Mt. Ararat hosted this year’s Class A State Track Championship, a humungous season-ending event featuring nearly 30 teams from schools across Maine.
Lewiston took first among boys teams, with Scarborough in second; on the girls’ side, Thornton Academy repeated as champs, with South Portland this season’s runners-up.
Boys team results
1. Lewiston, 71; 2. Scarborough, 61; 3. Cheverus, 59; 4. Falmouth, 52; 5. TA, 44; 6. South Portland, 43; 7. Mt. Blue, 36; 8. Deering 29; 8. Biddeford, 29; 10. Edward Little, 26; 11. Brunswick, 25; 12. Gorham, 23; 12. Noble, 23; 14. Messalonskee, 19; 15. Sanford, 17; 16. Marshwood, 14; 17. Brewer, 12; 17. Hampden, 12; 19. Kennebunk, 11; 20. Mt. Ararat, 10; 21. Portland, 8; 21. Westbrook, 8; 23. Windham, 5; 24. Bangor, 3; 24. Massabesic, 3; 26. Bonny Eagle, 2; 27. Skowhegan, 1
Girls team results
1. TA, 80; 2. South Portland, 62; 3. Lewiston, 59; 4. Gorham, 39; 5. Falmouth, 35; 6. Noble, 34; 7. Cheverus, 32; 8. Scarborough, 31; 9. Messalonskee, 29; 10. Bangor, 27.5; 11. Lawrence, 24; 11. Massabesic, 24; 13. Brunswick, 20; 14. Skowhegan, 19; 15. Cony, 17; 15. Nokomis, 17; 17. Bonny Eagle, 16; 18. Edward Little, 15.5; 19. Windham, 13; 20. Westbrook, 10; 20. Hampden, 10; 22. Deering, 7; 22. Oxford Hills, 7; 24. Marshwood, 4; 24. Portland, 4; 24. Mt. Ararat, 4; 27, Sanford, 3; 27. Brewer, 3
Lewiston’s and TA’s athletes put together outstanding showings; each school claimed a number of individual state crowns. They weren’t the only ones, however: Athletes from a plethora of schools performed impressively, including South Portland’s Daniel Guiliani, who won the shot put and, in the process, smashed a decades-old record. Teammate Michael Cuesta also had a good day, winning the long jump by almost 2 feet, and fellow Riots Lauren Magnuson and Juliana Selser anchored the girls’ squad. Magnuson had multiple top-three finishes, and Selser, just a freshman, won the 800.
Maxim Doiron and Griffin Madden made Scarborough proud on the track, as did the school’s 4×800 relay team; Sam Rusak and Edward James went two-three in the pole vault, and Hugh McSorley took third in the shot put. Ellen Shaw, Sarah Rinaldi and Laura Volan represented the Lady Storm especially well, and the girls 4×800 team looked impressive as well.
Gorham’s Drew York grabbed 10 points for the Rams by winning the race walk – in fact, Gorham had three boy race-walkers finish in the top seven. Among the Lady Rams, Anna Slager had yet another beautiful day, winning the 1600 and taking second in the 3200. Likewise, Hayley Bickford took second in the race walk.
Westbrook’s Maurice Johnson had a strong day, as he typically does, and the girls 4×800 relay squad also performed well.
Bonny Eagle’s Eddie Maxwell finished sixth in the javelin, earning two of the school’s points, and Elisabeth Redwood did the same in the 200. Kyuanna Libby finished third in the 800 and Kialeigh Marston second in the 1600.
Windham’s Ernie Ruby finished fifth in the 100 and seventh in the 300 Hurdles, and Alexis Wintle won the High Jump.
Selected boys individual scorers
100: 1. Hassan Mohamed, Lewiston, 11.35; 4. Maurice Johnson, Westbrook, 11.58; 5. Ernie Ruby, Windham, 11.62; 7. Michael Cuesta, South Portland, 11.75
800: 1. Isaiah Harris, Lewiston, 1:55.42; 5. Josh Lombardo, Westbrook, 2:04.05; 7. Jacob Bloom, Scarborough, 2:05.09
1600: 1. Isaiah Harris, Lewiston, 4:18.92; 6. Colin Tardiff, Scarborough, 4:32.50; 7. Jacob Maloney, South Portland, 4:36.65
110: Hurdles: 1. Justin Gagnon, Biddeford, 14.70; 2. Griffin Madden, Scarborough, 14.92; 3. Maxim Doiron, Scarborough, 15.46; 5. Diego Ramirez, South Portland, 16.06; 7. Shammah Gahomera, Westbrook, 16.28
300 Hurdles: 1. Paolo DeMarco, Deering, 40.27; 3. Maxim Doiron, Scarborough, 41.40; 5. Branden Kuusela, Gorham, 41.79; 6. Ernie Ruby, Windham, 41.92
4×100: 1. TA, 44.38; 5. Scarborough, 45.25; 7. South Portland, 45.34
