
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Delaney Hesler of Bonny Eagle came into high school with strong expectations, and the freshman showed she'll be someone to watch this fall as she clocked 8:41 over the 1.5 mile course the third fastest time overall.
Hesler went out hard from the gun and never looked back as she was 34 seconds in front of teammate Emmaline Pendleton. Scarborough's Megan Randall rounded out the top three in the first race with a 9:35.
In the sophomore race just twenty girls competed and in the end it was Lena Wood of Scarborough who seized control of the race and never let go as she crossed the line in a time of 9:59. Kenna Mcleod & Phebe Grant of Kennebunk ran 10:04 & 10:06 respectively to finish second and third overall in the race.
Kate Tugman of Gorham showed the fruits of a 350 mile summer as the junior dominated her race by 40 seconds as she ran equalled the fastest time of the day with an 8:35 for 1 1/2 miles. Bonny Eangle's Emma Abbott had a strong race for second in 9:15 while Windham's Hailey Applebee was third in 9:36.
In the final race of the day Bonny Eagle showed its strength as they would finish 1-2-3 led by Ami Beaumier's first place effort. Beaumier equalled the fastest time of the day with her 8:35 as she pulled away from teammates Kayla Raymond (8:48) & Christine Toy (8:58) over the final 800m.