Class of 2025

Congratulations to the members of the Inaugural Class!

MARANACOOK ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025

JARED LEMIUEX-

Jared was raised in Readfield and attended Maranacook High School, Bowdoin College and Springfield College. He has found success at many different levels of baseball, soccer and basketball as a player, coach and now as a Professional Manager with the Lake Erie Crushers of the MLB Partnered Frontier Professional Baseball League.

In High School, Jared lettered 11 times; 4 in soccer, 3 in basketball, 4 in baseball, was captain of all

three teams and Student Body President his senior year. In soccer, he was a 3-time KVAC champion in 98, 99 and 2000 and had a Western Maine Finals birth in 2001. He was All-Conference his junior season and All-State as a senior.

As a basketball player, Jared was known for his hustle plays and slick passing, always guarding the other teams top players.

On the baseball diamond, Jared was a three-time All-KVAC Selection, won a State Class B championship in 2000, runner-up in 2001, and champion again in 2002 while also winning the KVAC Class B Championships in 2001 and 2002. As a senior, he was named the Kennebec Journal Baseball Player of the Year and received First-Team All-State honors. During his senior year, he hit .475 with 5 home runs. As a pitcher, he went 9-0 with a 0.40 ERA. He had 17 scoreless innings including two

shutouts in the playoffs and caught a shutout in the State Championship game.

At Bowdoin College, while a four-year starting centerfielder, Jared made just one error and achieved the following records and accolades:

School Record for wins in 2003, 2004 and 2006 (28).

Won the NESCAC East in 2006 and received an at large bid to the NCAA Regional Tournament

Set and still holds Career Records for:

Hits (1st) 184

Runs (1st) 148

Base on Balls

(1st) 94

RBIs (2nd) 122

His individual accolades

included:

2003 NESCAC Rookie of the Year

2003, 04, 05, 06 NESCAC First Team

2006 All-Region

2006 Bowdoin College Male Athlete of the Year

He played Outfield for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League, Petersburg Generals of the Coastal Plains League (Batting Champion .385) and Sanford Mainers of the NECBL. He played professionally for Les Capitales De Quebec, Sioux Falls Canaries, Ottawa Rapidz, Sussex Skyhawks and Worcester Tornadoes.

Thus far he had held these coaching positions:

Assistant Baseball Coach, Bowdoin College

Graduate Associate Baseball Coach, Springfield College

Assistant Coach, OOB Raging Tide NECBL

Head Baseball Coach, Maranacook Community School -2012 KVAC Coach of the Year

Head Baseball Coach, Southern Maine Community College Sea Wolves. YSCC Conference Champions 2013, 14, 16

Hitting Coach, Ottawa Champions -2016 Can-Am League Champion.

Hitting Coach, New Jersey Jackals

Manager, California Winter Leagues, Palm Beach CA, League Champion 2024

Manager and Director of Baseball Operations, Lake Erie Crushers, Avon OH - 2024 All Star Manager and Western Conference Runner-Up

Jared is grateful for this honor and loves representing Maranacook in the greater world of sports.

1981 FOOTBALL TEAM-

This team was led by Head coach Fred Royer and his assistant coaches Keith Pfiefer, Bill County and Paul Boucher. These fantastic coaches were able to lead their team who were ranked the # 5 Seed in the South Region to the State Class D football Championship in spectacular fashion by scoring an average of 45 points per game throughout the play-offs and playing great defense. They beat Telstar 18-14 in the Class D state championship game. The team had 10 players named all-conference and Coach Royer was the Coach of the Year.

STAN COWAN-

Stan Cowan was raised in Orono, Maine, where he attended local schools. While at Orono High School, Stan was elected president of his class and excelled in academics, with a particular interest in history and government.  Although he participated in basketball and football, the sport he most enjoyed was track and field due to his love of running. Stan entered the University of Maine at Orono in 1966, intending to join the UMO track team and compete at the collegiate level. Following a family tradition, he also joined ROTC.

