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- From left, Michael Perkins of Presque Isle races along the course in Houlton Oct. 3; Wildcat Alec Smith races along the course in Houlton Oct. 3 during the Aroostook County Cross Country Championship; Presque Isle’s Izzy Jackson receives some crowd support as she nears the finish line Oct. 3 in Houlton; Presque Isle’s Madison Jandreau gets a hug from Caribou’s Ashley Violette at the end of the Aroostook County Cross Country Championship in Houlton Oct. 3. (Staff photos/Joseph Cyr)
HOULTON, Maine — The Caribou boys and girls cross country squads dominated a field of 124 County runners Tuesday to capture the 2017 Aroostook County League Championship crowns.
Caribou’s Dylan Marrero puts his all into the final stretch of the boys cross country race in Houlton Tuesday, Oct. 3. Marrero won the boys race with his time of 17:08.40.
(Joseph Cyr)
Hosted by Greater Houlton Christian Academy and Houlton High School, Tuesday’s race featured ideal running conditions with sunny, but mild temperatures and a cool breeze.
“The course was in good shape and the temperatures were favorable for some fast times and the runners did not disappoint,” Houlton coach Chris Rines said. “This race comes just days after many of these kids hit their fastest times of the season at the Festival of Champions [in Belfast], and for many of them, this was their fourth meet in 10 days which is quite a bit for cross country runners.”
GHCA’s Grace Graham was the top female runner in dramatic fashion as she surged in the home stretch to beat teammate Bridget Hill by less than a second. Graham posted a time of 20 minutes, 29.20 seconds, while Hill crossed the line at 20:29.70.
For the boys, Dylan Marrero of Caribou was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 17:08.40.
Girls team scores were: Caribou, 45; Greater Houlton Christian, 54; Maine School of Science and Math, 57; Presque Isle, 87; and Washburn, 112.
Jeremy Cook, right, of Houlton runs stride for stride against Caribou’s Aaron Macek Oct. 3 as the two near the finish line. Cook edged Macek by three tenths of a second to place 10th.
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Boys team scores were Caribou, 27; Presque Isle, 66; Maine School of Science and Math, 72; Greater Houlton Christian, 77; Washburn, 121; Madawaska, 167; and Fort Kent, 197.
The individual girls results were: 1) Graham, GHCA, 20:29.20; 2) Hill, GHCA, 20:29.70; 3, Dolcie Tanguay, MSSM, 20:32.50; 4) Ashley Violette, Caribou, 20:46.30; 5) Naomi Kihn, MSSM, 20:49.60; 6) Abigail Wimmer, Caribou, 20:59.20; 7) Madison McCarthy, MSSM, 21:25; 8) Teagan Ewings, GHCA, 21:29.00; 9) Sarae Greenier, Caribou, 21:29.20; 10) Isabelle Jackson, Presque Isle, 21:31.10; 11) Madison Jandreau, Presque Isle, 21:33.90; 12) Maren Moir, Caribou, 22:13.50; 13) Madison Miller, Washburn, 22:29.60; 14) Jordyn Ritchie, Katahdin, 22:38.90; 15) Katrina Salch, Caribou, 22:44.80; 16) Kassandra Farley, Washburn, 22:48.50; 17) Kacie Haney, Caribou, 22:53.90; 18) Emily Austin, Caribou, 23:05.80; 19) Emmalyne Drake, Houlton, 24:21.30 20) Ellie Smith, Presque Isle, 24:31.10; 21) Alyssa Abbotoni, Houlton, 24:35.40; 22) Olivia Nadeau, GHCA, 24:36.70; 23) Jeannelle Ross, Hodgdon, 24:45.60; 24) Charlotte McCulloh, MSSM, 25:18.20; 25) Taylor Ellis, Presque Isle, 25:46.60; 26) Bailey Chalmers, MSSM, 26:09.10; 27) Jillian Ross, Hodgdon, 26:27.00; 28) Eunseo Son, MSSM, 26:51.10; 29) Chloe Fekete, GHCA, 27:08.00; 30) Rachel Jeon, MSSM, 27:13.90; 31) Kyla Cunningham, Washburn, 27:17.70; 32)
The field of girl runners takes off from the starting gate Tuesday at the Aroostook County Cross Country Championship in Houlton.
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Madelyn Wing, Presque Isle, 27:29.30; 33) Brianna Turner, Washburn, 27:32.00; 34) Kathryn Nightingale, GHCA, 27:48.40; 35) Raegyn Chavez, Washburn, 28:12.40; 36) Jasmine LeClair, Presque Isle, 28:19.60; 37) Olivia Mosher, Presque Isle, 28:31.50; 38) Brice Carson, Fort Kent, 29:02.20; 39) Emily Ouellette, Fort Kent, 29:30.70; 40) Bobbie Campbell, Washburn, 30:12.70; 41) Caroline Brown, Washburn, 30:49.60; 42) Lauren Swimm, Houlton, 37:20.20.
