Men's Cross Country 10/31/2026 8:42:00 PM

Men’s Cross Country Crowned NAC Champions for Fourth Straight Season

FARMINGTON, Maine - The University of Maine at Farmington men's cross country team continued their dominant run, earning their fourth consecutive North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship on Saturday, doing so in runaway fashion. Farmington's top-five finishers finished with a total time of 2:17:03, over six minutes faster than Thomas College who placed second, notching 22 points in their first place effort.

Individually, first-year standout Mason Tomboni (Selma, Ind.) took home NAC Champion honors with his first place finish. As a team, Farmington finished with five of the top seven finishers.

Beaver Runners:

Tomboni paced the field on Saturday with an impressive time of 26:36.6 for the 8k race. Tomboni, who has had an incredible rookie season for the Beavers, finishing nine seconds in front of William Spaulding of Maine Maritime to earn the individual conference title. Tomboni averaged 5:21.2 per mile for the race.

Senior Andrew LaFlamme (Nashua, N.H.) also had a strong race for Farmington, placing third overall after he finished the race in 26:58.0. LaFlamme posted an average mile time of 5:25.5 for the 8k.

The third Beaver across the finish line was junior Alexander Gagnon (Goffstown, N.H.) who ran to a fifth place finish. Gagnon finished the race in 27:45.3 and averaged 5:35.0 per mile in his fifth place effort.

First-year Levi Riggs (Georgetown, Maine) finished just four seconds behind Gagnon, posting a time of 27:49.9 en route to a sixth place finish. Riggs averaged 5:35.9 per mile for the race.

The fifth Beaver to contribute to the team's score was senior Ethan Linscott (Lakeville, Maine) who had his best race of the season. Linscott placed seventh overall, finishing in 27:54.0 with an average mile of 5:36.7.

Other Beaver Finishers:

Samuel Perkins (Jay, Maine) - 9th, 28:12.1, 5:40.4
Scott Stubbs (Caribou, Maine) - 13th, 29:07.9, 5:51.6
Joseph Burgess (New Gloucester, Maine) - 15th; 29:24.3, 5:54.9
Brodie Pak (East Bridgewater, Mass.) - 24th; 30:56.4; 6:13.4
Hans Bakke (York, Maine) - 29th; 32:16.4; 6:29.5
Ross Gaffney (Edgecomb, Maine) - 30th; 32:46.1; 6:35.5
Elijah Manning (Providence, R.I.) - 31st; 33:41.6; 6:46.6

UP NEXT

Farmington will head to South Portland on November 14th to compete in the NCAA East Regional Championship.

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Players Mentioned

Hans Bakke: Sophomore

Alexander Gagnon: Junior

Andrew LaFlamme: Senior

Ethan Linscott: Senior

Samuel Perkins: Junior

Brodie Pak: Freshman

Mason Tomboni: Freshman

Levi Riggs: Freshman

Elijah Manning: Freshman

Ross Gaffney: Freshman

Scott Stubbs: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hans Bakke
: Sophomore

Alexander Gagnon
: Junior

Andrew LaFlamme
: Senior

Ethan Linscott
: Senior

Samuel Perkins
: Junior

Brodie Pak
: Freshman

Mason Tomboni
: Freshman

Levi Riggs
: Freshman

Elijah Manning
: Freshman

Ross Gaffney
: Freshman

Scott Stubbs
: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

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