Is 2019 Cross Country Write-ups
10/5
The cross country travelled to Belfast on the 5th for the Festival of Champions. There was a total of 83 teams competing and roughly 1900 athletes competing.
No one placed, but with the enormous amount of talent present, but everyone competing hit a personal record. The varsity team who ran the 5k decreased their collective pace by 5 minutes and 45 seconds. This marks the end of their season.
On the 28th the Tigers as well as a dozen other teams traveled to Old Town for the 79th annual Old Town Sectional Invitational.
Payson did the best, coming in 28th place out of 85, covering 3.1 miles in 19 min and 15 sec. Micheal came in 46 with a time of 20 min 34 sec. Behind them Nick placed 65th, Miles placed 79th, and Gus came in 82nd.
The team came in 12th out of 13 with a score of 296. They beat Foxcroft Academy, who finished with a score of 356.
On the 24th the Tigers cross country was supposed to host the Dexter Tigers Invite. This was instead cancelled because of thunder and lightning and will not be made up.
9/20On Friday the cross county team traveled to Foxcroft Academy.
9/17
On Tuesday, the tigers cross country team traveled to Lee Academy for the annual meet. Parson Reinheart, a freshman, came in first for boys varsity. Micheal Gadwah came closely behind in third place. On the girls side Emma, a freshman, placed 3rd for Girls JV. This was the first meet the cross country team competed in, the team came in fourth place.
The cross country season opener in Ellsworth was cancelled on the 7th because of bad weather. This meet will not be rescheduled.
2019 Cross Country Preview
The 2019 Cross Country team has nearly doubled their numbers from last year with a large turnout from the freshman class. Micheal Gadwah, a Junior, was a strong competitor last year for the team, and will likely be one of the fastest again, as well as being a leader. He ran a 6:30 time for 2.96 miles. Payson Reinhardt, a freshmen, ran the same distance with a time of 6:09. He will be a top competitor, and has also been given the rare opportunity to lead as a freshman.
The only Senior, Gus Irwin, stated that “the team has talent throughout the depth of the roster, and is excited to test it against competitors.” The level of competition is unknown, but they will find out on 9/7, at their first regular season meet. Coach Marcy King plans for “every runner to make improvements in their running capacity and speed” and also “celebrates multiple Personal Records”. These personal improvements will lead to an overall better team, which will perform better at meets.
A weakness for this team is the lack of girls. So far, they only have 4 girls on the roster, and 5 are allowed to compete in meets. This will hurt the team score.
The Sophomores include Micheals younger brother, Miles, as well as Nick Galligan. The Freshman class fighting to earn a varsity spot includes: Annika King, Emma Alexander, Payson Rienhardt, David Race, Alex Morris, Aiden Richardson, Christian Gallant. Kimmy Rideout will be their manager for the team.
2018 Cross Country Write-ups
September 19th, 2018
The Dexter cross country team traveled to Belfast to compete in the Northern Regional XC Championship along with Orono, Bucksport, Calais, Houlton, Mattanawcook, Greater Houlton, George Stevens, Narraguagus, MSSM, Lee Academy, Washburn, Fort Kent, Central, Searsport, Madawaska. The Tigers did not finish in the top 5.
For Dexter, the best runner of the day was sophomore Michael Gadwah who finished 46th with a time of 20:46.49. Next, was freshman Nickolas Gallighan who finished 84th with a time of 23:16.82. In 93rd, was freshman Clyde Day who had a time of 25:38.91.
The best runner of the day was Evan Merchant of Jonesport-Beals HS who finished with a time of 17:30.67. The runner who finished last in the relay was Noah Carver of Jonesport-Beals HS with a time of 30:10.85.
October 13, 2018
The Men’s Dexter track team traveled up north for a meet in Presque Isle that included 57 runners that were from Lee Academy, Orono, Foxcroft, Mount Desert, Bucksport, Ellsworth, John Baptist, Hermon, and Caribou. The Men did not finish in the top 5.
For Dexter, The JV meet had freshman Miles Gadwah, freshman Nickolas Gallighan, freshman Clyde Day, and Junior Ryan Boisvert. Dexters top runner was Miles Gadwah who finished 38th with a time of 23:44.2. In 40th, was Nickolas Gallighan with an time of 24:16.3. Clyde Day came in 49th with a time of 26:14.2. Lastly, The oldest of the runners for Dexter, Ryan Boisvert, came in 51st with a time of 26:52.8.
