Horne & Mahoney Start Season with Victories at Freeport 4k

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Recap by Lila Gaudrault


Freeport, Yarmouth, and Cape Elizabeth opened their seasons Thursday evening at the Freeport Falcon 4K at Hunter Road Fields. With temperatures topping 80 degrees at the start, all three teams showed early season fitness as some of Class B's top contenders were established.


Cape sophomore Hadley Mahoney won the girl's race in 16:33, 42 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, freshman Madeleine Jones of Yarmouth. Mahoney, last year's Western Maine Conference Champion, had her season cut short by COVID in 2020 and enters 2021 as one of the top returners in Class B. After winning both the 1600m (5:20) and 3200m (11:48) at the outdoor track state championship this spring and having a strong summer of training, she looks to improve on last year's times and lead the Cape Elizabeth girls to top finishes at championship races.

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Behind Mahoney, Yarmouth's Madeleine Jones, Ella Maxwell, Gigi Grosset, and Hillary Connor finished in a strong pack in 2nd-5th place. With Sara Mckenzie's 19th place finish, Yarmouth took the win over Cape Elizabeth by 3 points with a score of 31. Freeport placed 3rd with 63 points.


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In the boy's race, Freeport's Henry Horne and Cape's Vaughn Lindenau and Owen Patry ran as a strong pack of three before Horne pulled away in the final mile, winning in 12:55. Lindenau and Patry were close behind in 13:01 and 13:02, respectively. Horne, a junior, hopes to improve on his 17:32 5k PR at the upcoming Fleet Feet Southern Maine Classic, where he looks forward to racing teams and individuals from Class A.

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Led by Lindenau and Patry's 2nd and 3rd place finishes, Cape Elizabeth took the boy's victory with a score of 33, ahead of Yarmouth (46) and Freeport (48). Lucas Robinson (5th place), Sebastian Hesser (11th), and Carter Abrahamsen (12th) rounded out Cape's scoring.