BATH

Mt. Ararat High School track and field coach Diane Fournier has watched Lisandro Berry-Gaviria get better and better over the past two seasons.

On Saturday in the State Class A Track and Field Championships at the McMann Field Complex, the hard work paid off as Berry- Gaviria won both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter races.

In a sprint to the finish, the sophomore captured the 1,600, crossing the finish line in 4:26.66, a mere .29-seconds ahead of Falmouth’s John Auer, with Deering’s Alec Troxell right behind in third.

Berry-Gaviria won the 3,200 by a bit more, completing the grueling two-mile run in 9:56.43, a little less than three seconds ahead of Bangor’s Gabe Coffey (9:59.42).

“He is a student of the sport, he is dedicated, has ‘savvy’ and has goals for each practice, meet, race, and beyond high school. He is a one in a lifetime athlete that a coach can ever hope to work with.,” said Fournier.

The 20 points Berry- Gaviria garnered for his wins allowed the Eagles to finish in eighth with 30 points. Falmouth and Thornton Academy shared the boys title with 67 points apiece, followed in third by Cheverus (64 points). Scarborough (60) and Edward Little (56.50) in the top five.

Mt. Ararat’s Max Spelke picked up points in the javelin, finishing third, while teammate Tyler Bernier was fourth in the 400.

The Brunswick boys claimed 12th with 20 points, riding the high-jumping talents of Samuel Cenescar. The sophomore cleared the bar at 6-05.25 for first place.

“I’ve been waiting for this forever,” Cenescar said moments after his personal-record winning jump “This was my best jump outside, it was a good day to get my PR.”

Several Dragons placed in the top seven to score points. The 4 x 800 relay team of Daniel Lyons, Cameron Ashby, Tyler Patterson and William Shaughnessy claimed third. Seventh-place finishes came from Shaughnessy (3,200), Hunter Parker (300 hurdles), Zachary Boyle (javelin) and Caleb Rand (pole vault).

In the girls meet, Cheverus ran away with the title, racking up 84 points to outdistance runner-up Thornton Academy, which had 64. Gorham (49), Scarborough (45) and Falmouth (38) finished third through fifth, respectively.

Mt. Ararat had 12 points to finish 19th, while Brunswick’s 6.50 points were good for 23rd.

For the Eagles, the 4 x 800 foursome of Anna Harbo, Katherine Leckbee, Sara York and Camila Ciembroniewicz finished in fourth, while the 4×400 squad (York, Sadie Skinner, Ciembroniewicz, Katie Lynch) was fifth. Leckbee (1,600) and Lynch (200) added sixth-place showings, while York picked up a seventh-place point in the 400.

Maddie Wayne of Brunswick took third in the 800, while Dragon Tea Kepler ended in a tie for seventh in the pole vault.

Horne wins 2

The State Class B meet was contested at Foxcroft Academy.

Freeport’s Lilly Horne followed up her solid indoor season with two more wins. Like Berry-Gaviria, Horne won the 1,600 and 3,200 events.

Horne cruised to an eight-second win in the 1,600 in 5:13.28, before pulling away in the two-mile run, finishing in 11:17.84. Greely’s Carolyn Todd was 24 seconds behind Horne in the two-mile.

Greely won the girls title with 67 points, 10 points better than runner-up York. Belfast (55), Cony (45.20) and Old Town (45) rounded out the top five.

Also for Freeport, Tara Magliaccio placed in two events, claiming third in the 400 and seventh in the 200. Maya Bradbury was fourth in the 1,600, while race-walker Grace Schnyder took sixth, along with Catriona Gould(200), and the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relays.

The boys meet came down to the final event, the 4 x 400 relay, with Mt. Desert Island edging York as the two schools finished tied for the title with 86 points. Brewer (66) was third, while Hermon and John Bapst tied for fourth (both with 39 points).

Freeport earned 15 points for 13th, with Martin Horne finishing fourth in the 1,600 and fifth in the 3,200, Griffin Agnese claiming fourth in the 300 hurdles, and the 4 x 400 relay squad ending in fourth.

Morse’s Austin Baltazar’s fifth-place finish in the 100 dash gave the Shipbuilders four points, good for 23rd.

Class C

Massabesic High School was the site for the State Class C Championships.

In the boys meet, Caribou captured the title by just three points, edging Wells, 57-54. Traip Academy (50) was third, Orono (43) fourth and Mountain Valley (37) fifth.

Lisbon and Wiscasset had solid days, with the Greyhounds finishing seventh with 31 points and the Wolverines a point back in eighth.

Wiscasset’s Matthew Chapman and Max Sampson accounted for those 30 points, with Chapman winning both the 110 and 300 hurdles, and Sampson taking third in the long jump and triple jump.

Lisbon racked up 18 of its points in the 1,600 race-walk, with Alan Lavoie, Geoffrey Shambarger and Corbin Hall finishing second through fourth, respectively.

Other Greyhounds to score were David Schlotterbeck (third, 3,200; fourth, 1,600) and Isaiah Thompson (sixth,shotput). The 4 x 100 relay squad was seventh.

In the girls meet, Maranacook picked up 103 points, with Orono in second (92.50), Monmouth in third (64), Wells in fourth (49) and George Stevens Academy (46) in fifth.

Ayanna Stover’s secondplace showing in the 100 hurdles helped Wiscasset finished in 12th with 17 points. The 4 x 100 relay team was fourth, Grace Webber took fifth in the high jump, and Vanessa Dunn claimed sixth in the 300 hurdles.

For Lisbon, Sydney Douglass was third in the racewalk, with the 4 x 100 squad ending in seventh place, giving the Greyhounds seven points, good for 19th.

ERIC MAXIM contributed to this story.