Local runners compete in state individual XC championships

8 years ago
 BELFAST, Maine — Local runners from Greater Houlton Christian Academy, Houlton, Katahdin and Hodgdon high schools all converged on Troy Howard Middle School for the State Class C Individual Cross Country championships Saturday.

It marked the first time in the history of the GHCA program that the Eagles qualified as a team at the individual event.

Boys’ team scores in the 5K race were: 1, Orono, 56; 2, Maine Coast Waldorf, 69; 3, Waynflete, 93; 4, Boothbay Region, 100; 5, George Stevens, 106; 6, St. Dominic, 172; 7, North Yarmouth Academy, 185; 8, Carrabec, 221; 9, Greater Houlton Christian Academy, 233; 10, Narraguagus, 242; 11, Lee Academy, 275; and 12, Fort Kent, 294.

In the boys’ race, John Hassett of George Stevens Academy was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 15 minutes, 56.12 seconds. Results for local runners were: 9, Isaiah Brown, Houlton, 17:03.47; 27, Joel Bond, Hodgdon, 18:08.38; 28, Wesley Ganglfinger, GHCA, 18:10.00; 33, Cole Winslow, GHCA, 18:23.10; 84, Alex Walker, GHCA, 20:35.37; 87, Will Austin, GHCA, 20:48.55; and 95, Isaac Potter, GHCA, 21:40.04.

The girls’ team scores were: 1, George Stevens, 52; 2, Orono, 61; 3, St. Dominic, 96; 4, Waynflete, 98; 5, Maine Coast Waldorf, 114; 6, Traip, 164; 7, Greater Houlton Christian Academy, 196; 8, Monmouth, 201; and 9, Limestone-MSSM, 217.

In the girls’ race, Kassidy Dill of Orono was the first across the finish line with a time of 19:29.97. The individual results for local runners were: 14, Bridgett Hill, GHCA, 20:37.29; 18, Teagan Ewings, GHCA, 20:53.08; 29, Rylee Warman, Houlton, 21:39.03; 37, Jordyn Ritchie, Katahdin, 22:03.63; 55, Alyssa Abbotoni, Houlton, 23:12.81; 62, Olivia Nadeau, GHCA, 23:31.91; 76, Jeanelle Ross, GHCA, 25:27.62; 77, Jillian Ross, GHCA, 25:28.37; and 80, Kathryn Nightingale, GHCA, 26:02.69.