Stan’s running career was abruptly ended in 1967 after being struck by a car on the UMO campus. He then re-focused his energies on political activism. As president of the UMO Student Senate during the Vietnam War era, Stan became immersed in the anti-war movement, leading peaceful protests and conducting campus teach-ins for students in the New England area. After graduating from UMO in 1971, Stan taught and coached at Orono High School from 1972-76. As co-coach with his former high school track coach, Cliff McCormick, Stan achieved five state championships in both Cross Country and Track & Field. 

In 1976, Stan and his wife, Wendy, moved with their two children, Christopher and Jordana, to the Readfield area, where Stan became one of the first faculty members of Maranacook Community School. At Maranacook, Stan created new programs in Cross Country and Track & Field and oversaw the installation of a new track facility. Along with his assistant coaches, Stan achieved the school’s first state Cross Country Championship four years after starting the program, with a state championship in Track & Field the following spring. With the arrival of Mike Boyman at MCS in 1982, Stan and Mike co-coached the Boys and Girls Cross Country and Track & Field teams for the next fifteen years, achieving an overall record of 22 state championships, 29 Eastern Maine regional championships, and 65 conference championships. Stan also established the Lakers Track Club with Frank Glynn as part of the state Junior Olympics program, recruiting and coaching students from around the state to compete at the local, state and national level. 

In 1997, Stan and Wendy relocated to southern Maine, where Stan accepted a teaching position at York High School and was also hired as an assistant Track coach. During Stan’s tenure at York, the track team achieved eight Class B Girls State Championships and twelve Boys State Championships. Following his retirement from full-time teaching in 2011, Stan continues to serve as a volunteer coach for the York Track & Field program. He also greatly enjoys spending time with his granddaughter, Emerson.

During his coaching career, Stan was awarded the Maine State Track & Field Association Coach of the Year in 1975; Maine State Cross Country Association Coach of the Year 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1990; KVAC Cross Country Association Coach of the Year 1996, and inducted into the Kennebec Valley Sports Hall of Fame Inaugural Class of 2003. Reflecting on his experiences as a coach, three core beliefs have guided Stan’s approach to coaching: (1) Work to establish a team of qualified event coaches; (2) Do the study and research necessary to develop young athletes in their respective events; and (3) Make every athlete feel important, and that they really matter.

MIKE BOYMAN-

Michael “Mike” Boyman grew up in Gorham Maine and attended local schools there. While at Gorham High School he played Soccer, Basketball, Baseball and Tennis. After graduating in 1975 and knowing that he wanted to coach, he attended the University of Maine at Farmington to get a teaching degree with a focus on mathematics and physics with social studies also becoming a part of the picture. While at UMF he played soccer and was a co-captain of the team his senior year. Not one to shy away from new adventures, he also learned how to play volleyball and was the student assistant for the UMF women's volleyball team and obtained a Level 1 USVBA certification.

After graduating he worked as a long term substitute at Rumford Middle School teaching 7th grade math from January to June. That fall he took a 1 year position at Gardiner High School teaching math where he helped out with the track team mostly officiating meets. In the fall of 1981 a position opened up at Maranacook where he spent the next 39 years teaching math and coaching multiple sports. He retired from teaching in 2020.

In the fall of 1981 he volunteered with the soccer team.. That winter he coached freshman boys basketball  then moved up to JV boys and eventually ended up coaching the Varsity Girls team for a few years. In the spring of 1982 he was hired as one of the four Track and Field coaches.

In the fall of 1982 Stan Cowan asked him to come on board as a co-coach of the Cross Country team, and in 1984 they also became co-coaches of the Track and field teams. During their 15 year collaboration  the teams won 19 state championships, 27 Eastern Maine regional championships, and 60 conference championships. When Stan left in 1997, Mike continued to coach the Cross Country team, retiring in 1999 and stayed with the track and field team as either head coach or assistant coach until he retired in 2023 after 42 years with the program. He still vollunteers with the Track and Field team.

