Pauline “Polly” Nadeau finished first among 35 runners and the Boothbay Region High School girls cross country team took first place in a race at Lisbon Oct. 9.

“Polly out-sprinted a competitor from Monmouth to claim her second individual victory this season,” Coach Nick Scott reported.

The girls team, with 31 points, defeated Winthrop (44), Forest Hills (65) and Lisbon (77).

Two other BRHS runners finished in the top 10 with Audrey Robinson coming in third overall and Maggie McCarthy finishing sixth. Olivia Rittall finished 14th and Emma Scott finished 19th. Robinson improved her time on the course by 2 minutes and 43 seconds and McCarthy improved her time on the course by 2 minutes and 29 seconds.

For the BRHS boys, who finished third, AJ Crocker finished fifth overall among the 58 runners. Jackson Zehm (42 seconds faster than last year’s course run) was the second Seahawk runner to cross the finish line, coming in 11th. John Cooper cut 41 seconds off his time from last season on the course and finished 16th. Alex Ross finished 19th and Miles Hyson came in 22nd.

The strong Winthrop team won the meet with 21 points, followed by Madison (57), Boothbay (62) and Lisbon (88).

The teams will next compete in the Mountain Valley Conference meet on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the University of Maine at Augusta.