Class C State Championship
Race Videos - Girls Race (MainetrackXC) | Boys Race (Azad) | Girls Finish (Azad)
Photos by MaineTrackXC | Boys (Pam Swan) | Photos by Flewphoto | Girls Photos by Marty Thornton | Boys photos by Marty Thornton
Interviews Matt McClintock | Josef Holt | Carsyn Koch | Meagan Thomas
Matt McClintock of Madison won his 3rd straight Class C title, running the fastest time of the day 15:52. Carsyn Koch of Washburn repeated as the girls champion. Teamwise the NYA boys repeated as did the Merriconeag girls. More to come later
Senior Matt McClintock won his 3rd straight boys Class C title in impressive fashion as he clocked 15:52.97, the fastest time on the day by 17 seconds. It was well known heading into the race Matt wanted to be under 16 minutes with eyes on chasing the 15:40 mark set by Will Geoghegan 2 years ago. The course conditions didn't cooperative as the fields were slick, and footing wasn't all that great. That didn;t stop Matt from trying as he hit the mile in 4:56 just like last week, at the 2 Mile he was 4 second up on his performance from a week ago. McClintock was able to dig deep in the final mile and push to the finish line, where he was eyeing the clock in his final strides. A huge fist pump after he crossed the finish line let everyone know he was pleased.
While no one could match McClintock's pace, Chase Brown of Boothbay made a strong effort and in the process finished at the state runner-up for the 3rd time in a row. Brown clocked 16:37.63, faster than his effort from last week, and one that was good for 4th fastest overall. Josef Holt of Telstar ran well for 3rd place (16:55.86) the sophomore will be one of the favorites to win the title next year with McClintock & Brown graduating. Holt when after Brown early, but didn;t have enough to have with him the whole way
Jack Pierce of Merriconeag repeated his 4th place finish at the state meet from a year ago, Pierce clocked 17:02.35 to hold off Abshir Horor (Waynflete) 17:06.36. Karmeron Souza of Winthrop used his strength to nab the 6th place (17:21.51), earning himself a spot in the New England meet as well. EM champion Matt Guoid (Mattanawcook) was 7th 17:34.81, with Forrest Carle of Calais in 8th 17:40.56. Telstar's Ben Lewis crossed the line in 9th (17:43.48) while Alex Coffin (NYA) had a huge last mile to help NYA win the team title with his 10th place finish.
Top 20 Boys
1 Matthew McClintock SR Madison High School 15:52.97 2 Chase Brown SR Boothbay Region 16:37.63 1 3 Josef Holt SO Telstar 16:55.86 2 4 Jack Pierce JR Merriconeag 17:02.35 3 5 Abshir Horor SR Waynflete School 17:06.36 4 6 Kameron Souza SR Winthrop 17:21.51 5 7 Matt Guiod SR Mattanawcook 17:34.81 6 8 Forrest Carle JR Calais High School 17:40.56 9 Ben Lewis SR Telstar 17:43.48 7 10 Alex Coffin SR North Yarmouth 17:43.85 8 11 Evan Kendall SR North Yarmouth 17:55.70 9 12 Josh Espy JR Waynflete School 17:57.02 10 13 River Vogel SR George Stevens 17:58.12 14 Tyler White JR Orono High School 17:59.25 11 15 Rudy Guliani SR North Yarmouth 18:07.10 12 16 Marc Hachey JR Winthrop 18:09.37 13 17 Tom Brown SR Boothbay Region 18:11.98 14 18 Abukar Adan JR Waynflete School 18:15.12 15 19 Sam Proctor JR Bangor Christian 18:16.24 16 20 Schuyler Collett JR Orono High School 18:18.58 17
Top 6 Boys Teams
The NYA Panthers cruised to their 2 straight state title behind the surprising 10th place finish of senior Alex Coffin. Coffin had been running as the #4 runner most of the season, had the best race of his season, as he moved up over the final 2 miles to lead the Panthers. His race was important as regular #1 runner Cam Regan pushed too hard early on and struggled to the finish line in 33rd position. Also placing in the top 15 for NYA was Evan Kendall (11th) & Rudy Guliani (15th).
