Among the 16-minute group, Levi Riggs of Morse stood out as the top improver, cutting his time from 16:43.3 to 16:04.9 and placing fifth overall. In the 17-minute group, William Morris of Dirigo made a huge leap-dropping 1:18 to finish in 15:58.1 after running 17:16.9 in 2024, good for fourth place overall.
Edward Little's Harper Borden led the 18-minute group, taking more than two minutes off his previous time (18:40 to 16:22), earning a ninth-place finish. Jackson Stimmel of Sanford topped the 19-minute group, trimming his time by 1:32, from 19:44 to 18:12.
In the 20-minute-and-over group, Jackson McBride of Winthrop posted the most dramatic improvem...