MaineTrackXC Freshman Boys 2010 Rewind
The freshman class in 2010 had a big impact especially in Class B. Ellsworth's Dan Curts led the way for all freshman in 2010. Curts won the Eastern Maine Class B Regional championship and then went on to place 3rd in the Class B state meet. Dan ran a seasonal best of 16:26, which was good for the 6th fastest time overall in the state. Freshman Ryan Washington (Caribou) was a major reason why Caribou won the Class B state meet. Washington placed 33rd, and improved steadily over the last month of the season, without his improvement and performance the Vikings might not have won the title. Another standout was Josef Holt-Andrews (Telstar) who placed 3rd in the Class C state meet, notching the 8th fastest time of the day. Holt-Andrews ran 16:47 at Twin Brook, then lowered his personal best to 16:33 at the state meet.. Another Class B standout was GNG's Will Schafer who placed 9th at the Class B state meet running a personal best 17:08. Schafer is known for his track prowess but had a solid year ending it with his best performance. Sticking with Class B, Belfast's Luis Mauser had a strong year as well finishing 18th in the state meet with a personal best 17:22. Additionally Curts & Holt-Andrews qualified for the New England meet, they were the top two freshman in the meet. There is a lot of top end talent in the freshman class, check out the top 20 runners below, looks like Maine boys HS running has a bright future ahead
MaineTrackXC caught up with Dan Curts & Josef Holt-Andrews after the NE Meet
Dan Curts Ellsworth HS Freshman of the Year
Dan Curts (Ellsworth HS) pictured above had a great freshman campaign. Curts clocked the 9th fastest 5k in the state during the 2010 season, 16:26. Along the way he added wins at the Caribou Invitational, an 8th place finish at the festival of champions in the seeded race, a PVC championship, a Eastern Maine Regional title, a 3rd place finish at the Class B state meet, & 41st place finish at the New England Championship meet. Dan clocked sub 17 in all of his 5k's this year, he was under 16:30 twice on the Belfast course. At the New England meet Dab was the top freshman in the race. If his freshman season is any indication of what the future holds we are in for a treat, and the limits are endless for Curts.
2. Josef Holt-Andrews-Telstar HS
Josef Holt-Andrews (#677) pictured above had a strong freshman season, Holt-Andrews really turned in on in the postseason to post some impressive times and results. Josef started the season running in the low 18's, then his times started to drop starting with his win in the freshman race at the festival of champions where he clocked 17:16. After that he finished 3rd in the MVC Championship, 4th in the Western Maine Regional running 16:47 at Twinbrook, followed that up with a 3rd place run at the Class C state meet where he ran 16:33, a seasonal best. His time at the state meet was the 8th fastest overall. Holt-Andrews closed out his season with a 84th place finish at the New England meet.
3. Will Schafer- Gray New Gloucester HS
Will Schafer (GNG) pictured above had a strong freshman year culminating with his best performance of the year at the Class B state meet where he finished 9th. Will ran under 18 minutes in all but one of his 5k's this season. Schafer finished 9th at the WMC Conference Championship meet, 14th at the Western Maine Regional meet, and then ran his personal best at the state meet 17:08 for a top 10 finish.
Top 20 Freshman Performances 2010
Top 20 Freshman Boys at State Meet in 2010
1 Dan Curts FR Ellsworth 16:28.60 -- 2 Josef Holt-Andrews FR Telstar 16:33.00 -- 3 Will Shafer FR Gray-NG 17:08.10 -- 4 Luis Mauser FR Belfast 17:22.00 -- 5 Ryan Washington FR Caribou High School 17:44.50 -- 6 Peter Doane FR Cape Elizabeth 17:45.20 -- 7 Kelby Mace FR Maranacook 17:49.30 -- 8 Ian Morris FR Scarborough 18:04.50 -- 9 Liam Simpson FR Cape Elizabeth 18:17.30 -- 10 Ben Allen FR South Portland 18:18.30 -- 11 Nathan MacKenzie FR Mt. Ararat 18:19.30 -- 12 Zac Palmeter FR Bangor Christian 18:28.30 -- 13 Julian Pelzer FR Cape Elizabeth 18:34.40 -- 14 Dustin Ramsay FR Hampden Academy 18:38.40 -- 15 Robbie Blair FR Windham High School 18:39.10 -- 16 Stewart Buzzell FR Monmouth Academy 18:45.60 -- 17 Robet Graff FR South Portland 18:46.70 -- 18 Braden Becker FR Yarmouth 18:49.20 -- 19 Izaac White FR Edward Little 18:53.20 -- 20 Connor Wagner FR John Bapst 18:55.10 --
Top 10 Class A Freshman
Top 10 Class B Freshman
Top 10 Class C Freshman
MaineTrackXC Freshman Boys 2010 Rewind
The freshman class in 2010 had a big impact especially in Class B. Ellsworth's Dan Curts led the way for all freshman in 2010. Curts won the Eastern Maine Class B Regional championship and then went on to place 3rd in the Class B state meet. Dan ran a seasonal best of 16:26, which was good for the 6th fastest time overall in the state. Freshman Ryan Washington (Caribou) was a major reason why Caribou won the Class B state meet. Washington placed 33rd, and improved steadily over the last month of the season, without his improvement and performance the Vikings might not have won the title. Another standout was Josef Holt-Andrews (Telstar) who placed 3rd in the Class C state meet, notching the 8th fastest time of the day. Holt-Andrews ran 16:47 at Twin Brook, then lowered his personal best to 16:33 at the state meet.. Another Class B standout was GNG's Will Schafer who placed 9th at the Class B state meet running a personal best 17:08. Schafer is known for his track prowess but had a solid year ending it with his best performance. Sticking with Class B, Belfast's Luis Mauser had a strong year as well finishing 18th in the state meet with a personal best 17:22. Additionally Curts & Holt-Andrews qualified for the New England meet, they were the top two freshman in the meet. There is a lot of top end talent in the freshman class, check out the top 20 runners below, looks like Maine boys HS running has a bright future ahead
MaineTrackXC caught up with Dan Curts & Josef Holt-Andrews after the NE Meet
Dan Curts Ellsworth HS Freshman of the Year