Running in an exhibition event were: Rylee Saucier, Caribou, 23:26.20; Anya O’Meara, Caribou, 23:33.50; Danielle Cyr, Caribou, 23:41.50; Olivia Austin, Caribou, 24:07.80; Amanda Winslow, Presque Isle, 25:03.60; Ciara Richards, Caribou, 26:47.10; Emma Stewart, Caribou, 26:56.00; Stephanie Donovan, Presque Isle, 28:19.00; Ellie Goheen,
Bridget Hill, left, and Grace Graham, both of GHCA, dash to the finish line during the Aroostook County League Championship cross country race in Houlton Tuesday. Graham overtook Hill in the final stretch to claim the girls crown by less than a second over Hill.
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Presque Isle, 28:38.90; Kathryn Riley, MSSM, 28:58.80; Rachel Ring, Caribou, 29:24.20; Kaitlyn Nadeau, Caribou, 31:01.70; Rothery Sullivan, MSSM, 31:41.40; Emerson Turner, Washburn, 32:15.10; Heather DeMerchant, Caribou, 32:46.00; Olivia Saucier, Caribou, 33:20.10; and Sophie Moore, MSSM, 35:59.50.
Individual results for the boys race were: 1) Marrero, Caribou, 17:08.40; 2) Joel Bond, Hodgdon, 17:29.90; 3) Evan Desmond, Caribou, 17:47.80; 4) Kyle Boucher, Caribou, 17:59.60; 5) Wesley Ganglfinger, GHCA, 18:06.10; 6) Max Bartley, Presque Isle, 18:21.90; 7) Jonah Clark, Presque Isle, 18:28.90; 8) James Cyr, MSSM, 18:35.00; 9) Will Perkins, MSSM, 18:50.40; 10) Jeremy Cook, Houlton, 19:16.70; 11) Aaron Macek, Caribou, 19:17.00; 12) Trace Cyr, Presque Isle, 19:25.90; 13) Cole Winslow, GHCA, 19:30.40; 14) Malachai Willey, Caribou, 19:40.40; 15) Devon Maynard, Washburn, 19:44.30; 16) Calvin Mokler, Caribou, 19:59.20; 17) Oliver Wainmen, MSSM, 20:02.50; 18) Sawyer LaChance, MSSM, 20:03.60; 19) Matthew Cyr, Madawaska, 20:06.90; 20) Aidan Churchill, Washburn, 20:10.60; 21) Jeremy Stone, GHCA, 20:12.90; 22) Joel Carmichael, GHCA, 20:16.90; 23) Carter Jackson, Presque Isle, 20:24.40; 24) Caleb Robbins, Caribou, 20:33.20; 25) Will Austin, GHCA, 20:51.30; 26) Owen McQuarrie, Presque Isle, 20:56.70; 27) Ian Hoyt-Franz, Presque Isle, 21:25.30;28) Jay Philbrick, MSSM, 21:40.40; 29) Isaac Robichaud, Fort Kent, 21:43.10; 30) Alex Walker, GHCA, 21:46.80; 31) Edwin McLaughlin, Washburn, 22:16.80; 32) Jacob Maynard,
Teagan Ewings, right, of GHCA has her sights set on Caribou’s Sarae Greenier near the finish line of the Tuesday, Oct. 3 Aroostook County Cross Country Championships. Ewings overtook Greenier to finish eighth by two-tenths of a second.
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Washburn, 22:17.90; 33) Patrick Parham, Wisdom, 22:20.30; 34) Shawn Helton, Washburn, 22:20.40; 35) Zach Gonya, Houlton, 22:23.70; 36) Isaac Potter, GHCA, 22:33.40; 37) Shayki Kupchik, Madawaska, 23:05.90; 38) Noah Fontaine, Madawaska, 23:14.10; 39) George Johnson, MSSM, 23:20.90; 40) Gavin Dunagan, Washburn, 23:21.20; 41) Alex Beaulieu, Fort Kent, 23:37.80; 42) Sage Betko, MSSM, 23:39.20; 43) Ean Bolstridge, Houlton, 24:31.80; 44) Alec Smith, Presque Isle, 24:32.70; 45) Cole Bennett, Fort Kent, 25:06.90; 46) Maddix Corriveau, Madawaska, 25:44.40; 47) Evan Dionne, Madawaska, 26:17.50; 48) Jacob Vereneau, Madawaska, 26:39.00; 49) Lance Corbin, Madawaska, 26:40.60; 50) Shayne Scott, Washburn, 26:51.40; 51) Nolan Jacobs, Houlton, 26:57.10; 52) Kevin Bonefant-Dionne, Fort Kent, 27:26.80; 53) Ian Albert, Fort Kent, 35:11.20.
In an exhibition race for boys, results were: Ethan Holmquist, Caribou, 20:13.10; Nathan Pitre, Caribou, 20:35.90; Martin Heald, Caribou, 21:05.10; Issac Marker, Caribou, 21:39.40; Wyatt Grant, Caribou, 23:15.50; Christian Silva, MSSM, 24:39.50; Michael Delorge, MSSM, 24:40.30; Michael Perkins, Presque Isle, 24:58.10; Jacob Daigle, Madawaska, 25:58.40; Matt Smith, Caribou, 26:17.40; and Andrew McArthur, Presque Isle, 32:22.20.