Mike lives in Augusta with his long time partner Carrie. They have 4 grown children between them. Carrie's two children Nathan and Leigh, and Mike's two children James and Kate. He enjoys his time keeping the clock for soccer and basketball games which he's done for over 15 years. He also enjoys his time during the summer working for the Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed taking young children out on the water and teaching them about water conservation. He is also an avid guitar player and has played with numerous bands over the years.

None of this could have been done without the dedication of countless student athletes who were willing to put in the time, effort, and trust to make these programs what they were. 

STEVE DEANGELIS-

Steve DeAngelis was born on Sept. 9, 1954 in Salina, Kansas where his dad was serving in the Air Force. Steve also lived in West Virginia before his mom and dad moved the family to Maine when Steve was 12. Steve graduated from Brewer High School in 1972 and the University of Maine in 1976, with a Chemical Engineering degree. After graduating from college, Steve worked for two years as an Environmental and Process Engineer for Scott Paper Company in Winslow and Hinckley.

In early August of 1978, despite not having ever taken an education course, Steve applied on a whim for a chemistry teaching job at Maranacook Community High School. Much to Steve’s surprise he was offered the position and even more surprisingly he decided to accept. Three weeks later, Steve started what turned out to be both the hardest job he has ever had and the one he has loved the most - teaching science and math and being a student advisor at Maranacook. He taught at Maranacook from 1978 to 2022, taking two years away in the mid-eighties to get a Masters in Counseling degree and a sabbatical in 2001 to earn his National Board certification. Steve taught every science and math course at MCS except biology and calculus. Physics was definitely his favorite course to teach because of its many connections to our daily lives - a fact that his family hears from him on a regular basis.

During his time as a teacher, Steve was a National Board Certified teacher from 2002 until he retired, was an organizer and staff member of the Bates Summer Institute for High School Physics Teachers every summer from 1992 - 2005, worked to mentor new science teachers with the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation from 2006 to 2012, presented numerous workshops as a fellow for the Maine Governor’s Academy for Teacher Leadership, and received the Presidential Award for Science Teaching in Maine in 2005.

Steve started his coaching career at Maranacook as the JV Girls’ basketball for two years from 1979 - 1981. His skills as a basketball coach were somewhat limited and he wisely switched to coaching the nordic ski team at the start of the 1982-83 ski season. His next steep learning curve was lessened by star athletes such as Donn Harriman, the 1983 Nordic State Champion, who showed Steve the most important aspects about coaching at the high school level. Steve has always felt he could learn as much from his students as they could from him. Steve also picked up valuable coaching tips from the outstanding track coaches, Stan Cowan and Mike Boyman, when he helped out with the MCS track team for much of the 1980’s. Steve continued to be the head coach for the Maranacook Nordic team until the end of the 2023-24 season, leading the girls and boys teams to a total of 34 state championships. He considers his finest achievement to be the creation of a team which has supported and encouraged over 1200 high school athletes to grow as skiers, committed teammates, and human beings during their time on the nordic ski team. He loved seeing the skiers learn how to stretch their limits, develop mental and physical toughness, and appreciate the value of teamwork, in what looks to the outside to be an individual sport. Steve cherishes the memories of all the beautiful sunsets over the trails at school, the joy of his skiers at their accomplishments, the tears and hugs that went with their disappointments, the ski hut dancing while waxing skis, and the laughter that has always been part of the team vibe. Steve will always be grateful to all of the athletes, parents, and coaches who have been part of his Maranacook Nordic Team journey and believes he is the luckiest person in Readfield!

Steve is currently enjoying his retirement from teaching that allows him to be the assistant Nordic coach and provides more time to be with his wife, Tara, his kids Hannah, Tyler, and Luca and his grandchildren Ari and Noa. 

