Girls Eastern Maine Regional Preview

Girls Eastern Maine Regional XC previews

Class A Meet Details | Class B Meet Details | Class C Meet Details

Class A Preview | Class B Preview | Class C Preview

Western Boys Preview | Western Girls Preview | Eastern Boys Preview

 

Thanks to Ryan McLaughlin for the write-up on each class

 

Class A

Class A: If the KVAC races are any indication, both the boys' and girls' meets here will be close.
 
The Bangor boys will be looking to rebound after being upended by Mount Ararat last weekend.
 
Jonathan Stanhope and Jonathan Belanger were the Rams' top two runners at KVAC's, while Andy Reifman-Packett was third in Class A for the Eagles. 
 
Reifman-Packett and Benson Worthington of Brunswick will be pursuing Harlow Ladd of Messalonskee for individual honors. Ladd cruised to victory in Augusta last weekend.
 
For the girls, Brunswick edged rival Mount Ararat last weekend, and expect these teams to go at it again.
 
Lawrence junior Erzsebet Nagy triumphed in the individual race by over 90 seconds last week, and she should be considered the favorite. 
 
In the team competitions, Brunswick features the No. 2 runner in the KVAC in Teresa Murphy, and Mount Ararat has a talented frontrunning trio in Kelly Lynch, Lauren McNett and Emma Wood.
 

Top 10 from 2010

  1 Kathleen McMahon          JR Brunswick             19:11.86    1
  2 Emma Wood                 JR Mt. Ararat            19:38.29    2
  3 Kate Spies                SR Mt. Ararat            19:53.63    3
  4 Gwen Beacham              SR Mt. Blue              20:00.24    4
  5 Teresa Murphy             FR Brunswick             20:02.27    5
  6 Meg Collier               SR Messalonskee          20:07.08    6
  7 Addie Cullenberg          JR Mt. Blue              20:19.06    7
  8 Emilia McGrath            JR Mt. Ararat            20:35.17    8
  9 Lauren McNett             SO Mt. Ararat            20:40.70    9
 10 Michelle Haluska          SR Brewer High School    20:50.52   10

 

Top 30 Individuals (This year any runner not on a qualifying team that finishes in the top 30 will qualify for the state meet)

Place Athlete Yr Team Time Points
1 Erzsebet Nagy 11 Lawrence High School 18:28.9 1
2 Addie Cullenberg 12 Mt. Blue High School 20:31.0 2
3 Teresa Murphy 10 Brunswick High School 20:55.4 3
4 Elizabeth Labun 9 Hampden Academy 21:14.0 4
5 Kylee Parker 11 Hampden Academy 21:16.0 5
6 Madsy Schneider 11 Brunswick High School 21:26 6
7 Lauren Mcnett 11 Mt. Ararat High School 21:28.7 7
8 Jasmine Boyle 12 Brunswick High School 21:35.0 8
9 Brooke Escoe 9 Brunswick High School 21:39.2 9
10 Sarah Fuller 12 Lawrence High School 21:43.6 10
11 Kelly Lynch 10 Mt. Ararat High School 21:43.7 11
12 Katherine Gunther 9 Mt. Blue High School 21:48.9 12
13 Christie Smith 11 Skowhegan Area High School 21:50.0 --
14 Miranda Monk 12 Bangor High School 21:58.2 13
15 Olivia Swan 9 Mt. Ararat High School 21:59.1 14
16 Emma Wood 12 Mt. Ararat High School 22:00.3 15
17 Louisa Stancioff 12 Mt. Blue High School 22:02.7 16
18 Courtney King 9 Cony High School 22:03.9 17
19 Marissa Bovie 12 Erskine Academy 22:10.4 18
20 Katie Mcmahon 12 Brunswick High School 22:11.6 19
21 Alizah Broussard 9 Brewer High School 22:19.7 20
22 Emilia Mcgrath 12 Mt. Ararat High School 22:20 21
23 Allie Rowe 12 Bangor High School 22:22.0 22
24 Maryam Norton 11 Mt. Blue High School 22:22.8 23
25 Brennie Radulski 11 Mt. Ararat High School 22:23.7 24
26 Faith Shaw 10 Lewiston High School 22:24.1 25
27 Sarah Tatgenhorst 10 Hampden Academy 22:33.0 26
28 Emily Howland 9 Brewer High School 22:33.2 27
29 Rebecca Luce 12 Messalonskee High School 22:36.0 28
30 Nicole Court-Menendez 12 Lewiston High School 22:37.0 29

