SMAA Action Week #2

Meet Results

Girls Highlights

Deering scored an upset with a 167-165 win over Thornton Academy. TA seemingly had the win in hand but had a DQ in SR Relay.

The Rams got wins from Katie Farrell in the 400m, along with Mony Prak in the 55m & Rashad Zagon in the High jump.

TA's Tori Daigle had quite a day as she ran the state leading 55m hurdle time of 8.99, she added another state leader in the 200m, 27.35, plus added to her Class A leading long jump of 16-6 1/4.

Alexandra Petteway added to her Class A leading triple jump mark as she went 32-1, she added a state qualifier in the long jump as well 15-7 1/2, which ranks her 3rd in Class A

• 200 Meter Dash - Tori Daigle (Thornton Academy) 27.35 SB; Alexandra Pettaway (Thornton Academy) 28.70 SB;
• Two Mile Run - Laura Broderick (Kennebunk High School) 12:30.53;
• 400 Meter Dash - Katie Farrell (Deering High School) 1:05.19 SB; Natalie Dubois (Marshwood High School) 1:07.06 SB; Amanda Arnold (Thornton Academy) 1:06.86;
• 55 Meter Hurdles - Tori Daigle (Thornton Academy) 8.99 SB; Olivia Libby (Thornton Academy) 10.00 SB; Amanda Arnold (Thornton Academy) 9.25 SB; Caitlin Lally (Deering High School) 10.08 SB; Rashad Zagon (Deering High School) 9.90; Katie Farrell (Deering High School) 10.01 SB; Chantrea El (Deering High School) 10.03 SB; Casey Girsch (Deering High School) 10.04 SB;
• 55 Meter Dash - Mony Prak (Deering High School) 7.93 SB;
• High Jump - Rashad Zagon (Deering High School) 5-0; Leah Dodier (Marshwood High School) 5-0 SB; Sydney Jackman (Marshwood High School) 4-8 SB;
• Long Jump - Tori Daigle (Thornton Academy) 16-6.25 SB; Amanda Arnold (Thornton Academy) 15-7.5; Alexandra Pettaway (Thornton Academy) 15-7.5 SB;
• One Mile Run - Kathleen LeBlanc (Thornton Academy) 5:58.58 SB;
• Shot Put - Kaeleigh Harrison (Thornton Academy) 34-0; Alexis Elowitch (Deering High School) 33-1.25 SB; Gabrielle Capozzi (Thornton Academy) 31-3.75 SB; Lydia Coulombe (Thornton Academy) 30-11.5 SB;
• Triple Jump - Alexandra Pettaway (Thornton Academy) 32-1 SB;

Boys Highlights

Thornton Academy cruised to an easy win as the Trojans tallied 189.5 to outdistance runner-up Biddeford (108), Deering was 3rd (68) with Marshwood 4th (15.5).

Biddeford sprinter James Ociti put on a show as "King James" lit the track on fire in the 400m, as he scorched the opening lap in 23 point, his finishing time was a 50.89 which is easily the fastest time in Maine this winter, and ranks #12 nationally. He came back in one of the closest races of the day in 200m to edge Deering Hany Ramadan 23.56 to 23.57 the times are the #1 & #2 in the state.

TA's speedster Derek Boissonnault equalled teammate Andrew Smith's state leading 6.82 to win the 55m, Smith was 2nd in 6.89.

Justin Gagnon ran another strong 55m hurdles race with a 8.21 clocking, he is the state leader at 8.19. He added another win in the triple jump with a 39-9 1/2 effort

Austin Weigle of Kennebunk cometing for the first time this season leaped 6-0 to win the high jump

