The 17th annual Island Falls Summerfest was another great success, as 89 participants enjoyed the fun, weather and competition Aug. 1. The winners in this 5K run/4K walk/half-mile fun run selected their prize from dozens and dozens of home-made pies and other desserts, a treat that everyone looks forward to. The pie/dessert auction that followed, along with entry fees, made this the highest fund-raiser to date, which was benefited equally between the Agape Food Pantry and Greater Houlton Christian Academy.
The overall winners of the 5K run were Jeff Ashby of Fort Fairfield and Marie Strouse of Caribou, with times of 17:29 and 19:29, respectively. Strouse’s time was just 12 seconds faster than Angela Ewings’ record set in 1997.
The top-10 included: Ashby, Thomas Beckum of Caribou, 17:51; Marco Guido of Wilton, 18:17; Alfred Hanscom of Presque Isle, 18:30; Strouse, Erik Sjoberg of Hodgdon, 19:37; Leo Kashian of Caribou, 21:10; Dillon Beckum of Caribou, 21:50; Trevor Levesque of Presque Isle, 21:52; and Michelle Roy of Frenchville, 21:57.
Age group winners were Ashby, Thomas Beckum, Strouse, Sjoberg, Leo Kashian, Dillon Beckum, Roy, Ewings of Littleton, Pete DeCrescenzo of New Jersey, Nicole Porter of Caribou, Kelly Kashian of Caribou, Alan Chamberlain of Virginia, Connie McLellan of Cross Lake, Brent Bailey of Houlton, Rebekah Stephens of Island Falls, Jenna Stanley of Houlton and Ruth Hare of Houlton.
The overall walk winners were Jim DeCrescenzo from New Jersey and Lauren Rockwell of Island Falls with times of 26:09 and 26:13, respectively.
Age group winners were Jim DeCrescenzo, Rockwell, Kylie Dunphy of Island Falls, Gabrielle DeCrescenzo of New Jersey, Thomas Prescott of Island Falls, Jan Neureuther of Hodgdon, Richard Lane of Island Falls, Mary Potter of Houlton, Sheila DeCrescenzo of New Jersey, Keith MacKenzie of Island Falls and Diane Curry of Portland.
The half-mile fun run, for those under age 10, was won by Tyler Levesque of Presque Isle for boys in a record 3:26 and Teagan Ewings of Littleton for girls in 3:50. Torey Levesque of Presque Isle was second overall. Thirteen young runners participated.
