Rain and mud will likely greet the best runners in Southern Maine as they embark on the Southern Maine Cross-Country Regional at Twin Brook Recreation Park in Cumberland on Saturday. The Class B girls will get the action underway at 11 am followed by the boys at 11:40 am. Class C girls will go next at 12:20 p.m. followed by the boys at 1 p.m. Closing out the day the Class A girls toe the line at 1:40 p.m. with the boys set to go off at 2:20 p.m.
Southern Maine Girls Top Performers All-Time | Southern Maine Boys Top Performers All-Time
Class B Girls
2023 Top Runners: Cary Drake (York) #3, Shealyn Brochu (Morse) #7, Molly Kenealy (York) CP, Dylan Burmeiester (Lincoln Academy) CP, Emma Young (Cape Elizabeth) CP.
2023 Top Teams: Greely #5, York #6, Lincoln Academy #8, Freeport #10, Cape Elizabeth CP, Yarmouth CP
Fourteen teams enter at least five runners so based on that, the top seven girls teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals. The # of teams could drop if two teams don't show up to the starting line with five runners.
Teams, we think that will advance: Greely, York, Lincoln Academy, Freeport, Cape Elizabeth, Yarmouth, Morse
2022 Team Champion: Cape Elizabeth (60 points) won on sixth runner tie-breaker
Top Returners from the 2022 Race
Event 3 Girls 5000 Meter Run Class B
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Cary Drake 11 York High School 18:57.12 1
2 Hadley Mahoney 11 Cape Elizabeth 19:46.58 2
3 Emma Young 11 Cape Elizabeth 20:17.42 3
4 Audrey Hufnagel 11 Lincoln Academy 20:33.47 4
5 Molly Kenealy 11 York High School 20:36.11 5
6 Abigail Roberts 11 Lake Region 20:46.79 6
7 Annie Reynolds 11 Greely High School 21:16.79 7
8 Rowan Barry 9 Greely High School 21:31.08 8
9 Dylan Burmeister 10 Lincoln Academy 21:42.91 9
11 Madeline Kallin 11 Lincoln Academy 21:52.29 11
Senior Carter Libby of GNG finished third in the Southern B Regional in 2022.
Class B Boys
2023 Top Runners: Carter Libby (GNG) #3, Sam Laverdiere (Lake Region) #4, Alex Gilbert (Freeport) #9, Will Spaulding (Freeport) #10, William Coull (Greely) CP, Aidan Ring (York) CP, Eliot O'Mahoney (Lincoln Academy) CP, Gabe Durazo (Leavitt) CP
2023 Top Teams: Freeport #3, York #6, Lincoln Academy CP, Greely CP, GNG CP
Fourteen teams enter at least five runners so based on that the top seven boys teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals. The # of teams could drop if two teams don't show up to the starting line with five runners.
2022 Team Champion: Freeport (40 Points)
Top Returners from the 2022 Race
Event 4 Boys 5000 Meter Run Class B
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Name Year School Finals Points
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3 Carter Libby 11 Gray New Glouces 17:21.43 3
4 Sam Laverdiere 10 Lake Region 17:25.30 4
5 Will Spaulding 11 Freeport 17:27.86 5
6 Aidan Ring 10 York High School 17:44.17 6
9 Teo Styverlink-Horne 11 Freeport 17:44.63 9
11 Ken Hermawan 11 York High School 18:02.93 11
12 Alex Gilbert 9 Freeport 18:03.01 12
13 Connor Smith 10 Freeport 18:04.88 13
14 Gabe Durazo 11 Leavitt 18:07.96 14
15 Eliot O'Mahoney 11 Lincoln Academy 18:08.01 15
Haley Williams of Winthrop was the Class C Southern Regional runner-up in 2022.
Class C Girls
2023 Top Runners: Soren Star-Chessa #5, Haley Williams (Winthrop) CP, Grace Alexander (Waynflete) CP
2023 Top Teams: Waynflete C#3, Maine Coast Waldorf C#4, Boothbay/Wiscasset C#5, Maranacook C#6
Twelve teams enter at least five runners so based on that, the top six girls teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals. The # of teams could drop if two teams don't show up to the starting line with five runners.
Teams, we think that will advance: Waynflete, Maine Coast Waldorf, Boothbay/Wiscasset, Maranacook, Madison, Winthrop
2022 Team Champion: Waynflete (50 points)
Top Returners from the 2022 Race
Event 5 Girls 5000 Meter Run Class C
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Name Year School Finals Points
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2 Haley Williams 11 Winthrop 20:58.91 2
3 Rahel Delaney 9 Maine Coast Waldorf 21:10.96 3
5 Bryanna Hagopian 9 Madison 22:19.33
6 Hadley Smith 9 North Yarmouth 22:30.32
7 Cass MacCarthy 11 North Yarmouth 22:32.26
9 Elise Abbott 9 Traip Academy 22:42.27 5
10 Lucy Olson 9 Waynflete School 22:44.25 6
12 Vivi Jenkins 10 Waynflete School 22:52.45 7
13 Anna Siegel 11 Waynflete School 23:07.21 8
14 Grace Drown 9 Winthrop 23:18.79 9
Chris Pottle finished as the Southern Regional Class C runner-up in 2022.