4×400: 1. Lewiston, 3:28.24; 7. Scarborough, 3:37.32
4×800: 1. Messalonskee, 8:13.75; 2. Scarborough, 8:14.60
High Jump: 1. Jacob Schott, Cheverus, 6-02.00; 6. Billy Ruby, Gorham, 5-10.00
Pole Vault: 1. Andrew McCracken, Mt. Ararat, 14-00.00; 2. Sam Rusak, Scarborough, 13-06.00; 3. Edward James, Scarborough, 13-00.00
Long Jump: 1. Michael Cuesta, South Portland, 22-01.50
Triple Jump: 1. Nate Pratt-Holt, Mt. Blue; 4. Michael Cuesta, South Portland, 43-03.25
Shot Put: 1. Daniel Guiliani, South Portland, 62-08.25; 3. Hugh McSorley, Scarborough, 50-10.00
Discus: 1. Nick White, Cheverus, 161-11; 2. Daniel Guiliani, 159-06; 3. Hugh McSorley, 148-04
Javelin: 1. Jalique Keene, Falmouth, 167-00; 6. Eddie Maxwell, 151-10
Race Walk: 1. Drew York, Gorham, 6:53.41; 3. Sean Pratt, Gorham, 7:22.18; 4. Stephen Smith, South Portland, 7:22.33; 6. Spencer Linscott, Gorham, 7:33.06; 7. James Falconer, South Portland, 7:36.96
Selected girls individual scorers
100: 1. Heather Kendall, Lewiston, 12.82; 3. Lauren Magnuson, South Portland, 13:03; 6. Kristin Benson, Gorham, 13.45
200: 1. Alex Hart, TA, 25.95; 2. Lauren Magnuson, South Portland, 26.37; 5. Kristin Benson, Gorham, 26.93; 6. Elisabeth Redwood, Bonny Eagle, 27.18
400: 1. Alex Hart, TA, 56.87; 7. Amanda Turner, Windham, 1:03.09
800: 1. Juliana Selser, South Portland, 2:21.11; 3. Kyaunna Libby, Bonny Eagle, 2:28.17; 7. Meadow Fortier, Gorham, 2:31.42
1600: 1. Anna Slager, Gorham, 5:16.06; 2. Kialeigh Marston, Bonny Eagle, 5:17.21; 4. Laura Volan, Scarborough, 5:26.13; 5. Casey Loring, South Portland, 5:28.68; 7. Serena McKenzie, South Portland, 5:29.26
3200: 1. Tessa Cassidy Brunswick, 11:35.45; 2. Anna Slager, Gorham, 11:43.74; 3. Serena McKenzie, South Portland, 11:52.08
100 Hurdles: 1. Nina Tasker, Noble, 15.28; 4. Ellen Shaw, Scarborough, 16.42; 6. Callie O’Brien, South Portland, 16.56
300 Hurdles: 1. Abigail Weigang, Lawrence, 44.97; 5. Callie O’Brien, South Portland, 48.40
4×100: 1. Lewiston, 50.57; 2. South Portland, 50.75; 3. Gorham, 51.74; 6. Westbrook, 52.19
4×400: 1. South Portland, 4:08.46; 4. Scarborough, 4:15.25; 6. Windham, 4:18.76
4×800: 1. Falmouth, 10:02.14; 2. Scarborough, 10:06.87; 3. Westbrook, 10:14.72; 7. South Portland, 10:28.51
High Jump: 1. Alexis Wintle, Windham, 5-04.00; 3. Sarah Rinaldi, Scarborough, 5-00.00
Pole Vault: 1. Taylor Lenentine, Messalonskee, 10-00.00; 4. Kacey Foerster, Scarborough, J9-06.00
Shot Put: 1. Victoria Lux, TA, 38.03; 6. Genna Alhilfi, Westbrook, 33-04.00
Discus: 1. Maddie Stella, Noble, 113-06; 6. Elizabeth Gentile, Scarborough, 100-11
Race Walk: 1. Kayla Allen, Lewiston, 7:31.66; 2. Hayley Bickford, Gorham, 8:36.38; 4. Abby Donahue, South Portland, 8:40.89; 7. Leeanna Gray, Gorham, 9:12.52
A number of top performers qualified for next Saturday’s New Englands meet, being held this year at TA.
Scarborough’s Hugh McSorley finished third in the Shot Put.
Daniel Guiliani of South Portland won the Shot Put on Saturday, in the process shattering Dan Smith’s record (60-03.75) – set in 1977.
Joe Elsemiller of Bonny Eagle clears the bar in the Pole Vault on Saturday morning.
Sam Rusak of Scarborough took second in the Pole Vault on Saturday.
South Portland’s Abby Donahue and Gorham’s Hayley Bickford keep pace with one another in the Race Walk on Saturday.
Gorham’s Drew York bested Spencer Dunn of Edward Little to win the Race Walk on Saturday.
Scarborough’s Ellen Shaw competes in the 100 Hurdles Final on Saturday.
Maurice Johnson took fourth in the 100 for Westbrook on Saturday.
South Portland’s Michael Cuesta strains at the finish of the 100 on Saturday.
Gorham’s Anna Slager finished first in the 1600 on Saturday.
Agonized, Bonny Eagle’s Kialeigh Marston finishes second in the 1600.
South Portland’s Casey Loring crosses the line in the 1600 on Saturday.
Windham’s Jeremy Bennett competes in the 1600 on Saturday.
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