The University of Maine at Augusta hosted high school cross country teams from around the region including Wiscasset at the annual mid-season race Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 23. Over one hundred boy and girl distance runners took part in contest held on a beautiful fall afternoon in Maine’s capital city.

Eva Castor, Wolverine cross-country coach, was once again pleased with her runners’ performances. “The team had a fantastic day overall,” she said. 

Fifty-five runners competed in the girls race on a wooded course that wound its way around the UMA campus. Castor said Amanda Johnson crossed the finish line in 36th place and recorded a time of 29:04. Her teammate, Amanda Marcus was close behind with a time of 30:45. She  placed 47th. Both girls have not missed a cross country race all season.

“Sam Storer, Angus Putnam, and Sam Whitney had their best times so far this season in the boy’s competition,” Castor added. “They continue to improve each race and I am excited to see what they can do in the next couple of weeks.”

Storer was the first Wolverine to cross the finish line. He was 22nd overall among a field of 73 runners with time of 21:20.

Brandon Goud was the next Wiscasset runner in placing 36th with a time of 22:34. Putnam was close behind Goud in 42nd place at 23:12, and Sam Whitney placed 59th overall at 25:35.    

The Wolverine boys were just one runner shy of possibly qualifying for a team score. Five runners are needed.

Castor will take her team to St. Dom’s next Wednesday, Sept. 29. The Wolverines then travel to Lisbon on Friday, Oct. 9. Both meets are scheduled to start at 4:15 p.m.

This year’s Mountain Valley Championship Meet is set for Oct. 16 at UMA.