On Friday afternoon at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the Presque Isle Invitational was held. Teams from Presque Isle, Caribou, Limestone/MSSM, John Bapst, Houlton/GHCA, Fort Kent, Ellsworth, Hermon, and Old Town competed. Varsity races for boys and girls were held as well as a mixed junior varsity race. Ribbons and trophies were awarded to individual winners of each race as well as team winners.
Complete Results
In the varsity boys race, it was a tight race for the first two miles before Ethan Roach of John Bapst pulled away from George Ferland and Ephraim Willey, both of Caribou. Roach, a junior, went on to win in a time of 17:46.50. When asked about the course and how he managed to pull away for the victory, Roach said "the course is a hard one. It was hot and hilly today. It is one of the tougher courses. But knowing (Caribou) was right behind me kept me going." Ferland went on to finish in a time of 18:00.51 with runners from John Bapst and Ellsworth finishing close on his heels.
Ethan Roach won the boys varsity race
Complete Race Photo Album
For team results John Baspt was able to place four out of their five runners in the top 10 to help them accumulate a score of 30 points for the win. Ellsworth followed up with 69 points and Old Town with 77.
Teanne Ewings won the girls race by over a minute.
On the varsity girl's side it was a fast start from Teanne Ewings of Houlton/GHCA, Kayley Bell of Caribou, and Addison Nelson of Ellsworth. Ewings, a sophomore, pulled into first place right before the mile marker. Ewings never looked back and went on to finish in a time of 20:23.87. Bell crossed the finish line in second with a time of 21:37.25 with Nelson taking third with 21:54.75. Ewings' comment on the course was that she "liked the course although it had a few tough hills."
The girls team results posted a similar story. Houlton/GHCA was able to place three of their five girls in the top ten to earn them a score of 38. Hermon was able to score 70 for second place and John Bapst took third place with 78 points.
Houlton girls won the team title.
In the junior varsity race, Henry Milan, a sophomore from John Bapst was able to clock a time of 21:50.46 for first place. Amelia Drake, a sophomore from Houlton/GHCA, took first place on the girls side with a time of 29:04.40. The John Bapst boys were the only team in the junior varsity race to score with 15. There were not enough girls to score any team results.
This recap was provided by Tegan Ewings