Staff Writer
FORT KENT – A classic Presque Isle/Caribou finish ended last Tuesday’s cross country ski event at 10th Mountain Lodge in Fort Kent.
PI senior Corey Park sailed to the quickest time of 16:13 while Viking Finn Bondeson passed into second in 17:23.
The Fort Kent squad combined scoring for the first-place rank with 27 points, followed by Caribou with 28.
Presque Isle skied to third with 37 points.
Madawaska, Fort Fairfield and Central Aroostook High School rounded out the bottom three schools.
Local individual results follow: 5, Jordan Powers (C) 18:04; 7, Lucas Mathers (PI) 18:41; 8, Taylor Jepson 18:43; 9, Joel Whitaker (PI) 18:51; 13, Spencer McElwain (C) 19:36; 14, Noah Rush-Mawbry (FF) 19:47; 16, Ian Towle (FF) 20:18; 17, Ethan Garrison (CA) 20:29; 19, Jared Sleeper (C) 20:54; 20, Eric Morris (PI) 21:04; 21, Nathan McLaughlin (FF) 21:05; 24, Brandon Hafford (PI) 21:55; 26, Matt Graves (CA) 22:34; 27, Paul Elish (PI) 22:51; 28, Kevin Strid (C) 23:19; 29, Patrick Kinsey (FF) 23:21; 31, Adam Curtis (PI) 24:31; 32, Greg Cousins (CA) 25:35; 33, Nate Donovan (CA) 26:10; 34, Justin Towle (PI) 26:55; 35, Kurtis Perkins (PI) 27:24; 36, Jared Wezner (PI) 27:55; 39, Layne Waddell (PI) 29:25; 40, Nick Shaw (PI) 29:53; and 42, Shane McGillan (FF) 34:26.
The Wildcats girls sped around the course to slide into second behind Fort Kent with a team score of 36 points, while Caribou pushed into third with 45 points. Fort Fairfield and Central Aroostook combined times for the final two positions.
Local individual results follow: 3, Laura Collins (C) 21:09; 4, Rose Mary Williams (FF) 21:16; 5, Lindsey Cote (C) 21:45; 6, Erin Thomas (PI) 22:45; 9, Hallie Bartlett (PI) 24:05; 10, Erika McKay (PI) 24:16; 11, Julia Brown (PI) 24:38; 12, Kristena McKenny (PI) 24:47; 13, Lily Sund (C) 25:00; 15, Danni Anderson (PI) 25:32; 23, Alecia Palmer (PI) 27:22; 15, Anne Elish (PI) 27:52; 19, Tara Clark (PI) 28:35; 20, Jen Steeves (PI) 30:19; 21, Katelyn Hart (PI) 32:15; 22, Aayn Bernier (CA) 35:57; and 23, Samantha Lewis (FF) 37:10.
