Cape Boys & Falmouth Girls top WM B races

Eastman & Sandreuter take individual titles, Cape Boys & Falmouth Girls the best teams

Silas Eastman of Fryeburg cruised to the boys WM title as he was able to ease up over the last half of the race to win in 16:47. On the girls side Greely's Kirstin Sandreuter was the only girl in the race below 20 minutes as she stopped the clock at 19:57. The Cape Boys had a strong performance to win by 46 points while the Falmouth girls had a convincing win on the girls side. Check out our meet coverage and find out who is moving on to the state meet

Meet Results

Class B Boys

Class B Girls

Photos: Moosechili

Race Videos: Girls | Boys

Interviews: Kirstin Sandreuter

 

Check out the Boys race video

 

The rain from the night before left the course at Twinbrook a little soggy, after 2 races on the course the Class B were up next

With hundrends of spikes tearing up the terrain in the A races, the course was definitely slower in the B boys race as the mud started to accumlate all over the course

The mud and course conditions didn't prove to be a deterrent to Fryeburg senior Silas Eastman who settled into his front running pace and never looked back. Eastman would push the pace early and then back off as he came through 2 miles in a controlled 10:40. Silas would go on to win in 16:47, his wining margin would be 23 seconds.

The race behind Eastman was solid as Cape's Liam Simpson & Peter Doane raced Greely Nate Madeira. Madeira would move ahead of the duo just after mile 2 and run a very strong 3rd mile to easily pull ahead to finish as the runner-up (17:10). Doane would hold off Simpson 17:28-17:31 as they finished 3-4 overall. Braden Becker of Yarmouth rounded out the top 5 in 17:46.

Nick Eaton of York had a very strong day as he crossed the finish line in 6th position, a week ago he was only 10 in the WMC Championship.

Maranacook sophomore Austin Landry continued his improvement with a strong 7th place finish as he cracked the 18 minute barrier (17:55)

Falmouth senior Jay Lesser had one of his best races of his season to place 8th, he was followed by Alec Jordan of York in 9th, while Gardiner's Christian Heath rounded out the top 10 (18:05)

Coming into the meet Falmouth he defending champions were the favorites to win another title as they were coming off a WMC championship the week before. The Yachtsmen decided to rest of one their regular Scott Lambert & held out Josh Simensky as well.

Falmouth established themseleves early in the first mile as they had the team lead. By the 2 mile mark things had changed a bit as Cape Elizabeth had moved up to take the lead. Over the final mile Cape widened the gap as the top 5 either held their positions or moved up.

In the team race Cape Elizabeth was at full strength this week. The Capers behind the 3-4 finish of Doane and Simpson, got strong races from Will Britton(14th), Kyle Kennnedy (18th) & Justin Guerette (27th). They tallied 64 points for the win.

The surprise of the meet was York finishing as the runner-up with 100 points, They got excellent races from Nic Eaton & Alec Jordan up front (6th & 9th). Also helping out the Wildcats was Kyle Morrison (24th), Alex Brockelman (30th) & Mason Finitz (34th).

Falmouth held on for 3rd behind Jay Lesser's top 10 finish, and Bryce Murdick (11th). They also got strong races from usual 6th man Sean Soucy who was their #3 today in 21st, and Iain Kurry placed 28th. Spencer Brown who was in the top 10 early in race faded to 41st.

Expect the Yachtsmen to rebound next week and be right in the mix when they are back at full strength with Cape Elziabeth & Ellsworth battling it out for the Class B state title

Fryeburg Academy was 4th, with Maranacook placing 5th

Also advacing to the state meet was Freeport, Yarmouth & Greely

 

