ORONO — Swimmers from Massabesic, Sanford and Thornton Academy will compete in the Class A girls state meet today at the University of Maine in Orono, while the Kennebunk Rams will head to Bowdoin on Monday for the Class B meet.

Mass abesic

The Mustangs had several girls qualify for Class A states in multiple events.

Leading the way for Massabesic are Joanna LaFrance, Sophia LaFrance, Amanda Dudley, Elaine Dudley and Emily Cyr.

Joanna LaFrance qualified for the 50 free, 100 fly, 100 free and 100 breast. Sophia LaFrance earned a trip to states in the 50 free, 100 fly, 100 free and 100 back, while Amanda Dudley qualified in the 200 free, 100 fly, 100 free, 500 free, 100 back and 100 breast and Elaine Dudley earned spots in the 200 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 100 fly, 100 free, 500 free and 100 back. Cyr qualified in the 200 free, 200 IM, 100 free, 500 free and 100 back.

Also qualifying for states were Morgan Houk (200 free), Paige Houk (200 IM, 100 free, 100 back), Alison Ryan (200 free, 200 IM, 500 free), Abigail Darling (100 fly, 100 breast), Katie Castle (500 free), Claudia Hart (200 free), Kenadee Knight (200 IM, 100 fly) and Autumn Nostrom.

“These individuals showed great leadership, hard work, and trust in their coaches and teammates in order to make it to states,” said Massabesic coach Christian Niven. “The team’s performance surpassed expectations. The way they came together and improved as a team is historic. We have high personal and team expectations for states. We hope that we score in the top ten.”

Sanford

The Spartans will send seven girls to states and all seven have qualified in multiple events.

Grace Hansen qualified in the 100 back, 100 free and 200 free, while Pearl Frohloff earned spots in the 200 free, 50 free and 500 free and Heidi Demers beat the state standard in the 100 fly, 100 breast, 200 IM, 500 free and 100 back.

Lily Denham (50 free, 100 free), Tiffany Twombley (200 IM, 100 free), Maddy Leigh (50 free, 100 free, 200 free) and Delaney Tanguay (100 breast, 50 free, 100 free, 200 IM, 100 fly) also qualified for the state meet.

“The girls team finished the season with a 6-3 record and the boys team finished undefeated with a 9-0 record. This greatly exceeded expectations,” said Sanford coach Scott Keeny. “The boys and girls have strong relay teams at the state tournament that hopefully can place in the top ten. This would be a huge accomplishment for both teams. Overall, it has been a very successful season.”

Th ornton Aca demy

The Golden Trojans will have a large group of swimmers competing in the girls’ state meet today.

Thornton Academy’s state qualifiers were Samantha Eaton (200 Free, 200 IM, 100 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back), Grace Soucy (200 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, 100 Fly, 100 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back), Mary Steward (200 Free, 200 IM, 100 Fly, 500 Free, 100 Back), Mollie Eaton (200 Free, 50 Free, 100 Fly, 500 Free, 100 Back), Anna DiMatteo (200 Free, 200 IM), Grace Pickering(200 IM, 100 Fly), Anouk Schmidt (50 Free, 100 Fly, 100 Breast) and Natalie Nadeau (100 Breast).

Kenn ebunk

The talented Rams will be well-represented at Monday’s Class B state meet, including having eight girls qualify for every individual events.

Marshall Lowery, Fiona Harms, Renee Nichols, Isabel Harms, Britta Brown, Olivia McLean, Sydney Macedo and Carolina Lowery all beat the state standard in every single individual event.

Patti Mankin (200 free, 100 breaststroke),

Julia Milligan (500 free, 100 breaststroke), Grace Thompson (100 free, 100 backstroke), Emma Patterson (diving), Maggie Nguyen (diving) and Cammie Small (diving) also qualified for the state meet.

“The girls have worked extremely hard all season long. They are prepared and ready to have a strong championship season. We had some incredible performances at Southwesterns and are looking forward to Monday’s state championship meet,” said Kennebunk coach Andrew Coulombe. “We are hoping to be right in the mix with the top teams in Class B. Greely, Cape Elizabeth and MDI are all incredibly strong programs with lots of depth. Our goal is to be as competitive as possible.”