Teams based on athlete's best performance for 5k during the 2011 season

# Team Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Mt. Ararat High School 43 5 6 7 12 14 - -
2 Brunswick High School 52 2 9 11 16 17 - -
3 Mt. Blue High School 83 3 13 19 22 29 - -
4 Hampden Academy 110 4 8 23 27 52 - -
5 Brewer High School 158 28 30 31 33 38 - -
6 Bangor High School 190 10 21 42 60 62 - -
7 Lewiston High School 204 24 25 37 46 75 - -
8 Messalonskee High School 218 26 35 49 51 59 - -
9 Lawrence High School 228 1 32 53 70 78 - -
10 Cony High School 230 20 48 50 57 63 - -
11 Erskine Academy 238 18 47 56 58 64 - -
12 Edward Little High School 276 43 44 61 66 67 - -
13 Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School 357 45 74 79 82 83 - -
-- Skowhegan Area High School NTS

 

Class C

                                                       (Photo by sub5)

 

Class C: The Washburn girls burst onto the scene last fall, led by regional and state champion Carsyn Koch, and the Beavers are one of the team favorites this time around.
 
Washburn is not in the PVC and didn't compete in Caribou last weekend, but have a strong 1-2 punch in Koch and Carmen Bragg.
 
Many of the Beavers' runners have championship experience, as a bulk of their roster consists of athletes who led the school's march to a state crown in basketball last winter, while Washburn's girls soccer team is also undefeated this fall.
 
Koch and Bragg are both standout soccer players as well.
 
PVC champion Orono will challenge as well.
 
For the boys, Bangor Christian, the defending regional champion, looked strong yet again in defending its PVC crown despite missing top runner Brad Wilcox, out with a leg injury. 
 
Mattanawcook Academy's Matt Guiod was the top Class C man at PVC's.
 

Top 10 from 2010

  1 Carsyn Koch               FR Washburn              20:14.15
  2 Chelsie Oldfield          JR Foxcroft Academy      21:30.89
  3 Carmen Bragg              FR Washburn              21:38.35
  4 Nelly Winship             SO Bucksport             21:55.73    1
  5 Nicole Bakeman            JR George Stevens        22:05.59    2
  6 Sina Fehr                 SR Bucksport             22:24.80    3
  7 Rowan Wilson              FR Orono High School     22:28.70    4
  8 Lucy Wilcox               FR Limestone/MSSM        23:00.28
  9 Brandy Carle                 Calais High School    23:00.33
 10 Cassidy Spencer           JR Fort Kent             23:00.39

Top 30 Individuals (This year any runner not on a qualifying team that finishes in the top 30 will qualify for the state meet)

