Maine MileSplit 2022 XC Team Countdown

#8- Mt. Blue Cougars

Class A #6

Class A North #3

KVAC #3

2021 Results:

Class A North Regional: 6^th (135 points)

Class A State Championships: 9^th (239 points)

Top Returning Runners: (Based on Personal Bests)

2022 Outlook:  Mt. Blue is a team that is very tough to predict in 2022. The Cougars are led by Cyrus Evans, who perhaps has the best range of any runner in the entire state, having run 11.74 for 100m, 4:39 for 1600m, 16:33 for 5K, and finishing 3^rd overall in Class A in the 400m during spring 2022. Behind him are two rising sophomores who ran very fast as freshmen, so they very well might have three low sticks come the end of the season. There's a bit of a gap after that to their 4^th runner, but that gap may be closed by any of a few runners, including Kodi Quimby, who had a great season in the racewalk this spring. Or maybe it could be Cowen Young, an athlete that did not run cross country in 2021 but did run 4:42 over 1600m this spring. No matter what, Mt. Blue is definitely a team to watch throughout the season.