SCOTT ROBERTS-

Born Oct 12, 1967, 2nd of three sons (Dana, Scott and Jason) Born to Dana and Linda Roberts of Readfield Maine.  Brought up in a very strict, and competitive household, where you ate quick or starved.  Scott’s Dad got his boys into sports early coaching their baseball and basketball teams as youths.  First year at Maranacook was 1981, At 7th grade there were no fall sports except running so with a little push from Stan Cowen I ran.  It is a sport that took.  Stan and Mike Boyman made running fun.  Scott had early success, even competing in the JV races and unofficially winning some of those, and began running nationally through the AAU/TAC running clubs headed up by Stan and Frank Glynn supported by many others.  This was invaluable in bigger state competitions, and later in Scott’s development as a runner.

Scott’s HS career really took off after his first of 4 individual state titles in Cross Country.  Scott also amassed many course records throughout the state, and the 4 time individual record still stands to this day.  Scott also excelled in track and field.  He has 10 individual state titles in the ½ mile, 1 mile, and 2 mile.  He has held three state time records for the mile and two mile breaking his own mile record his senior year, and his 2 mile record held for 26 yrs.  Scott also still holds the Maranacook 2 mile record at 9:30. Scott also placed 9th in the very prestiged Kinney Footlocker Regionals in NY in 1986

Scott went on to run at Saint Josephs College, where he became their #1 runner his first year.  His teammates mostly consisted of former Maine rivals:  Jody Norton (Scott broke Jody’s 2 mile record by .3 seconds), Stan Smith 2nd to Roberts in 1985 State meet, George Bockus (1987 All American) and Wade Chipman (Class C 1988 state champion) Scott became an NCAA DIV III All American his junior year in 1988.  Scott’s 1987 Cross Country Team was named to its Hall of Fame in 2015.  Scott did not graduate and has 1 year of NCAA eligibility left.

After college Scott assisted Stu Hogan with coaching the Women’s Cross Country program at Westbrook for 2 years then joined the military (Army 20yrs Ret) and spend 3 tours oversees, 2 in a combat zone where he earned the Bronze Star and an Army Commendation Medal for Valor. Scott has run marathons and many half marathons, ten milers, and a plethora of 5-10ks.  The last competitive race was a Half Marathon in Disney in 2015.  Scott does not run anymore; his body no longer likes it.  Scott has been married twice, and has 6 kids:  Michael, Logan, Ian, Ryan, Madison, Isabelle and a stepson Aiden. He now lives in Strafford NH with his wife Cara and youngest daughter.  Scott has worked in law enforcement the last ten years as a Corrections officer at Hillsborough County NH. All but 2 of Scott kids were athletes and 1 has even recently completed his first marathon.  Scott is an avid disc golfer and hunter, and prefers his adult kids over other adults to hang out with.

RYAN MARTIN-

Ryan Martin was born in Waterville, ME on April 14, 1989, the son of Nancy and Ken Martin.  He has one sister, Toby Martin-Grondin.  Ryan is a 2008 graduate from Maranacook Community High School, who went on to earn his degree in physical education and health.

At Maranacook Community High School, Ryan played varsity soccer for three seasons, as well as baseball and basketball for four seasons.  In soccer, Ryan was selected to the KVAC All Conference Second Team for one season. The team was Western Maine Class B Runner-Ups in 2005 and KVAC Conference Class B Champs in 2005 and 2006. 

In baseball, Ryan was named to the KVAC All Conference Second Team for three seasons. The team won the KVAC Class B Conference Championship his junior year. 

In basketball, Ryan was a 1st team All State selection for three years.  He was KVAC All Conference 1st team, All Defensive Team and Player of the Year for three consecutive years.  Ryan was also the Kennebec Journal and Sun Journal Player of the Year for two seasons and the Portland Press Herald MVP for one. In 2007 Ryan was on the All Tournament Second Team.  In 2006 and 2008 Maranacook won the Class B state championship where Ryan was named MVP for both years.  In 2008, Ryan was named Maine’s Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year.  Ryan is Maranacook Community School’s all-time leading scorer with 1899 points.

