Orono senior Clara White continued her dominance in Maine Nordic skiing Wednesday as she won the 2026 Mountain Valley Conference women's 5k Freestyle race at Black Mountain of Maine. 
White, fresh off her victory in the Sassi Memorial 5k Classical on Saturday, skated across the line in 14:52 to take the crown. Coming in second place was Maranacook's Harper Olmstead with a time of 17:01.5. Taking third place was White's teammate Ellie Arsenault with a time of 18:20.7.
In fourth place was Anwen Kane of Maranacook, who finished the race in 20:17.0. Fifth place went to Ella Giles of Maranacook with a time of 23:03.7. Rounding out the top six was Emily Saunders of Maranacook, who finished with a time of 23:08.2.
In the men's race, Spruce Mountain's Sam Geissinger came in first with a time of 14:14.7. In 
second place was Sam St. Germain of Winthrop, who completed the course in 14:27.3. Taking the final podium position was Orono's Reid Quirk who skated across the finish line at the 14:57.7 mark.
Finishing in fourth place was Liam Waring of Orono with a time of 15:22.0, Fifth pace went to Michael Van Tassel with a time of 15:47.8. Rounding out the top six was Gianni Haeflel of Winthrop, who finished in 15:47.9,
The MVC Nordic Championships conclude on Saturday with the 5K Classical pursuit at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington, beginning at 2:00 pm..
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