Runners tackle first XC meet

11 years ago

HOULTON — The first varsity cross-country meet was held Aug. 22 at Houlton Community Park with Greater Houlton Christian Academy hosting the event.

    Overall winners of the 2.7-mile course were Fort Kent’s Matt Toussaint with a time of 18:08 and Washburn’s Carmen Bragg at 23:10.
    The Fort Kent boys team won the meet with 25 points and Washburn finished with 30. GHCA does not have enough runners to make up a team. Washburn won the girls meet with a score of 15. GHCA, Fort Kent and Houlton do not have enough members to make up a team. It takes five runners to be designated as a team.
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HAPPY RUNNER — Rylee Warman of Greater Houlton Christian is all smiles as she runs along the course during a season-opening meet Aug. 22 in Houlton.  

 Individual results of the meet are as follows:
    Boys: 1. Toussaint, 18:08; 2. Sam Ouellette, Fort Kent, 18:46; 3. Derek Baker, Washburn, 20:05; 4. Alex Pelletier, Washburn, 20:13; 5. Kip Stanley, Fort Kent, 20:25; 6. Kenny Irving, Washburn, 20:46; 7. Jared Michaud, Fort Kent, 20:47; 8. Michael Ericson, Washburn, 20:54; 9. Cameron Hartford, Washburn, 21:26; 10. Skyler Berstein, Fort Kent, 21:34; 11. Ethan Jacques, GHCA, 24:16; 12. Jackson Ashby, Fort Kent, 25:44; 13. Josh Winslow, GHCA, 26:02 and 14. Sam Carmichael, GHCA, 26:26.
    Girls: 1. Bragg, 23:10; 2. Carsyn Koch, Washburn, 23:10; 3. Emmy Churchill, Washburn, 23:10; 4. Tori Koch, Washburn, 23:10; 5. Kenzie Worcester, Washburn, 23:10; 6. Rylee Warman, GHCA, 23:46; 7. Kelsey Pelletier, Fort Kent, 24:14; 8. Marianne Helton, Washburn, 25:00; 9. Rudy Martin, Fort Kent, 25:37; 10. Victoria Holmes, Houlton, 27:12; 11. Mikayla Churchill, Washburn, 28:21; 12. Paige Hebert, Fort Kent, 28:53; 13. Brittany Hernandez, Washburn, 34:08; 14. Jessica Aube, Washburn, 35:14; 15. Marian Campbell, Washburn, 35:29; 16. Caitlin Miles, GHCA, 36:13 and 17. Rachel Potter, GHCA, 41:12.