Near-perfect conditions will greet the best runners in Northern Maine as they embark on the Northern Maine Cross-Country Regional at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast on Saturday. The Class C boys will get the action underway at 11 am followed by the girls at 11:40 am. Class A boys will go next at 12:20 p.m. followed by the girls at 1 p.m. Closing out the day the Class B boys toe the line at 1:40 p.m. with the girls set to go off at 2:20 p.m.
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Class C Girls
2024 Top Runners: Teanne Ewings (Houlton/GHCA) #1, Natalie Johnson (Houlton/GHCA) #7, Clara White (Orono) C#5, Maya Boyington (Orono) C#7
2024 Top Teams: Houlton/GHCA, George Stevens/Blue Hill, Narraguagus
Only three teams enter at least five runners so based on that only four teams will advance as that is the minimum set by the MPA but it is unclear how they determine the fourth team. Teanne Ewings will be the favorite to win her first individual NM regional title.
Teams, we think that will advance: Houlton/GHCA, George Stevens/Blue Hill, Narraguagus
2023 Team Champion: Orono (29 Points)
Top Returners from the 2023 Race
2 Teanne Ewings 11 Houlton/GHCA 5:35.4 17:21.86 2 3 Natalie Johnson 11 Houlton/GHCA 6:21.9 19:46.41 3 4 Clara White 10 Orono High School 6:25.7 19:58.19 4 5 Maya Boyington 10 Orono High School 6:33.2 20:21.46 5 8 Tilly Puleo 10 Orono High School 6:57.9 21:38.26 8 9 Alexa Johnson 10 Narraguagus 7:04.9 22:00.02 11 Rowan Tanguay 11 Fort Kent Co 7:19.5 22:45.30 12 Bailey Townsend 10 George Steve 7:22.1 22:53.57 9 13 Katie McQuarrie 11 Houlton/GHCA 7:22.5 22:54.67 10 14 Ruby Beane 9 Orono High School 7:28.7 23:13.93 11
Class C Boys
2024 Top Runners: Ben Arsenault (Orono) CP, Owen Beane (Orono) C#3, Alden Reardon (Fort Kent) C#4, Malachi Witmer (Houlton/GHCA) C #6, Lukas Pounder (Narraguagus) C#7, Brayden Drake (Houlton/GHCA) C#8, Andrew Barrett (Orono) C#9
2024 Top Teams: Orono #5, Houlton/GHCA, George Stevens/Blue Hill
Twelve teams enter at least five runners so based on that, the top six boys teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals.
Teams, we think that will advance: Orono, Houlton/GHCA, George Stevens/Blue Hill, Narraguagus, Sumner, Bucksport
2023 Team Champion: Sumner (60 points)
Top Returners from the 2023 Race
5 Owen Beane 11 Orono High School 5:39.1 17:33.51 5 6 Ben Arsenault 11 Orono High School 5:39.7 17:35.23 6 7 Runner Jarrett 11 Foxcroft Academy 5:42.0 17:42.43 7 8 Lukas Pounder 10 Narraguagus 5:44.6 17:50.48 8 9 Alden Reardon 10 Fort Kent Co 5:45.9 17:54.52 10 Malachi Witmer 9 Houlton/GHCA 5:46.8 17:57.46 9 11 Brayden Drake 9 Houlton/GHCA 5:51.6 18:12.17 10 14 Isaac Sines 10 Washburn 5:53.0 18:16.62 13 17 Thomas Coolidge 11 George Steve 5:55.4 18:24.21 16 20 Robert Berry 10 Narraguagus 5:57.8 18:31.45 19
Class A Girls
2024 Top Runners: Addison Elliott (Hampden Academy) CP, Gretchen Plant (Hampden Academy) CP
2024 Top Teams: Hampden Academy #6, Camden Hills #7, Bangor, Mt. Blue
Twelve teams enter at least five runners so based on that, the top six girls teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals. Look for the dynamic duo of Elliott and Plant to lead the way.
Teams, we think that will advance: Hampden Academy, Camden Hills, Bangor, Mt. Blue, Mt. Ararat, Brunswick
2023 Team Champion: Camden Hills (36 Points)
Top Returners from the 2023 Race
1 Gretchen Plant 10 Hampden Academy 6:23.3 19:50.59 1 2 Addison Elliott 9 Hampden Academy 6:25.1 19:56.40 2 6 Marguerite Worner 9 Camden Hills 6:43.9 20:54.78 6 7 Faye Hildreth 9 Camden Hills 6:45.2 20:58.88 7 9 Nora McCourt 11 Mt. Blue Hig 6:48.0 21:07.37 9 10 Ellie Gilman 11 Brunswick Hi 6:50.4 21:14.81 10 11 Flynn Layton 9 Camden Hills 6:51.0 21:16.95 11 12 Anleigh Stevens 11 Hampden Academy 6:59.2 21:42.42 12 13 Cassie Middleton 11 Camden Hills 7:04.4 21:58.49 13 16 Cara Rothwell 10 Camden Hills 7:06.5 22:05.02 16
Class A Boys
2024 Top Runners: Tim Collins (Hampden Academy) #8, Enzo Giampaolo (Lewiston) #9, Asher Valentine (Hampden Academy) CP, Henri McCourt (Mt. Blue)
2024 Top Teams: Hampden Academy #4, Camden Hills #6, Messalonskee #7, Bangor #8, Mt. Blue #10
Twelve teams enter at least five runners so based on that, the top six boys teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals. Hampden Academy is the team favorite, while the individual title should be a strong race with a handful of athletes capable of winning.
