Victoria Lux, a Thornton Academy Middle School eighth-grader, broke a 21-year-old Southern Maine Middle School Athletic Conference record with a shot put throw of 34 feet, 9 inches at the Girls’ Middle School Track Festival, which was held April 1 at the Portland Expo.

This was the first year Lux competed in track. She had never thrown the shot put before this season. Dorothy Anthony, the former record holder, went on to become the school shot put record holder at USM. Victoria’s throw would place her ninth on the all-time list at USM if she were a student there now.

“Victoria was an extremely hard working kid that spent a great deal of time to get better at her event,” Coach Kirk Agreste said. “Victoria was one of the most focused kids in the shot put circle I’ve ever coached. She also had great teammates around her that helped her improve every day.”

The York Equestrian Team has qualified for the Interscholastic Equestrian Association national finals later this month.

York’s IEA team will attend the national meet at Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, Md., from April 28 to May 1. The team placed fourth out of twelve teams at the Zone 1 finals this past weekend at Mount Holyoke College to qualify. The top five teams moved on to the national meet. The team point riders were co-captain Meaghan Hynes, co-captain Katie Kirwin, Madison Cromwell, Molly Shoer, and Samantha Taylor. Hynes and Camden Carter also qualified as individuals to compete at the national meet. Abby Geiling attended the zone meet, riding individually in the intermediate flat class. Coaches Kate McDaniel, Stephanie Plaisted, and Deanna Kravetz train the team at Greystone Stables in Berwick.

The IEA is a national equine association designed to promote horsemanship to middle school and high school riders. Riders at IEA competitions do not supply their own horses or tack. The jumpers have two practice fences before entering the show ring. Flat riders mount their horse in the ring and have no practice time before judging begins. The scores are based upon the rider’s skill, not the horse. If anyone is interested in joining the team for next season, contact Greystone Stables at 698-9700.

Portland Porpoise Swim Club’s 16-year-old Eric Delmonte earned a trip to the Northern Region Eastern Zone Sectional meet in two events, including the 200-yard breaststroke. Delmonte’s time of 2 minutes, 10.91 seconds was good for seventh overall and the No. 1 ranking for the 15-16 age group in the New England area.

The GymNation boy’s team earned a medal at the Maine State Gymnastics Championships on Sunday.

Nathaniel Hayward, Sam Roach, Graham Shaw, Doug Hirschorn, Jack Strum, and Danny Bishop all competed in the event for GymNation.

Hayward, from Wells, won the all-around championship in the Level 5 (10-11 age group) competition. He finished first on pommel horse, still rings, vault, horizontal bar, and parallel bars. He also placed second in floor exercise.

Roach, from Windham, won the all-around championship in the Level 6 (8-9 age group) competition. He placed first in all events: floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, horizontal bar, and parallel bars.

Shaw, from Falmouth, took the all-around championship in the Level 6 (10-11 age group) competition. He placed first in all events: floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, horizontal bar, and parallel bars.

Bishop, from Saco, won the all-around championship in the Level 9 (14-15 age group) competition. He on the pommel horse, rings, and high bar. He finished second on floor, vault and parallel bars.

Strum, from Wells, placed second all-around in the Level 9 (14-15 age group) competition. He won on the floor exercise, vault and parallel bars. He placed second in the pommel horse, rings, and high bar.

Hirschorn, of Kennebunkport, placed third all-around in the Level 9 (12-13 age group) competition. He placed second in parallel bars and horizontal bar; third in floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, and vault.

Other team members include Rigel Liedke, of Windham, and Ethan Nestor-Darling, of Cape Elizabeth, who were injured and unable to compete.

The boys train with Coach Steve Randall 16 hours per week.