Boys State Individual Qualifiers

  1 Silas Eastman             SR Fryeburg              16:47.39  
  2 Nathan Madeira            SR Greely                17:10.61  
  3 Peter Doane               JR Cape Elizabeth        17:28.20  
  4 Liam Simpson              JR Cape Elizabeth        17:31.31  
  5 Braden Becker             JR Yarmouth              17:46.88  
  6 Nick Eaton                SR York                  17:52.54  
  7 Austin Landry             SO Maranacook            17:55.80  
  8 Jay Lesser                SR Falmouth              18:01.99  
  9 Alec Jordan               SR York                  18:04.98  
 10 Christian Heath           SR Gardiner              18:05.91  
 11 Bryce Murdick             SO Falmouth              18:10.52  
 12 Thomas Robichaud          SR Yarmouth              18:14.43  
 13 Nick Smelcer              JR Lincoln Academy       18:18.20  
 14 Will Britton              JR Cape Elizabeth        18:18.74  
 15 Harrison Knowlton         SO Leavitt               18:27.98  
 16 Abrin Berkemeyer          SR Freeport              18:28.50  
 17 Mark Donahue              JR Freeport              18:30.96  
 18 Will Shafer               JR Gray-N Glouceste      18:31.28  
 19 Kyle Kennedy              SO Cape Elizabeth        18:35.15  
 20 Logan Gerchman            SR Fryeburg              18:35.25  
 21 Sean Soucy                FR Falmouth              18:39.74  
 22 Will Hadden               SR Lincoln Academy       18:40.43  
 23 Tim Enos                  SR Leavitt               18:40.77  
 24 Kyle Morrison             SR York                  18:42.52  
 25 Jason Stevenson           JR Maranacook            18:44.43  
 26 Thomas Rose               SO Fryeburg              18:47.39  
 27 Justin Guerette           FR Cape Elizabeth        18:47.58  
 28 Iain Kurry                SO Falmouth              18:49.54  
 29 Chase Hughes              SR Yarmouth              18:52.91  
 30 Alexander Brockelman      FR York                  18:55.48  

 

Team Qualifiers

Top 8 Teams Qualify for State Meet
   1 Cape Elizabeth               64    3    4   13   18   26   30   51
      Total Time:  1:30:40.98
         Average:    18:08.20
   2 York High School            100    6    9   23   29   33   39   43
      Total Time:  1:32:39.04
         Average:    18:31.81
   3 Falmouth High School        105    8   10   20   27   40   48   68
      Total Time:  1:33:05.52
         Average:    18:37.11
   4 Fryeburg Academy            129    1   19   25   38   46   53   60
      Total Time:  1:33:12.03
         Average:    18:38.41
   5 Maranacook                  141    7   24   34   35   41   49   76
      Total Time:  1:34:26.04
         Average:    18:53.21
   6 Freeport High School        148   15   16   36   37   44   52   61
      Total Time:  1:35:07.54
         Average:    19:01.51
   7 Yarmouth High School        164    5   11   28   57   63   64   66
      Total Time:  1:35:18.69
         Average:    19:03.74
   8 Greely High School          188    2   32   45   54   55   59   67
      Total Time:  1:35:51.52
         Average:    19:10.31

 

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Despite her size Greely junior Kirsten Sandreuter didn't let the tough conditions get to her mentally. Instead the diminiutive junior cruised over the beat up course to take the Class B Western Maine individual title. Kirstin's time of 19:57 was the 2nd fastest on the day, and 34 seconds in front of second place.

Sandreuter led the field through the first 800, she was followed closely by teammate Eva Bates, Heather Evas of York, Caroline Colan of Maranacook, & Kristina Smith of Poland as they gapped the rest of the field

Just after the mile the gap between Kirstin and the rest of the pack was widening as she powered up the hills. Evans was leading the 2nd pack with the others running single file behind her.

At the 2 Mile the lead continue to ballon for Sandreuter as she was floating along the mud. Colan made a deceisive move during the 2nd mile to break away from the others. Bates was 3rd with a mile to go with Smith in 4th & Evans in 5th

There were no position changes in the final mile for the top 5.

Running a great last mile was Falmouth's Vishva Nalamalapu who moved all the way up to 6th, she was followed by teammate Geneva Waite (7th)

The Yarmouth duo of Caitlin Teare (8th) & Sarah Becker (9th) gave the Clippers a pair of low sticks.

