GROTON – Hazen Union track and field coach and Craftsbury Academy cross-country coach Maxfield English captured his fourth race title of the year earlier this month at the 25K Groton Forest Trail Run.
The 49-year-old blitzed the field with a time of 1:51:09.1, besting 23-year-old runner-up Waylon Kurts by over sixteen minutes. English followed up his latest win with a runner-up overall finish (23:44) at the Sodom Pond four-miler ten days later. Eric LiPuma bested the field with a time of 21:40.
English has dominated the Central Vermont Runners/Onion River Outdoors race circuit in 2025 with titles in the Birdland 5K Trail Run, Bear Swamp 5.7 Run, Berlin Pond Five Miler, and now Groton. He took over the CA cross-country program last fall for legendary head coach Mike LeVangie, who won four consecutive Divison III state championships. English has rebooted the program quickly with young talent. The Chargers captured their first regular season title under English two weeks ago at North Country.
