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Dirigo's Beach to Beacon weekend had range: Georgia Moon won the Girls High School Mile, then the women's squad put seven runners in the Maine top ten over 10K. Clíodhna O'Malley led the group in 35:10, with Heather Gallant, Bethanie Brown, Veronica Graziano, Alexis Wilbert, Aly Ursiny, and Karley Piers all close behind.
The June racing calendar came fast: Nick Denari ran 15:58 at Back Cove, Bethanie Brown debuted there in 17:29, and Clíodhna O'Malley, Crow Norlander, Adane Bewset, Marah Borgman, Dave Ouellette, and Nevin Duffey kept the weekly turnout strong. Heather Gallant won the YMCA Fit Fest 5K overall in 17:15, Laurel Manville placed sixth overall, Maddie Sheehan won the women's race at the Bradbury Scuffle, Dave Ouellette was seventh overall, Taylor Bechtel ran 1:20:16 at the Old Port Half, and Marah Borgman won the Maine Running Hall of Fame 5K in 19:26.
Back Cove 6/10 results YMCA Fit Fest results Bradbury Scuffle results Old Port Half results Back Cove Instagram recap Hall of Fame 5K Instagram recap Old Port Instagram recap
Dirigo stacked up spring results across distances. At Sugarloaf, Rich Alff ran 2:58:06 and Peter Burke ran 3:06:26 in the marathon, both winning age groups. In the 15K, Heather Gallant was third overall and first woman in 53:25, Karley Piers was fourth overall and second woman in 56:31, and Paula Rousseau, Travis Kroot, and Bella Robinson added strong age-group finishes. Dave Ouellette finished 12th overall at the Riverlands 100 in 27:50:47, Eric Sofen was second at Boots n Brews, and Dirigo youth athletes continued a strong outdoor track season.
Boots n Brews Instagram recap Weekly Back Cove registration Sugarloaf Instagram recap Spring results Instagram recap Youth highlights Instagram recap
Dirigo stacked major results across the marathon and half in Portland. Harrison Osborne led the marathon team with third overall in 2:32:08, while Clíodhna O'Malley won the half in 1:15:06 and set a new course record. Veronica Graziano and Heather Gallant completed a 1-2-3 sweep in the women's half, and the team added deep top-20 finishes throughout both races.
Dirigo turned out in force at Beach to Beacon 2025 and stacked top Maine, masters, senior, and age-group results. Clíodhna O'Malley, Bethanie Brown, and Karley Piers went 2nd, 3rd, and 5th among Maine women; Justin Freeman was 3rd overall master; and Kristin Barry and Christine Hein were 1st and 3rd among seniors, with strong runs throughout the roster.
15:23 5K win | Moxie
Dirigo's mid-July stretch was packed with front-end results: Sammy Mills won the Moxie 5K in 15:23 with Harrison Osborne second in 15:28, Justin Freeman won the Bill Luti 5 Miler, Romayn Richards and Karley Piers won at Westbrook Strong, and Heather Gallant won Emily's Run. The MECTA State Championships added major range from 5K down to 200m, with multiple event wins from Laurel Manville, Harrison Osborne, Seth Crockett, and Chris Kibler.
Rob Gomez and Craig Robinson went 1-2 at the GRBA 5K on July 3, then Dirigo spread out across Maine's July 4 races. Heather Gallant was the top woman at Friends on the 4th in Winthrop, Nate Priest cracked the men's top 10, and Bridgton brought more front-running with Karley Piers second woman, Taylor Bickford fourth overall, and Daniel Bannon top masters in eighth.