Maine Athletes competing at New Balance Outdoor Nationals
State all-time triple jump record holder & New England runner-up Cayden Spencer-Thompson of Mattanawcook will compete in the championship, he enters with a best of 47-8 1/2. He'll be chasing the 48ft barrier, he currently ranks #2 in the class of 2019 in the event & 89th nationally.
Boys TJ Event 57 Boys Triple Jump Championship (38) =============================================================================== Saturday 6/17/2017 - 5:00 PM 8 advance to the final National: 54-10.25 7/29/2004 Kenny Hall, Tara, Baton Rouge, LA Meet: 52-07.25 6/18/2010 Marquis Dendy, Middletown, DE Freshman: 49-02.75 1997 Maurice Robinson, Blount, Prichard, AL Sophomore: 51-03.25 1992 Andre Scott, Seminole, Sanford, FL Junior: 54-10.25 7/29/2004 Kenny Hall, Tara, Baton Rouge, LA Senior: 53-11.25 8/1/1998 Greg Yeldell, N. Rowan, Spence, NC Name Year School Finals =============================================================================== 32 Cayden Spencer-Thompson 19 Lincoln, ME
The state's two best discus throwers of all-time will compete in the championship discus on Sunday. All-time record holder & two time New England champion Jake Koffman will look to surpass his 191'11 from earlier this spring. He enters ranked 29th in the nation. Austin Lufkin of Brewer the New England runner-up and Class A state champion enters will a best of 184-0, which is good for 65th best this spring. The duo will also compete in the championship shot put on Saturday.
Boys Discus Event 61 Boys Discus Throw Championship (46) =============================================================================== Sunday 6/18/2017 - 2:00 PM 8 advance to the final National: 237-06 7/9/2011 Ryan Crouser, Barlow, Gresham, OR Meet: 213-04 6/14/2002 Glenn Di Giorgio, Bayonne, NJ Freshman: 191-00 1999 Derek Randall, Beeville, TX Sophomore: 202-06 6/6/2009 Ryan Crouser, Barlow, Gresham, OR Junior: 222-01 5/10/2008 Mason Finley, Buena Vista, CO Senior: 237-06 7/9/2011 Ryan Crouser, Barlow, Gresham, OR Name Year School Finals =============================================================================== 17 Jake Koffman 17 Orono, ME 21 Austin Lufkin 17 Cliton, ME
Boys Shot Put Event 59 Boys Shot Put Championship (32) =============================================================================== Saturday 6/17/2017 - 3:45 PM 8 advance to the final National: 81-03.50 6/16/1979 Michael Carter, Jefferson, Dallas TX Meet: 73-05.50 6/18/2016 Adrian Piperi, The Woodlands, TX Freshman: 67-10.25 5/3/2008 Nick Vena, Morristown, NJ Sophomore: 72-08 6/4/2009 Nick Vena, Morristown, NJ Junior: 74-04.50 6/4/2016 Jordan Geist, Knoch,Saxonburg,PA Senior: 81-03.50 6/16/1979 Michael Carter, Jefferson, Dallas, TX Name Year School Finals =============================================================================== 14 Jake Koffman 17 Orono, ME 18 Austin Lufkin 17 Cliton, ME
Class A 1600m racewalk champion Steven Smith is one of five boys entered in the 3k championship. Barring a DQ he is assured an All-American finish, and potential national title.
Boys 3000m RW Event 21 Boys 3000 Meter Race Walk Championship (5) =============================================================================== Friday 6/16/2017 - 10:20 AM National: 12:03.20 1/8/2011 Tyler Sorensen, Lafayette, CA Freshman: 12:59.83 6/24/2014 Cameron Haught, Yellow Springs, OH Sophomore: 12:52.81 7/15/2015 Cameron Haught, Yellow Springs, OH Junior: 12:03.20 1/8/2011 Tyler Sorenson, Lafayette, CA Senior: 12:19.57 1999 Tristan Ruoss, Fayetteville, AR Name Year School Finals =============================================================================== 5 Steven Smith 17 South Portland,
Juliana Selser of South Portland the Class A 800m champion will compete in the Emerging Elite 800m on Sunday. Selser has a best time of 2:14.45 on the season, she was 11th in the New England Championship last weekend. Her time is 4th best in Maine outdoor history.
