CARIBOU, Maine — Dozens of athletes from northern and central Maine high schools competed at Caribou’s invitational cross country meet Saturday afternoon.
The course was three miles weaving through the hilly land behind Caribou High School’s athletic fields. In every heat, one runner from each team competed — timed back from the previous heat by seven minutes.
For the girls, Houlton emerged triumphant with three first place, one second place, and three third place finishes for a total score of eight. Houlton was followed by 2, John Bapst (12); 3, Brewer (20); and 4, Caribou (22). Presque Isle, Maine School of Science and Mathematics, Ellsworth, Foxcroft, Old Town and Fort Kent also participated, but did not have enough runners to score as a team.
In the boys races, John Bapst took five victories as well as a second and third place finish for a total score of five. The remaining boys team scores were: 2, Caribou (15); 3, Old Town (16); 4, Brewer (21); 5, Presque Isle (22); 6, Ellsworth (24); 7, MSSM (33). Foxcroft and Houlton ran, but were unscored.
The individual results for the varsity runners were as follows.
Girls Heat 1 — 1, Teanne Ewings, Hou, 20:06.82; 2, Kayley Bell, Car, 21:02.98; 3, Anna Jandreau, PI, 21:22.34; 4, Addison Nelson, Ell, 21:57.38; 5, Kayla Graffam, Brew, 22:38.20; 6, Nora Koskela-Koivisto, Fox, 23:26.23; 7, Hannah Nadeau, JB, 24:30.99; 8, Evyn Lally, MSSM 27:06.59.
Girls Heat 2 — 1, Leanne Ross, Hou, 23:39.49; 2, Sherry Foster, JB, 24:11.67; 3, Annie Raynes, Fox, 24:32.44; 4, Macy Farrington, Brew, 25:36.85; 5, Mikaeka Spooner, Car, 27:18.37; 6, Maddie Jackson, PI, 28:07.18; 7, Emiko Peck, MSSM, 32:30.65.
Girls Heat 3 — 1, Elena Ardell, Hou, 24:39.06; 2, Gloria Hoskins, Brew, 24:48.05; 3, Elizabeth Wing, Car, 25:01.68; 4, Marie Nemeth, JB, 27:20.46.
Girls Heat 4 — 1, Zoe Yerxa, OT, 23:56.80; 2, Amber Stokes, JB, 25:10.63; 3, Calli Sylvia, Hou, 25:19.50; 4, McKenzie Murray, Brew, 28:36.61; 5, Bailey Davenport, PI, 34:03.55.
Girls Heat 5 — 1, Mira Kelly, FK, 25:03.98; 2, Sophia Nepton, OT, 25:13.68; 3, Isabella Ardell, Hou, 27:10.30; 4, Paige Inforati, Hou, 27:10.30; 5, Junne Igarashi, Brew, 27:46.86; 6, Lauren Lister, Car, 28:45.80; 7, Stephanie LeClair, PI, 38:13.22.
Girls Heat 6 — 1, Annabelle Reardon, FK, 25:27.86; 2, McKenna Phillips, Hou, 26:44.72; 3, Lucy Clews, JB, 27:34.22; 4, Olivia McCorrison, Fox, 28:50.88; 6, Neele Struess, Brew, 30:12.62; 6, Jonna Denney, Car, 30:35.09.
Girls Heat 7 — 1, Aliah Cotart, JB, 25:51.33; 2, Rowan Tanguay, FK, 26:43.99; 3, Hope Royal, Hou, 28:58.25; 4, Lida Kanoti, OT, 29:14.13; 5, Makayla Landry, Fox, 30:22.42; 6, Kate Betel, Car, 31:43.93.
Boys Heat 1 — 1, Michael Cyr, Car, 17:43.31; 2, Daniel Ross, Hou, 17:44.53; 3, Ethan Roach, JB, 18:00.82; 4, Spencer Gordon, OT, 18:15.74; 5, Cooper Parlee, Brew, 18:21.14; 6, Brayden Castonguay, PI, 18:35.35; 7, Aedyn Hughes, Ells, 19:28.59; 8, Morris McCall, MSSM, 21:23.54.
