1. Scarborough
Top Returners: Robby Hall, Ian
Morris, Jack Sullivan
Last Year’s Finish: 1st Class A
Scarborough is already off to a
hot start this fall as they dominated the SMAA relays as their top seven
compiled a time of 64:54 over the 1.6 mile course. Hall was their top finisher
as he placed third overall.
2. Lewiston
Top Returners: Mohammed Bare,
Mohamed Awil, Mohamed Mohamed
Last Year’s Finish: 8th Class A
Lewiston is already off to a
great start this year as they were the top team at the Laliberte Invitational.
Their fantastic trio all placed in the top ten lead by Mohamed Awil. Lewiston
looks like the team to beat in the KVAC this year.
3. Falmouth
Top Returners: Jay Lesser,
Spencer Brown, Scott Lambert, Azad Jalali
Last Year’s Finish: 1st Class B
The emergence of transfer Bryce
Murdick makes Falmouth the early favorite in Class B. Murdick took home his
first victory covering the tough Falmouth course in 18:01. Lesser and Lambert
followed closely behind Murdick to round out the top three. This Falmouth team
is remarkably deep once again, and should be the favorite in the WMC.
4. Cape Elizabeth
Top Returners: Peter Doane, Liam
Simpson, Will Britton
Last Year’s Finish: 5th
Class B
The Capers flexed their muscles
at their first meet of the season as they put eight runners in the top ten of a
three team meet. Peter Doane and Liam Simpson form and of the strongest duos in
the state and should lead Cape to the top tier of Class B.
5. Ellsworth
Top Returners: Dan Curts, Kody
Holmes, Robert Looker
Last Year’s Finish: 7th
Class B
The Ellsworth Eagles should be
one of the favorites in Eastern Maine thanks to the front running ability of
Dan Curts. Curts is one of the states finest runners and should challenge Silas
Eastman for the Class B title. The Eagles aren’t a one man team though. Kody Holmes
and Robert Looker have progressed over the year and should help bring Ellsworth
to the top of Eastern Maine.
6. Bangor
Top Returners: Jonathan Stanhope,
Jacob Archer, Caleb Halvorson-Fried
Last Year’s Finish: 2nd
Class A
Bangor looked like a team on a
mission last week as they took care of a three team field that included Watervile,
Hampden, and Brewer. Jonathan Stanhope led the charge for the Rams as he
notched his first win of the season covering the three mile course in 16:57.
Bangor should be one of the favorites in the KVAC this year.
7. Caribou
Top Returners: Ron Lund, Lucas
Kinney, Ryan Washington
Last Year’s Finish: 3rd
Class B
Caribou placed third at the MDI
relays last week as they were led by second place finisher Lucas Kinney. Kinney
looks to have a breakout year this fall while also leading this talented
Caribou team to the top of Eastern Maine. It will be difficult though with
Ellsworth standing in their way.
8. Mt. Ararat
Top Returners: Nathan Mackenzie,
Sam Wood, Zach O’Connor
Last Year’s Finish: 4th
Class A
Mt. Ararat has already competed
in two meets this season. They combined with their girls team to win the
Laliberte Invitational, and cruised to an easy win at Oceanside. Mackenzie and
Wood have led them so far and appear to be two of the top runners in the KVAC.
9. Mt. Blue
Top Returners: Justin Tracky,
Sully Jackson, Dustin Staples
Last Year’s Finish:
Mt. Blue placed second at the
Laiberte Invitational as they were led by their duo of Jackson and Tracy as
they placed sixth and seventh respectively. These two runners will be relied
upon this year to bring Mt. Blue to the upper echelon of the KVAC.
10. York
Top Returners: Josh Brooks, Nick
Eaton, Alec Jordan
Last Year’s Finish: 4th
Class B
York had a very impressive
showing at the MDI relays last week as their two relay teams placed third and
fourth overall. Joe Vogel had the fastest time of all Wildcats as he covered
the 1.73 mile course in 9:54. York is one of the deeper teams in Class B so
look out for them come October.
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