CARIBOU – The Northern District Coordinator for the Hershey Youth Track and Field Program, Kathy Mazzuchelli, announced that nearly 100 area athletes will be traveling to Bangor July 6 to participate in the Hershey Youth Track and Field Program State Finals.
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Erin Randall makes like Superman in the long jump at last Tuesday’s Hershey Track and Field District Meet. The Caribou athlete, competing in the 11-12 year-old division, placed 10th with a mark of 65 inches.
More than 230 boys and girls from 13 towns converged on the Caribou High School track to vie for the chance to travel to the State Finals of this national program.
The Hershey Track and Field Program is a program designed to encourage fitness through simple running, throwing and jumping activities. Mazzuchelli noted that annually, the Hershey Foods Corporation brings over 500 young athletes and chaperones to the National Finals of the program in Hershey, Pennsylvania in August.
The youngsters that place first in their event at the state meet will be pooled with youngsters from other states and provinces in their region. The region will include Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Although some youngsters might not have the best times or distances in the region, Mazzuchelli noted that Hershey requires a minimum of five delegates from every state and Canadian province in North America be represented at the finals. Mazzuchelli noted that over the years several Aroostook County youths have had the opportunity to enjoy the experience of the North American Finals.
The top four finishers from all the districts in Maine will converge on Cameron Stadium in Bangor on July 6 to vie for the top spot in their event.
At the district meet, three athletes took first-place in their age division in three events. Molly Anthony of the Mars Hill Recreation Department won the 11-12 girls division’s 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and standing long jump; Fort Kent’s Brandon Theriault won the 11-12 boys division’s 100-meter dash, softball throw and standing long jump; and Marissa Anthony of the Mars Hill Recreation Department won the 13-14 girls division’s 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and standing long jump.
Scores from the Northern Maine District Finals hosted by the Caribou Parks and Recreation Department on June 22 were as follows:
Girls 9-10
50-meter dash: first, Miranda Anthony, Mars Hill, 8.211 seconds; second, Kolleen Bouchard, Houlton, 8.233; third,Zoe Gerakaris, Caribou, 8.665; fourth, Brenlee Fredette, Easton, 8.714; fifth, Brianne Thibeault, Madawaska, 8.734; sixth, Emma Campbell, Fort Fairfield, 8.791.
100-meter dash: first, Bailey Bellefleur, Fort Kent, 16.17; second, Kassidy Levesque, Mars Hill, 16.545; third, Jadyn Fox, Fort Fairfield, 16.763; fourth, Alexandria Daigle, Fort Kent, 17.493; fifth, Fredette, 17.631; sixth, Olivia Eno, Fort Kent, 18.57.
200-meter dash: first, Jenna Dugal, Madawaska, 35.891; second, Anthony, 36.034; third, Kassie Krul, Caribou, 37.016; fourth, Levesque, 37.051; fifth, Hope Shea, Caribou, 37.781; sixth, Fox, 37.855.
400-meter dash: first, Bellefleur, 1:20.244; second, Dugal, 1:21.695; third, Krul, 1:22.823; fourth, Eleanor St. Peter, Presque Isle, 1:32.157; fifth, Isabelle Jackson, Presque Isle, 1:32.99; sixth, Isabelle Jandreau, Madawaska, 1:35.903.
4 X 100-meter relay: first, Caribou I, 1:12.755; second, Houlton, 1:14.666; third, Presque Isle, 1:16.884; fourth, Caribou II, 1:18.422.
Softball throw: first, Bouchard, 99.7 inches; second, Campbell, 85.2; third, Fox, 78.8; fourth, Caitlyn Harris, Mars Hill, 77.1; fifth, Gabrielle Marquis, Caribou, 70.4; sixth, Rebecca Mooers, Houlton, 69.2.
Standing long jump: first, Anthony, 67 inches; second, Bellefleur, 65; third, Thibeault, 61; fourth, Mooers, 60; fifth Kayetlynn Hazelton, Fort Fairfield, 60; sixth, Madison Levesque, Madawaska, 60.
Boys 9-10
50-meter dash: first, Jake Stevens, Presque Isle, 8.005 seconds; second, Denver Fredette, Easton, 8.34; third, Max Gendreau, Madawaska, 8.429; fourth, Caleb Harris, Mars Hill, 8.432; fifth, Malcolm Langner, Fort Fairfield, 8.596; sixth, Alex Ezzy, Caribou, 8.71.
100-meter dash: first, Max Ouellette, Fort Kent, 15.531; second, Zach Nadeau, Fort Kent, 16.131; third, Jonah Daigle, Fort Fairfield, 16.252; fourth, Fredette, 16.265; fifth, Jaren Winger, Presque Isle, 16.672; sixth, Harris, 16.784.