In College, Ryan followed his dream to play division 1 basketball at the University of Maine.  He was at U-Maine for 2 seasons, redshirting during one of those seasons giving him 3 years of eligibility to finish his collegiate career at Keene State College.  While at Keene, Ryan was selected to be on the Little East Conference First Team for all three seasons. He led the country in free throw shooting percentage for NCAA divisions 1, 2 and 3 for two years as well as being in the top five for 3-point shooting percentage.  In 2013 Ryan was an All-American, named New Hampshire Player of the Year and the Keene State College Athlete of the Year.

After College, Ryan was drafted to play professionally for the National Basketball League of Canada by the Prince Edward Island Storm.  He later played in the same league for the Brampton A’s.  Ryan played for the Providence Sky Chiefs in the PBL for the 2014-15 season.

Most recently, Ryan broke the Guiness Book of World Records for the most 3-pointers made in 1 hour, (1,372).  He is attempting to break more shooting records while traveling throughout New England offering shooting clinics.  

Ryan is a Physical Education Teacher and a Varsity Basketball Coach.  He officiates soccer, basketball and baseball/softball games.  Ryan enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing sports and engaging in outdoor activities.

JASMINE (CAREY) WHITE-

Jasmine (Carey) White was born in Augusta, ME on February 5, 1983, the daughter of Joe and Sandra Carey. She has a sister Jodi, a sister-in-law Melanie, two brothers-in-law, John and Justin, nephews, Reece and Griffin, and nieces, Rylee, Jaelyne, and Charlie. Jasmine currently resides in Manchester, Maine with her husband, Brad, stepdaughter Riley and son Colt. She is a 2001 Maranacook Community High School graduate as well as a 2005 Thomas College graduate. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management.

While at Maranacook Jasmine lettered all 4 years of her high school career in soccer, basketball and softball. During the 1999 and 2000 softball seasons, Jasmine and the varsity softball team won the regional softball championships, as well as the state championship in 1999. As a freshman during the 1999 softball season, Jasmine was named to the Sun Journal and Bangor Daily First Team and the Kennebec Journal Second Team. Jasmine was selected as a First-Team All KVAC outfielder for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 seasons. In 2001, Jasmine was named the Western Maine Class B Softball Player of the Year as well as selected to the 2001 First Team All-East Region and Second Team All-American teams. During her senior year she set a Maine state record for most stolen bases in a season with 46. She was voted Female Athlete of the Year for her graduating class in 2001 as well as the Maranacook Softball MVP. Jasmine was selected as the Maine Gatorade Softball Player of the Year in 2001.

While at Thomas Jasmine was a part of the women’s soccer team in the 2002 and 2004 seasons, as well as the women’s softball team for 4 seasons. She was a 4-year starter in center field for Thomas, while also leading the team in stolen bases each year. In 2002 she led the Maine Athletic Conference on stolen bases with 26 and a .86 stolen base percentage. In 2003 Jasmine was selected to the Sunrise Conference All Conference Team. In 2004 and 2005 Jasmine was named as a member of the NAC All-Star Team as well as team captain for each of those seasons. In 2005 she was named Female Athlete of the Year at Thomas. She was inducted into the Thomas College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.

During her free time, Jasmine remains involved in the sports world, by helping with youth sports in the community. She has helped coach her son’s teams starting in T-ball through his first two seasons he played rookies. She also assisted with the first two seasons he played flag football. She currently is serving as a board member of the Maranacook Youth Football Board. If she is not found at the baseball or football field, she can be found at some ice arena between Maine and Massachusetts as she follows her son’s hockey adventures (both house and travel teams). She takes joy in teaching softball skills to her stepdaughter who is a member of her high school softball team. 

