We will now spotlight Logan MacLeod of Yarmouth. Logan was the 2025 Class B Slalom and Giant Slalom state champion. She also won
the WMC Slalom title. We asked her about her successes and what she likes the most about Alpine:
We will now spotlight Thatcher Riley of Maranacook. He was the 2025 Class B Giant Slalom state champion. He also won the MVC
Slalom and Giant Slalom. We asked him about his preparations and his plans for next year:
We next spotlight Alden Readon of Fort Kent. He was the 2025 Class C state champion in classical, freestyle, and the pursuit. He also was
the Aroostook League champion. We asked him about his successes and what he was thinking about at the start line.
1. What were your preparations leading up to the state meet? Leading up to the state race we were skiing and making sure not to get sick.
We next interview in our State Champion Spotlight series junior Tait Harvey of Greely. He was the 2025 Class B Classical, Freestyle, and
Pursuit state champion. We asked him about his favorite moment of the season and what surprised him the most.
1) What were your preparations leading up to the state meet?
Nearing into state meet I cut back on my training and peaked for the championship.
2) How did you deal with the pressure and emotions that come along with competing in a state meet?
We are now starting our annual end of season posts where we interview the state champions from Nordic and Alpine for each class and
for each discipline. We start with senior Beckett Cote of Messalonskee who was the 2025 Class A Classical, Freestyle, and Pursuit state champion. We asked him about his thoughts at the start and his plans for next year.
What were your preparations leading up to the state meet?
I focused on staying healthy and consistent with my training while making sure I was recovering properly from the Eastern Cup races just a few days before States.
How did you deal with the pressure and emotions that come along with competing in a state meet?
I was definitely feeling the fatigue from racing over the weekend, but I reminded myself that if I skied my own race and pushed as hard as I could, I wouldn’t have any regrets about the result—no matter what it was.
What was going through your mind at the start?
The 2025 Leavitt Duathlon was held on Tuesday, March 4th at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner. It is an annual end of season fun event with skiers doing one lap classical, then changing skis and doing one lap freestyle. The tradition is to dress up in costumes and this year did not disappoint. There were chickens, beach goers, monsters, Mario, great hats, Hawaiian theme, and much more! You can see all of the photos from the fun event at these links: PHOTO GALLERY | SHOTS MY MILLIKEN PHOTOS
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