Teams, we think that will advance: Hampden Academy, Camden Hills, Messalonskee, Bangor, Mt. Blue, Brunswick
2023 Team Champion: Hampden Academy (51 points)
Top Returners from the 2023 Race
1 Lucas Hutchinson 11 Oxford Hills 5:21.0 16:37.16 1 4 Henri McCourt 11 Mt. Blue Hig 5:27.3 16:56.69 4 5 Pierce Coughlin 11 Messalonskee 5:32.4 17:12.46 5 6 Asher Valentine 10 Hampden Academy 5:32.7 17:13.66 6 7 Miles Shain 10 Hampden Academy 5:32.7 17:13.67 7 8 Ryan McPherson 10 Brunswick Hi 5:33.1 17:14.64 8 9 Will Meyer 9 Camden Hills 5:33.2 17:15.01 9 10 Walker Hedrich 11 Camden Hills 5:34.4 17:18.84 10 11 Jonathan Koehler 11 Brunswick Hi 5:35.8 17:23.21 11 12 Sam Tooley 10 Camden Hills 5:36.7 17:26.00 12
Class B Girls
2024 Top Runners: Amelia Vandongen (MDI) #4, Ava Collamore (Medomak Valley) B#7, Kulani Grandhold (MDI) B#9, Rebecca Rand (MDI) B#10
2024 Top Teams: Mt Desert Island #1, Medomak Valley
Eleven teams enter at least five runners so based on that, the top six girls teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals. Everyone is chasing MDI as they are the heavy team favorites to repeat. Amelia Vandongen loves the Belfast course, she is the favorite to repeat.
Teams, we think that will advance: Mt Desert Island, Medomak Valley, Old Town, Presque Isle, John Bapst, Caribou
2023 Team Champion: Mt. Desert Island (49 points)
Top Returners from the 2023 Race
1 Amelia Vandongen 11 Mt. Desert I 6:19.3 19:38.39 1 2 Ava Collamore 10 Medomak Vall 6:45.7 21:00.44 2 3 Maggie Bell 10 Caribou High School 6:56.8 21:34.83 3 4 Loralie Grady 11 Cony High School 6:59.3 21:42.51 5 Paige Goodwin 11 Lawrence Hig 6:59.5 21:43.15 4 6 Kaylee Collamore 10 Medomak Vall 7:05.2 22:01.05 5 7 Haille Coots 9 Nokomis High School 7:08.3 22:10.58 6 8 Seneca Haney 10 Mt. Desert I 7:08.6 22:11.61 7 9 Lida Kanoti 11 Old Town Hig 7:08.9 22:12.37 8 10 Carolina Lobe 11 John Bapst M 7:10.1 22:16.15 9
Class B Boys
2024 Top Runners: Griffin Merrill (John Bapst) B#5, Henry Milan (John Bapst) B#10, Tewolde Stewart (Caribou)
2024 Top Teams: John Bapst #9, Caribou
Fourteen teams enter at least five runners so based on that, the top seven boys teams will advance along with the top thirty individuals.
Teams, we think that will advance: John Bapst, Caribou, Medomak Valley, Mt Desert Island, Waterville, Presque Isle, Nokomis
2023 Team Champion: Mt. Desert Island (41 points)
Top Returners from the 2023 Race
2 Elijah Jakubisn 11 Nokomis High School 5:40.0 17:36.35 2 5 Griffin Merrill 11 John Bapst M 5:45.2 17:52.27 4 7 Lucian Avila-Gatz 11 Mt. Desert I 5:51.2 18:10.99 6 8 Chris Cooper 10 Mt. Desert I 5:51.9 18:13.19 7 9 Tewolde Stewart 9 Caribou High School 5:54.7 18:21.92 8 10 Henry Milan 11 John Bapst M 5:54.8 18:22.05 9 11 Jacob Violette 11 Caribou High School 5:56.0 18:25.92 10 12 Patrick Saltysiak 10 Mt. Desert I 5:57.0 18:29.02 11 15 Tryg Soares 10 Mt. Desert I 5:58.3 18:33.08 14 17 Jonathan Ouellette 11 John Bapst M 5:59.0 18:35.13 16