Results
Dirigo stacks wins and deep results across mid-July racing.
Dirigo's mid-July stretch was packed with front-end results: Sammy Mills won the Moxie 5K in 15:23 with Harrison Osborne second in 15:28, Justin Freeman won the Bill Luti 5 Miler, Romayn Richards and Karley Piers won at Westbrook Strong, and Heather Gallant won Emily's Run. The MECTA State Championships added major range from 5K down to 200m, with multiple event wins from Laurel Manville, Harrison Osborne, Seth Crockett, and Chris Kibler.
15:23 5K win | Moxie
Dirigo had two big weeks of racing around Maine and New Hampshire, plus one July 4 correction worth adding to the record: Laurel Manville was sixth woman at the L.L.Bean 10K in 39:32.
At the Moxie 5K in Lisbon on July 12, Sammy Mills won in 15:23 and Harrison Osborne was second in 15:28. Christie Tebbets placed fourth among women in 21:04, and Sam Stolkner ran 19:15.
A week later in Concord, Justin Freeman won the Bill Luti 5 Miler in 26:24.
Westbrook Strong in South Portland brought a full blue wave on July 19, with Romayn Richards winning the men’s race in 16:06 and Karley Piers winning the women’s race in 17:39. Daniel Bannon and Chris Harmon went 4-5 overall, Thomas Harvey was seventh, Harvey and Harrison Crider debuted in 12th and 13th, and Kristin Barry placed third woman.
At the MECTA State Championships in Falmouth, Dirigo covered events from the 200m through the 5K. Laurel Manville won F30-39 in the 400m, 800m, and 1600m and also placed third in the 200m. Harrison Osborne won M18-29 in the 1600m and 5K and placed second in the 800m; Seth Crockett won M30-39 in both the 800m and 1600m; Chris Kibler was second in the 800m and 1600m and won M30-39 in the 5K; Nathan Priest and Sam Stolkner added multiple strong age-group results.
The Yarmouth Clam Fest 5 Miler added more top finishes, with Nathan Madeira eighth in 27:14, Eric Sofen 11th in 27:54, Nedicus Swain 30th in 30:36, and Gretchen Speed second woman in 31:30.
On July 20, Heather Gallant won the women’s division at Emily’s Run 5K in Auburn in 17:32.
At Tri for a Cure in South Portland, Allie Schmitt finished her first triathlon in 1:29:52, and Annabel Kimball ran 21:54 on the 5K relay leg.