Girls Emerging Elite 800 Event 108 Girls 800 Meter Run Emerging Elite (24) =============================================================================== Sunday 6/18/2017 - 11:15 AM National: 2:00.07 7/24/1982 Kim Gallagher, Upper Dublin,Ft Wash,PA Meet: 2:08.61 6/21/2015 Ceara Watson, Rush-H,Henrietta, NY Name Year School Finals =============================================================================== 1 Essence Baker 18 Monmouth Junctio 2 Alyssa Bautista 18 San Clemente, CA 3 Ava Bir 18 Falls Church, VA 4 Maddie Brand 18 Middletown, NJ 5 Meghan Convery 18 Basking Ridge, N 6 Monzerad Creary 18 High Point, NC 7 Olivia Duston 18 Herndon, VA 8 Ticoiya Gidderon 18 High Point, NC 9 Victoria Heiligenthal 19 Commerce, MI 10 Jennelle Jaeger-Darakjy 19 El Paso, Tex 11 Grace Jensen 18 Mobile, AL 12 Madison Kiser 17 Royal Center, IN 13 Maggie Linton 17 West Chester, PA 14 Erin McGill 18 Glastonbury, CT 15 Shalah Means 18 Brooklyn, NY 16 Kate Mitchell 18 Lynnfield, MA 17 Therese Olshanski 17 Mountain Lakes, 18 Hannah Palomino 18 Troy, MI 19 Sinead Sargeant 18 Fairport, NY 20 Juliana Selser 18 South Portland, 21 Arielle Summitt 18 Champaign, IL 22 Naima Turbes 19 Marietta, GA 23 Elise Wright 18 Asheville, NC 24 Emily Young 18 Camillus, NY
Traip Academy senior Evan Porter will run in the Emerging Elite 400m hurdle race on Sunday. Porter who won the Class C state title in the 300m hurdles, and placed fourth in the New England Championship a week ago.
Event 115 Boys 400 Meter Hurdles Emerging Elite (34) =============================================================================== Sunday 6/18/2017 - 12:10 PM National: 49.38 7/18/2002 Kenneth Ferguson, Mumford, Detroit, MI Meet: 53.07 6/19/2016 Boaz Mateus, Hamilton N,Ntghm,NJ Name Year School =============================================================================== Section 4 Timed Finals 2 4932 Marcus Manson 18 Windsor, CT 3 4601 Timothy Payne 18 Newport News, VA 4 4264 Daiqwaun Faircloth 18 Suffolk, VA 5 4317 Kevin Mitchell III 17 Albany, NY 6 3084 Andrew Petersen 17 Demarest, NJ 7 2008 Lawrence Leake 17 Huntington, NY 8 3424 Evan Porter 17 Kittery, ME
The girls' freshman all-time best at 400m could be in danger of being broken given the way Emma Gallant has been running the last couple of weeks. Gallant surprised everyone at the New England Championship when she won the title at 200m. Her 24.81, should mean good things for the longer 400m. 56.57 is the all-time state best in the event run by her teammate Emily Turner two years ago. Alexandra Hart of Thornton Academy has the freshman best at 56.87
Girls Freshman 400m Event 206 Girls 400 Meter Dash Freshman (35) =============================================================================== Friday 6/16/2017 - 3:55 PM Meet: 54.30 6/18/2016 Britton Wilson, Mills Godwin,Rchmd,VA Freshman: 52.15 8/2/2009 Robin Reynolds, Jackson, Miami, FL Name Year School Finals =============================================================================== 1 Trinity Bracey 20 Grand Rapids, MI 2 Abby Comella 20 Wellesley, MA 3 Kasia Cooper 20 Miami, FL 4 Talitha Diggs 20 Hellertown, Pa 5 Morgan Dorsey 20 Fayetteville, NC 6 Trinity Eason 20 Woodbridge, NJ 7 Chloe Fair 20 Braselton, GA 8 Emma Gallant 20 Windham, ME 9 Shaniya Hall 20 Potomac, MD 10 Mallory Haney 20 Columbia, SC 11 Sage Harmon 20 Bloomsburg, PA 12 Felicia Hewitt 20 Bladensburg, MD 13 Catherine Hyman 20 Mclean, VA 14 Alysia Johnson 20 Durham, NC 15 Jasmine Johnson 20 Owings Mills, MD 16 Riniya Johnson 20 Winter Haven, Fl 17 Taylor Korytkowski 20 Rockford, MI 18 Lauren Leatherman 20 Middletown, MD 19 Megan Marvin 20 Chapel Hill, NC 20 Clare McNamara 20 Northville, MI 21 Zhamoura McPhail 20 High Point, NC 22 Athing Mu 20 Trenton, NJ 23 Faith Mucci 20 Greensburg, PA 24 Abby Nash 20 Mcdonough, GA 25 Claire Pedrick 20 Somers Point, NJ 26 Nylah Perry 20 Cherry Hill, NJ 27 Acey Pratt 20 philadelphia, PA 28 Zada Smallwood 20 Springfield, VA 29 Alicia Thorpe 20 Richmond, VA 30 Carlie Turner 20 Lawrenceville, G 31 Madaline Ullom 20 Madon, OH 32 Satori Valentine 20 Ellicott City, M 33 Cierra Wash 20 DeSoto, TX 34 Javon Watts 20 Springdale, MD 35 Isabella Whittaker 20 Laurel, MD
Scarborough's Jarett Flaker & Cheverus's Sean Tompkins will compete in the Boys 100m freshman race on Friday. Flaker the Maine freshman record holder has a best of 11.10 on the season. Flaker will also compete in the 400m race where he enters with a best of 50.65.
