Orono, ME - Future Black Bear Charlie Collins was named the 2022-23 Gatorade Maine Boys Cross Country Player of the Year. Collins will be joining the Black Bear's roster in the fall of 2023.

Charlie Collins, a Hampden Maine native attending Hampden Academy comes to the University of Maine with a strong resume. The 5-foot-9 senior raced to victory by nine seconds in the Class A State Championships this past season, coming in at 16:29.57 to place Hampden Academy to the state team title. Collins won nine of 10 races he entered last fall. He broke the tape at the Maine XC Festival of Champions with a season-best time of 15:38.91.

The University of Maine men's track and field team announces the commitment of Charlie Collins to the class of 2027.

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