Yahya Hussein of Deering ran the #3 2 mile in the state with his 10:17.78

• 200 Meter Dash - James Ociti (Biddeford High School) 23.56 SB; Hany Ramadan (Deering High School) 23.57 SB; Andrew Smith (Thornton Academy) 24.06; Dylan Smith (Thornton Academy) 24.37 SB; Burt Dow (Marshwood High School) 25.04 SB;
• Two Mile Run - Yahya Hussein (Deering High School) 10:17.78 SB;
• 400 Meter Dash - James Ociti (Biddeford High School) 50.89 SB; Hany Ramadan (Deering High School) 55.43; Tyler Lebel (Thornton Academy) 55.44 SB; Giles Holmes (Deering High School) 55.85 SB;
• 55 Meter Hurdles - Justin Gagnon (Biddeford High School) 8.21;
• 55 Meter Dash - Derek Boissonnault (Thornton Academy) 6.82 SB; Daniel Marsh (Thornton Academy) 7.05; Andrew Smith (Thornton Academy) 6.89; James Ociti (Biddeford High School) 6.92 SB;
• High Jump - Austin Weigle (Kennebunk High School) 6-0 SB; Kyle Broaghtan (Kennebunk High School) 5-10 SB;
• Long Jump - Alex Arnold (Thornton Academy) 19-1 SB; Andrew Smith (Thornton Academy) 20-2.5; Giles Holmes (Deering High School) 18-9 SB;
• One Mile Run - Ryan Cadorette (Thornton Academy) 4:44.97 SB; Iid Sheikh-yusef (Deering High School) 4:47.65 SB;
• Shot Put - Chhay Ouch (Biddeford High School) 44-9 SB; Raymond Ngo (Thornton Academy) 44-7.5 SB;
• Triple Jump - Justin Gagnon (Biddeford High School) 39-9.5 SB;

Meet Results

Girls Highlights

Gorham scored a win over a depleted Bonny Eagle team & Cheverus 128.5 to 117.5 to 117 in a highly contested team battle. Noble was next with a strong 105 with Portland in 5th with 59.

The Rams got a big day out of Sophia Swiatek who jumped a state leading 9-6 in the pole vault, added a win the shot put 30-7 3/4. Kristen Benson also had a strong day for Gorham with a 7.87 win in the 55m, plus a win out of section 2 in the senior 400m (66.66).

Kyaunna Libby of Bonny Eagle ran a very strong mile as she took the win in 5:29.63, the fastest time in the state this year. Cheverus's Kiera Murray was a few strides behind with a fine 5:31.50.

• 200 Meter Dash - Elisabeth Redwood (Bonny Eagle High School) 28.38 SB;
• Two Mile Run - Mary Szatkowski (Bonny Eagle High School) 12:20.28; Kristen Glennie (Bonny Eagle High School) 12:41.02; Zoe Goodwin (Bonny Eagle High School) 12:45.47 SB; Kaitlyn Dostie (Cheverus High School) 12:50.89 SB;
• 400 Meter Dash - Sarah Mount (Cheverus High School) 1:05.56 SB; Kristin Benson (Gorham High School) 1:06.66 SB; Elyse Caiazzo (Cheverus High School) 1:06.75;
• 55 Meter Dash - Kristin Benson (Gorham High School) 7.87 SB;
• 800 Meter Run - Jackie Turner (Gorham High School) 2:30.34 SB; Kiera Murray (Cheverus High School) 2:34.91 SB;
• One Mile Run - Kyaunna Libby (Bonny Eagle High School) 5:29.63 SB; Kiera Murray (Cheverus High School) 5:31.50 SB; Mary Szatkowski (Bonny Eagle High School) 5:35.31;
• Pole Vault - Sophia Swiatek (Gorham High School) 9-6 SB;
• Shot Put - Sophia Swiatek (Gorham High School) 30-7.75; Marissa Goodrich (Noble High School) 30-0;
• Triple Jump - Hannah Southard (Gorham High School) 31-4.5 SB;

Boys Highlights

Gorham scoered a win over Cheverus 158-137 while Noble was 3rd with 104. Next was Bonny Eagle with 83 & Portland w/30.

On the track sprinter Jake Dixon of Cheverus had a very strong day as he won the 400m in state #3 (52.22), then came back to blitz the field in the 200m (23.73), that mark is also equal to state #3. He finished off his day with a leadoff leg on the winning 4x200 which ran state #2 1:36.68

Nick White of Cheverus had a strong day in the shot put as he threw a lifetime best 47-7 1/2 to move up to the state #2 ranking.

