Looking back at FOC

The 11th Maine Festival of Champions was one to remember for all those involved. The racing conditions were the best they have been for the meet in several years, and the athletes took full advantage to clock some blazing fast times.

Inside the Numbers

- 38 boys runners ran under 17 minutes, coming into the race 26th athletes were seeded sub 17.

- 25 boys runners were under 17 last year most in meet history, that mark was shattered

- Josef Holt-Andrews course record 15:06.92  took off just under 20 seconds off the 1 year old record (15:26.64 of Mike Tate)

- 6 new boys entries to the all-time meet Top 25 list

-791 finishers in the boys race was a new record, breaking the previous best of 779 set last year

- Lewiston set a team average record of 16:34.07, just ahead of Harwood, VT 16:34.58, the previous fastest team average was Lewiston's 16:56 from 207. Cape Elizabeth 16:43 & Scarborough 16:55 also averaged faster

- 623 girls finishers was a new record as well surpassing the 607 in 2012

- Mt Desert Island girls won for the 3rd straight time & 4th time overall

- MDI team average of 19:47 was second fastest team in history only behind the stacked Cheverus team of 2009 (19:42)

- 5 new additions to the meet top 25 performance list

- 20 sub 20 minute efforts just behind the 21 of 2012.

Team Winners

Individual Winners

Boys

Girls

Lets take a look at the Results by Class

Class A Boys (click for full results)

  1 Aaron Willingham      JR Mt. Blue High School  15:42.20     1
  2 Josh Horne            SR Mt. Blue High School  15:54.20     2
  3 Isaiah Harris         JR Lewiston              16:21.70     3
  4 Bryce Murdick         JR Falmouth              16:22.30     4
  5 Mohamed Awil          SR Lewiston              16:23.40     5
  6 Mohamed Mohamed       SR Lewiston              16:29.40     6
  7 Colin Tardiff         SO Scarborough High Sch  16:30.50     7
  8 Jonathan Stanhope     SR Bangor High School    16:35.80     8
  9 Logan Moses           SR Messalonskee          16:38.60     9
 10 Dan Lesko             JR Mt. Blue High School  16:40.60    10

Class A Girls  (click for full results)

  1 Kialeigh Marston      SO Bonny Eagle           18:42.90     1
  2 Shannon Conley        SR South Portland        18:59.20     2
  3 Casey Loring          SO South Portland        19:15.80     3
  4 Anne Guadalupi        FR Cony High School      19:21.40    --
  5 Madeline Roberts      SR Falmouth              19:30.10     4
  6 Tessa Cassidy         SO Brunswick             19:39.20     5
  7 Catherine Ledue       JR Sanford High School   19:59.50     6
  8 Elizabeth Labun       JR Hampden Academy       20:07.60     7
  9 Farhiyo Aden          JR Lewiston              20:13.50     8
 10 Kaitlyn Dostie        JR Cheverus              20:19.00     9

Class B Boys   (click for full results)

  1 Liam Simpson          SR Cape Elizabeth        16:00.10     1
  2 Will Shafer           SR GNG                   16:07.90     2
  3 Ben Trapani           SR Camden Hills          16:20.80     3
  4 Robert Looker         SR Ellsworth             16:22.30     4
  5 Brayden Beardsley     SR Ellsworth             16:26.60     5
  6 Peter Doane           SR Cape Elizabeth        16:30.00     6
  7 Chris Cote            JR Waterville            16:35.90    --
  8 Mitch Morris          JR Cape Elizabeth        16:45.60     7
  9 Kyle Kennedy          JR Cape Elizabeth        17:03.40     8
 10 Christopher Walfield  SO Morse High School     17:06.80     9

Class B Girls   (click for full results)

  1 Aleta Looker          SR Ellsworth             19:01.10     1
  2 Maggie Painter        SR MDI                   19:05.70     2
  3 Isabel Erickson       SR MDI                   19:28.20     3
  4 Waylon Henggeler      JR MDI                   19:35.20     4
  5 Abby Hersom           SR Oceanside             19:52.80    --
  6 Brittany Bowman       SR Camden Hills          20:02.40     5
  7 Rhoen Fiutak          JR Cape Elizabeth        20:02.50     6
  8 Hannah Despres        JR Maranacook            20:09.00     7
  9 Amanda Boyd           FR John Bapst            20:14.10     8
 10 Emma Shedd            FR Cape Elizabeth        20:15.80     9

Class C Boys   (click for full results)

  1 Josef Holt-Andrews    SR Telstar               15:06.92    --
  2 Matt Malcom           JR NYA                   17:00.30     1
  3 Tristan Butterfield   SO Orono High School     17:25.90     2
  4 Joey Polio            FR Boothbay              17:29.80     3
  5 James O'Neil          SR Orono High School     17:32.80     4
  6 Benn Scully           SR Boothbay              17:33.70     5
  7 John Hassett          FR GSA                   17:40.70     6
  8 James McAuliffe       SR Hall-Dale             17:50.40     7
  9 Robert Campbell       SR Boothbay              17:54.30     8
 10 Ben Bailey            SR Monmouth Academy      17:58.86     9

Class C Girls   (click for full results)

  1 Carsyn Koch           SR Washburn              19:15.20     1
  2 Hannah Austin         JR NYA                   19:27.10     2
  3 Lily Koffman          JR Orono High School     19:55.80     3
  4 Tia Tardy             FR Mattanawcook          19:56.50     4
  5 Sophia Thayer         SR Boothbay              20:00.10     5
  6 Kassidy Dill          FR Orono High School     20:25.40     6
  7 Rylee Warman          FR Greater Houlton       20:52.10    --
  8 Hannah Morley         SO Boothbay              20:57.70     7
  9 Emma Wilson           JR Hall-Dale             21:18.00    --
 10 Gabi Stone            JR Telstar               21:27.50    --