Bangor-Area Runners Help Power UMaine Cross Country to 1st-Ever America East Title

Bangor-area runners help power UMaine cross country to 1st-ever America East title

Hampden’s Helen Shearer and Bangor’s Megan Randall were two of the University of Maine’s top three finishers in the America East Cross Country championships on Friday, helping lead the Black Bears to their first ever title. UMaine, picked to finish fifth in the coaches’ preseason poll, tallied 49 points to edge Bryant by two points at the Hopkinton Fairground in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. It was the closest margin of victory since New Hampshire w…

Women's Cross Country wins America East Championship

HOPKINTON, N.H. -- For the first time in school history, the University of Maine women's cross country team has been crowned America East Champions. The Black Bears secured the 2025 title with a score of 49 at Friday morning's America East Championship 5k race, held at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds.