LINCOLNVILLEÂ The sixth annual Back to School 5-Kilometer Road Race was held Sunday, Sept. 13 at 8:30 a.m. Runners and walkers on the roads of Lincolnville, started at the Youngtown Inn and finishing at the Lincolnville Central School.
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Gallant, McCluskey race to firsts in Back to School event
By Staff of the Villagesoup Newspaper
LINCOLNVILLE (Sep 17): The sixth annual Back to School 5-Kilometer Road Race went off without a hitch Sept. 13, with Jason Gallant and Lianne McCluskey being the top male and female finishers in the 3.1-mile event.
The race attracted nearly 30 runners on the roads of Lincolnville. It started at the Youngtown Inn and finished at the Lincolnville Central School.
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Leading the starting pack are, from left, Ron Haney, Jason Gallant and Steve Cartwright. Gallant won the sixth annual Back To School 5-Kilometer Road Race held Sept. 13 in Lincolville. (Photo by Ken Waltz) |
The race was the brainchild of Birgitta Polson, a former Camden Hills Regional High School student-athlete and recent graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick. Polson is no longer involved with the event, which has been taken over by the Camden Hills Regional High School cross-country squad.
Proceeds for the race help support the Windjammer cross-country team and the Lincolnville Central School Parent-Teacher Organization.
The individual race results were: 1, Jason Gallant, 18:42; 2, Ron Haney, 19:44; 3, Steve Cartwright, 19:57; 4, Phil Roberts, 20:58; 5, Vern Demmons, 21:20; 6, Lianne McCluskey, 21:42; 7, Doug Johnstone, 21:48; 8, Theresa Withey, 21:59; 9, Carol Manley, 22:28; 10, Jan Pitcairn, 22:45; 11, Kristen Lindquist, 23:15; 12, Paul Warren, 23:19; 13, Simon Lydon, 23:29; 14, Andrew Bonarrigo, 23:33; 15, Dan Bennett, 23:49; 16, Paul Gimlewicz, 24:21; 17, Reade Brower, 24:23; 18, Bernard Predham, 24:48; 19, James Annis, 24:57; 20, Becky Johnson, 25:58; 21, Isabel Guthereinz, 27:04; 22, Eddie McCluskey, 22:23; 23, Robin Fagan, 27:29; 24, Helen Bonzi, 28:30; 25, Russ Wolfertz, 30:10; and 26, Eli McCusker, 33:56.
Above information courtesy of the Villagesoup, Check the newspaper for more information & photos
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