PVC Championship
Boys Large School
Two time defending champion Dan Curts of Ellsowrth has been the best runner in Maine this fall. Curts is the heavy favorite to win the PVC individual title for a 3rd time in three tries. The fact that the meet is on is home course gives him even more of an advantage.
The others top 5 spots are up for grabs with a handful of harriers capable. Robert Looker of Ellsworth is the only other runner in the field to run below 17 minutes for 5k this season. The Caribou duo of Lucas Kinney & Ron Lund will be at the front of the pack, along with Ellsworth freshman Cooper Holmes
Ellsworth ranked #6 in the latest poll is the heavy favorite to win the PVC Large School title as they have 5 of the top 14 ranked runners. Caribou the defending champions have yet to put it all together this season but don't count them out. Mt Desert Island should contend for a top 2 finish as well.
Top 20 Individuals
| Place | Athlete | Yr | Team | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Curts | 11 | Ellsworth High School | 15:42.0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Robert Looker | 11 | Ellsworth High School | 16:50.0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ron Lund | 12 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 17:17.6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lucas Kinney | 11 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 17:25.1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Cooper Holmes | 9 | Ellsworth High School | 17:25.7 | 5 | |
| 6 | Ryan Washington | 11 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 17:33.8 | 6 | |
| 7 | Brayden Beardsley | 11 | Ellsworth High School | 17:35.9 | 7 | |
| 8 | Jordan Harris | 10 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 17:36.6 | 8 | |
| 9 | Connor Wagner | 11 | John Bapst Memorial High School | 18:02.1 | 9 | |
| 10 | Alexander Petersen | 12 | Hermon High School | 18:14.2 | 10 | |
| 11 | Matt Spear | 11 | John Bapst Memorial High School | 18:14.9 | 11 | |
| 12 | William Richard | 11 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 18:20.2 | 12 | |
| 13 | Rylan Norris | 12 | John Bapst Memorial High School | 18:20.8 | 13 | |
| 14 | Frank King | 11 | Ellsworth High School | 18:22 | 14 | |
| 15 | Dylan Harris | 9 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 18:31.2 | 15 | |
| 16 | Ralph Magnani | 10 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 18:32.1 | 16 | |
| 17 | Brendan Cyr | 10 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 18:38.3 | 17 | |
| 18 | Ransom Burgess | 11 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 18:38.7 | 18 | |
| 19 | Ethan Craigo | 10 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 18:39 | 19 | |
| 20 | Saul Nunez | 11 | Presque Isle High School | 18:45.3 | 20 |
Boys Virtual Meet
| # | Team | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellsworth High School | 29 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 2 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 58 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 28 | - | - |
| 3 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 69 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | - | - |
| 4 | John Bapst Memorial High School | 88 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 34 | - | - |
| 5 | Presque Isle High School | 126 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 31 | - | - |
| 6 | Old Town High School | 172 | 22 | 27 | 37 | 38 | 48 | - | - |
| 7 | Hermon High School | 179 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 47 | 56 | - | - |
| 8 | Washington Academy | 240 | 29 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 60 | - | - |
| 9 | Foxcroft Academy | 248 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 53 | 54 | - | - |
Boys Small School
Orono's Tyler White enters the meet as the individual favorite. White has been fast and consistently at the front of the pack all fall. His best time of 16:41 47 seconds up the #2 seed Dylan Merchant (Bangor Christian). Tyler was the runner-up last year but is primed to move up to first this year. Who else will be top 5? Look for Merchant, Josh Wheeler (Mattanawcook Academy), Sam Proctor & Zac Palmeter( Bangor Christian) & Sam Stahnke (GSA). Stahnke is one to watch he's had some strong performances over 3 miles.
The team title should be a close one with defending champions Bangor Christian holding a slight edge based on seeds over Orono. The Patroits haven't raced a lot this fall so they should have fresh legs depending on when they last had a soccer game, and Orono has been steadily improving all season. The 3-4-5 runners of each team will play an important role in deciding the winner.