Gorham's Jon Gray led the way for the Rams. Gray lowered his state leading 800m to 2:04.45 this after finishing 2nd in the 600yd (1:22.82). He would also anchor the Rams winning sprint medley relay

Isaac Yeboah smoked the 55m hurdles in 8.27, the mark is the state #2 this year

• 200 Meter Dash - Jake Dixon (Cheverus High School) 23.73 SB; John Bobe (Portland High School) 24.37 SB; Luke Trickey (Cheverus High School) 24.71 SB; Elijah Yeboah (Cheverus High School) 24.78 SB; Cam Johnson (Noble High School) 24.84 SB; Mitch Rossignol (Gorham High School) 25.12;
• 400 Meter Dash - Jake Dixon (Cheverus High School) 52.22 SB; Isaac Yeboah (Cheverus High School) 53.36 SB; John Bobe (Portland High School) 53.92 SB;
• 4x200 Meter Relay - Cheverus High School 1:36.68;
• 55 Meter Hurdles - Isaac Yeboah (Cheverus High School) 8.27 SB; Jacob Schott (Cheverus High School) 8.64; Henry Hintermeister (Noble High School) 8.80 SB;
• 55 Meter Dash - Cam Johnson (Noble High School) 7.01 SB; Geordan Rainaud (Noble High School) 7.09 SB;
• 600 Yard Run - James Patchell (Bonny Eagle High School) 1:22.42 SB; Jon Gray (Gorham High School) 1:22.82 SB;
• 800 Meter Run - Jon Gray (Gorham High School) 2:04.45 SB;
• High Jump - Jacob Schott (Cheverus High School) 5-10;
• Pole Vault - Dylan Truong (Gorham High School) 11-0;
• Shot Put - Nick White (Cheverus High School) 47-7.5 SB; Anthony Ciampi (Cheverus High School) 42-4.75 SB;

On-Site Coverage

Videos

Girls Jr 55m Hurdles S1	Girls Jr 55m Hurdles S2	Girls Sr 55m Hurdles S1	Girls 55m Hurdle Qualifier
Boys Jr 55m Hurdles S1	Boys Jr 55m Hurdles S2	Boys Sr 55m Hurdles S1	Boys Sr 55m Hurdles S2
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Girls Highlights

In a showdown between South Portland & Westbrook two of the top teams in the league it ended in a fitting tie, 146-146. South Portland the defending regular season SMAA champion is back with another strong squad, while upstart Westbrook showed for the second week in a row they're not just a team of the future, they are a team of now. Scarborough finished third (115), with Windham (70) in 4th & Massabesic 63 rounding out the scoring.

South Portland got a big day out of distance ace Shannon Conley as she won the mile 5:31.04 & doubled back in the 800 with a strong (2:30.43).  Conley's mile time is state #2.

Scarborough's Natalie Foster cleared 5-2 in the high jump for the win & the state leading mark

In one of the best races of the day Westbrook's Brittney Arsenault won the 400m over Lauren Magnuson of South Portland with a strong last 100m. Arsenault's winning time of 63.69 is state #2, while Magnuson still ran a strong 64.50

• 200 Meter Dash - Matti Marcello (Windham High School) 28.16 SB; Courtney Arsenault (Westbrook High School) 28.27 SB; Katherine Kirk (Scarborough High School) 28.64 SB;
• Two Mile Run - Angel Waters (Massabesic High School) 11:53.30 SB; Mackenzie Joy (Windham High School) 12:50.20 SB; Danielle Breunig (Westbrook High School) 12:53.30 SB; Marisa Carbone (Scarborough High School) 12:58.30 SB; Rochelle Morrison (Massabesic High School) 12:59.30 SB;
• 400 Meter Dash - Brittney Arsenault (Westbrook High School) 1:03.69 SB; Aly Atherton (Scarborough High School) 1:04.41 SB; Lauren Magnuson (South Portland High School) 1:04.50 SB; Casey Kelley (South Portland High School) 1:06.03 SB; Karisa Lambertson (Massabesic High School) 1:07.35 SB;
• 4x200 Meter Relay - Windham High School 1:54.37;
• 4x800 Meter Relay - Massabesic High School 10:38.19;
• 55 Meter Dash - Lauren Magnuson (South Portland High School) 7.83 SB; Courtney Arsenault (Westbrook High School) 7.98 SB; Brittney Arsenault (Westbrook High School) 7.89;
• 600 Yard Run - Emma Koukos (Scarborough High School) 1:39.65 SB;
• 800 Meter Run - Shannon Conley (South Portland High School) 2:30.43 SB; Mackenzie Joy (Windham High School) 2:32.22 SB; Gabby Johnson (Massabesic High School) 2:34.31 SB; Halee Phelps (Westbrook High School) 2:37.75; Mackenzie Rayner (Westbrook High School) 2:37.92 SB;
• High Jump - Alexis Wintle (Windham High School) 4-8; Natalie Foster (Scarborough High School) 5-2 SB; Aly Atherton (Scarborough High School) 4-8 SB; Sarah Rinaldi (Scarborough High School) 4-10;
• One Mile Run - Shannon Conley (South Portland High School) 5:31.04 SB; Halee Phelps (Westbrook High School) 5:46.39 SB; Gabby Johnson (Massabesic High School) 5:48.27 SB; Laura Volan (Scarborough High School) 5:54.43; Gabriella Pabst (Westbrook High School) 5:55.33 SB; Maquila Dimasrantonio (Massabesic High School) 5:58.73 SB;
• Pole Vault - Cailley Ledue (Scarborough High School) 8-6;
• Shot Put - Michelle Medici (South Portland High School) 31-0.25;
• Triple Jump - Bridget Campbell (South Portland High School) 32-1 SB; Sarah Rinaldi (Scarborough High School) 31-11 SB;

