Cote and McCourt Repeat as Champions
February 19: The 2025 MPA Class A State Nordic Championships Day 2 was held at Black Mountain under sunny skies and slightly less windy conditions. Beckett Cote of Messalonskee won 5k Freestyle to become the men’s state champion.
His winning time was 12:36.5. Second place went to Henri McCourt of Mount Blue High School with a time of 13:00.0. In third place was Grayson Hoeft, also of Mount Blue with a time of 13:54.7.
Sam Cashman of Brunswick High School took fourth place with a time of 14:13.1. In fifth place was Jack Borland of Deering, who crossed the line in 14:13.5. Rounding out the top six were Elias Bartlett of Mount Blue with a time of 14:18.8.
In the women’s freestyle, Nora McCourt of Mount Blue captured the 2025 Class A Freestyle championship skating to the finish in 14:58.0. In second place was Maya Kellett of Mt. Blue with a time of 15:49.9. Taking third place was Eli Tardiff of Falmouth with a time of 17:10.6.
Emma Price, skiing for Portland High School, took fourth place with a time of17:29.2. Fifth place was captured by Falmouth’s Zora Desilva. The Falcon skier finished with a time of 17:53.8. In sixth place was Portland’s Talia Olins with a time of 17:57.7.
The Mt. Blue boys and girls both won the team 2025 Class A Nordic state championship. The Brunswick boys and Portland girls were runners-up. Also, congratulations to the Mt. Blue boys and girls and to the Edward Little girls for receiving the MPA Class A Sportsmanship award.
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