Dexter, Foxcroft X-C run at PVC championships

OLD TOWN — The Dexter Regional High School and Foxcroft Academy cross country teams took part in the 2026 Penobscot Valley Conference championships on Oct. 17 at Old Town High School.

The Dexter boys came in seventh among eight teams in the Small School division with a score of 183 points.

Tiger senior Ian Saunders was the first from his squad to cross the finish line. Saunders covered the five kilometer course in a time of 20 minutes, 24.98 seconds. He placed 25th among 56 Small School runners.

Senior Joshua Plourde came in 37th with his time of 22:14.51. Sophomore Geoffrey Decker finished 43rd in 23:18.21.

Rounding out the Dexter five were sophomores Michael Irish, 53rd at 25:31.20, and Liam Saunders, 54th at 25:56.60.

Orono High School junior Brady Cox had the top Small School time in 17:11.53, by about 4.5 seconds.

Team scores: 1. Houlton/GHCA 36; 2. George Stevens Academy 45; 3. Orono 47; 4. Washington Academy 108; 5. Sumner 145; 6. Calais 152; 7. Dexter 183; 8. Central 202.

Four Foxcroft Academy boys ran. 

Senior Noah Ferioli finished fourth among 41 Large School runners. Ferioli had a time of 17.36.15.

Senior Ethan Eakright also placed in the top 10, coming in eighth at 18:01.77.

Sophomore Skyler Patrick was 39th at 24:11.60, and freshman Cayden Abbott Dellomara was 41st at 38:58.49.

Pierce Gorneault of Caribou High School won the race by more than 65 seconds in 16:26.22.

Team scores: 1. Caribou 45; 2. John Bapst 47; 3. Presque Isle 51; 4. MDI 101; 5. Hermon 109; 6. Ellsworth 158.

Four girls from Dexter ran in Old Town.

Junior Ella McClintock-Hatch came in fifth among a field of 41 entrants in the Small School division. McClintock-Hatch’s time was 21:42.08.

Sophomores Crystal Adkins and Elainah Hotham were 17th and 18th with their respective times of 24:15.63 and 24:16.37.

Senior Grace Jiang finished 36th at 29:32.28.

Junior Ellie Arsenault of Orono was the Small School champion with her time of 21:00.15, earning top honors by about 11 seconds.

Team scores: 1. Orono 34; 2. George Stevens Academy 53; 3. Calais 72; 4. Narraguagus 78; 5. Houlton/GHCA 98.

Foxcroft Academy junior Zoey Eakright represented the Ponies. Eakright came in 34th among 39 Large School runners with her time of 25:39.55.

Caribou sophomore Emma Graves won the race, by more than eight seconds, in 19:12.65.

Team scores: 1. Presque Isle 40; 2. MDI 50; 3. Caribou 64; 4. John Bapst 86; 5. Old Town 112.

Full meet results are available at https://me.milesplit.com/results.