Waynflete the WM regional runner-up claimed the runner-up trophy in a very tight battle, leading the way for the Flyers was Abshir Horir (5th). Waynflete also got a strong effort from Josh Espy (12th). The Flyers had 108 to edge Boothbay by just 3 (111). Boothbay had strong days from Chase Brown (2nd) & Tom Brown (17th). Telstar was 4th with 115 points, they bounced back after a subpar day at the regional meet last week. Winthrop rounded out the top 5 teams with 133 points
1 North Yarmouth Academy 74 8 9 12 20 25 27 30
Total Time: 1:31:03.53
Average: 18:12.71
2 Waynflete School 108 4 10 15 33 46 51 60
Total Time: 1:32:17.69
Average: 18:27.54
3 Boothbay Region High Scho 111 1 14 19 38 39 52 56
Total Time: 1:32:00.56
Average: 18:24.12
4 Telstar Regional High Sch 115 2 7 23 41 42 47 67
Total Time: 1:32:19.03
Average: 18:27.81
5 Winthrop High School 133 5 13 21 32 62 63
Total Time: 1:34:04.34
Average: 18:48.87
6 Bangor Christian Schools 147 16 18 28 40 45 49 61
Total Time: 1:34:34.36
Average: 18:54.88
Girls
The defending champion Carsyn Koch of Washburn is getting accustomed to playing a playoff soccer game on Friday and running the state championship xc race the following day. For the 2nd straight year, Koch has risen to the challenge crossing the finish line first to win the Class C title. Koch was never challenged on Saturday, as she got out to the early lead and never looked back. "I loved this course, it's all in the woods", Koch would comment after the race. Carsyn gradually extended her lead throughout, she reached the 2 mile in 13:00, 25 seconds up on runner-up Meagan Thomas of Lisbon. Koch would enjoy the home stretch as she cruised across the line in 20:17.74, 30 seconds better than the runner-up
WM regional champion Meagan Thomas was pleased with her runner-up finish, she had her best race of the season, setting a new personal best. Thomas battled with Waynflete's Martha Veroneau for much of hte first two miles before pulling away over the final mile. Boothbay's Sophia Thayer ran in 4th much of the race before moving up to 3rd in the final mile (21:01.55), while Veroneau nabbed the 4th position (21:10.60).
WM regional runner-up Natalie Bolduc of Dirigo had a strong showing with a 5th place (21:17.69), while Bronte Elias of Madison was the top freshman in the race with her 6th place finish (21:25.33). Orono's Rowan Wilson took 7th (21:28.06), while Nelly Winship of Bucksport took 8th (21:38.63). Koch's teammate Carmen Bragg gave Washburn two runners in the top ten with her 9th place effort. Rounding out the top 10 was Hillary Detert of NYA who moved up a ton from the mile to the finish.
Top 20 Girls
1 Carsyn Koch SO Washburn 20:17.74 1 2 Meagan Thomas SR Lisbon High School 20:47.77 3 Sophia Thayer SO Boothbay Region 21:01.55 4 Martha Veroneau JR Waynflete School 21:10.60 2 5 Natalie Bolduc JR Dirigo High School 21:17.69 3 6 Bronte Elias FR Madison High School 21:25.33 7 Rowan Wilson SO Orono High School 21:28.06 4 8 Nelly Winship SR Bucksport 21:38.63 5 9 Carmen Bragg SO Washburn 21:46.49 6 10 Hillary Detert SR North Yarmouth 21:53.43 7 11 Gabi Stone FR Telstar 21:54.00 12 Mackenzie Worcester FR Washburn 22:01.68 8 13 Allie McClintock JR Madison High School 22:04.44 14 Natalie Murphy FR Islesboro 22:05.12 15 Emma Wilson FR Hall-Dale 22:05.26 16 Chace-Donahue Zoe JR Merriconeag 22:11.80 9 17 Samantha Pierce FR Merriconeag 22:12.60 10 18 Angelica Bulgin SR Lisbon High School 22:13.81 19 Jordan Richards SO Orono High School 22:21.54 11 20 Wu Teagan JR Merriconeag 22:33.06 12
Washburn fielded a full team for the first time in a state meet earned the runner-up trophy Merriconeag Waldorf made it two Class C titles in a row
Top 6 Girls Teams
Despite not having an individual in the top 15, the Merriconeag Waldorf school hung on the win the Class C championship in repeat fashion by 8 points over Washburn. Merrcioneag's top finishers were Zoe Chace-Donahue in 16th place & Samantha Pierce (17th place). They packed in all 5 scorers between 16th-27th, with a 1:03 spread.
EM regional champion Washburn put up a good fight as they had 3 runners in before Merriconeag's first runner. In their first season fielding a team they made quite an impact as they brought back some hardware. Leading the way was the individual champion Carsyn Koch, with Carmen Bragg (9th) & Mackenzie Worcester (12th).
Waynflete the WM regional runner-up finished 3rd with 96 points, while NYA was good enough for 4th place with 104 points. Dirigo rounded out the top 5 team with 110 points
Expect much of the same in 2012 as Merriconeag & Washburn return all 7 runners!
1 Merriconeag Waldorf High 61 9 10 12 14 16 30 42
Total Time: 1:53:05.05
Average: 22:37.01
2 Washburn District High Sc 69 1 6 8 26 28 34 37
Total Time: 1:52:59.47
Average: 22:35.90
3 Waynflete School 96 2 17 18 27 32 43 51
Total Time: 1:57:14.57
Average: 23:26.92
4 North Yarmouth Academy 104 7 19 21 22 35 36 50
Total Time: 1:58:17.05
Average: 23:39.41
5 Dirigo High School 110 3 13 23 31 40 45 56
Total Time: 1:58:29.58
Average: 23:41.92
6 Orono High School 116 4 11 25 29 47 54 55
Total Time: 1:58:42.21
Average: 23:44.45
Other Media Coverage
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Boys XC: He learned his lean won it (PPH)
Photo finish in Class A race (Morning Sentinel)
MDI girls win Class B state cross country title (BDN)
Scarborough boys win Class A state cross country crown; Bangor second (BDN)