Boys Heat 2 — 1, Lucas Gagnon, JB, 18:11.42; 2, Ephraim Willey, Car, 18:27.94; 3, Trevor Parlee, Brew, 18:50.94;4 Runner Jarrett, Fox, 19:04.60; 5, Philip Alyokhin, OT, 19:26.79; 6, Jaron Leach, PI, 19:40.15; 7, Drew Pierson, Ells, 21:47.53; 8, Michael Matthews, MSSM, 22:15.68.
Boys Heat 3 — 1, Griffin Merrill, JB, 18:12.39; 2, George Ferland, Car, 18:25.22; 3, Connor May, OT, 19:41.01; 4, Caleb Green, PI, 20:40.53; 5, Tate Carter, Ells, 21:07.38; 6, James Bertolino, Brew, 21:49.05; 7, Aiden Currie, Fox, 22:34.27; 8, William DeFroscia, MSSM, 23:14.31.
Boys Heat 4 — 1, Wyatt Byther, OT, 20:35.40; 2, Gavin Coffin, JB, 20:40.13; 3, Phillip Espenscheid, Hou, 21:42.71; 4, Matthew Cormier, Ells, 22:06.46; 5, Aaron Lyon, Brew, 22:15.81; 6, James Cherrier, Car, 22:34.83; 7, Joshua Keiser, PI, 22:35.19; 8, Jorgen Helverson, Fox, 23:08.02; 9, Makai Moody-Broen, MSSM, 23:58.78.
Boys Heat 5 — 1, Jonathan Ouellette, JB, 20:16.05; 2, Ezra Leach, PI, 20:37.36; 3, Griffin Murray, OT, 21:22.95; 4, Rowan Tate, Ells, 21:26.28; 5, Jayden Richards, Brew, 22:58.65; 6, Jacob Violette, Car, 25:29.00; 7, Samuel Griffin, MSSM, 26:02.22.
Boys Heat 6 — 1, Henry Milan V, JB, 22:16.90; 2, Jeremiah Bourgoin, Hod, 23:19.81; 3, Zachary Peirce, Fox, 23:44.32; 4, Ryder Chandler, PI, 24:13.16: 5, Edward Bell, Car, 25:41.42; 6, Seth Reardon, Brew, 26:11.78; 7, Logan Madden, OT, 26:43.55; 8, Calvin Akom, MSSM, 35:30.60.
Boys Heat 7 — 1, Owen Cote, JB, 22:19.99; 2, Brian Evans, MSSM, 22:31.90; 3, Zander Hunter, Brew, 23:32.88; 4, Benjamin Tate, Ells, 23:45. 96; 5, Brody Anderson, Car, 24:24.73; 6, Kristian Kellerhals, 25:04.83; 7, William Francis, OT, 26:07.31; 8, Alexander LeClair, PI, 28:39.06.
CARIBOU, Maine — Sept. 11, 2021 — Fort Kent’s Mira Kelly begins to climb the final hill on the three mile cross country course at the Caribou invitational meet on Saturday. She won the sixth girls varsity heat. (Hannah Catlin | Aroostook Republican)
CARIBOU, Maine — Sept. 11, 2021 — Old Town’s Philip Alyokhin rounds the final corner of the three mile cross country course at the Caribou invitational meet on Saturday. (Hannah Catlin | Aroostook Republican)
CARIBOU, Maine — Sept. 11, 2021 — Caribou’s Mikaeka Spooner climbs one of the hills on Caribou High School’s three mile cross country trail during the invitational meet on Saturday. (Hannah Catlin | Aroostook Republican)
CARIBOU, Maine — Sept. 11, 2021 — MSSM’s Emiko Peck rounds the corner on a hill during Caribou’s cross country invitational meet on Saturday (Hannah Catlin | Aroostook Republican)
CARIBOU, Maine — Sept. 11, 2021 — Brewer’s Cooper Parlee chases Old Town’s Spencer Gordon up a hill during Caribou’s invitational cross country meet on Saturday. (Hannah Catlin | Aroostook Republican)
CARIBOU, Maine — Sept. 11, 2021 — Caribou’s Michael Cyr, Houlton’s Daniel Ross and John Bapst’s Ethan Roach round a corner together in the first boys varsity race at the Caribou invitational cross country meet on Saturday. The boys would finish the race in this order after holding together during the whole race. (Contributed by Beth Alden)