200-meter dash: first, Niko Naranja, Fort Kent, 35.105; second, Daigle, 35.65; third, Maxwell Ouellette, Fort Kent, 36.153; fourth, Ezzy, 36.647; fifth, Trace Cyr, Presque Isle, 37.64; sixth, Gavin Hemphill, Presque Isle, 38.368.
400-meter dash: first, Naranja, 1:19.144; second, Nadeau, 1:19.21; third, Stevens, 1:21.073; fourth, William Bridges, Presque Isle, 1:22.557; fifth, Sam Ellis, Houlton, 1:26.469; sixth, Tyler Levesque, Presque Isle, 1:28.637.
4 X 100-meter relay: first, Fort Kent II, 1:09.666; second, Presque Isle III, 1:12.772; third, Caribou I, 1:13.695; fourth, Houlton, 1:14.577; fifth, Presque Isle I, 1:17.335; sixth, Easton, 1:18.855.
Softball throw: first, Winger, 109.8 feet; second, Ezzy, 98.11; third, Zachary Fitzpatrick, Houlton, 91.7; fourth, Langner, 88.9; fifth, Gendreau, 88.6; sixth, Ouellette, 84.4.
Standing long jump: first, Daigle, 67 inches; second, Harris, 65; third, Fredette, 64; fourth, Daniel Wortman, Fort Fairfield, 61; fifth, Ellis, 61; sixth, Bridges, 61.
Girls 11-12
800-meter dash: first, Emma Bonner, Easton, 3:07.86 seconds; second, Madeline Gudde, Caribou, 3:12.234; third, Lillian Ashby, Fort Fairfield, 3:36.939; fourth, Sarah Beaulieu, Fort Fairfield, 3:43.96; fifth, Gentle Prescott, Fort Kent, 3:50.634; sixth, Janessa Sawyer, Fort Fairfield, 4:37.534.
100-meter dash: first, Molly Anthony, Mars Hill, 14.038; second, Bonner, 15.032; third, Amelia Hanning, Houlton, 15.871; fourth, Maddie Doucette, Caribou, 16.07; fourth, Ashley Matlock, Caribou, 16.335; sixth, Gabbie Wortman, Fort Fairfield, 16.57.
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Zach Gerakaris of Caribou extends his arm while making an attempt in the softball throw at last Tuesday’s meet at Caribou High School. The action was part of the Hershey Track and Field district meet.
200-meter dash: first, Anthony, 30.509; second, Michelle Cawley, Presque Isle, 32.385; third, Aspen Cote, Madawaska, 32.41; fourth, Jessica Morin, Fort Kent, 32.858; fifth, Savannah Flint, Ashland, 35.185; sixth, Gudde, 36.125.
400-meter dash: first, Morin, 1:13.891; second, Cote, 1:17.573; third, Cawley, 1:18.175; fourth, Matlock, 1:19.089; fifth, Flint, 1:21.073; sixth, Prescott, 1:21.192.
4 X 100-meter relay: first, Fort Kent, 1:07.97; second, Presque Isle, 1:08.183; third, Caribou, 1:09.326; fourth, Easton, 1:13.346; fifth, Houlton II, 1:13.484; sixth, Houlton I, 1:18.708.
Softball throw: first, Cassidy Pelletier, Ashland, 120.5 feet; second, Prescott, 102.9; third, Teresa Maynard, Fort Fairfield, 99.1; fourth, Morgann Towle, Fort Fairfield, 92.1; fifth, Valerie McBreairty, Fort Kent, 88.6; sixth, Taylor Churchill, Fort Fairfield, 86.1.
Standing long jump: first, Anthony, 84 inches; second, Cote, 74; third, Bonner, 72; fourth, Towle, 70; fifth, Emily Sjoberg, Presque Isle, 68; sixth, Kristen Brewer, Houlton, 68.
Boys 11-12
800-meter run: first, Luke Bailey, Fort Kent, 2:33.56; second, Dillon Beckum, Caribou, 2:38.156; third, Ryan Tourk, Caribou, 2:52.955; fourth, Craig Gendreau, Madawaska, 3:01.935; fifth, Jason Bartley, Presque Isle, 3:10.175; sixth, Logan Michaud, Presque Isle, 3:15.97.
100-meter dash: first, Brandon Theriault, Fort Kent, 13.01; second, Ryan Player, Fort Fairfield, 14.242; third, Bennett Theriault, Fort Kent, 14.352; fourth, Jon Fredette, Easton, 14.926; fifth, Drew Sotomayor, Easton, 15.269; sixth, Kyle Soetart-Beaulieu, Caribou, 15.304.
200-meter dash: first, Be. Theriault, 31.538; second, Beckum, 31.544; third, Player, 32.592; fourth, Sotomayor, 32.75; fifth, Cameron E. Clark, Houlton, 32.849; sixth, Soetart-Beaulieu, 33.614.
