GORHAM — The Scarborough boys and girls came away with the State Class A Indoor Track and Field Championships Monday at the University of Southern Maine.
The Brunswick and Mt. Ararat boys tied with Bonny Eagle for third place, each with 40 points, while the Brunswick girls were fourth and Mt. Ararat 12th.
Scarborough boys picked up 46 points to edge Deering (45), while the Scarborough girls finished with 66 points to edge out Thornton Academy (61.50), Bangor (47) and Brunswick (45).
Individually for the girls, Brunswick’s Alexis Dickinson won the 55-meter dash (7.22, breaking the old record of 7.25 set by Jill Corey of Portland in 1996.) and took third in the 200 (26.12).
Also, Allison Hill was second in the 55 hurdles (8.64), Anna Cowan seventh in the 800 (2:24.42), Katie McMahon third in the two-mile (11:40.84) and Teresa Murphy fifth in the mile (5:24.56). Brunswick’s 4 x 200 relay of Bridget Horan, Anna Turner, Cassandra Murano and Dickinson placed second in a school-record 1:49.79.
“I think our girls outperformed … I had us scoring 31 points if everything went our way,” said Brunswick coach David DeLois. “It was a pretty good showing for the boys and girls and we were pleased. Every kid, even if they didn’t get up on the podium, stepped up and there were a lot of personal-bests.”
For Mt. Ararat, Kelly Lynch was fourth in the mile (5:21.09), Nicole Ross fifth in the 400 (1:01.28) and seventh in the 200 (27.58) and Maddison Prescott fifth in the 55 (7.56). Also,the4x800relayof Ross,Alicia Eggleston, Emmie Cox and Lynch placed seventh in 10:10.76.
For the Brunswick boys, Alex Nichols won the 400 (51.05) and was third in the 200 (23.44), while Benson Worthington was third in the two-mile (10:02.50). Mitchell Black placed second in the 800 (2:00.27) and fourth in the triple jump (41-08), Dylan Walton fourth in the long jump (20-02.75) and the 4 x 200 relay of Donald Benbow, Pablo Maderal, Connor Monette and Nichols seventh in 1:38.69. The 4 x 800 relay of Walter Martin, Wilder Nicholson, Worthington and Black took seventh in 8:33.43.
Mt. Ararat’s McKenzie Gary captured the long jump ( 22- 00), while placing second in the 400 (51.19) and fifth in the 200 (23.50).
Also,the4x800relayofSeth Bryant, Will Hirnak, Nick Oram and Ryan Smith won in 8:15.40, while Hirnak was fourth (2:01.64) and Oram fifth (2:02.02) in the 800, and Andy Reifman-Packett sixth in the mile (4:38.22).
A highlight was the boys twomile, which was won Harlow Lad d of Messalonskee with a staterecord time of 9:21.87, breaking the mark set by South Portland’s Eric Giddings (9:24.26, 2005).
Freeport, Morse in B
The State Class B meet was held at Bates College with Freeport and Morse competing.
The Waterville girls won with 118 points to beat out Greely (73.4), Fryeburg (44), Lake Region (33) and Winslow (32), while Freeport picked up three points and Morse one.
Ciera Wentworth of Freeport placed fifth in the mile (5:45.87), while Morse’s Elizabeth Walfield was seventh in the 400 (1:04.11).
In the boys meet, York won with 67.50 points to edge Waterville (56.50), Falmouth (52), Greely (49) and Orono (33), while Freeport picked up 14 points.
In the Falcons’ effort, Taylor Saucier was fifth in the mile ( 4: 38.55) and fifth in the 800 ( 2: 04.51) and Harrison Stivers thirdinthe400(52.90).The4x200 relay team of Thomas Dodge, Stivers, Saucier and Zach Greene placed sixth in 1:40.89.
Alex Coffin of Freeport and North Yarmouth Academy was third in the 800 (2:03.94).
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