TOBY (MARTIN) GRONDIN-

Toby Martin Grondin was born on June 19, 1987, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. She is the daughter of Ken and Nancy Martin and has one brother, Ryan. Toby, along with her husband BJ, is the proud mother of two children, Harper and Hayes, and share a home with their dog named Hooper. A 2005 graduate of Maranacook High School, Toby played and started all four years on the varsity soccer, basketball, and softball teams. In soccer, Toby was named Kennebec Journal and KVAC Player of the Year three times, was selected to the first-team All-State for three consecutive years, and earned honors as the Class B Player of the Year, an All-New England player, and an AllAmerican Finalist during her senior year. She helped lead her team to a conference championship and a state semifinal appearance that year. Toby holds the Maranacook all time scoring record (88 goals) and assists (38). In basketball, Toby’s career earned her three-time KVAC Class B Player of the Year honors. She was named All-State Second Team as a sophomore and All-State First Team as a junior and senior. Toby was also a First-Team All-Tournament selection and received the Kennebec Journal Player of the Year award in her junior year. She scored 1,478 career points, making her Maranacook’s all-time leading scorer on the women’s side. Toby helped lead her team to two consecutive conference championships and was a Miss Maine Basketball semi-finalist. On the softball field, Toby earned multiple accolades, including two years on the KVAC Second Team and one year on the First Team. She was named to the Kennebec Journal First Team twice. Her high school team captured the Western Maine Class B championship and reached the state championship, winning the KVAC conference title in two consecutive years. Toby continued to excel in athletics at the collegiate level. She earned a full athletic scholarship to Franklin Pierce University, where she was the starting point guard during her junior and senior years. In her junior year, the team advanced to the Division II Elite 8, and in her senior year, Franklin Pierce won the NE-10 Conference Championship and played in the Division II National Championship, narrowly losing 103-94. Toby earned All-Tournament Team honors both years.

After graduation, Toby took her skills overseas, playing professional basketball in Germany for three years with the TSV Quakenbrueck Dragons. During her time, she was the league's leading scorer for two years. Following her playing career, Toby transitioned into coaching, spending five years at the collegiate level. She served as an assistant coach at the University of Southern Maine from 2012-2014 and at Bowdoin College from 2014-2017. Toby now runs her own basketball skills and development business, Toby Martin Basketball Performance, where she works with players of all levels. Additionally, she is a strength and conditioning coach at Prime360 in Auburn. Toby’s contributions to basketball were recognized with her induction into the All-New England Basketball Hall of Fame.

ANDY HUNTER-

Andy Almand-Hunter was born in 1982 in Houston, Texas. His parents, Bruce and Sandy Hunter, two north-easterners who struggled to adapt to the Texas climate, moved their family to Maine in 1988 and settled in Readfield in 1989.  As a child, Andy spent most of his free time in the woods and mountains of central and western Maine with his younger brothers Steve and Eddie. Together, they learned that hiking, running, and skiing were not just an exhausting necessity to keep up with their parents, but a focusing and enjoyable way to spend the day.

In 1994, Andy entered middle school at Maranacook Community School and joined the cross-country and alpine ski teams. Competition felt unnatural at first, but he enjoyed spending hours on cross-country skis, and by the end of eighth grade had won an individual state championship and finished second in the New England U14 championships. In high school at Maranacook, Andy played JV soccer and ran on the cross country and track and field teams, but focused on cross-country skiing. He helped Maranacook win multiple class B team state championships and won eight individual state championship races.

Andy was recruited to ski at Dartmouth College, where he was a student athlete from 2000 to 2004. He represented Dartmouth at the NCAA skiing championships his sophomore, junior, and senior years, and was the captain of the ski team during the 2003/2004 season.

In 2004, Andy graduated from Dartmouth and moved to Alaska to join the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center Elite Team. At APU he competed in the European continental cup (OPA) ski racing series during the 2004/2005 season and in the North American continental cup (Supertour) in 2005/2006 season. He finished that season ranked 19th in the United States.

