South Portland girls, Scarborough Boys best in Cumberland County

South Portland girls, Scarborough Boys best in Cumberland County Championship

Full Meet Results

South Portland girls showed their dominance on the track as the Red Riots won 6 individual track events plus two relays, in the 3 other running events they earned runner-up finishes. That quality led to 104 of the 145.5 they scored in the meet.

Leading the way was double individual winner Lauren Magnuson who crossed the line first in the 100m clocking a 12.94, she followed that up with a seasonal best 26.52 effort in the 200m, that marked moved her up to #3 in Class A.

Magnuson also ran key legs on the victorious 4x100m relay (51.71) & 4x400m relay (4:20.51). The 4x400m time is the fastest in Class A this spring while the 4x100 relay is the Class A #2 time.

Distance runner Casey Loring showed great finishing speed as she took the 1600m in a time of 5:28.77 then came back with another victory in the 800m using a powerful kick to move from 4th to 1st over the final 150m. Loring's winning time in the 800m was 2:28.85, the margin of victory was just .01 over Halee Phelps of Westbrook.

Freshman Juliana Selser showed she's going be one to watch over the next couple of weeks as she sped to a South Portland school record in the 400m as she broke the sixty second barrier for the first time with her Class A #3 effort of 59.83. Selser also ran key legs on the 4x100 & 4x400m teams.

Hurdler Callie O'Brien had a strong day as she took the 300m hurdles with a time of 49.31 moving her to the 5th best time in Class A. In the shorter 100m hurdles O'Brien finished as the runner-up with an effort of 16.49.

Javelin thrower Michelle Medici added 10 more points with her winning heave of 100-02.

Gorham's Anna Slager was impressive in the 3200m as the freshman had a huge negative split en route to her state leading time of 11:31.20.

Scarborough opened the meet in the 4x800m running a quick 10:18.50 which is the #2 time in Class A this spring.

The Red Storm who finished 2nd to South Portland in the team scoring, got a win from sophomore Ellen Shaw in the 100m hurdles as she broke the 16 second barrier with a 15.96 effort. In the high jump senior Sarah Rinaldi cleared a seasonal best 5-2 to win the high jump, that marked moves her into a tie for the second best jump in Class A. Another winner for Scarborough was Kacey Foerster who won the pole vault with a 8-6 clearance.

Other winners where Milena Opielowski of Cheverus who had a leap of 16-0 1/4 to win the long jump, while Madison Bolduc of Portland had no equal in the triple jump as she bounded out to 34-8 to win the event by 2 1/2 feet.

In the throws Westbrook's Genna Alhilfi threw 33-10 to best the rest of the field, while Emily Grinnell of Cheverus was the only one over one hundred feet with her 102-5 winning effort.

Haley Bickford of Gorham dominated the 1600m race walk as she was the only competitor under nine minutes with her 8:33.06

The Scarborough boys used 4 individual first place finish plus 2 relays wins to total 147.5 points to outdistance runner-up Cheverus by 47.5 points.

The Red Storm got the meet started with a new state leading mark in the 4x800 as the quartet of William Fowler, Jacob Bloom Colin Tardiff & Colin Jones clocked 8:18.03. In the 110m hurdles junior Griffin Madden ran a personal best 15.24 to lead a 1-2 finish with senior Maxim Doiron in 15.46 finishing second. Madden would also run the third leg on the winning 4x100m relay squad as they held off a challenge from Cheverus crossing the line first in 45.36.

In the pole vault senior Edward James cleared a seasonal best 12-6 to take top honors while fellow senior Jacob Bloom led the 800m from start to finish winning in a time of 2:05.05. In the 3200m, junior Colin Tardiff clocked a sub ten minute effort as he broke away from the pack after 5 laps on his way to a personal best 9:57.6, the time is ranks him #4 in Class A.

