The County Scoreboard: Caribou Runners Win Presque Isle XC Invitational

The cross country season made a stop at UMPI on Thursday, and County runners were right at the front of the Presque Isle XC Invitational.

Caribou swept the varsity individual wins, with Pierce Gorneault taking the boys race and Emma Graves winning the girls race. Presque Isle had a strong team day on the girls side, while Houlton/GHCA packed five runners into the top 10 to win the boys team title.

Gorneault Wins Boys Race For Caribou, Houlton Wins the Boys Title

Caribou’s Pierce Gorneault won the boys varsity 5K, crossing first in 16:50.65.

Gorneault led a strong Caribou showing, with Tewolde Stewart finishing second in 17:46.72. The Vikings also got scoring runs from Isaac Brissette, Xander Jamieson and Cameron Levesque.

Houlton/GHCA came away with the boys team title, using a tight pack to finish with 30 points.

Malachi Witmer led Houlton/GHCA in third place with a time of 17:49.47. Nathan Brady was fifth, Logan Witmer sixth, Brayden Drake seventh and Wyatt Quint ninth, giving Houlton/GHCA five runners inside the top 10.

Presque Isle was led by Paxton Darrell, who finished 10th in 18:11.18.

Boys Varsity Team Scores

Rank	Team	Points
1	Houlton/GHCA	30
2	Caribou	65
3	Presque Isle	75
4	Brewer	81
5	Foxcroft Academy	118
6	Hermon	132

Boys Varsity Top 10

Place	Runner	School	Time
1	Pierce Gorneault	Caribou	16:50.65
2	Tewolde Stewart	Caribou	17:46.72
3	Malachi Witmer	Houlton/GHCA	17:49.47
4	Noah Ferioli	Foxcroft Academy	17:53.57
5	Nathan Brady	Houlton/GHCA	17:59.33
6	Logan Witmer	Houlton/GHCA	18:01.14
7	Brayden Drake	Houlton/GHCA	18:04.87
8	Riddick Boyington	Brewer	18:05.25
9	Wyatt Quint	Houlton/GHCA	18:08.33
10	Paxton Darrell	Presque Isle	18:11.18

Highest Boys Finishers From County Schools

School	Highest Finisher	Place	Time
Caribou	Pierce Gorneault	1	16:50.65
Houlton/GHCA	Malachi Witmer	3	17:49.47
Presque Isle	Paxton Darrell	10	18:11.18
MSSM	Michael Dooley	34	23:15.17
Central Aroostook	Carlson Rolon	37	23:50.13

Graves Leads Girls Race, Presque Isle Wins Team Title

Caribou’s Emma Graves won the girls varsity race, finishing the 5K in 19:51.08.

Graves was the only girls runner under 20 minutes and gave Caribou the individual win.

Presque Isle had a big team performance, placing five runners in the top 10 to win the girls team title with 24 points.

Lilian Johnson led the Wildcats in third place with a time of 20:23.15. Aleah Rideout finished fourth, Abra Connell was sixth, Taylor York was seventh and Marie Johnston was 10th.

Caribou finished second as a team with 34 points. Jenna Strid placed fifth for the Vikings, Isabella Albert was eighth, Gloria Dionne was 14th, and Elizabeth Robbins and Anna Haley rounded out the scoring group.

Houlton/GHCA finished third in the team standings, led by Isabella McCarthy in 24th place.

Girls Varsity Team Scores

Rank	Team	Points
1	Presque Isle	24
2	Caribou	34
3	Houlton/GHCA	80

Girls Varsity Top 10

Place	Runner	School	Time
1	Emma Graves	Caribou	19:51.08
2	Maddie Kane	Ellsworth	20:22.56
3	Lilian Johnson	Presque Isle	20:23.15
4	Aleah Rideout	Presque Isle	20:37.54
5	Jenna Strid	Caribou	21:07.87
6	Abra Connell	Presque Isle	21:31.55
7	Taylor York	Presque Isle	21:33.18
8	Isabella Albert	Caribou	22:23.83
9	Elizabeth Preble	Old Town	22:52.29
10	Marie Johnston	Presque Isle	23:43.62

Highest Girls Finishers From County Schools

School	Highest Finisher	Place	Time
Caribou	Emma Graves	1	19:51.08
Presque Isle	Lilian Johnson	3	20:23.15
Houlton/GHCA	Isabella McCarthy	24	27:55.89
MSSM	Sadie Wigmore	25	28:07.69

Junior Varsity Highlights

Presque Isle had a strong showing in the girls junior varsity race.

Maggie Brazier won the JV girls race in 26:21.80. Kailynn Huntington was second, Lydia Bragdon was third, Macyn Morton was fifth and Ashton Hughes was sixth.

Caribou’s Micah Menifield won the boys junior varsity race in 21:33.95. Wesley Thomas from Caribou finished fifth.

JV Girls Top Finishers

Place	Runner	School	Time
1	Maggie Brazier	Presque Isle	26:21.80
2	Kailynn Huntington	Presque Isle	26:45.87
3	Lydia Bragdon	Presque Isle	26:51.99
4	Brianna Kendall	Caribou	27:36.04
5	Macyn Morton	Presque Isle	30:54.17