More than 100 boys and girls from Aroostook County traveled to Bangor and battled extremely warm conditions on July 6 to compete in the state finals of the Hershey Track and Field Program.
When the dust settled, the Aroostook delegation captured 119 of the 247 place finishes for nearly 50% of all the awards. Also youngsters from the region collected 62 first and second place finishes out of a possible 84.
The program, sponsored by the Hershey Food Corporation and Maine Recreation and Park Association, has been a national and now North American event for the past 33 years.
Northern Regional Representative Kathy Mazzuchelli from the Caribou Parks and Recreation Department notes that over the years a large contingent of youth from Aroostook County have had the opportunity to attend the National Finals. She adds that the results from this year’s state meet looked good for another contingent of youngsters from northern Maine to head to Hershey, Pa.
Molly Anthony of Bridgewater, a national finalist in 2009 and 2010, captured a triple crown in the 13-14 girls division with three first place finishes at the state meet, winning the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the long jump.
Jacob O’Berry of Presque Isle also captured a triple crown with first place finishes in the 200-meter dash, 800-meter dash and the standing long jump.
Other local results from the state finals for Maine are as follows:
Boys ages 9-10
50-meter dash: first, Jake Stevens, Presque Isle; second, Alan Hewitt, Caribou; and fifth, Parker Deprey, Caribou.
100-meter dash: fifth, Jacob Carvell, Mars Hill.
200-meter dash: first, Jake Stevens, Presque Isle: and third, Alex Ezzy, Caribou.
400-meter dash: first, Sam Ellis, Houlton: second, Alan Hewitt, Caribou: and fourth, Alex Ezzy, Caribou.
Standing long jump: first, Sam Ellis, Houlton; Torey Levesque, Presque Isle; and fourth, Quinton Thompson, Washburn.
Softball throw: first, Quinton Thompson, Washburn; second, Parker Deprey, Caribou; and third, Jake Stevens, Presque Isle.
4×100 relay: first, Caribou A, Alex Ezzy, Parker Deprey, Sebastian Marqis and Theo Strid; second, Presque Isle A, Jake Stevens, Colby Carlisle, Garrett Morneault and Sam Beaulieu; and third, Houlton A, Sam Ellis, Austin Clark, Joel Carmichael and Andrew Seder.
Girls ages 9-10
50-meter dash: first, Libby Moreau, Presque Isle; and fourth, Brenley Fredette, Easton.
100-meter dash: first, Libby Moureau, Presque Isle; third, Brenley Fredette, Easton; and fourth, Alexis Rodriguez, Caribou.
200-meter dash: first, Eleanor St. Peter, Caribou; and third, Breann Bradbury, Mars Hill.
400-meter dash: second, Rebekah Durgin, Caribou; and fourth, Paige Espling, Caribou.
Standing long jump; first, Paige Espling, Caribou, third, Libby Moreau, Presque Isle; and fifth, Alyssa Abbotoni, Houlton.
Softball throw: first, Abigail Worthley, Houlton; Eleanor St. Peter, Presque Isle: and third, Alexis Rodriguez, Caribou.
4×100 relay: first, Presque Isle A, Eleanor St. Peter, Libby Moreau, Grace Bemis and Sophia Lambert; second, Caribou A, Alexis Rodriguez, Amber Moir, Rebekah Durgin and Willow Whitten; and third Easton A, Ashley Cowler, Lydia Ferris, Brenley Fredette, and Cecillia Morin.
Boys ages 11-12
100-meter dash: fourth, Jonah Daigle, Fort Fairfield; and fifth, Cameron Mosher, Mars Hill.
200-meter dash: first, Jacob O’Berry, Presque Isle; and third, Evan Michaud, Caribou.
400-meter dash: second, Wyatt Kennedy, Presque Isle.
800-meter run: first, Jacob O’Berry, Presque Isle: third, Dawson Hebert, Caribou; and fourth, Corey Jandreau, Caribou.
Standing long jump: first, Jacob O’Berry, Presque Isle; and third, Dawson McLaughlin, Houlton.
Softball throw: second, Ryan Player, Fort Fairfield; third, Hunter Brown, Easton; and fourth, Jordan Doody, Easton.
4×100 relay: first, Fort Fairfield A, Jonah Daigle, Soloman Daigle, Ryan Player and Malcom Langner; and third, Caribou A, Dylan Bonneville, Evan Michaud, Corey Jandreau and Dawson Hebert.
Girls ages 11-12
100-meter dash: third, Amelia Hanning, Houlton; fourth, Elizabeth Findlen, Presque Isle; and fifth, Jaydyn Fox, Fort Fairfield.
400-meter dash: fourth, Maranda Anthony, Mars Hill.
800-meter run: fourth, Maddie Doucette, Caribou.
Standing long jump: first, Emily Sjoberg, Presque Isle; and fourth, Maranda Anthony, Mars Hill.
Softball throw: first, Cassidy Pelletier, Ashland; second, Koleen Bouchard, Houlton; and third, Victoria Holmes, Houlton.
4×100 relay: first, Presque Isle A, Emma Curtis, Elizabeth Findlen, Emily Sjoberg and Kate Goulet; second, Houlton A, Amelia Hanning, Tessa Roshto, Lexi Fore and Victoria Holmes; and fourth, Caribou A, Maddie Doucette, Zoey Gerakaris, Riley McNeal and Naomi Durgin.
Boys 13-14
100-meter dash: first, Jeremy Gingric, Presque Isle: third, Caleb Daigle, Fort Fairfield; and fifth, David Cyr, Presque Isle.
200-meter dash: first, Jeremy Gingric, Presque Isle; and third, Caleb Daigle, Fort Fairfield.
800-meter run: fifth, David Cyr, Presque Isle.
1600-meter run: third, Ben Ezzy, Caribou; and fifth, Connor Murchison, Presque Isle.
Standing long jump: first, Caleb Daigle, Fort Fairfield.
Softball throw: first, Jake Flewelling, Easton; second, Dominic Fredette, Easton; and third, David Cyr, Presque Isle.
4×100 relay: second, Easton A, Dominic Fredette, Jonathan Fredette, Jake Flewelling and Brandon Hosford.
Girls ages 13-14
100-meter dash: first, Molly Anthony, Mars Hill.
200-meter dash: first, Molly Anthony, Mars Hill; and third, Rachel Maxwell, Presque Isle.
800-meter run: fourth, Alli Bell, Presque Isle.
1600-meter run: second, Alexis Coiley, Fort Fairfield; and fourth, Grace Player, Presque Isle.
Standing long jump: first, Molly Anthony, Mars Hill; and second, Hannah Ferris, Easton.
Softball throw: second, Catelyn Coulombe, Washburn; and third, Taylor Williams, Presque Isle.
4×100 relay: first, Fort Fairfield A, Teresa Maynard, Morgann Towle, Autumn Paradis and Alexis Coiley; and second, Easton A, Elise Allen, Sara Gilman, Emma Bonner and Hannah Ferris.
