White & Koch triumph in EM Class C race

White takes boys race, Koch wins for 3rd time. Orono boys & Washburn girls take home team titles

Tyler White used his patented last race surge to take home top honors in 17:27, while Casryn Koch won her 3rd straight tile on the girls side. The Orono boys were dominate in taking the team title, while Washburn took top honors in the girls race. Check out our meet coverage & see who is moving on to the state meet next week.

 

Results

Class C Boys

Class C Girls

Orono's Tyler White found himself in an unlikely position about half way through the Eastern Maine Regional race. "I was in 3rd and I got a little nervous" White would say. Tyler woke up in plenty of time as he would go on to win the race by 31 seconds, finishing in 17:27.

George Stevens senior Sam Stanhke ran well to finish as the runner-up to White. Stanhke stopped the clock at 17:58.

Behind him came the Bangor Christian duo of Dylan Merchant & Samuel Proctor in 3rd & 4th place

Mattanawcook's Josh Wheeler came across the line in 5th (18:49)

Orono's Brian Westhoven led a 6-8-9 finish for the Riots. Westhoven ran 19:04, Schuyler Collett 19:12 & Josh Marquis 19:18

Bangor Christian's Zac Palmeter broke up the Orono pack with his 7th place finish.

Hodgdon senior Nicholas Lunn rounded out the top 10 finisher (19:31)

Orono with 4 in the top 9 dominated the team competition as they tallied just 30 points. Bangor Christian the defending champions were the runner-up's
with 60 points.

Also advancing to the state meet next were George Stevens Academy, Fort Kent & Bucksport

 

Boys Individual State Qualifiers

 1 Tyler White               SR Orono High School     17:27.97    1
  2 Sam Stahnke               SR George Stevens        17:58.03    2
  3 Dylan Merchant            SR Bangor Christian      18:22.74    3
  4 Samuel Proctor            SR Bangor Christian      18:25.69    4
  5 Josh Wheeler              SR Mattanawcook          18:49.65
  6 Brian Westhoven           JR Orono High School     19:04.76    5
  7 Zack Palmeter             JR Bangor Christian      19:12.25    6
  8 Schuyler Collett          SR Orono High School     19:12.32    7
  9 Josh Marquis              JR Orono High School     19:18.93    8
 10 Nicholas Lunn             SR Hodgdon High School   19:31.06
 11 Ridge Osgood              JR Narraguagus           19:31.88
 12 James O'Neil              JR Orono High School     19:33.17    9
 13 Conall Molloy             JR Orono High School     19:38.70   10
 14 Kamran Husain             FR Fort Kent             19:40.05   11
 15 Matthew Toussaint         SO Fort Kent             19:50.66   12
 16 Samuel Ouellette          SO Fort Kent             20:06.53   13
 17 Noah Caron                FR Washburn              20:18.35   14
 18 Brandon Bourgoin          JR Lee Academy           20:21.16   15
 19 Liam Kenefic              JR Orono High School     20:33.67   16
 20 Oliver Broughton          FR George Stevens        20:40.94   17
 21 Skyler Fraga              FR Bucksport             20:43.88   18
 22 Collin Hill               SR Central High School   20:47.74   19
 23 Kyle Jordan               SR Sumner High School    20:53.04   20
 24 Jace Schmidt              SR Bangor Christian      20:54.84   21
 25 Adam Oko                  SR Central High School   20:55.65   22
 26 Isaac Ocana               SR Mattanawcook          21:04.52
 27 Brandon Wade              SR Sumner High School    21:08.44   23
 28 Robin Doyle               JR Bucksport             21:13.33   24
 29 Devlin Valle              FR George Stevens        21:14.92   25
 30 Brian Parent              SR Bangor Christian      21:18.32   26

