Foxcroft’s Jarrett finishes 12th at PVC championship

CARIBOU — Foxcroft Academy sophomore Runner Jarrett finished in 12th place among Class B runners at the 2022 Penobscot Valley Conference championship on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Caribou High School.

Jarrett covered the 5K course in a time of 19 minutes, 1.13 seconds to finish 12th among 47 Class B runners.

Pony junior Zachary Peirce placed 36th with his time of 21:49.24. Classmate Jorgen Halvorsen was 38th in a time of 22:23.44.

Mount Desert Island High School senior Sam York won the Class B competition by about 11 seconds in 16:47.08.

John Bapst Memorial High School of Bangor earned the team title with a score of 35 points, best among six full squads. MDI finished second with 37 points, and Ellsworth High School was third with 94 points.

In the Class B girls’ race, Foxcroft Academy senior Anna Raynes ran a time of 25:28.22 to come in 21st among a field of 42 runners.

MDI sophomore Amelia Vandongen was the first to cross the finish line in 19:06.24, besting the runner-up by about 1:20.

Vandongen helped MDI win the girls’ crown with 27 points, followed by 77 for Caribou, and 86 for third-place Hermon High School among a half dozen full teams.

Three Dexter Regional High School boys ran in the PVC Class C championship. 

Senior Trevor Speed finished 33rd among a field of 60 runners with his time of 21:51.42.

Tiger senior David Race placed 48th at 24:27.28, and senior Allen Gatchell was 59th at 31:44.23.

Sumner Memorial High School of East Sullivan junior Kaleb Colson had the day’s top Class C time and top performance overall in 16:27.56 — besting second place by about 14.5 seconds.

George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill won the Class C championship with 41 points, best among eight teams. Sumner came in second at 71 points, and Orono High School was third with 93 points.

Dexter senior Emma Alexander came in 29th among 41 Class C girls with her time of 27:23.27.

Orono junor Ruth White finished in first place with her time of 17:54.76, the top Class C time by about 1:20.

White helped Orono win the team championship with 27 points. The Houlton High School/Greater Houlton Christian Academy cooperative team finished second with 42 points, followed by George Stevens Academy in third among four schools at 72 points.

For full race results, please go to http://www.sub5.com/youth-pages/cross-country/2022-xc-results/.