Twenty run in Foxcroft Academy’s Pony Pride 3.8K
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy graduates, community members and visitors to the region kicked off the Saturday of Foxcroft Academy Alumni Weekend on Aug. 1 by running in the 2026 edition of the Pony Pride road race. For the fifth year in a row the course was 3.8 kilometers (about 2.2 miles in length) with the runners staying in town on the Saturday morning.
Ethen Eakright won this year’s Pony Pride, running a time of 13 minutes, 56.8 seconds for the fastest among a field of 20 entrants. He also set a record for the current course, shattering a time of 14:20.8 from 2023.
Stacylyn Doore was the women’s winner with her time of 20:14.2.
PONY PRIDE WINNERS — Division winners at the 2026 Pony Pride 3.8K on Aug. 1 were, from left, Zachary Peirce, top male Foxcroft Academy alumni runner; Ethen Eakright, overall race winner; Whitney Edwards, top female Foxcroft Academy alumni runner; Stacylyn Doore, first overall female runner; and Kynsley Nelson, youngest race entrant.
The full 2026 Pony Pride results are as follows: 1. Ethan Eakright 13:56.8; 2. Zachary Peirce 14:09.5 – Foxcroft Academy men’s alumni winner and a member of the Class of 2024; 3. Angus Mailhot 16:37.1; 4. Lars Mailhot 18:25.8; 5. Skyler Patrick 18:33.3; 6. Brian Mailhot 18:57.4; 7. Stacylyn Doore 20:14.2 – women’s winner; 8. Zoey Eakright 20:39.7; 9. Olivia Mishio 20:39.8; 10. Bret Hanson 20:59.4;
11. Erica Dale 21:33.5; 12. Whitney Edwards 22:19.2 – Foxcroft Academy women’s alumni winner; 13. Ava Turner 22:41.2; 14. Kendall Killam 22:49.8; 15. Ella Hutchinson 22:49.9; 16. Susan Hanson 23:29.2; 17. Michael Doore 24:42.8; 18. Kynsley Nelson 25:11.4 youngest racer; 19. Kaydiense Nelson 25:11.5; 20. 20. Donna Peterson 25:25.7.
The school thanks Adviser George Rolleston and the Foxcroft Academy Key Club for helping facilitate the race, Edwards Brothers Shop ‘n Save for donating water and bananas for the racers at the finish line and Butterfield’s Ice Cream for supplying the winners of the categories with gift cards.
Previous years’ Pony Pride 5K winners (year, men’s winner and time, women’s winner and time): 1997 Tim Wakeland 16:20 Jana Crocker 21:26; 1998 John Chase 17:05 Sunshine Weinrich 20:30; 1999 Justin Bates 17:06 Amanda Thompson 22:14; 2000 Tim Wakeland 17:00 Dana Frasz 20:39; 2001 Dave Nelson 16:16 Dana Frasz 20:31; 2002 Mike Chilly 17:21 Katherine Carroll 21:35; 2003 Justin Bates 16:24 Cassie Hintz 18:40; 2004 Tim Wakeland 16:24 Cassie Hintz 17:15; 2005 Eric Rudolph 17:02 Cassie Hintz 17:13; 2006 Greg Hammett 16:50 Cassie Hintz 18:07 (due to bridge construction on Essex Street course was 3.19 miles in length); 2007 Greg Hammett 16:16 Elizabeth Brunton 19:11; 2008 Eric Rudolph 16:17 Elizabeth Brunton 19:36; 2009 Eric Rudolph 16:25 Katie Herbine 19:37; 2010 Shawn Keenan 17:20 Elizabeth Brunton 18:24; 2011 Jerod Hayes 16:55 Cassie Hintz 19:22; 2012 Graham Pearsall 16:42 Meghan Keane 21:53; 2013 Graham Pearsall 17:11 Diane Keenan 20:13; 2014 Graham Pearsall 16:47 Heather Mailhot 24:31; 2015 Graham Pearsall 16:41 Jenny Clawson 23:41; 2016 Cooper Nelson 17:20 Diane Keenan 20:21 (new course); 2017 Cooper Nelson 18:22 Angelina Teachout 23:01; 2018 Cooper Nelson 18:11 Diane Keenan 19:22; 2019 Shawn Keenan 17:40 Diane Keenan 19:20; 2021 Eli Olson 20:01 Sabrina Sharrow 23:57.3; 2022 (switch made to 3.8 kilometers) Esau Olson 15:00.9 Kaylee Durgin 17:17; 2023 Eddy Mead 14:20.8 Kristine Guaraldo 18:03.4; 2024 Zachary Peirce 15:21.7 Leah Conner 18:47.6; 2025 Zachary Peirce 15:58.4 Leah Conner 19:23.4.