Top 20 Individuals
| Place | Athlete | Yr | Team | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler White | 12 | Orono High School | 16:41.7 | 1 | |
| 2 | Dylan Merchant | 12 | Bangor Christian | 17:28.5 | 2 | |
| 3 | Josh Wheeler | 12 | Mattanawcook Academy | 17:33.8 | -- | |
| 4 | Sam Proctor | 12 | Bangor Christian | 17:43.3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sam Stahnke | 12 | George Stevens Academy | 17:49.7 | 4 | |
| 6 | Zac Palmeter | 11 | Bangor Christian | 17:52.2 | 5 | |
| 7 | Schuyler Collett | 12 | Orono High School | 18:15.5 | 6 | |
| 8 | Brandon Wade | 11 | Sumner Memorial High School | 18:39.2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Brian Westhoven | 11 | Orono High School | 18:45.2 | 8 | |
| 10 | Brian Parent | 12 | Bangor Christian | 18:50.9 | 9 | |
| 11 | Robin Doyle | 11 | Bucksport High School | 18:58.1 | 10 | |
| 12 | Skyler Fraga | 9 | Bucksport High School | 19:03.9 | 11 | |
| 13 | James O'neil | 11 | Orono High School | 19:06.9 | 12 | |
| 14 | Josh Marquis | 11 | Orono High School | 19:14.6 | 13 | |
| 15 | Conall Molloy | 11 | Orono High School | 19:20.9 | 14 | |
| 16 | Isaac Ocana | 12 | Mattanawcook Academy | 19:35.1 | -- | |
| 17 | Jason Schmidt | 12 | Bangor Christian | 19:36.6 | 15 | |
| 18 | Kyle Jordan | 12 | Sumner Memorial High School | 19:56.5 | 16 | |
| 19 | Devlin Valle | 9 | George Stevens Academy | 19:57.4 | 17 | |
| 20 | Bill Desisto | 12 | Orono High School | 20:16.9 | 18 |
Boys Virtual Meet
*please note Lee Academy doesn't figure into the scoring as they haven't run a 5k this season.
| # | Team | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor Christian | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | - | - |
| 2 | Orono High School | 37 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | - | - |
| 3 | George Stevens Academy | 80 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 26 | - | - |
| 4 | Bucksport High School | 100 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 30 | - | - |
| 5 | Sumner Memorial High School | 118 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 37 | - | - |
| 6 | Foxcroft Academy | 126 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 31 | - | - |
| -- | Mattanawcook Academy | NTS | |||||||
| -- | Central High School | NTS |
Girls Large School
Besides a back issue at the Festival of Champions, Junior Aleta looker of Ellsworth has been dynamic all fall. Looker has won every race she has finished this season including the small school race at the Manchester Invitational earlier this year. Aleta is the defending Large School champion, and is the favorite to repeat.
It won't be a walk in the park for Looker though as MDI's Maggie Painter has exploded this fall into a front runner. Painter has a best of 19:19 just 2 seconds behind Looker's best of 19:17. Painter will be looking to challenge for the win and more importantly get that low number for the team scoring.
Others that will make a run at the top 5 are McKenzie Belyea of Caribou, Adrienne Carmack (John Bapst) & several of the MDI harriers (Olivia Erickson, Isabel Erickson, Caroline Driscoll)
The #1 ranked MDI Trojans are the best team in the state, the have the quality and depth unmatched by any other team. Every time they toe the line they are expected to win. The Vikings of Caribou are the nex best team with John Bapst also in the mix for a top 2 finish,
Top 20 Individuals
| Place | Athlete | Yr | Team | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleta Looker | 11 | Ellsworth High School | 19:17 | 1 | |
| 2 | Maggie Painter | 11 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 19:19.0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Mackenzie Belyea | 12 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 19:56.5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Adrienne Carmack | 12 | John Bapst Memorial High School | 20:04.7 | 4 | |
| 5 | Olivia Erickson | 11 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 20:15.1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Isabel Erickson | 11 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 20:15.9 | 6 | |
| 7 | Caroline Driscoll | 10 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 20:29.0 | 7 | |
| 8 | Waylon Henngeler | 10 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 20:34.9 | 8 | |
| 9 | Nerissa Larrabee | 10 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 21:18.5 | 9 | |
| 10 | Robyn Larrabee | 10 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 21:23.5 | 10 | |
