Wakeland among Maine Running Hall of Fame 2022 inductees
The board of directors of the Maine Running Hall of Fame named nine individuals who have made significant contributions to the sport of running in Maine. The honorees include Tim Wakeland of Dedham, who hails from Dover-Foxcroft.
Wakeland ran cross country and track for a high school in Nebraska. He won multiple Class A cross country titles. He has also won state and regional qualifiers at the Athletics Congress National Championship including state titles at 1,600 and 3,200 meters. He went on to run for Iowa State University and was named NCAA Division 1 Cross-Country All-American. Wakeland qualified for the Olympic Trials steeplechase in 1988.
HALL OF FAMER — Tim Wakeland is seen competing in outdoor track for Iowa State. He is among the new inductees to the Maine Running Hall of Fame.
After graduating from Iowa State, he went on to attend physical therapy school in Des Moines, Iowa. After becoming a physical therapist, Wakeland and his wife Allison Huntington, who is also from Dover-Foxcroft, decided to settle in Maine where he continued his career by running and winning a ton of road races.
Joining Wakeland in the Maine Running Hall of Fame Class of 2022 is Kelly Bennett Brown (Lewiston), Ralph Fletcher (Auburn), Gladys Ganiel O’Neill (Harrington), Louis Luchini (Ellsworth), Kevin McDonald (Fryeburg), Glendon Rand (Orrington), Andy Spaulding (Freeport), and Maureen Sproul (Lewiston).
Also being honored will be the Maine Marathon with its legacy race, the Casco Bay Marathon. These nine individuals and the Maine Marathon will be recognized at the Maine Running Hall of Fame at its 21st induction ceremony to be held on Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Governor’s Hill Mansion in Augusta.
The induction ceremony and banquet is open to the public. Space is limited, so reservations are strongly recommended. The ceremony takes place at the Governor Hill Mansion, 136 State Street in Augusta, beginning at noon with a social hour, followed by lunch and the induction ceremony. The event takes place from 12–4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through Event Brite at the following link:
The Maine Running Hall of Fame was established in 1988 with the intent to recognize individuals and events that make significant contributions to the sport of running in Maine. The MRHOF Board of Directors include Robert Ayotte, Michael Carter, Todd Coffin, Anne-Marie Davee, Michael Gaige, Tracy Guerrette, Don Harden, Glen Holyoke, Chandra Leister, Sarah Mulcahy, Christine Snow-Reaser, Deke Talbot, and Jim Toulouse.