Seawolves win bronze at southern regional championships

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 10:00am

The combined Boothbay-Wiscasset boys and girls teams both took third place at the Southern Maine Class C Regional Cross Country Championships in Cumberland Oct. 21. Nine girls teams and 12 boys teams competed.

The Seawolves girls team had 99 points with a 24:01-minute average while first place Waynflete had 53 points and a 22:27 average. The boys had 125 points with a 20:33 average, and the winning Winthrop team had 59 points and a 19:15-minute average.

Karen Higgins was the fastest girl on the Boothbay region team placing 10th overall in a field of 83 racers, with a 23:00.38-minute run. Other results were Olivia Rittal, 21st, 23:52.72; Laura Chapman, 23rd, 24:10.73; Emily Gilliam, 24th, 24:17.32; Sophia Mansfield, 29th, 24:46.17; Bella Orr, 40th, 26:10.46; and Maddie Orchard, 58th, 28:49.54.

Rodi Mayne led the Seawolves boys with a 12th place finish in 19:34.58. Other results were AJ Crocker, 19th, 19:56.86; Cleyton Splaine, 27th, 20:19.76; Austin Trask, 32nd, 20:39.54; Dominick Dow, 59th, 22:18.36; Alton King, 71st, 23:01.32; and Ross Gafney, 78th, 23:40.40. Overall, 103 boys competed.

The next, and final, scheduled race of the season is the Maine State Class C Championships Oct. 28 in Belfast.