| 11 | Haley Lawrence | 10 | Ellsworth High School | 21:32.6 | 11 | |
| 12 | Chelsea Bard | 12 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 21:52.1 | 12 | |
| 13 | Jade Decker | 11 | John Bapst Memorial High School | 22:01.7 | 13 | |
| 14 | Kristin Macek | 10 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 22:17.4 | 14 | |
| 15 | Adrianna Fish | 9 | John Bapst Memorial High School | 22:22.0 | 15 | |
| 16 | Mary Kashkooli | 11 | John Bapst Memorial High School | 22:25.2 | 16 | |
| 17 | Meagan Zapsky | 11 | Hermon High School | 22:28.5 | 17 | |
| 18 | Rebecca Planchart | 11 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 22:34.1 | 18 | |
| 19 | Sydney Wright | 10 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 22:40.6 | 19 | |
| 20 | Kirstin Dimauro | 9 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 22:46.6 | -- |
Girls Virtual Meet
| # | Team | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt. Desert Island High School | 28 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 2 | Caribou High School Viking Pack | 48 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | - | - |
| 3 | John Bapst Memorial High School | 68 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | - | - |
| 4 | Ellsworth High School | 106 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 37 | - | - |
| 5 | Presque Isle High School | 149 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 36 | - | - |
| 6 | Foxcroft Academy | 170 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 47 | - | - |
| 7 | Hermon High School | 186 | 17 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 50 | - | - |
| 8 | Old Town High School | 188 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 44 | 45 | - | - |
| -- | Washington Academy | NTS |
Girls Small School
Orono's Lily Koffman is the favorite to win the Small School title at the PVC Championship. Koffman has had a very succesful fall and this race should be no exception. Lily has won 4 races, including her latest on her home course where she set a course record. Freshman Natalie Coleman of Bucksport has the next best time on the year. Coleman along with Jordan Richards of Orono are the best bets for a runner-up finish. Vanessa Twombly (Mattanawcook) & Liza Grigoreya (Foxcroft) should contend for a top 5 finish
Orono based on seeds is suppose to score just 20, if they do that they will dominate the team competition. The Riots are the defending champions. Foxcroft & George Stevens should be tight for the runner-up spot.
Top 20 Individuals
| Place | Athlete | Yr | Team | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lily Koffman | 10 | Orono High School | 19:56.9 | 1 | |
| 2 | Natalie Coleman | 9 | Bucksport High School | 21:11.7 | -- | |
| 3 | Jordan Richards | 11 | Orono High School | 21:32.1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Venessa Twombly | 9 | Mattanawcook Academy | 22:25.0 | -- | |
| 5 | Liza Grigoryeva | 11 | Foxcroft Academy | 22:54.1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Emilie Seavey | 11 | Orono High School | 22:58.8 | 4 | |
| 7 | Clara Stephens | 11 | Foxcroft Academy | 23:11.6 | 5 | |
| 8 | Libby Spencer | 11 | Orono High School | 23:33 | 6 | |
| 9 | Aiesha Sargent | 10 | Orono High School | 23:49.3 | 7 | |
| 10 | Cedar Slagle | 10 | George Stevens Academy | 24:12.5 | 8 | |
| 11 | Jen Clawson | 9 | Foxcroft Academy | 24:23.4 | 9 | |
| 12 | Annika Gallandt | 10 | Orono High School | 24:42.2 | 10 | |
| 13 | Madison Cole | 10 | George Stevens Academy | 24:48.1 | 11 | |
| 14 | Sarah Hall | 9 | Foxcroft Academy | 25:05.4 | 12 | |
| 15 | Rachel Desfosses | 9 | George Stevens Academy | 25:11.6 | 13 | |
| 16 | Amber Hall | 11 | Bucksport High School | 25:20.1 | -- | |
| 17 | Sam Boothby | 11 | Bucksport High School | 25:27.8 | -- | |
| 18 | Sierra Mcdonald | 10 | Bangor Christian | 25:33.7 | -- | |
| 19 | Brooke Wentworth | 9 | George Stevens Academy | 25:43.7 | 14 | |
| 20 | Mindy Xiezongmin | 11 | Orono High School | 26:39.0 | 15 |
Girls Virtual Meet
*please note Lee Academy doesn't figure into the scoring as they haven't run a 5k this season.
| # | Team | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orono High School | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 2 | Foxcroft Academy | 47 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 18 | - | - |
| 3 | George Stevens Academy | 48 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | - | - |
| -- | Bangor Christian | NTS | |||||||
| -- | Mattanawcook Academy | NTS | |||||||
| -- | Bucksport High School | NTS |