After retiring from ski racing in 2007, Andy was admitted to the graduate Physics program at the University of Colorado Boulder. At the University of Colorado, Andy worked on physics experiments to study the interaction of light and semiconductors on short time scales. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Dartmouth College and a masters degree in physics from the University of Colorado, and has published several papers in academic journals, including Nature.

While at CU, Andy met Berkeley Almand, who was a graduate student in mechanical engineering. The two bonded over their love of skiing and the outdoors, and married in 2014. Together, Andy and Berkeley moved to California, where their daughter Zinnia was born in 2017, and then back to Maine, where their son Baxter was born in 2020. Andy and Berkeley both work as technologists from their home in Hallowell.

SUSAN ELIAS- 

Susan Elias was always an athlete,  winning state or conference championships in cross country, track and skiing before graduating from Maranacook in 1980.

At UMaine, she set school records in the 880, 800-meter, 1500 meter and three relay teams. Upon graduation in 1984, UMaine runner Steve Ridley introduced her to cycling which she described as “like falling in love…I was born to ride a bike.”

Her journey from fledgling cyclist to world-class competitor was a race in itself.  She obtained a U. S. Cycling Federation license and her first sanctioned race was The Race for the Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts. There, she met Betsy King who was a top international cyclist who had just finished the Tour de France Féminin. King took Susan under her wing, instructing her on strategy and tactics, and Susan joining King’s North New Jersey Women’s Bicycle Club. Susan gives accolades to Michael Fraysse, who ran a developmental team for in support of women’s cycling. She told the Kennebec Journal, “If you’re new to the sport, how are you ever going to get on an elite team if you don’t have a pathway?” Her road cycling career lasted seven years and she was enormously successful. She raced all over the United States as well as in France, Norway and Japan.

Susan began racing in some big American races and entered the 1986 Tour de France Féminin, finishing 64th out of 90 racers. In the early stage (multi-day) races, she was a “domestique”, supporting the top riders on her team by running interference, grabbing food and offering any type of support during the race. In 1987, she finished 43rd in the Tour while winning several races domestically.  In 1988, she took the year off from the tour and finished 13th in the Olympic Trials. In 1989, she ranked number one in the United States.  In that year’s Tour de France Féminin, she was Points Champion and 4th overall and winning the the Maillot Bleu, or “sprint jersey”.  She won or was the top American in a number of prestigious world tour races and Velo News named her 1989 U. S. Woman Athlete of the Year.

Money wasn’t equal between men and women’s cycling at that time.  The men were travelling first class. The women were doing the best they could moving themselves and equipment to various events. Still, Susan loved the experience of competing around the world. The Tour de France Féminin fell apart in 1991, losing its affiliation with the men’s event, and Susan headed to graduate school. She earned her master’s degree from Virginia Tech in Wildlife Science in July 1994.  That same week, she won the Master’s Nationals cycling road race. She earned her Ph. D in Earth and Climate Sciences from Maine in 2019.

Currently, she is a research scientist for Maine Medical Center’s Research Institutes’ Vector-borne Disease Laboratory. She is bassist for the band Seagrass and plays hockey and racquetball, and skis. 

GREG CREEK-

As a freshman at Maranacook Greg Creek was a starting varsity player in Soccer, Basketball and Baseball. His legacy built from there as he earned Varsity letters all four years in each sport, totaling 16. Greg was also a team Captain or co-captain 5 times. Greg was the ultimate team player and an excellent representative of Maranacook Community School. He appreciated his coaches and teammates and respected his opponents. Under coaches Tony Flye and Brant Remington as a defender or sweeper his opponents rarely broke through. He helped lead 3 different year’s teams into the state playoffs and helped Maranacook to undefeated regular seasons in 1999 and 2000. He was named to the Portland Press Herald All State Team in his senior year (2000), and was a Central Maine All Star in '98, 99' and 2000 as well as ALL KVAC honors each year. In Basketball Greg played under coaches Mike Thurston and Duffy Macalister. They made the State Tournament in '99 and 2000. Greg was All Conference in 99'/2000 and 2000/01'. Although Greg never even attempted a 3 point shot he exceeded 1000 career points as well as 1000 rebounds. He was also All KVAC his sophomore, junior and senior years.