Cheverus who finished as the team runner-up had a strong day as well. Leading the way on the track was senior sprint star Jake Dixon who easily won the 400m in 50.35, then came back to clock a personal best 22.67 in the 200m as he was the only one in the field under 23 seconds. To close the night out Dixon anchored the state leading 4x400m to victory with a 50.x split, the effort for the Stags was 3:31.02

The Stags also got wins from senior Nick White who took the discus title with a heave of 162-3 as he edged out the state leader Daniel Guiliani of South Portland by a little over 2ft. Senior Jacob Schott added 10 more points as he was the only one to clear 5-10 in the high jump.

The host Red Riots of South Portland has a strong showing as they took 5 events wins on the evening. Senior standout Michael Cuesta was the only individual to win 3 individual events. Cuesta won his speciality the triple jump with an outdoor personal best of 45-0 on his final attempt, he dominated the long jump getting out to 20-7 1/2, the next closest competitor jumped 18-10. On the track, Cuesta surprised with his victory in the 100m dash, as he raced to a personal best 11.40.

Junior thrower Dan Guiliani didn’t have his best day by his standards in the shot put, but let’s put that into context his winning effort of 64-9 1/4 was still over 3ft further than anyone has thrown in state history. While in the 1600m Jacob Maloney was the surprise winner as he used a strong kick to blow away the field over the last 200m as he crossed the line first in 4:41.93

The 300m hurdle race was one of the best on the evening, as Paolo DeMarco a junior from Deering pulled away from the field over the last two hurdle as he clocked a state leading 41.11. Behind him Maxim Doiron of Scarborough ran 41.40 the #2 time in Class A followed by Diego Ramirez of South Portland in 41.52 the #3 time in Class A.

Gorham’s Drew York continued his dominance in the 1600m race walk as he was under seven minutes with his effort of 6:56.40, his winning margin was 44 seconds. Windham’s Thomas Sappier won the javelin with a toss of 139-10.



