Northern Maine Class B Regional XC Preview

Northern Maine Class B Regional XC Preview

Class B Boys Individuals

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Nick Reznick (MDI) Reznick has the 3rd fastest 5k in the region this year a 17:37 from FOC. Unfortunately he hasn't race since FOC due to a possible injury. If healthy he will contend for a top 5 spot without a doubt.

Class B Boys Team Preview

The Vikings of Caribou dominated the PVC Class B Championship last weekend, and head to regional championship as the favorites to capture the title. The Vikings are led by the 1-2 punch of Dylan Marrero & Evan Desmond. Caribou had a 18:04.34 team average with a 50.5 1-5 runner split so far in 2016.

PVC runner-up John Bapst & Ellsworth will contend for the runner-up plaque along with KVAC Class B third place team Camden Hills.

Bapst's edged Ellsworth by 2 points last weekend at PVC's. They enter the meet with a 18:25 team average, and a 1:28 split. Ellsworth only has the 7th best team if you only look at 5k seasonal bests but don't count the Eagles out, they showed last weekend they run well when it counts.

Camden Hills has a slightly better team average at 18:22.9 by there split time is almost 2 minutes. MDI figures to be in the mix as well if Nick Reznick runs for the Trojans.

Tia Tardy (MDI) It has been perfection so far in 2016 for MDI senior Tia Tardy who enters the regional meet as the odds on favorite to win. Tardy who ran for Orono a year ago won the Class C Northern Maine title a year ago. So far in 2016 Tardy had the fastest 5k in state a 18:32.71 effort from Festival of Champions where she used he speed over the final half mile to pull away from a talented field. Lats weekend she set a new course record at Old Town as she won the Class B PVC title in 18:58.

Tardy's 2016 Performances

Augusta Stockman (Camden Hills) Stockman who didn't know if she'd be able to run this fall because of injury has done very well considering. Her best race of the season came at FOC where she ran 19:04.82, the second fastest 5k in the region this fall. At the KVAC Championship last week, Stockman struggled to a 7th place finish, and appear to be limping post race. Hopefully it was just a small thing and she can return to form this weekend.

Emma Trapani (Camden Hills) Trapani's return to the XC trails this fall has gone very well. At the KVAC Championship last weekend she ran to a runner-up finish with a 20:46 clocking. She ran a seasonal best 19:50 at the Camden Hills invitational the week before and placed 15th at FOC the week before that.

Amanda Boyd (John Bapst) Boyd a senior from John Bapst finished 2nd in the PVC Class B Championship last weekend. So far in 2016 she had a best of 20:14 from the Sectional XC meet. A year ago Boyd finished 2nd in the Northern Maine Regional.

Cecilia Morin (Waterville) Morin a senior from Waterville has the 5th fastest 5k in the region this fall from her 20:21 effort on the Belfast course at FOC. Last weekend she ran to a 3rd place effort in the KVAC Class B meet. Morin has won 3 different races this fall. A year ago she placed 3rd in the regional meet.

Audree O'Meara (Old Town) O'Meara was third in the PVC Championship last week with a seasonal best 20:38.

Sarah Hunt (John Bapst) Hunt has the 9th best 5k in the region this fall 20:57, she placed 5th in the PVC Championship last week.