Rolling thunder killed the boys half of the Southwestern Maine Activities Association Relays at Thornton Academy in Saco on Thursday, Sept. 3, but the girls got their chance to run, and some familiar names topped the list of finishers.

The afternoon was run as a series of seven races, one girl from each school per race. (The boys would’ve run seven races as well.) The course itself was not a full 5K, but roughly half that. Runners took off from the start line of the 100m dash on the TA track, then did a loop and a half before exiting at the long jump gate. They returned soon enough, and finished at the stop line of the 100m dash.

Girls Top 10 Individual Finishers

1. Kialeigh Marston, Bonny Eagle, 8:38.00

2. Anna Slager, Gorham, 8:57.00

3. Serena McKenzie, South Portland, 9:01.00

4. Bethany Sholl, Scarborough, 9:03.00

5. Christine Toy, Bonny Eagle, 9:08.00

6. Emily Wasina, Massabesic, 9:15.00

7. Katie LeBlanc, TA, 9:16.00

8. Maquila Dimastrantonio, Massabesic, 9:24.00

9. Laura Volan, Scarborough, 9:26.00

10. Kayla Raymond, Bonny Eagle, 9:32.00

Girls from seven different schools comprised the Top 10; including the No. 11 finisher, Gabbi Pabst of Westbrook, extends that to eight schools. No team clearly dominated, suggesting a degree of parity across a number of the squads.

On the flipside, overall winner Marston was a full 19 seconds ahead of No. 2 Slager – a fairly substantial spread that indicates Marston might be a (very) early favorite to go the distance as an individual.

Girls Team Scores

1. Scarborough, 48

2. Bonny Eagle, 55

3. Massabesic 78

4. Westbrook, 88

5. TA, 120

5. Biddeford, 120

7. Windham, 122

8. Sanford, 188

9. Noble, 206

Girls Total Times and Averages

1. Bonny Eagle, 47:34 / 9:30.80

2. Scarborough, 47:55 / 9:35.00

3. Massabesic, 49:15 / 9:51.00

4. Westbrook, 49:51 / 9:58.20

5. Biddeford, 51:16 / 10:15.20

6. TA, 51:17 / 10:15.40

7. Windham, 51.29 / 10:17.80

8. Sanford, 56.26 / 11:17.20

9. Noble, 58.05 / 11:37.00

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Gorham’s Anna Slager won the first of the girls relays at TA on Thursday.Westbrook’s Linnaea Miller leads the pack just after the start of the third girls relay at TA on Thursday.Windham’s Sierra Yost completed the 1.54-mile course in 10:10.00, placing her 30th of 63 finishers.Bonny Eagle’s Abby Nelson completed her run in 10:16.00, 31st of 63.Scarborough’s Samantha Saraceno won the girls’ fourth relay at TA on Thursday, in a time of 9:45.00.Jenny DiPhillipo of South Portland crossed the finish line in 10:44.00 on Thursday.