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Elite Performances

Girls (103)
1600RWF 1 1st8:33.06Hayley BickfordGorham High School
1600RWF 1 2nd9:01.12Abby DonahueSouth Portland High School
1600RWF 1 3rd9:13.07Leanna GrayGorham High School
1600RWF 1 4th9:33.27Emma DowneyCatherine McAuley High School
1600RWF 1 5th9:43.71Sarah FlandersGorham High School
100mF 1 1st12.94Lauren MagnusonSouth Portland High School
100mF 1 2nd13.08Kristin BensonGorham High School
100mF 1 3rd13.22Juliana SelserSouth Portland High School
100mF 1 4th13.25Alex LewisWindham High School
100mF 1 5th13.39Kayleigh SmithGorham High School
100mF 1 6th13.70Courtney ArsenaultWestbrook High School
100mF 1 7th13.86Amanda TurnerWindham High School
100mp 1 1st13.26Lauren MagnusonSouth Portland High School
100mp 1 2nd13.27Kristin BensonGorham High School
100mp 1 3rd13.52Kayleigh SmithGorham High School
100mp 1 4th13.54Juliana SelserSouth Portland High School
100mp 1 5th13.71Alex LewisWindham High School
100mp 1 6th13.72Courtney ArsenaultWestbrook High School
100mp 1 7th13.88Amanda TurnerWindham High School
100mp 1 8th13.90Simone LautureDeering High School
200mF 1 1st26.52Lauren MagnusonSouth Portland High School
200mF 1 2nd26.81Kristin BensonGorham High School
200mF 1 3rd27.35Kelsey CavanaughWestbrook High School
200mF 1 4th28.16Courtney ArsenaultWestbrook High School
200mF 1 5th28.39Kayla GriffisScarborough High School
200mF 1 6th28.41Simone LautureDeering High School
200mF 1 7th28.52Gaby PanagakosScarborough High School
200mF 1 8th28.53Nicola CiccomanciniDeering High School
400mF 1 1st59.83Juliana SelserSouth Portland High School
400mF 1 2nd1:01.52Emily TurnerCheverus High School
400mF 1 3rd1:03.55Julia RandWindham High School
400mF 1 4th1:05.01Amanda TurnerWindham High School
400mF 1 5th1:05.74Ayla SheetsWindham High School
800mF 1 1st2:28.85Casey LoringSouth Portland High School
800mF 1 2nd2:28.86Halee PhelpsWestbrook High School
800mF 1 3rd2:29.68Samantha SaracenoScarborough High School
800mF 1 4th2:30.99Nicole WhipkeyDeering High School
800mF 1 5th2:32.28Emma KoukosScarborough High School
800mF 1 6th2:33.81Meadow FortierGorham High School
800mF 1 7th2:35.20Maggie HosmerPortland High School
1600mF 1 1st5:28.77Casey LoringSouth Portland High School
1600mF 1 2nd5:29.97Laura VolanScarborough High School
1600mF 1 3rd5:33.53Bethany ShollScarborough High School
1600mF 1 4th5:33.86Serena MckenzieSouth Portland High School
1600mF 1 5th5:46.11Georgia CasoCheverus High School
1600mF 1 6th5:53.13Lucy MaliaScarborough High School
3200mF 1 1st11:31.20Anna SlagerGorham High School
3200mF 1 2nd11:41.20Serena MckenzieSouth Portland High School
3200mF 1 3rd12:16.40Laura VolanScarborough High School
100HF 1 1st15.96Ellen ShawScarborough High School
100HF 1 2nd16.49Callie O'brienSouth Portland High School
100HF 1 3rd17.30Sarah MountCheverus High School
100HF 1 4th17.46Meg KnightsWindham High School
100HF 1 5th18.21Katie FarrellDeering High School
100Hp 1 1st16.82Callie O'brienSouth Portland High School
100Hp 1 2nd17.03Ellen ShawScarborough High School
100Hp 1 3rd17.87Sarah MountCheverus High School
100Hp 1 4th18.05Meg KnightsWindham High School
300HF 1 1st49.31Callie O'brienSouth Portland High School
300HF 1 2nd49.42Sarah MountCheverus High School
300HF 1 3rd50.67Katelyn GendronCheverus High School
300HF 1 4th50.73Brianna BarlowWestbrook High School
300HF 1 5th51.75Ellen ShawScarborough High School
300HF 1 6th53.09Katie FarrellDeering High School
300HF 1 7th53.26Annah RossvallDeering High School
4x100mF 1 1st51.71South Portland High School
4x100mF 1 2nd52.59Gorham High School
