The 5-foot-10, 145-pound junior won the Class B state meet this past season with a time of 15:49.59, breaking the tape 8.14 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Clippers to a fourth-place finish as a team. Laverdiere won the Maine XC Festival of Champions and placed 38th at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional championships. He was unbeaten against in-state competition.
Laverdiere has maintained an A average in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.
A member of the Yarmouth High student senate, Laverdiere has volunteered locally at MaineGeneral Medical Center and as a youth mentor. "Luke has always been an exceptional runner," said Brian Berkemeyer. "This year he seemed to focus on running in fewer races with more competition and I would say it has paid off."
