Fort Kent's Reardon and Orono's White Skate to Individual Freestyle Championships
February 19: Day 2 of the 2025 MPA Class C State Nordic Championships at Black Mountain feature the 5k freestyle pursuit event. Under sunny skies and less windy conditions, Alden Reardon of Fort Kent 
won the 2025 Class C Freestyle state championship on the famed John Roderick ski trails. His winning time was 13:30.7. Second place was taken by Reardon's teammate Fletcher Marquis with a time of 14:06.9. Ben Chartier of Fort Fairfield came in third place with a time of 14:55.2.
In fourth place was Sam Geissinger of Spruce Mountain High School with a 15:01.0 finish. Fort Kent's Quinn Michaud skated across the line in 15:23.6 to take fifth place and in sixth place was Finley Marquis of Fort Kent, who had a time of 15:52.6.
In the girls race, 
Clara White of Orono High School won her second title with a time of 14:24.6. In second place was Rowan Tanguay of Fort Kent with a time of 16:14.4. Taking third place was Soren Stark-Chessa of Maine Coast. She crossed the line in 16:52.9.
Coming in fourth place was Waynflete's Leah Kramer with a time of 17:20.7. Ella Akers of Telstar High School took fifth place with a finish of 18:58.0. Fourt Ken't Addison Chasse grabbed sixth place with a time of 19:11.4.
With great depth and outstanding skiing, Fort Kent men and women doubled as the 2025 Class C Nordic state champions. The Orono boys and the Waynflete girls were runners-up. Also, congratulations to the Orono boys and girls for receiving the MPA Class C Sportsmanhip award.
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