4x100mF 1 3rd52.68Scarborough High School
4x100mF 1 4th53.07Westbrook High School
4x400mF 1 1st4:20.51South Portland High School
4x800mF 1 1st10:18.50Scarborough High School
HJF 1 1st5-2Sarah RinaldiScarborough High School
HJF 1 2nd5-0Alexis WintleWindham High School
HJF 1 3rd4-10Ellen ShawScarborough High School
HJF 1 4th4-10Callie O'brienSouth Portland High School
HJF 1 5th4-8Jordyn CowanScarborough High School
HJF 1 5th4-8Edita IsakovicSouth Portland High School
HJF 1 7th4-8Julia PomerleauCheverus High School
LJF 1 1st16-0.25Milena OpielowskiCheverus High School
LJF 1 2nd16-0Katelyn GendronCheverus High School
LJF 1 3rd15-10.5Madison BolducPortland High School
TJF 1 1st34-8Madison BolducPortland High School
TJF 1 2nd32-3Katelyn GendronCheverus High School
TJF 1 3rd31-11.75Sarah RinaldiScarborough High School
TJF 1 4th31-9.25Alexis WintleWindham High School
TJF 1 5th31-9Kelly DyerWestbrook High School
TJF 1 6th30-9Alex LewisWindham High School
TJF 1 7th30-8Milena OpielowskiCheverus High School
PVF 1 1st8-6Kacey FoersterScarborough High School
PVF 1 2nd8-6Bridget RossignolGorham High School
PVF 1 3rd8-0Edie ChristianScarborough High School
PVF 1 4th7-6Maria QuartararoScarborough High School
PVF 1 5th7-6Samantha WitkowskiCatherine McAuley High School
DF 1 1st102-5Emily GrinnellCheverus High School
DF 1 2nd92-6Neilab HabibzaiDeering High School
DF 1 3rd87-11Genna AlhilfiWestbrook High School
DF 1 4th86-6Julia LinevitchWindham High School
JF 1 1st100-2Michelle MediciSouth Portland High School
JF 1 2nd88-6Emily GrinnellCheverus High School
JF 1 3rd87-11Maura GallagherWindham High School
SF 1 1st33-10Genna AlhilfiWestbrook High School
SF 1 2nd31-7Neilab HabibzaiDeering High School
SF 1 3rd31-0.5Blanca MonsonGorham High School
Boys (108)
1600RWF 1 1st6:56.40Drew YorkGorham High School
1600RWF 1 2nd7:40.13Sean PrattGorham High School
1600RWF 1 3rd7:44.79Spencer LinscottGorham High School
1600RWF 1 4th7:45.86Steven SmithSouth Portland High School
1600RWF 1 5th7:50.57James FalconerSouth Portland High School
1600RWF 1 6th8:42.12Carlos MonsenGorham High School
100mF 1 1st11.40Michael CuestaSouth Portland High School
100mF 1 2nd11.45Ernie RubyWindham High School
100mF 1 3rd11.51Maurice JohnsonWestbrook High School
100mF 1 4th11.58Pavel BobePortland High School
100mF 1 5th11.72Michael GranzierScarborough High School
100mF 1 6th11.74Luke TrickeyCheverus High School
100mp 1 1st11.30Hany RamadanDeering High School
100mp 1 2nd11.66Maurice JohnsonWestbrook High School
100mp 1 3rd11.70Michael CuestaSouth Portland High School
100mp 1 4th11.71Ernie RubyWindham High School
100mp 1 5th11.91Luke TrickeyCheverus High School
100mp 1 6th12.00Michael GranzierScarborough High School
200mF 1 1st22.67Jake DixonCheverus High School
200mF 1 2nd23.58Jerry KenneyScarborough High School
200mF 1 3rd24.00Pavel BobePortland High School
200mF 1 4th24.31Chris DionneScarborough High School
200mF 1 5th24.46Cameron HoffsesWindham High School
200mF 1 6th24.53Kenny DrelichCheverus High School
200mF 1 7th24.56Luke TrickeyCheverus High School
400mF 1 1st50.35Jake DixonCheverus High School
400mF 1 2nd52.86Jerry KenneyScarborough High School
400mF 1 3rd54.21Gerald WagnerCheverus High School
400mF 1 4th54.73Ernie RubyWindham High School
400mF 1 5th55.30Nathaniel NadeauGorham High School
400mF 1 6th55.40Nshuti GatoWestbrook High School
800mF 1 1st2:05.05Jacob BloomScarborough High School
800mF 1 2nd2:06.67Ethan OrachGorham High School
800mF 1 3rd2:06.76James HanniganCheverus High School
800mF 1 4th2:09.26Colin JonesScarborough High School
800mF 1 5th2:09.95Drew YorkGorham High School
