PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Aroostook County cross country runners were challenged by squads from central Maine Sept. 9 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
Hosted by Presque Isle, the race featured runners from Caribou, Houlton/Greater Houlton Christian Academy, Fort Kent and Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics facing off against runners from John Bapst, Ellsworth, Old Town and Hermon.
The John Bapst boys and Houlton/GHCA girls were the big winners on the day as each collected team titles. John Bapst’s Ethan Roach (17 minutes, 46.50 seconds) and Houlton/GHCA’s Teagan Ewings (20:23.87) were also the top finishers in the boys and girls races respectively.
The boys team scores were: 1, John Bapst, 30; 2, Ellsworth, 69; 3, Old Town, 77; 4, Caribou, 89; 5, Limestone/MSSM, 124; 6, Houlton/GHCA, 129; and 7, Hermon, 165.
The individual boys results for local runners were: 2, George Ferland, Caribou, 18:00.51; 6, Ephraim Willey, Caribou, 18:17.57; 11, James Brady, Houlton/GHCA, 20:05.74; 18, Jack Philbrook, Houlton/GHCA, 21:19.85; 19, Jaymes Weaver, Fort Kent, 21:31.72; 22, Morris McCall, Limestone/MSSM, 21:34.40; 25, Brian Evans, Limestone/MSSM, 21:52.22; 26, Scott Stubbs, Caribou, 21:56.42; 27, Jacob Violette, Caribou, 22:05.00; 28, Colton Simoes, Houlton/GHCA, 22:21.53; 30, Jack Tetreault, Limestone/MSSM, 22:46.56; 31, Harrison Landes, Caribou, 22:47.77; 34, Olorin Braun-Epp, Fort Kent, 23:01.52; 35, Kristian Kellerhals, Houlton/GHCA, 23:20.93; 36, Robert Demerchant, Caribou, 23:31.17; 37, Makai Moody-Broen, Limestone/MSSM, 23:41.60; 39, Edward Bell, Caribou, 23:50.41; 42, Phillip Espenscheid, Houlton/GHCA, 24:16.26; 43, Valentyn Pickens, Presque Isle, 24:23.39; 44, Ben Uhlenhaki, Limestone/MSSM, 24:34.44; 45, Ryder Chandler, Presque Isle, 24:51.41; 47, Samuel Griffin, Limestone/MSSM, 27:17.77; 48, Noah Parmelee, Presque Isle, 29:29.11; 50, Gavin Albert, Gavin, Fort Kent, 32:12.94; and 51, Gabriel Austin, Limestone/MSSM, 32:16.59.
The girls team scores were: 1, Houlton/GHCA, 38; 2, Hermon, 70; 3, John Bapst, 78; 4, Caribou, 78; and 5, Ellsworth, 112.
The individual girls results for local runners were: 1, Ewings, Houlton/GHCA, 20:23.87; 2, Kayley Bell, Caribou, 21:37.25; 4, Natalie Johnson, Houlton/GHCA, 22:20.01; 5, Maggie Bell, Caribou, 22:27.75; 6, Anna Jandreau, Presque Isle, 22:31.64; 7, Leanne Ross, Houlton/GHCA, 23:44.89; 14, Andrea Ross, Houlton/GHCA, 25:19.75; 16, Annabelle Reardon, Fort Kent, 25:36.73; 18, McKenna Phillips, Houlton/GHCA, 25:52.34; 19, Hannah Lovley, Fort Kent, 25:59.20; 20, Mira Kelly, Fort Kent, 26:53.83; 21, Lily Oliver, Fort Kent, 27:33.20; 23, Victoria Ervin, Houlton/GHCA, 27:57.49; 24, Maeve Lakin, Limestone/MSSM, 28:21.33; 28, Madison Thibault, Caribou, 29:29.13; 29, Caela Day, Caribou, 29:31.54; 30 Emerson Miller, Presque Isle, 30:02.60; 31, Evyn Lally, Limestone/MSSM, 30:12.98; 35, Charli Cassavant, Presque Isle, 31:27.13; 37, Katherin Bechtel, Caribou, 32:29.48; 39, Julia Bartley, Presque Isle, 34:06.14; 40, Rin LaPointe, Caribou, 34:36.05; 41, Brynna Fox, Presque Isle, 34:48.26; and 42, Liberty Herweh, Presque Isle, 35:47.50 33.
Local results from the junior varsity boys race were: 2, Isaiah Anderson, Caribou, 22:52.06; 6, Bradien Frakes, Caribou, 23:53.33; 8, Parker Boucher, Caribou, 25:15.79; and 16, Ethan Casale, Houlton/GHCA, 40:08.29.
Local results from the junior varsity girls race were: 1, Amelia Drake, Houlton/GHCA, 29:04.40; 4, Charlotte Hanscom, Houlton/GHCA, 32:16.50; 5, Danlen Espenscheid, Houlton/GHCA, 32:28.50; and 6, Stephanie Tuttle, Houlton/GHCA, 33:13.40.
