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Cameron Bowser, Washington Academy senior, jumps: Bowser took first in the triple jump (43 feet, 1 inch) and second in the long jump (21-10) at the Class C state meet, then finished third at New Englands in the triple jump with a state-leading jump of 46-2.

 

 

Miles Burr, Mt. Desert Island sophomore, sprints: At the Class B state meet, Burr won the 100 and 200 meters with facility records of 11.03 and 22.41 seconds.

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Matt Charpentier, York junior, throws: Charpentier was a double winner at the Class B state meet in the shot put (state-leading mark of 59-1) and discus (162-11). At the New England championships, he took third in the discus with a state-leading mark of 170-5.

 

 

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Nicholas Connolly, Scarborough senior, throws: Connolly won the shot put (57-0) and discus (153-0) at the Class A state meet to help lead the Red Storm to the team title.  

 

 

Andrew Farr, Gorham senior, sprints: Farr swept the sprint events at the Class A state meet, prevailing in the 100 (11.03), 200 (22.41) and 400 (49.06) against strong competition. At the New England championships, he won the 200 (21.95) and was runner-up in the 100 (11.00) and 400 (48.27).

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Jayden Flaker, Scarborough senior, hurdles/sprints: Flaker swept the 110 hurdles (14.52) and 300 hurdles (39.25) at the Class A state meet. He finished the season with the state’s fastest time in both events, with a best of 14.48 in the 110 hurdles.

 

 

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Henry Horne, Freeport junior, middle distance/jumps: In a rarely seen triple, Horne won the 1,600 (4:31.43) and the high jump (6-2) at the Class B state meet and took second in the 800 (2:02.5).

 

 

 

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Tudum Monday, Edward Little junior, hurdles/jumps: At the Class A state meet, Monday finished second in the 110 hurdles (14.82), 300 hurdles (39.49) and long jump (22-0 1/2) and was fifth in the high jump (5-9). He placed fourth at New Englands in the 110 hurdles (14.82) and fifth in the 300 hurdles (39.84).

 

 

Frank Morang, Cheverus senior, jumps/sprints: Morang won the long jump (22-10 1/4) and triple jump (43-3 1/4) at the Class A state meet and was runner-up in the 100 (11.16), then won the New England title in the long jump with a state-leading mark of 23-5 1/2.

 

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Jacob Ramos, South Portland senior, middle distance: Ramos took second in the 800 at the Class A state meet (1:57.39) and ran a state-leading time of 1:53.92 to finish third at the New England championships.

 

 

 

COACH OF THE YEAR

Ted Hutch, York: Hutch guided both his boys’ and girls’ teams to Class B state championships. In the boys’ meet, the Wildcats won four events and otherwise “nickel and dimed it,” as Hutch often says, winning the title by 40 points.

Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time,...

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