  Place Athlete Yr Team Time Points
  1 Carsyn Koch 10 Washburn 19:59.7 1
  2 Rowan Wilson 10 Orono High School 21:39.9 2
  3 Jordan Richards 10 Orono High School 21:52.2 3
  4 Kaisa Huotari 11 Orono High School 22:06.1 4
  5 Carmen Bragg 10 Washburn 22:13.2 5
  6 Nelly Winship 12 Bucksport High School 22:20.0 --
  7 Kenzie Worcester -- Washburn 22:37.0 6
  8 Brandy Carle 12 Calais High School 23:52.0 --
  9 Destiny Neureuther 11 Greater Houlton Christian Academy 24:02.2 7
  10 Anna Ellis 9 Orono High School 24:12.6 8
  11 Emily Seavey 10 Orono High School 24:14.6 9
  12 Sierra Mcdonald 9 Bangor Christian 24:45.0 --
  13 Libby Spencer 10 Orono High School 24:45.3 10
  14 Erica McPhail 12 Mattanawcook Academy 25:05.9 11
  15 Joan Overman 9 Washburn 25:19.0 12
  16 Marianne Helton 9 Washburn 25:20.1 13
  17 Lily Dudley-holland 9 Mattanawcook Academy 25:34.4 14
  18 Madison Cole 9 George Stevens Academy 25:44.9 --
  19 Cassidy Spencer 12 Fort Kent Community High School 25:53.0 --
  20 Brianne Newebegin 10 Bucksport High School 25:54.8 --
  21 Cedar Slagle 9 George Stevens Academy 25:57.0 --
  22 Heather Brown -- Limestone/MSSM 25:57.0 --
  23 Marinna Mann 12 Lee Academy 26:02.0 --
  24 Avalon Langevin 12 Bucksport High School 26:12.0 --
  25 Mikayla Churchill 9 Washburn 26:15.3 15
  26 Meredith Olivari 12 George Stevens Academy 26:33.6 --
  27 Lauren Robertson 11 Greater Houlton Christian Academy 26:34.3 16
  28 Hannah Heald 9 Washburn 26:40.0 17
  29 Missy Wilson 10 Lee Academy 27:18 --
  30 Sara Hemingway 11 Greater Houlton Christian Academy 27:30.7 18

 

 

Teams based on athlete's best performance for 5k during the 2011 season

# Team Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Orono High School 26 2 3 4 8 9 - -
2 Washburn 37 1 5 6 12 13 - -
3 Greater Houlton Christian Academy 86 7 16 18 22 23 - -
4 Mattanawcook Academy 90 11 14 20 21 24 - -
-- Calais High School NTS
-- Fort Kent Community High School NTS
-- Limestone/MSSM NTS
-- Sumner Memorial High School NTS
-- Bangor Christian NTS
-- Bucksport High School NTS
-- George Stevens Academy NTS
-- Lee Academy NTS

 

Class B

Class B: The Caribou boys have owned its Eastern Maine brethren over the last few years, as the Vikings have won the last four regional crowns.
 
Coach Roy Alden's Vikings also own a state championship over that span, with that coming last fall on this same course.
 
Caribou, which won the PVC championship in a narrow victory over Ellsworth last weekend, were powered up front by Caleb Chapman and Ryan Lund, who finished 5-6 at PVCs.
 
Ellsworth counters with individual favorite and reigning regional champion Dan Curts, who ran away with the PVC race in Caribou last weekend.
 
Winslow junior Nickolas Shuckrow was the top Eastern Maine runner at the KVAC meet in Augusta last weekend. 
 
The girls' race is expected to be a three-horse showdown between PVC champ MDI, the state's No. 2-ranked team, along with KVAC winner Camden Hills (No. 3) and defending state champ John Bapst (No. 9).
 
The Crusaders were only three points back of the Trojans at PVC's, and certainly won't give up their state title without a fight. It'll certainly be an interesting race with the Windjammers thrown into the picture. 
 
Camden Hills showcases a lethal top three in Willow Parker, Brittany Bowman and Emily Lopez, and twin sisters Olivia and Isabel Erickson finished in the top 10 for MDI at PVC's.
 
John Bapst also has a talented pair of sisters in Adrienne and Mary Carmack, to go with Seraphina Provenzo and Amanda Lalime.
 

