Looking Ahead: Class C Boys Top returners 2014
Fort Kent's Matt Toussaint is the top returning state meet runner in Class C Boys in 2014. Toussaint had a strong post-season in 2013 that saw him win the PVC small school title, win the EM Regional title & finish as the Class C runner-up. Matt's best 5k time of 16:51 from the EM Regional ranks him #2 on the returners list.
Ben Allen of Winthrop is the #1 time returner from 2013, as well as the #3 state meet returner. Allen clocked his personal best 16:47.01 at the Festival of Champions. In the postseason Allen was the MVC runner-up, WM Regional runner-up & 4th place in the state meet.
NYA's Matt Malcolm will be another runner with a state title on his mind in 2014. Malcolm finished 8th in the WMC before a pair of 3rd place finishes in the WM Regional & State Meets. Matt has the 3rd fastest returning 5k of 16:52.30.
John Hassett of George Stevens Academy had an outstanding freshman campaign that saw him finish 5th in the state meet. Hassett was the EM Regional runner-up as well running his fastest 5k of the season 17:24. With another year under his belt Hassett will look to take his running to another level next fall.
The Merriconeag duo of Zachary Neveu & Tucker Pierce have the #4 & #5 fastest returning 5k times in 2014. Neveau ran 17:13.1 while Pierce's best effort was 17:14. Neveu had an off day at the state meet placing 46th, while Pierce was 12th overal.
Hall-Dale's Chris Pomerleau is another to key an eye in 2014. Pomerleau had a strong postseason in 2013 with a 4th place finish in the MVC Championship, he followed that up with a 5 place in the WM Regional, and finished up with a 6th place finish in the state meet.
George Stevens Academy is the top returning team from the 2013 state meet, and is the top based on fastest 5k returners for 2014. GSA finished 3rd in the state meet this year, and returns all 7 runners, theywill be led by John Hassett.
Winthrop & Fort Kent figured to be two other teams that will challenge next fall. Winthrop returns all 7 runners next fall, they are the 2nd ranked team based on state meet results. This fall the Ramblers finished 4th this fall, and return individual title threat Ben Allen. Fort Kent was 6th in the state meet this fall but have their entire top 7 back in 2014. They are the 3rd fastest state meet returning team, as well as 3rd best team based on 5k's from 2013.
Merriconeag Waldorf is another team to team an eye on in 2014, they were 8th this fall but have 6 runners back, and based off best 2013 5k's are the second ranked squad.
(Based on fastest times from 2013)
(State Meet Returners 2014)
1 Matthew Toussaint JR Fort Kent 17:15.70 1 2 Matt Malcom JR NYA 17:26.90 2 3 Ben Allen JR Winthrop 17:27.50 3 4 John Hassett FR George Stevens 17:41.60 4 5 Chris Pomerleau JR Hall-Dale 17:55.70 5 6 Tristan Butterfield SO Orono High School 18:12.80 -- 7 Joey Paolillo FR Boothbay 18:16.00 -- 8 Tucker Pierce FR Merriconeag 18:24.30 6 9 Samuel Ouellette JR Fort Kent 18:34.80 7 10 Dylan Wu FR Merriconeag 18:39.90 8 11 Ollie Dillon FR George Stevens 18:41.00 9 12 John LeBlanc JR NYA 18:47.10 10 13 Matt Burnham SO Boothbay 18:49.00 -- 14 Derek Baker SO Washburn 18:49.20 11 15 William Vance SO Winthrop 18:50.60 12
Class C Boys Top Returning Teams
1 | George Stevens Academy (ME) | 79 | ||
1) John Hassett | 17:24.16 | 6 | ||
2) Devlin Valle | 18:10.55 | 11 | ||
3) Ollie Dillon | 18:17.54 | 15 | ||
4) Oliver Broughton | 18:36.03 | 21 | ||
5) Tate Yoder | 18:57.91 | 26 | ||
Average Time: 18:17.24 Total Time: 1:31:26.19 1-5 Split: 1:33.75 | ||||
6) Aylen Wolf | 19:29.02 | 37 | ||
7) Michael Salois | 21:09.99 | 65 | ||
2 | Merriconeag Waldorf (ME) | 86 | ||
1) Zachary Neveu | 17:13.10 | 4 | ||
2) Tucker Pierce | 17:14.60 | 5 | ||
3) Dylan Wu | 17:53.70 | 10 | ||
4) Lars Gunderson | 18:35.60 | 20 | ||
