Let's take a loook at the top 25 All-time Maine performances at the Manchester Invitational , plus look at how the Maine teams/individuals would have done if they competed against eachother
Dan Curts of Ellsworth repeated as the small school champion running the #2 time in meet history, 15:23, just 6 seconds off Ben True's course record. Josef Holt-Andrews was 2nd with the 4th fastest time in meet history, 15:27. Kirstin Sandreuter won the girls small school race with a 18:59. Cape Elizabeth boys finished 5th in the Elite race, check out more coverage
The 39th edition of the Manchester Invitational will be Saturday. This is the first big invitational weekend that will see several Maine teams competingat Derryfield Park in Manchester. On the boys side #1 Cape is in the Elite race, while #3 ranked Ellsworth will take a run at the win in the small schools race. Kirstin Dandreuter will look for the individual win in the small schools race, while Josef Holt-Andrews takes aim at the top spot in the Elite. Check out who will be competing.
This weekend is one of our toughest weekend here on Milesplitmass because we have so much ground to cover. We have Mass teams down in Rhode Island for the very popular Ocean State Invitational. The tough and competitive Manchester Inivte is going on up in Derryfield Park in New Hampshire. The Titans of Pembroke travel to Wappinger Falls in NY as we get a first look at the defending Division 2 State Champions at the Bowdoin Classic. Finally at Wrentham, we have 4500 runners competiting in the Frank Kelley Invitational. And if that's not enough for you , Today we have the "Coast to Coast Battle" when Oregon , Wisconsin, Providence, and other NCAA heavy weights battle it out on historic Franklin Park.