Marancook's Hannah Depres rounded out the top 10 (22:08)

The Yachtsmen of Falmouth ran a smart race throughout and that paid big time dividends in the end. Behind the 6th-7th finish of Nalamalapu & Waite they tallied 66 points, good for a 33 win over the rest of the field. Also running well for Falmouth was Alta Farrell (14th) & Abby Payson (23rd). Madeline Roberts who missed last week due to a fooot issue returned and was the #4 runner today with a 16th place finish

The Clippers of Yarmouth took home the runner-up plaque as they scored 93 to hold off a string challenge from Freeport 107. Yarmouth was led by Caitilin Teare & Sarah Becker (8th & 9th), they also got a strong run out of Ellie Teare (13th)

Freeport was 3rd with 107, they were followed closely by Maraancook 113, & Greely 114. Cape Elizabeth nabbed the last qualifying spot for states

 

Girls State Individual Qualifiers

 1 Kirstin Sandreuter        JR Greely                19:57.60  
  2 Caroline Colan            SR Maranacook            20:31.63  
  3 Eva Bates                 SO Greely                20:45.91  
  4 Kristina Smith            SO Poland                20:54.43  
  5 Heather Evans             JR York                  21:30.25  
  6 Vishva Nalamalapu         FR Falmouth              21:41.14  
  7 Geneva Waite              SR Falmouth              21:43.25  
  8 Caitlin Teare             SO Yarmouth              21:49.07  
  9 Sarah Becker              SR Yarmouth              21:59.38  
 10 Hannah Depres             SO Maranacook            22:08.36  
 11 Maddie Wiegman            SR Leavitt               22:16.81  
 12 Rhoen Fiutak              SO Cape Elizabeth        22:22.11  
 13 Ellie Teare               SO Yarmouth              22:29.48  
 14 Alta Farrell              SO Falmouth              22:33.04  
 15 Nina Davenport            JR Freeport              22:33.55  
 16 Madeline Roberts          JR Falmouth              22:34.47  
 17 Elly Bengtsson            JR Freeport              22:41.02  
 18 Audrey Garcia             JR Gray-N Glouceste      22:41.45  
 19 Ellen Best                SR Cape Elizabeth        22:42.94  
 20 Ciera Wentworth           SR Freeport              22:46.46  
 21 Nina Boutin               SR York                  22:48.20  
 22 Dana Hatton               JR Cape Elizabeth        22:51.31  
 23 Abby Payson               SR Falmouth              22:54.65  
 24 Ariel Fogden              FR Fryeburg              22:56.21  
 25 Elizabeth Grzyb           SO Fryeburg              23:08.31  
 26 Charlotte Recknagel       SR Morse                 23:10.01  
 27 Bethanie Knighton         JR Freeport              23:11.19  
 28 Hannah Fake               SR Lincoln Academy       23:12.03  
 29 Hayley Steckler           JR Freeport              23:18.90  
 30 Teiga Martin              JR Lincoln Academy       23:19.56  

 

Team Qualifiers

Top 6 Teams Qualify for State Meet
   1 Falmouth High School         66    6    7   14   16   23   45   50
      Total Time:  1:51:26.55
         Average:    22:17.31
   2 Yarmouth High School         93    8    9   13   29   34   44   46
      Total Time:  1:53:18.72
         Average:    22:39.75
   3 Freeport High School        107   15   17   20   27   28   31   37
      Total Time:  1:54:31.12
         Average:    22:54.23
   4 Maranacook                  113    2   10   30   35   36   47   48
      Total Time:  1:53:25.32
         Average:    22:41.07
   5 Greely High School          114    1    3   33   38   39
      Total Time:  1:52:05.86
         Average:    22:25.18
   6 Cape Elizabeth              134   12   19   22   32   49   56   65
      Total Time:  1:56:04.05
         Average:    23:12.81