Thursday, August 30, 2012

Candidates For The Matt Saracen Award


The Matt Saracen Award is given to the most improved runner in the state

Ben Allen Portland
The junior has already gotten off to a fast start this season as he took home the win at the SMAA Relays today covering the 1.6 mile course in 8:39. Allen place at the state meet last fall (44th in Class A) wasn't indicative of the season he had last year. He appears to be the favorite in the SMAA this fall.

Jack Sullivan Scarborough
If summer road races are any indication, Sullivan should be one of the top runners in the SMAA this fall. He recently ran 17:04 at the Summer Fest 5k in Scarborough, and was the tenth Maine school boy to cross the finish line at the Beach to Beacon running a time of 37:44.

Peter Doane Cape Elizabeth
We saw a glimpse of what Doane could do at the state meet last fall as he placed 8th running a time of 17:25. Doane should be one of the handful of favorites in the WMC this year and challenge for a top five finish at the state meet.

Lucas Kinney Caribou
Kinney is already off to an impressive start as we saw him run 9:32 at the MDI Relays which was good enough for the second fastest time of the day. His success this fall should make Caribou one of the favorites in Eastern Maine this year.

Nathan MacKenzie Mt. Ararat
MacKenzie has already notched a win under his belt as he took care of the field at the Laliberte Invational. MacKenzie ran an impressive time of 13:53 over the 2.4 mile course. Expect him to be one of the favorites in the KVAC this year.

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