Boys Freshman 100m
Event 201 Boys 100 Meter Dash Freshman (44) Prelims
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Friday 6/16/2017 - 3:45 PM
Meet: 10.75 6/14/2013 Davonte Robinson, Clay,Lexington, KY
Freshman: 10.35 2004 Jamar Ervin, Camden, NJ
Name Year School relim Time
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20 Jarett Flaker 20 Scarborough, ME
37 Sean Tompkins 20 Portland, Mai
Boys Freshman 400m
Event 205 Boys 400 Meter Dash Freshman (42)
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Friday 6/16/2017 - 4:15 PM
Meet: 48.47 6/13/2014 Darnell Pratt, DeMath,Hyattsville,MD
Freshman: 46.55 7/24/1985 William Reed, Central, Philadelphia,PA
Name Year School Finals
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20 Jarett Flaker 20 Scarborough, ME
Thornton Academy freshman Mia Taranko will compete in the freshman long jump on Friday. Taranko's best jump this spring is a 17-11 1/4, which placed her second in the Class A state meet. She will also compete in the freshman triple jump on Saturday, her best effort this season in the event 35-6 1/2.
Event 256 Girls Long Jump Freshman (46) =============================================================================== Friday 6/16/2017 - 11:00 AM 8 advance to the final Meet: 18-05.75 6/19/2015 Breana Gambrell, Athens, PA Freshman: 21-00 6/25/2013 Courtney Corrin, Harv-Wstlk,N Holl,CA Name Year School =============================================================================== Flight 3 Finals 1 2323 Jordan Lafave 20 Wellesley, MA 2 1769 Aajiah Watkins 20 Huntsville, AL 3 4223 Victoria Gravel 20 Taunton, MA 4 4494 India Turk 20 Macon, GA 5 1771 Amani Hankton 20 Amherst, VA 6 4478 Camille Trotman 20 Powder Springs, 7 505 Taylor Johnson 20 Potomac, MD 8 279 Mya Bradley 20 Upper Marlboro, 9 4924 Meg Wilson 20 Brentwood, TN 10 4212 Mia Taranko 20 Saco, me 11 2218 Autumn King 20 Mount Vernon, KY 12 2661 Clare McNamara 20 Northville, MI 13 3224 Morgan Smalls 20 Morrisville, NC 14 187 Jadaja Baxter 20 Austell, GA 15 499 Shaniya Hall 20 Potomac, MD
Event 258 Girls Triple Jump Freshman (32) =============================================================================== Saturday 6/17/2017 - 9:00 AM 8 advance to the final Meet: 38-03.50 6/18/2016 Taylor Wright, NW, Germantown,MD Freshman: 42-01.75 5/12/2016 Jasmine Moore, Lake Ridge,Mnsfld,TX Name Year School =============================================================================== Flight 2 Finals 1 2135 Lauren Jones 20 Fairfax Station, 2 697 Torrie Jenkins 20 Buffalo, NY 3 279 Mya Bradley 20 Upper Marlboro, 4 1073 Enfinity Marshall 20 Hinesville, GA 5 458 Aniya Seward 20 Ebony, VA 6 4249 Jasmine Bridgewaters 20 Harrodsburg, KY 7 2755 Renecca Brendle 20 Richmond, VA 8 4212 Mia Taranko 20 Saco, me 9 696 Alissandra Alvira 20 Buffalo, NY 10 3062 Alexandria Grasso 20 North Reading, M 11 1276 Meredith Engle 20 Dillsburg, PA
York junior Jacob Martin will compete in the decathlon. Martin scored 4,916 a year ago in the event and is poised to improve on that performance this weekend.
Boys Decathlon
Event 67 Men Decathlon Championship (22)
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National: 8035 6/3/2011 Gunnar Nixon, Santa Fe, Edmond, OK
Meet: 6933 6/19/2016 Hayden Ashley, Bish Kelley,Tulsa, OK
Freshman: 6687 7/1/2000 Donovan Kilmartin, Eagle, ID
Sophomore: 7405 2001 Donovan Kilmartin, Eagle, ID
Junior: 7573 4/9/2010 Gunnar Nixon, Sante Fe, Edmond, OK
Senior: 8035 6/3/2011 Gunnar Nixon, Sante Fe, Edmond, OK
Name Year School Finals
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13 Jacob Martin 18 York, ME