BREWER, Maine — The Greater Houlton Track & Field team kicked off the competitive season with an impressive showing at the Brewer Community School on April 22 competing against a deep field of regional talent. The boys team secured a fourth-place finish with 63.33 points, while the girls took sixth overall with 46 points.
The boys’ side was highlighted by a dominant victory in the 4×800 relay, where the team of Logan Witmer, Wyatt Quint, Brayden Drake and Nathan Brady took first place with a time of 9 minutes, 22.28 seconds.
Individual standout James Brady had a stellar afternoon, winning the javelin with a throw of 135 feet, 1 inch and scoring high in the 1,600 (second) and 3,200 (third).
Brayden Drake also stood atop the podium, capturing first place in the 400 dash with a blistering 55.21 seconds. The time currently stands as the No. 2 overall best in Class C so far in this young season.
Freshman Micah Gilmour brought home the team’s first ever points in the boys pole vault, establishing the program record at 8 feet and completing for the first a full set of records for our schools.
For the girls, Andrea Ross proved to be a powerhouse across multiple disciplines. Ross finished second in both the 1,600 and 3,200 runs and tied for third in the high jump.
Hurdler April Mazur also provided significant scoring, taking third in the 100-meter hurdles (19.85 seconds) and fifth in the 300 hurdles.
The Lady Shires also saw points come in from the 1,600 racewalk for the first time in a few seasons with the duo of Faith Schools and Hannah Kowalski earning third- and fifth-place points respectively.
Full Houlton results can be found here: https://me.milesplit.com/meets/742604-brewer-meet-1-2026/teams/34718.
Scoring athletes for our team were:
Faith Schools 3 – 1,600 racewalk
Hanah Kowalski 5 – 1,600m racewalk
Greta Kenney 3 – 400
April Mazur 3 – 100 hurdles; 4 – 400; 5 – 300 hurdles
Andrea Ross 2 – 1,600; 2 – 3,200; 3 – high jump
Brayden, Wyatt, Nathan, Logan 1 – 4×800 relay
Brayden Drake 1 – 400; 4 – 800
James Brady 1 – javelin; 2 – 1,600; 3 – 3,200
Nathan Brady 3 – 1,600; 4 – 3,200
Logan Witmer 6 – 800; 6 – 1,600
Wyatt Quint 5 – 1,600; 6 – 3,200
Micah Gilmour 6 – pole vault
“We are incredibly proud of how these student-athletes competed today,” said coach Rines, “to see so many qualifiers and personal bests come from a pretty tough weather meet is very inspiring.”Greater Houlton Track & Field will look to build on this momentum as they prepare for the next competition in Presque Isle on May 1.
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