Team Qualifiers

   1 Orono High School            30    1    5    7    8    9   10   16
      Total Time:  1:34:37.15
         Average:    18:55.43
   2 Bangor Christian Schools     60    3    4    6   21   26   33
      Total Time:  1:38:13.84
         Average:    19:38.77
   3 George Stevens Academy      107    2   17   25   31   32   35   56
      Total Time:  1:44:45.57
         Average:    20:57.12
   4 Fort Kent Community High    127   11   12   13   42   49   54
      Total Time:  1:47:46.91
         Average:    21:33.39
   5 Bucksport High School       157   18   24   36   39   40
      Total Time:  1:50:57.27
         Average:    22:11.46

 

Carsyn Koch has been the top runner in Eastern Class C since she was a freshman two year ago. Koch added to her legacy as she captured her 3rd straight Eastern Maine regional title on Saturday. Koch, a junior from Washburn, covered the sloppy course in 20:57. Her winning margin was 26 seconds.

The PVC small school champion Lily Koffman of Orono was the runner-up (21:23) while Koch's teammate Carmen Bragg finished 3rd 22:11

Calais's Madison McVicar had a strong run for 4th while Mackenzie Worcester of Washburn crossed in 5th (22:28)

Orono's Jordan Richards came in 6th with Clara Beal of Machias finishing in 7th (23:02)

Then came the run of freshman led by Bucksport's Natalie Coleman in 8th, then caame Kate Whitney of Machias in 9th, followed by Emilie Churchill of Washburn to round out the top 10.

Washburn's strength up front 1-3-5 finish was more than enough to capture the team title, as they finished with 28 points. Orono who also had 3 in the top 10 finished as the runner-ups with 41 points

George Stevens & Lee Academy also advanced to the state meet

Girls Individual State Qualifiers

  1 Carsyn Koch               JR Washburn              20:57.14    1
  2 Lily Koffman              SO Orono High School     21:23.14    2
  3 Carmen Bragg              JR Washburn              22:11.70    3
  4 Madison McVicar           SO Calais High School    22:14.39
  5 Mackenzie Worcester       SO Washburn              22:28.51    4
  6 Jordan Richards           JR Orono High School     22:36.62    5
  7 Clara Beal                SO Machias               23:02.54    6
  8 Natalie Coleman           FR Bucksport             23:10.18
  9 Kate Whitney              FR Machias               23:38.24    7
 10 Emilia Churchill          FR Washburn              24:03.17    8
 11 Glenda Francis            FR Calais High School    24:22.37
 12 Emilie Seavey             JR Orono High School     24:29.45    9
 13 Libby Spencer             JR Orono High School     24:39.19   10
 14 Venessa Twombly           FR Mattanawcook          24:43.35
 15 Destinee Neureuther       SR Greater Houlton       24:48.14   11
 16 Hannah Heald              SO Washburn              25:11.98   12
 17 Sierra Waite              JR Lee Academy           25:14.91   13
 18 Rachel DesFosses          FR George Stevens        25:26.50   14
 19 Anna Ellis                SO Orono High School     25:28.21   15
 20 Kelsey Pelletier          JR Fort Kent             25:31.41
 21 Annika Gallandt           SO Orono High School     25:37.57   16
 22 Gentle Prescott           FR Fort Kent             25:45.40
 23 Laina Mette               FR Washburn              25:51.21   17
 24 Rachel Kerr               SR Lee Academy           25:52.71   18
 25 Kelsey Jones              SR Jonsport-Beals        26:00.54
 26 Madison Cole              SO George Stevens        26:09.63   19
 27 Lauren Robertson          SR Greater Houlton       26:11.19   20
 28 Felicia Moholland         FR Calais High School    26:16.45
 29 Cedar Slagle              SO George Stevens        26:17.19   21
 30 Amber Hall                JR Bucksport             26:18.64

Team Qualifiers

 1 Washburn District High Sc    28    1    3    4    8   12   17   22
      Total Time:  1:54:52.50
         Average:    22:58.50
   2 Orono High School            41    2    5    9   10   15   16   25
      Total Time:  1:58:36.61
         Average:    23:43.33
   3 George Stevens Academy      109   14   19   21   27   28   30   32
      Total Time:  2:14:25.00
         Average:    26:53.00
   4 Lee Academy                 118   13   18   23   29   35   36   38
      Total Time:  2:19:11.74
         Average:    27:50.35