Class C Boys
2023 Top Runners: Chris Pottle (Winthrop) C#2, Will Barmby (Waynflete), Evan Schneider (Old Orchard Beach), Desmond Robinson (Carrabec), Silas Bartol (Marancook)
2023 Top Teams: Winthrop (MVC Champ)
Fifteen teams enter at least five runners so based on that, the top eight boys teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals. The # of teams could drop if two teams don't show up to the starting line with five runners.
2022 Team Champion: Winthrop (63 Points)
Top Returners from the 2022 Race
Event 6 Boys 5000 Meter Run Class C
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Name Year School Finals Points
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2 Christopher Pottle 11 Winthrop 18:08.38 2
5 Benjamin Fournier 10 Richmond 18:35.75 4
7 Evan Schneider 10 Old Orchard Beach 18:50.10 5
8 Desmond Robinson 10 Carrabec 18:56.15
9 Silas Bartol 11 Maranacook 18:59.26 6
12 Jonathan Wagner 11 Winthrop 19:16.24 9
13 Will Barmby 11 Waynflete School 19:23.82 10
18 Aaron Geaslen 11 Seacoast Christian 19:52.13
20 Bennett Ross 11 Winthrop 19:54.66 16
21 Chris Noreika 10 North Yarmouth 20:00.02 17
Addy Thibodeau a senior from Bonny Eagle is the defending Southern Regional Class A girls champion.
Class A Girls
2023 Top Runners: Samantha Moore (Portland) #4, Addy Thibodeau (Bonny Eagle) #6, Marina Violette (Bonny Eagle) #8, Hannah Keene (Kennebunk) #9, Kyleigh Record (Scarborough) #11
2023 Top Teams: Bonny Eagle #1, Portland #2, Falmouth #4, Kennebunk #9,
Fifteen teams enter at least five runners so based on that, the top eight girls teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals. The # of teams could drop if two teams don't show up to the starting line with five runners.
Teams, we think that will advance: Bonny Eagle, Portland, Falmouth, Kennebunk, Marhswood, Cheverus, Gorham, Thornton Academy
2022 Team Champion: Bonny Eagle (20 points)
Top Returners from the 2022 Race
Event 1 Girls 5000 Meter Run Class A
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Addy Thibodeau 11 Bonny Eagle 19:05.31 1
2 Samantha Moore 10 Portland 19:44.56 2
3 Allie Hesler 11 Bonny Eagle 20:29.02 3
4 Kallie Warner 11 Bonny Eagle 20:34.35 4
5 Marina Violette 9 Bonny Eagle 20:36.72 5
8 Ava Chadbourne 10 Portland 20:52.82 8
10 Sarah McClellan 11 Marshwood 20:55.67 10
11 Maeve Ginevan 10 Falmouth 21:30.91 11
12 Rita Cummings 11 Gorham High School 21:34.49 12
13 Bailey Shaw 9 Bonny Eagle 21:37.29 13
Nathan Blades of Portland was the Class A Southern Regional champion in 2022.
Class A Boys
2023 Top Runners: Maddox Jordan (Noble) #1, Nathan Blades (Portland) #2, Xavier Lemieux (Bonny Eagle) #6, Evan Small (South Portland) #8, Ellis Wood (Deering) #11, Henri Rivard (Marshwood) CP, Benjamin Prestes (Portland) CP, Ethan Keller (Scarborough) CP, Trevor Williams (Kennebunk) CP.
2023 Top Teams: Portland #1, Scarborough #2, Bonny Eagle #4, South Portland #10, Cheverus CP
Seventeen teams enter at least five runners so based on that, the top nine boys teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals. The # of teams could drop if two teams don't show up to the starting line with five runners.
2022 Team Champion: Portland (73 Points)
Top Returners from the 2022 Race
Event 2 Boys 5000 Meter Run Class A
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Nathan Blades 11 Portland 16:37.41 1
2 Maddox Jordan 11 Noble High School 16:45.14 2
4 Xavier Lemieux 11 Bonny Eagle 17:00.80 4
6 Benjamin Prestes 11 Portland 17:36.08 6
9 Harrison Dunne 10 Bonny Eagle 17:42.87 9
10 Ethan Keller 10 Scarborough 17:47.75 10
11 Tyler Gilbert 11 Bonny Eagle 17:51.89 11
12 Evan Small 10 South Portland 18:02.77 12
14 Sebastian Shields 11 Thornton Academy 18:05.20 14
16 Jason Hargesheimer 11 Portland 18:15.06 16