5) Graham Roeber | 20:05.00 | 47 | ||
Average Time: 18:12.40 Total Time: 1:31:02.00 1-5 Split: 2:51.90 | ||||
6) Lincoln Samuelson | 20:41.00 | 57 | ||
3 | Fort Kent Community High School (ME) | 103 | ||
1) Matt Toussaint | 16:51.81 | 2 | ||
2) Sam Ouellette | 18:17.08 | 14 | ||
3) Skyler Bernstein | 18:46.33 | 24 | ||
4) Charles Parham | 19:01.66 | 28 | ||
5) Jared Michaud | 19:24.95 | 35 | ||
Average Time: 18:28.37 Total Time: 1:32:21.83 1-5 Split: 2:33.14 | ||||
6) Kip Stanley | 19:52.15 | 45 | ||
7) Jackson Ashby | 22:33.72 | 87 | ||
4 | Winthrop High School (ME) | 118 | ||
1) Ben Allen | 16:47.01 | 1 | ||
2) William Vance | 18:24.92 | 17 | ||
3) Mathias Deming | 18:36.65 | 22 | ||
4) Isaac Johnson | 19:28.44 | 36 | ||
5) Michael Neumann | 19:40.43 | 42 | ||
Average Time: 18:35.49 Total Time: 1:32:57.45 1-5 Split: 2:53.42 | ||||
6) Nick Charest | 20:28.69 | 53 | ||
7) Nick Dwelle | 20:37.04 | 55 | ||
5 | Boothbay Region High School (ME) | 119 | ||
1) Joey Paolillo | 17:29.76 | 8 | ||
2) Matt Burnham | 18:17.62 | 16 | ||
3) Kyle Alamo | 18:44.67 | 23 | ||
4) Kyler Carty | 19:11.00 | 31 | ||
5) Trystan Mercier | 19:39.00 | 41 | ||
Average Time: 18:40.41 Total Time: 1:33:22.05 1-5 Split: 2:09.24 | ||||
6) David Machon | 20:30.32 | 54 | ||
7) Karl Alamo | 21:31.04 | 77 | ||
6 | North Yarmouth Academy (ME) | 155 | ||
1) Matt Malcom | 16:52.30 | 3 | ||
2) John Leblanc | 18:26.00 | 18 | ||
3) Haley Cunningham | 18:54.30 | 25 | ||
4) Patrick Jackson | 20:14.80 | 50 | ||
5) Jack Kostelnik | 20:45.00 | 59 | ||
Average Time: 19:02.48 Total Time: 1:35:12.40 1-5 Split: 3:52.70 | ||||
6) Jake Malcom | 21:16.00 | 71 | ||
7 | Washburn (ME) | 171 | ||
1) Derek Baker | 18:11.37 | 12 | ||
2) Alex Pelletier | 19:10.60 | 30 | ||
3) Cameron Preston | 19:23.98 | 34 | ||
4) Michael Ericson | 19:45.43 | 44 | ||
5) Parker Thompson | 20:16.09 | 51 | ||
Average Time: 19:21.49 Total Time: 1:36:47.47 1-5 Split: 2:04.72 | ||||
6) Kenny Irving | 21:10.95 | 66 | ||
7) Cameron Hartford | 21:13.27 | 68 | ||
8 | Hall-Dale High School (ME) | 204 | ||
1) Chris Pomerleau | 17:45.76 | 9 | ||
2) Thomas Plourde | 19:06.92 | 29 | ||
3) Luke Armentrout | 20:07.13 | 48 | ||
4) Jonathan Whitcomb | 20:07.51 | 49 | ||
5) Harrison Pearce | 21:13.42 | 69 | ||
Average Time: 19:40.15 Total Time: 1:38:20.74 1-5 Split: 3:27.66 | ||||
6) Liam Walp | 21:19.79 | 72 | ||
9 | Madison Memorial High School (ME) | 262 | ||
1) Tristan Rich | 18:11.67 | 13 | ||
2) Samuel Harper | 19:33.86 | 39 | ||
3) Tim Beauleau | 20:44.00 | 58 | ||
4) Coleman Paine | 21:04.00 | 64 | ||
5) Avi Leblanc | 22:35.56 | 88 | ||
Average Time: 20:25.82 Total Time: 1:42:09.09 1-5 Split: 4:23.89 | ||||
10 | Bucksport High School (ME) | 270 | ||
1) Skyler Fraga | 19:01.22 | 27 | ||
2) Adam Bohlan | 19:16.08 | 32 | ||
3) Michael Soteres | 20:00.10 | 46 | ||
4) Aaron Kircheis | 21:30.35 | 76 | ||
5) Amaziah Jones | 22:56.37 | 89 | ||
Average Time: 20:32.82 Total Time: 1:42:44.12 1-5 Split: 3:55.15 |
(Based on state meet from 2012) must have 5 underclassmen competing to be in list
1 George Stevens 66 4 9 13 16 24 29 50 Total Time: 1:34:56 Average: 18:59.16 1-5 Split: 2:10 2 Winthrop 77 3 12 14 22 26 35 41 Total Time: 1:35:24 Average: 19:04.64 1-5 Split: 2:32 3 Fort Kent 80 1 7 19 20 33 34 51 Total Time: 1:35:45 Average: 19:08.84 1-5 Split: 3:36 4 Merriconeag 96 6 8 21 23 38 49 - Total Time: 1:37:49 Average: 19:33.76 1-5 Split: 2:57 5 NYA 109 2 10 17 36 44 - - Total Time: 1:39:20 Average: 19:51.88 1-5 Split: 4:57 6 Hall-Dale 120 5 15 31 32 37 40 - Total Time: 1:39:51 Average: 19:58.20 1-5 Split: 3:25 7 Washburn 169 11 30 39 43 46 47 55 Total Time: 1:45:18 Average: 21:03.42 1-5 Split: 3:36 8 Madison High Schoo 187 18 28 42 45 54 - - Total Time: 1:49:50 Average: 21:57.97 1-5 Split: 5:54 9 Bucksport 205 25 27 48 52 53 - - Total Time: 1:52:37 Average: 22:31.28 1-5 Split: 5:09