Vermont Men Dominate First Day of Racing
March 14: The men from Vermont had the first 5 finishes in the Eastern High School Nordic Championships on a balmy day at Black Mountain of Maine. Samuel Brondyke was the first across the finish line with at time of 14:58.1 to take home the gold. 
Quinn Uva came in second place with, finishing in 15:06.7. Taking the final podium position was Lorenzo Atocha with a time of 15:26.1.
Finishing in fourth place was Sam Swartzentruber with a 15:27.4 finish. Completing the sweep for Vermont was Willow Sharma who had a time of 15:28.1. In sixth place was Max Fey of New York with a time of 15:28.7.
The top Maine finisher was James Crowley, who finished in tenth place with a time of :15:47.7.
Maine Girls Fare Well on Day One
In the women's race Kai McKinnon of New York took first place, finishing the 5k freestyle race in 17:41. Coming in second place was Orono, Maine standout Clara White with a time of 17:56.0. Also stepping up to the podium was McKinnon's teammate Abigail Van Dorn who had a finish of 18:05.9.
Elli Englund of New Hampshire took fourth place with a time of 18:15,9. Finishing in fifth place was Vermont's Seven Bowen. Sixth place went to Skyah McLaughlin of New Hampshire, who cross the line in 18:32.1.
Other top Maine finishers were Nora McCourt of Mt. Blue HS, who finished in seventh place with time of 18:39.2 and Rowan Tanguay of Fort Kent, who came in twelth place with a time of 19:00,8.
Racing continues tomorrow with the 7.5k Classical and the 1.3k sprint. Racing begins at 10 am.
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