1600mF 1 1st4:41.90Jake MaloneySouth Portland High School
1600mF 1 2nd4:44.10Yahya HusseinDeering High School
1600mF 1 3rd4:44.20Josh LombardoWestbrook High School
1600mF 1 4th4:45.10Andrew ShollScarborough High School
1600mF 1 5th4:46.20Iid Sheikh-YusufDeering High School
1600mF 1 6th4:50.70Luther WilliamsWestbrook High School
3200mF 1 1st9:57.60Colin TardiffScarborough High School
3200mF 1 2nd10:00.00Ben BretonWindham High School
3200mF 1 3rd10:00.10Iid Sheikh-YusufDeering High School
3200mF 1 4th10:02.30Jesse SouthardGorham High School
3200mF 1 5th10:11.50Josh LombardoWestbrook High School
3200mF 1 6th10:19.60Connor DohertyScarborough High School
3200mF 1 7th10:24.50Yahya HusseinDeering High School
110HF 1 1st15.24Griffin MaddenScarborough High School
110HF 1 2nd15.46Maxim DoironScarborough High School
110HF 1 3rd15.72Paulo DemarcoDeering High School
110HF 1 4th16.02Diego RamirezSouth Portland High School
110HF 1 5th16.30Shammah GahomeraWestbrook High School
110HF 1 6th16.53Branden KuuselaGorham High School
110HF 1 7th16.83Jacob SchottCheverus High School
110Hp 1 1st15.75Griffin MaddenScarborough High School
110Hp 1 2nd16.08Paulo DemarcoDeering High School
110Hp 1 3rd16.09Maxim DoironScarborough High School
110Hp 1 4th16.72Diego RamirezSouth Portland High School
110Hp 1 5th16.86Shammah GahomeraWestbrook High School
110Hp 1 6th17.15Jacob SchottCheverus High School
110Hp 1 7th17.39Branden KuuselaGorham High School
110Hp 1 8th17.79Quintin FarrCheverus High School
300HF 1 1st41.11Paulo DemarcoDeering High School
300HF 1 2nd41.40Maxim DoironScarborough High School
300HF 1 3rd41.52Diego RamirezSouth Portland High School
300HF 1 4th42.46Branden KuuselaGorham High School
300HF 1 5th42.99Quintin FarrCheverus High School
300HF 1 6th43.01Isaiah ManoogianWestbrook High School
300HF 1 7th43.23Shammah GahomeraWestbrook High School
300HF 1 8th44.90Connor LangloisScarborough High School
4x100mF 1 1st45.36Scarborough High School
4x100mF 1 2nd45.60Cheverus High School
4x400mF 1 1st3:31.02Cheverus High School
4x400mF 1 2nd3:37.18Scarborough High School
4x800mF 1 1st8:18.03Scarborough High School
HJF 1 1st5-10Jacob SchottCheverus High School
HJF 1 2nd5-8Jacob CoonDeering High School
LJF 1 1st20-7.5Michael CuestaSouth Portland High School
LJF 1 2nd18-10Jacob CoonDeering High School
LJF 1 3rd18-9.5Stephen BurnsGorham High School
TJF 1 1st45-0Michael CuestaSouth Portland High School
TJF 1 2nd40-2Ezra ChapolaDeering High School
TJF 1 3rd39-10Comlan SedjroSouth Portland High School
TJF 1 4th39-10Michael GranzierScarborough High School
TJF 1 5th39-6.5Jacob SchottCheverus High School
TJF 1 6th39-3.5Jacob CoonDeering High School
PVF 1 1st12-6Edward JamesScarborough High School
PVF 1 2nd12-0Rory SullivanWindham High School
PVF 1 3rd11-6Sam RusakScarborough High School
PVF 1 4th11-0Tommy PequinotGorham High School
PVF 1 5th10-6Alex DionneScarborough High School
PVF 1 6th10-6Michael CuestaSouth Portland High School
DF 1 1st162-3Nick WhiteCheverus High School
DF 1 2nd160-0Daniel GuilianiSouth Portland High School
DF 1 3rd150-6Hugh McSorleyScarborough High School
DF 1 4th132-1Raffaele SalamoneDeering High School
DF 1 5th127-2Thomas SappierWindham High School
DF 1 6th119-10Xavier MillsSouth Portland High School
JF 1 1st139-10Thomas SappierWindham High School
JF 1 2nd135-4Raffaele SalamoneDeering High School
SF 1 1st64-9.25Daniel GuilianiSouth Portland High School
SF 1 2nd52-0.75Nick WhiteCheverus High School
SF 1 3rd50-4.25Hugh McSorleyScarborough High School
SF 1 4th43-9.5Thomas SappierWindham High School
SF 1 5th41-4Cedric SmithPortland High School
SF 1 6th40-10Kyle MandellWindham High School