Graca Bila, North Yarmouth Academy senior: A versatile performer, Bila won the 300 hurdles (46.06 seconds) and 200 dash (26.27) and was second in the triple jump at the Class C meet. A week earlier, she broke Kate Hall’s meet record in the triple jump at the Western Maine Conference championships with a leap  of 37-3 1/2. After the state meet, Bila placed in two events at the New England championships – seventh in the triple jump (36-9 1/4) and eighth in the 300 hurdles (45.54).

Zoe Carroll, York sophomore: Overshadowed by her senior teammate Cary Drake during the season, Carroll came on strong in the final weeks. She beat Drake to win the Class B 800 (2:16.25) and was second to Drake in the 1,600, then was Maine’s top finisher in the 800 at the New England championships, placing eighth in 2:15.83.

Cary Drake, York senior: A repeat All-State pick, the Northwestern University-bound senior finished an impressive high school career with two more individual titles and a relay victory at the Class B meet, giving her a total of 10 outdoor event titles (including relays), to go with nine more in cross country and indoor track. She joined Carroll on York’s victorious 3,200 relay team, and also won the 1,600 and 3,200.

Laurel Driscoll, Scarborough sophomore: Featuring a smooth, gliding stride, Driscoll was among a deep group of elite distance runners. At the Class A meet, she was second to Samantha Moore in the 1,600 (4:57.15) and won the 3,200 (11:05.66). She was third in the 1,600 at the New England championships (4:56.69), and set an all-time Maine best of 4:33.45 in the 1,500 en route to finishing 39th in the mile at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals.

Makenna Drouin, Lewiston senior: Another repeat All-State pick and the Varsity Maine Athlete of the Year for indoor track, Drouin won both hurdles races at the Class A meet but was nipped by Emerson Flaker in the 100 dash, with both clocking Maine season-best times of 12.15 seconds. Headed to Division I Elon University on a track scholarship, Drouin placed seventh in both the 100 dash (12.24) and 300 hurdles (45.06) at New Englands.

Teanne Ewings, Greater Houlton Christian junior: A repeat All-State pick and this season’s Varsity Maine Girls’ Track Athlete of the Year, Ewings established herself as Maine’s top 3,200-meter runner. She beat Orono’s Ruth White in both the 1,600 and the 3,200 at the Class C meet, establishing meet records of 4:58.65 and 10:33.65. She was second in the 3,200 at the New England championships.

Emerson Flaker, Scarborough junior: In addition to beating Makenna Drouin in the 100, Flaker followed up with Class A championship victories in the 200 (26.14) and 400 (57.96) and anchored the Red Storm’s winning 1,600 relay team to clinch the team title. At New Englands, Flaker finished seventh in the 200 and fifth with a Maine season-best time of 56.06 in the 400, then turned in Maine’s fastest 200 time of the season (25.29) while finishing 23rd at the Adidas nationals.

Samantha Moore, Portland junior: Injuries limited Moore to one event at the Class A meet, where she won the 1,600 with the state’s fastest time this season – 4:55.69. She missed the New England championships, but when she did race, she was as good as anyone in Maine’s elite distance field. She ran the state’s fastest 800 time of the season (2:14.44) at the SMAA championships.

Sarah Moore, North Yarmouth Academy senior: A repeat All-State pick, Moore was a triple-threat jumper, winning Class C titles in the high jump (5-2), long jump (17-9) and triple jump (36-2). She placed fourth in the high jump, 10th in the long jump and 14th in the triple jump at the New England championships.

Tayla Pelletier, Windham junior: A repeat All-State pick, Pelletier was the only girl from Maine to claim a New England title this season when she won the triple jump with an all-time Maine best of 38-10 1/2. She was also ninth in the 100 hurdles (15.41). At the Class A state meet, Pelletier won the triple jump (36-6 1/4) and was second in the 100 hurdles (15.36), fourth in the 300 hurdles (47.32) and tied for fourth in the high jump (5-0).

Ruby Prentiss, Falmouth senior: The Class A champion in both the shot put and discus, Prentiss had the state’s best marks in both events this season, throwing 40-3 in the shot and 133-6 in the discus. She placed eighth in the shot at the New England championships.

Ruth White, Orono senior: A repeat All-State pick, White continued to excel in the distance events. The three-time New England cross country champion, who will compete at the University of New Hampshire, finished second to Teanne Ewings in the Class C 1,600 and 3,200 meters and was fourth at the New England championships in the 3,200. She had the state’s fastest 3,200-meter time this season – 10:27.84.

COACH OF THE YEAR

David Dowling, Greely

Dowling directed both the boys’ and girls’ teams to Class B championships. The Greely girls edged two-time defending champion York by three points, clinching the win with a victory in the final relay.