Individually, Ellsworth's Aleta Looker has been running strong all season, and is a favorite for the individual crown, along with cross country rookie Bethanie Brown of Waterville

 

Top 10 from 2010

  1 Dacie Manion              SR Old Town              19:03.64    1
  2 Alecia Palmer             SR Presque Isle          19:23.42    2
  3 Aleta Looker              FR Ellsworth             19:35.75    3
  4 Brittany Bowman           FR Camden Hills          19:43.16    4
  5 Adrienne Carmack          SO John Bapst            19:55.40    5
  6 Kylee Parker              SO Hampden Academy       20:08.08    6
  7 Molly Schassberger        SO Winslow High School   20:19.92    7
  8 Gwen Moiles               SR Medomak Valley        20:23.66    8
  9 Nora Hubbell              FR Mount Desert          20:25.52    9
 10 Amanda Lalime             JR John Bapst            20:26.14   10

 

Top 30 Individuals (This year any runner not on a qualifying team that finishes in the top 30 will qualify for the state meet)

Place Athlete Yr Team Time Points
  1 Willow Parker 9 Camden Hills Regional High School 18:59.4 1
  2 Brittany Bowman 10 Camden Hills Regional High School 19:17.7 2
  3 Aleta Looker 10 Ellsworth High School 19:38.7 3
  4 Bethanie Brown 11 Waterville High School 19:46.2 4
  5 Maggie Painter 10 Mt. Desert Island High School 20:23.2 5
  6 Emily Lopez 11 Camden Hills Regional High School 20:41.3 6
  7 Adrienne Carmack 11 John Bapst Memorial High School 20:47.3 7
  8 Molly Schassberger 11 Winslow High School 20:54.0 8
  9 Mackenzie Belyea 11 Caribou High School Viking Pack 20:55.0 9
  10 Nora Hubbell 10 Mt. Desert Island High School 21:00.0 10
  11 Olivia Erickson 10 Mt. Desert Island High School 21:02.2 11
  12 Lara Bluhm 11 Waterville High School 21:05.2 12
  13 Mary Carmack 12 John Bapst Memorial High School 21:07.0 13
  14 Lily Kassen 10 Camden Hills Regional High School 21:08.2 14
  15 Naomi Holzhauer 12 Oceanside High School 21:09.6 --
  16 Seraphina Provenzano 9 John Bapst Memorial High School 21:10.0 15
  17 Isabel Erickson 10 Mt. Desert Island High School 21:12.9 16
  18 Caroline Driscoll 9 Mt. Desert Island High School 21:32.1 17
  19 Malia Demers 11 Mt. Desert Island High School 21:41.9 18
  20 Sam Morse 9 Camden Hills Regional High School 21:41.9 19
  21 Chelsie Oldfield 12 Foxcroft Academy 21:48.9 --
  22 Ella Scott 9 Camden Hills Regional High School 21:50.2 20
  23 Amanda Lalime 12 John Bapst Memorial High School 21:57.0 21
  24 Katie Plourde 12 Caribou High School Viking Pack 22:03.4 22
  25 Rosie Lawson 9 Camden Hills Regional High School 22:05.3 23
  26 Riley Simmons 9 Oceanside High School 22:09.7 --
  27 Tiana Thomas 11 Waterville High School 22:10.6 24
  28 Nerissa Larrabee 9 Caribou High School Viking Pack 22:18.5 25
  29 Rachael Mcminimy 11 Mt. Desert Island High School 22:20.8 26
  30 Kristin Macek 9 Caribou High School Viking Pack 22:25.4 27

Teams based on athlete's best performance for 5k during the 2011 season

# Team Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Camden Hills Regional High School 43 1 3 10 18 19 - -
2 Mt. Desert Island High School 56 6 11 12 14 15 - -
3 John Bapst Memorial High School 69 5 9 13 24 26 - -
4 Caribou High School Viking Pack 99 7 21 23 27 29 - -
5 Winslow High School 130 8 25 32 36 37 - -
6 Waterville High School 148 4 16 20 54 65 - -
7 Ellsworth High School 154 2 33 41 42 44 - -
8 Medomak Valley High School 231 39 46 47 51 57 - -
9 Presque Isle High School 264 38 48 56 66 68 - -
10 Hermon High School 298 45 60 64 69 72 - -
11 Belfast Area High School 314 50 55 61 79 82 - -
12 Old Town High School 328 58 62 71 74 75 - -
-- Oceanside High School NTS
-- Washington Academy NTS
-- Foxcroft Academy NTS