For JV, the best runner of the day was Owen Shaw of Hermon who finished with a time of 19:19 flat. The runner who crossed the finish line last was Nasuh Algul of Orono who finished with a time of 29:58.3.
September 22, 2018
The Dexter Tigers men’s Cross Country team traveled to Old Town to compete in a 3 mile run. Dexter did not finish in the top 5 in either race.
For JV, only 2 runners for Dexter competed in the meet. Freshman Nickolas Gallighan finished in 39th with a time of 23:37.19. Junior Ryan Boisvert finished in 25:57.32. For varsity, Only one runner for Dexter ran, sophomore Michael Gadwah who finished in 56th with a time of 21:20.61. For Varsity, Hermon had the best total time with 1:43:46.99. For varsity, Hermon also won that race with a total time of 1:31:04.52.
September 14, 2018
The Dexter Tigers men’s cross country team traveled to Foxcroft to run. The Tigers did not finish in the top 5.
The top runner for the Tigers was sophomore Michael Gadwah who came in 26th with a time of 22:13.77. Next,freshman Nickolas Gallighan who finished 37th with a time of 24:04.09. Then, the 2 freshman finished 43rd and 44th with Clyde Day finishing in 43rd with a time of 27:14.77 and Miles Gadwah in 44th with a time of 28:41.07.
September 8th, 2018
The Dexter Tigers Cross Country team traveled to Bucksport to compete in a meet. Dexter did in fact finish in the top 5.
For JV ,sophomore Michael Gadwah came in 2nd place with a time of 21:18.85. Freshman Nicholas Gallighan came in 8th with a time of 22:52.24. Freshman Miles Gadwah finished 12th with a time of 23:46.14. Freshman Clyde Day finished 17th with a time of 24:59.12. Freshman Miles Gadwah also competed in the varsity meet finishing in 28th with a time of 23:46.14.
September 1st, 2018
The Dexter Tigers men’s cross country team traveled to Ellsworth High School to compete in a track meet. the boys did not finish in the top 5.
For the Tigers, the top runner was sophomore Michael Gadwah who finished 19th with a time of 22:32 in a 5k race. Freshman Nicholas Gallighan finished 38th with a time of 24:51, freshman Miles Gadwah finished 42nd with a time of 25:19, and freshman Day Clyde finished 43rd with a time of 25:25.
10/5
The cross country travelled to Belfast on the 5th for the Festival of Champions. There was a total of 83 teams competing and roughly 1900 athletes competing.
No one placed, but with the enormous amount of talent present, but everyone competing hit a personal record. The varsity team who ran the 5k decreased their collective pace by 5 minutes and 45 seconds. This marks the end of their season.
On the 28th the Tigers as well as a dozen other teams traveled to Old Town for the 79th annual Old Town Sectional Invitational.
Payson did the best, coming in 28th place out of 85, covering 3.1 miles in 19 min and 15 sec. Micheal came in 46 with a time of 20 min 34 sec. Behind them Nick placed 65th, Miles placed 79th, and Gus came in 82nd.
The team came in 12th out of 13 with a score of 296. They beat Foxcroft Academy, who finished with a score of 356.
On the 24th the Tigers cross country was supposed to host the Dexter Tigers Invite. This was instead cancelled because of thunder and lightning and will not be made up.
9/20On Friday the cross county team traveled to Foxcroft Academy.
9/17
On Tuesday, the tigers cross country team traveled to Lee Academy for the annual meet. Parson Reinheart, a freshman, came in first for boys varsity. Micheal Gadwah came closely behind in third place. On the girls side Emma, a freshman, placed 3rd for Girls JV. This was the first meet the cross country team competed in, the team came in fourth place.
The cross country season opener in Ellsworth was cancelled on the 7th because of bad weather. This meet will not be rescheduled.
2019 Cross Country Preview
The 2019 Cross Country team has nearly doubled their numbers from last year with a large turnout from the freshman class. Micheal Gadwah, a Junior, was a strong competitor last year for the team, and will likely be one of the fastest again, as well as being a leader. He ran a 6:30 time for 2.96 miles. Payson Reinhardt, a freshmen, ran the same distance with a time of 6:09. He will be a top competitor, and has also been given the rare opportunity to lead as a freshman.
The only Senior, Gus Irwin, stated that “the team has talent throughout the depth of the roster, and is excited to test it against competitors.” The level of competition is unknown, but they will find out on 9/7, at their first regular season meet. Coach Marcy King plans for “every runner to make improvements in their running capacity and speed” and also “celebrates multiple Personal Records”. These personal improvements will lead to an overall better team, which will perform better at meets.