400-meter dash: first, Tourk, 1:11.374; second, Jacob O’Berry, Presque Isle, 1:15.173; third, Clark, 1:16.153; fourth, Grant Hemphill, Presque Isle, 1:19.4; fifth, Fredette, 1:20.821; sixth, Jacob Bynion-Cullins, Fort Fairfield, 1:23.16.
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Maddie Doucette of Caribou prepares for the 100-meter dash finals for 11-12 year-olds. Doucette placed fourth and qualified for the state meet.
4 X 100-meter relay: first, Presque Isle I, 1:06.641; second, Presque Isle II, 1:08.663; third, Houlton, 1:10.47; fourth, Easton, 1:10.852; fifth, Presque Isle III, 1:15.493.
Softball throw: first, Br. Theriault, 159.2 feet; second, Jake Flewelling, Easton, 136.11; third, Player, 129.6; fourth, Sotomayor, 116.5; fifth, Gendreau, 104; sixth, Fredette, 103.8.
Standing long jump: first, Br. Theriault, 85 inches; second, Clark, 82; third, Gendreau, 79; fourth, O’Berry, 78; fifth, Hemphill, 78; sixth, Isaiha Littleton, Houlton, 76.
Girls 13-14
800-meter run: first, Alex Allen, Easton, 3:23.662.
100-meter dash: first, Marissa Anthony, Mars Hill, 12.964 seconds; second, Emily Mooers, Houlton, 14.342; third, Kaleigh Kinney, Presque Isle, 14.56; fourth, Destiny Russel, Houlton, 14.614; fifth, Lily Hanning, Houlton, 14.682; sixth, Hannah Ferris, Easton, 16.024.
200-meter dash: first, Anthony, 28.044; second, Kinney, 31.567; third, Moores, 32.599; fourth, Elisa Gudde, Caribou, 34.378; fifth, Kylee Hooey, Caribou, 35.21; sixth, Allix Hanson, Houlton, 35.239.
4 X 100-meter relay: first, Houlton, 1:07.16; second, Easton, 1:08.345.
Softball throw: first, Catelyn Coulombe, Washburn, 131.5 feet; second, Kylee Carter, Easton, 109.2; third, Hooey, 106.3; fourth, Russel, 89.8; fifth, Hanson, 85.1; sixth, Elizabeth Gillen, Mars Hill, 79.
Standing long jump: first, Anthony, 87 inches; second, Ferris, 86; third, Mooers, 84; fourth, Kinney, 82; fifth, Coulombe, 70; sixth, Elizabeth Hewitt, Caribou, 70.
Boys 13-14
800-meter run: first, Johnny Theriault, Fort Fairfield, 2:59.032; second, Cody Johnson, Fort Kent, 3:01.233; third, Jared Michaud, Fort Kent, 3:03.685; fourth, Tre Caudill, Caribou, 3:07.82; fifth, Tyler Ayotte, Presque Isle, 3:16.298.
100-meter dash: first, Hunter Turner, Easton, 13.586 seconds; second, Isaac Cone, Houlton, 13.601; third, Matthew Tilley, Presque Isle, 13.833; fourth, Kamran Husain, Fort Kent, 13.88; fifth, Cameron J. Clark, Houlton, 13.993; sixth, Caleb Daigle, Fort Fairfield, 14.048.
200-meter dash: first, Boo Prescott, Fort Kent, 28.74 seconds; second, Cone, 29.074; third, Michael Donovan, Presque Isle, 29.291; fourth, Daigle, 31.009; fifth, David Cyr, Presque Isle, 31.192; sixth, Lance McKenney, Fort Fairfield, 31.371.
1,600-meter run: Andrew Bailey, Fort Kent, 5:31.124; second, Sam Ouellette, Fort Kent, 5:37.914; third, Trevor Levesque, Presque Isle, 6:10.907; fourth, Theriault, 6:38.56; fifth, Caudill, 7:05.79.
4 X 100-meter relay: first, Fort Kent, 58.243 seconds; second, Presque Isle, 58.282; third, Easton, 1:02.323.
Softball throw: first, Tilley, 154.7 feet; second, Turner, 154.3; third, Cody Halvorson, Easton, 138.4; fourth, Eli Pangburn, Mars Hill, 131.1; fifth, Cyr, 126.1; sixth, Noah Cavender, Caribou, 124.9.
Standing long jump: first, Cone, 92 inches; second, Daigle, 89; third, McKenney, 87; fourth, Donovan, 84; fifth, Husain, 80; sixth, Theriault, 79.
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Fort Fairfield’s Lillian Ashby raced to a time of 1 minute, 21.5 seconds in the 400-meter run at last Tuesday’s meet.