But (truth be told) Soccer and Basketball were just what Greg did when it wasn't baseball season. As a 4 year starter he won State playoff games in his Sophomore, Junior and Senior years.He played in the State Title games in his Junior and Senior years, winning it all in 2000. During his 4 years of Varsity ball Greg hit .425 with 15 homeruns. And as a pitcher he went career 15-2 with a 2.95 ERA (9-0 over his junior and senior years combined). Greg was named Maine's Mr. Baseball and handed the trophy (The Dr. John Winkin Award) by its namesake at the Senior All Star game of 2001.That year he was also given the National Award of Maine Gatorade Player of the Year. Greg went on to The University of Maine on a nearly full scholarship. While at U Maine Greg played in 2 NCAA division I World Series Regionals at USC in Los Angeles California and Ole Miss in Oxford Mississippi (where they beat nationally ranked Southern Mississippi before losing a 1 run game to Oklahoma) He was twice named to America East all conference. In one game at Goodall Park in Sanford Maine against Brown University Greg homered twice.....in one inning! Greg was twice named to New England Division I all stars in 2004 and 2005, played at Fenway Park. In the 4 years Greg played at U Maine the baseball team won more games than any other 4 years in the team history! After his Junior year Greg played in the prestigious Cape Cod League for the Bourne Braves.That season he led the team in At Bats, Hits, Total Bases and RBI. After college in 2005 Greg signed as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Braves. He had a long hill to climb, trying to earn playing time over highly paid bonus players. In the Florida Gulf Coast League he batted .322 and was moved to low A in Rome Georgia after 41 games. Then he was quickly moved to high A at Myrtle Beach SC where he batted .333 and .375 respectively. In 2006 he batted .262 in Myrtle Beach until an injury ended his season. At Spring Training 2007 at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando (where he got hits off future Hall of Famers Tom Glavine and John Smoltz in inter-squad games) he was promoted to AA ball in Mississippi. There he fought for playing time and batted .246, .268 and .234 over three seasons. He lost a lot of playing time to a young player he was mentoring named Freedie Freeman (future League and World Series MVP)! An injury at spring training of 2010 ended his career. Greg is now the Head Baseball Coach at 5A Braden River High School in Bradenton, Florida. He is also the founder and head coach for The Mayhem Nation, a 20 team youth travel baseball organization (ages 8-17). As coach and mentor his influence and leadership affects hundreds of youth every year.

ABBY (MACE) GERBO-

Abby Gerbo (formerly Mace) grew up in Mount Vernon, Maine and attended Maranacook Community High School from 2008-2012. At Maranacook, she competed in cross country, Nordic skiing and track & field, earning 14 individual and one team state title. Academically she graduated eighth in her class. Her favorite subject was English, and while completing a magazine project for English her sophomore year, she discovered a love for journalism and knew that was what she wanted to pursue in college. Abby attended UConn in Storrs, Connecticut from 2012-2016. At UConn, she was a member of the Division I cross country and track & field teams, where she earned allconference honors and helped her team achieve Big East and American Athletic Conference first and second-place titles. Outside of athletics, Abby earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in Communication and Journalism and was a news anchor for UConn’s student television network.

Upon graduating from UConn, Abby began her Communications career at defense contractor RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies) and pursued an advanced degree. She earned her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Hartford in 2019. Since then Abby has held roles of increasing responsibility at RTX, where she currently manages marketing, media relations and employee communications for the company’s Naval Power business supporting U.S. and allied navies. Outside of work, Abby loves traveling, downhill skiing, hiking, yoga, and exploring Chicago, where she currently lives with her husband Nick. In Chicago, she’s a member of the Fleet Feet Racing Team and competes in road races from the 5K to the marathon, albeit at a far more relaxed intensity than she once did.