Girls's Individual Preview
No one was better than freshman Sofie Matson a year ago as she would win the first freshman/sophomore race, and record the fastest time of the day 18:20.70. Matson who missed the outdoor track season with injury is back healthy, and started her season off with a dominating win on her home course last Friday. Matson is the favorite to repeat on Saturday, and back up her MileSplit50 #1 ranking.
Matson's teammate Karley Piers finished second in last year's race running 19:11.15, and figures to be primed for another top five finish on Saturday. Piers finished 5th in her opening meet, and ranks MileSplit50 #11.
Top 10 returning sophomore girls
RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATEPLACE |
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1 | 18:20.70 | Falmouth High School | 2021 | |
2 | 19:11.15 | Falmouth High School | 2021 | |
3 | 19:14.27 | Cape Elizabeth High School | 2021 | |
4 | 20:53.83 | Maine Coast Waldorf | 2021 | |
5 | 21:25.84 | Cheverus High School | 2021 | |
6 | 21:58.70 | Fryeburg Academy | 2021 | |
7 | 22:06.14 | Maine Coast Waldorf | 2021 | |
8 | 22:14.00 | Cape Elizabeth High School | 2021 | |
9 | 22:40.99 | Maine Coast Waldorf | 2021 | |
10 | 23:06.79 | Falmouth High School | 2021 |
High School Junior / Senior Girls
While the freshman/sophomore race most likely will post the fastest time of the day, the junior/senior race should be a great one as well with many talented athletes in the field.
MileSplit50 #2 Lily Horne of Freeport the defending Class B state champion will be one of the top harriers in the field. Horne placed third in the junior/senior race in 2017 running 19:04.40. She opened her season with a second place effort at NYA in what was more of a tempo effort.
Gorham's Kate Tugman has been on fire this season, she opened with a win at the SMAA Relays, followed up by another vcitory at Scot Laliberte Invitational, and added her third win of the season last Friday as she ran 19:51 on a tough Marshwood course. She currently ranks MileSplit50 #3 and will have home course advantage.
Bonny Eagle didn't run in the meet a year ago but the high powered Scots the topped ranked team in the MileSplit50 girls rankings has an all-star line-up. Leading the way will be MileSplit50 #7 Ami Beaumier who opened her season winning the senior race at the SMAA Relays, she followed that up with a strong 19:47 effort at Falmouth where she was second only behind Matson.
Beaumier's teammate Christine Toy is another top competitor. Toy is currently ranked MileSplit50 #10, and is coming off a strong fourth place finish at Falmouth where she ran 20:16 for three miles
Greely has two top athletes entered in the race. Carolyn Todd last year's runner-up ran 18:44.99 in 2017, she'll be looking for another strong run in 2018. Todd din't race last week. Her teammate Marin Provencher had a breakthrough year on the track last spring, and enters the race ranked MileSplit50 #13. She opened her season with a second place effort running 21:04.
MileSplit50 #14 Hannah D'orso of Kennebunk opened her season with a strong 20:29 to win at Cheverus.
RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATEPLACE |
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1 | 19:37.17 | Gorham High School | 2020 | |
2 | 20:23.18 | Windham High School | 2020 | |
3 | 20:31.22 | Westbrook High School | 2020 | |
4 | 20:32.69 | Gorham High School | 2020 | |
5 | 20:59.99 | Yarmouth High School | 2020 | |
6 | 21:41.25 | York High School | 2020 | |
7 | 21:50.16 | Freeport High School | 2020 | |
8 | 21:57.82 | Scarborough High School | 2020 | |
9 | 22:04.52 | Cape Elizabeth High School | 2020 | |
10 | 22:11.22 | Noble High School | 2020 |
RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATEPLACE |
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1 | 18:44.99 | Greely High School | 2019 | |
2 | 19:04.40 | Freeport High School | 2019 | |
3 | 20:16.02 | Cape Elizabeth High School | 2019 | |
4 | 20:34.89 | Marshwood High School | 2019 | |
5 | 20:48.45 | Cheverus High School | 2019 | |
5 | 20:48.45 | Wells High School | 2019 | |
7 | 20:53.82 | St. Dominic Regional High School | 2019 | |
8 | 20:56.49 | Greely High School | 2019 | |
9 | 20:56.95 | Cape Elizabeth High School | 2019 | |
10 | 21:06.29 | Fryeburg Academy | 2019 |