Rines wins Maliseet 4-Miler road race

    HOULTON, Maine — A warm, sunny morning made for a hot race for runners in the annual Maliseet 4-Miler held Saturday.

    A field of 31 walkers and runners took part in the event. The top finishers in the run were Chris Rines (24 minutes, 25 seconds) of Houlton; Jeff Ashby (24:54) of Presque Isle; and Dave Tree (26:03) of Fredericton, N.B. Top runners in the female division included Angela Ewings (30:29) of Littleton; Sara Johnston (32:53) of Houlton; and Destinee Neureuther (34:33) of Hodgdon.

    For the 3-mile walk, the top finishers were Brenda Tree (41:22) of Fredericton N.B.; Brenda Commander (41:23) of Houlton; and Jamie Newell (41:57) of Pembroke.

    Complete results for the 4-miler were: 1, Rines, 24:25; 2, Ashby, 24:54; 3, D. Tree, 26:03, 4, Newell Lewey, 26:39; 5, Nick Lunn, 27:07; 6, Peter Bates, 27:47; 7, Doug Bailey, 29:55; 8, Ewings, 30:29; 9, Josh Crofton-MacDonald, 31:49; 10, Russell Socoby, 32:40; 11, Sara Johnston, 32:53; 12, Neureuther, 34:33; 13, Josh Winslow, 36:12; 14, Brent Bailey, 36:17; 15, Alex Angotti, 37:10; 16, John Walker, 38:16; 17, Zeke Crofton-MacDonald, 39:18; 18, Olivia Lord, 40:41; 19, Dave Goodrich, 44:07; 20, Tamara Goodrich, 44:16; 21, Mary Potter, 45:01; and 22, Barrett Potter, 45:17.

    Results from the walking event were: 1, B. Tree, 41:22; 2, Commander, 41:23; 3, Newell, 41:57; 4, Lisa Hardy, 44:21; 5, Anthony Flewelling, 46:34; 6, Daisy Torres, 48:30; 7, Holly Bouvier, 48:31; 8, Wanda Tomah 48:32; and 9, Ben Snowman, 49:44.