A weakness for this team is the lack of girls. So far, they only have 4 girls on the roster, and 5 are allowed to compete in meets. This will hurt the team score.
The Sophomores include Micheals younger brother, Miles, as well as Nick Galligan. The Freshman class fighting to earn a varsity spot includes: Annika King, Emma Alexander, Payson Rienhardt, David Race, Alex Morris, Aiden Richardson, Christian Gallant. Kimmy Rideout will be their manager for the team.
2018 Cross Country Write-ups
September 19th, 2018
The Dexter cross country team traveled to Belfast to compete in the Northern Regional XC Championship along with Orono, Bucksport, Calais, Houlton, Mattanawcook, Greater Houlton, George Stevens, Narraguagus, MSSM, Lee Academy, Washburn, Fort Kent, Central, Searsport, Madawaska. The Tigers did not finish in the top 5.
For Dexter, the best runner of the day was sophomore Michael Gadwah who finished 46th with a time of 20:46.49. Next, was freshman Nickolas Gallighan who finished 84th with a time of 23:16.82. In 93rd, was freshman Clyde Day who had a time of 25:38.91.
The best runner of the day was Evan Merchant of Jonesport-Beals HS who finished with a time of 17:30.67. The runner who finished last in the relay was Noah Carver of Jonesport-Beals HS with a time of 30:10.85.
October 13, 2018
The Men’s Dexter track team traveled up north for a meet in Presque Isle that included 57 runners that were from Lee Academy, Orono, Foxcroft, Mount Desert, Bucksport, Ellsworth, John Baptist, Hermon, and Caribou. The Men did not finish in the top 5.
For Dexter, The JV meet had freshman Miles Gadwah, freshman Nickolas Gallighan, freshman Clyde Day, and Junior Ryan Boisvert. Dexters top runner was Miles Gadwah who finished 38th with a time of 23:44.2. In 40th, was Nickolas Gallighan with an time of 24:16.3. Clyde Day came in 49th with a time of 26:14.2. Lastly, The oldest of the runners for Dexter, Ryan Boisvert, came in 51st with a time of 26:52.8.
For JV, the best runner of the day was Owen Shaw of Hermon who finished with a time of 19:19 flat. The runner who crossed the finish line last was Nasuh Algul of Orono who finished with a time of 29:58.3.
September 22, 2018
The Dexter Tigers men’s Cross Country team traveled to Old Town to compete in a 3 mile run. Dexter did not finish in the top 5 in either race.
For JV, only 2 runners for Dexter competed in the meet. Freshman Nickolas Gallighan finished in 39th with a time of 23:37.19. Junior Ryan Boisvert finished in 25:57.32. For varsity, Only one runner for Dexter ran, sophomore Michael Gadwah who finished in 56th with a time of 21:20.61. For Varsity, Hermon had the best total time with 1:43:46.99. For varsity, Hermon also won that race with a total time of 1:31:04.52.
September 14, 2018
The Dexter Tigers men’s cross country team traveled to Foxcroft to run. The Tigers did not finish in the top 5.
The top runner for the Tigers was sophomore Michael Gadwah who came in 26th with a time of 22:13.77. Next,freshman Nickolas Gallighan who finished 37th with a time of 24:04.09. Then, the 2 freshman finished 43rd and 44th with Clyde Day finishing in 43rd with a time of 27:14.77 and Miles Gadwah in 44th with a time of 28:41.07.
September 8th, 2018
The Dexter Tigers Cross Country team traveled to Bucksport to compete in a meet. Dexter did in fact finish in the top 5.
For JV ,sophomore Michael Gadwah came in 2nd place with a time of 21:18.85. Freshman Nicholas Gallighan came in 8th with a time of 22:52.24. Freshman Miles Gadwah finished 12th with a time of 23:46.14. Freshman Clyde Day finished 17th with a time of 24:59.12. Freshman Miles Gadwah also competed in the varsity meet finishing in 28th with a time of 23:46.14.
September 1st, 2018
The Dexter Tigers men’s cross country team traveled to Ellsworth High School to compete in a track meet. the boys did not finish in the top 5.
For the Tigers, the top runner was sophomore Michael Gadwah who finished 19th with a time of 22:32 in a 5k race. Freshman Nicholas Gallighan finished 38th with a time of 24:51, freshman Miles Gadwah finished 42nd with a time of 25:19, and freshman Day Clyde finished 43rd with a time of 25:25.