Boys Highlights

Scarborough cruised to another SMAA on Saturday as they tallied 215 to South Portland's 157. Windham was third with 102, with Westbrook fourth with 54, & Massabesic in fifth (8)

On the track Scarborough sophomore Colin Tardiff won the jr 400m (55.02) then came back to break 10 minutes in the 2 mile for the first time as he clocked 9:56.1, the mark is 19 seconds up on the state #2. What made the race more impressive was Tardiff had to battle lap traffic in the combined boys & girls two mile, and the officials even ran the bell a lap early.

South Portland continued to rack up the points in the jumps as state leader Michael Cuesta won the triple jump for the 2nd week in a row (41-8 1/4), his teammate Duncan Preston popped off a big mark with a 41-5

Jerry Kenney of Scarborough was a triple winner as the junior won the 55m (7.00) & 200m (24.04) before running a leg on the state leading 4x200m relay (1:36.04)

Mike Pino of Scarborough had the best throw on the day in the shot with his 48-2 1/2 effort.

• 200 Meter Dash - Jerry Kenney (Scarborough High School) 24.04 SB; Eric Webb (Windham High School) 25.18 SB; Maxwell Ornstein (Scarborough High School) 24.17 SB; Maurice Johnson (Westbrook High School) 24.71 SB; Austin Doody (Scarborough High School) 24.90 SB; Sam Ware (Scarborough High School) 24.92 SB;
• Two Mile Run - Colin Tardiff (Scarborough High School) 9:56.10 SB;
• 400 Meter Dash - Colin Jones (Scarborough High School) 53.35 SB; Colin Tardiff (Scarborough High School) 55.02 SB; Patrick Laliberte (Windham High School) 54.48 SB; Colin Joyce (Westbrook High School) 55.87;
• 4x200 Meter Relay - Scarborough High School 1:36.04;
• 55 Meter Hurdles - Griffin Madden (Scarborough High School) 8.60 SB; Henry Curran (South Portland High School) 8.83 SB; Maxim Doiron (Scarborough High School) 8.84; Ernie Ruby (Windham High School) 8.94 SB;
• 55 Meter Dash - Jerry Kenney (Scarborough High School) 7.00 SB; Maxwell Ornstein (Scarborough High School) 7.09 SB;
• 600 Yard Run - Alex Karam (Scarborough High School) 1:20.83 SB;
• 800 Meter Run - Jacob Bloom (Scarborough High School) 2:08.31 SB; Will Fowler (Scarborough High School) 2:09.12 SB;
• High Jump - Sam Rusak (Scarborough High School) 5-10 SB;
• Long Jump - Benjamin Michaud (South Portland High School) 19-5.5; Duncan Preston (South Portland High School) 19-5;
• One Mile Run - Jacob Terry (Scarborough High School) 4:45.07 SB;
• Pole Vault - Edward James (Scarborough High School) 11-6 SB; Sam Rusak (Scarborough High School) 11-6;
• Shot Put - Daniel Guiliani (South Portland High School) 41-11.25 SB; Mike Pino (Scarborough High School) 48-2.25; Duncan Preston (South Portland High School) 46-7.75; Hugh McSorley (Scarborough High School) 45-6.25;
• Triple Jump - Michael Cuesta (South Portland High School) 41-8.25; Duncan Preston (South Portland High School) 41-5 SB;