South Portland Girls & Scarborough Boys best in SMAA Cumberland County Meet
The championship season got its start off with the counties meet in the SMAA today as the teams from Cumberland County meet at Scarborough HS. The conditions were favorable for one of the first times all year long as the weather helped produce some excellent jumps, throws and times.
On the boys side Scarborough ran the state #2 time in the 4x800 with their 8:27.38 effort which was highlighted by a sub 2 split from senior Alex Karam. South Portland who finished 2nd added the 6th fastest time in the state with a 8:40.65.
Drew York of Gorham dominated the 1600m racewalk, coming up just shy of breaking the 7 minute barrier as the junior clocked a perosnal best 7:01.75, the mark is the fastest in the state this spring.
Travis Grant of Gorham jumped a huge personal best in winning the long jump, 20-7, the mark ties him for 5th best in state. He edged out South Portland senior Ben Michaud who jumped a personal best of 20-6 1/4, which ranks 6th in the state.
The 400m saw Cheverus sprinter Jake Dixon break 50 seconds for the second consecutive week, the junior stopped the clock at 49.99, the mark is the 2nd fastest in the state.
In the the 300m hurdles Cheverus standout hurdler Isaac Yeboah become the first one under 40 seconds this season with his 39.96 clocking. Also in the race Travis Grant of Gorham ran 41.21 the 4th fastest time in the state. Scarborough Cam Langlois was strong as well running 42.24 good for the 5th fastest time in the state.
Michael Cuesta of South Portland won the triple jump with a leap of 43-3 1/2, the mark is the second best in the state. Freshman Ruay Bol also of South Portland was second, and had a huge jump of 41-6, the 8th best overall in the state and just ahead of teammate Ben Michaud who jumped 41-4, the 9th best in the state.
Nick White of Cheverus won the discus with a 152-11 effort.
Cheverus ended the meet with a state leading 4x400 that clocked 3:30.94.
On the girls side the action on the track got underway with a very good 4x800 despite only three teams competing in it, At the end it was Cheverus who pulled away with anchor Georgia Caso to run 10:07.13, that time is the fastest in the state. In second place was South Portland 10:11.40 who held off Scarborough 10:11.67, those times rank #2 & #3 in the state.
The 1600m was another featured race on the day. South Portland standout Shannon Conley led throughout on her way to a 5:15.84 clocking, that time is 3rd fastest in the state. Scarborough sophomore Laura Volan had a big breakthrough as she clocked 5:21.19, which moved her up to 5th fastest in the state. Right behind her was Kiera Murray who ran 5:22.30 the 6th fastest time in the state.
Laura Turner of Gorham broke 8 minutes in the 1600m racewalk with her 7:56.09 which moves her up to state #2.
South Portland won the 4x100 in 52.41 which moves them up to 5th in the state. The Red Riots also were the best on the 4x400m, they ran a 4:16.25 which puts them #2 in the state.
Olivia Smith of McAuley threw a state leading 124-6 in the discus, she won all three throwing events on the day.
Cumberland County Championship
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Meet Results
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Hurdles - Callie O'brien (South Portland High School) 17.08; Ellen Shaw (Scarborough High School) 17.11 SB; Claire Kirby (Portland High School) 17.81; Hannah Southard (Gorham High School) 18.14; Callie O'brien (South Portland High School) 16.93 SB; Ellen Shaw (Scarborough High School) 17.52; Claire Kirby (Portland High School) 17.61 SB; Meghan Knights (Windham High School) 17.76 SB; Hannah Southard (Gorham High School) 18.09; Alex Lewis (Windham High School) 18.11 SB;
- 100 Meter Dash - Lauren Magnuson (South Portland High School) 13.43; Kristin Benson (Gorham High School) 13.62; Lauren Magnuson (South Portland High School) 13.39; Kristin Benson (Gorham High School) 13.54;
- 1,600 Meter Run - Shannon Conley (South Portland High School) 5:15.84 SB; Laura Volan (Scarborough High School) 5:21.19 SB; Kiera Murray (Cheverus High School) 5:22.30 SB; Serena Mckenzie (South Portland High School) 5:35.45 SB; Halee Phelps (Westbrook High School) 5:37.05 SB; Marisa Carbone (Scarborough High School) 5:53.23;
- 1600 Meter Race Walk - Laura Turner (Gorham High School) 7:56.09 SB; Kelsey Mitchell (Gorham High School) 8:33.91; Sarah Flanders (Gorham High School) 8:57.11; Katie Dooling (South Portland High School) 9:44.67;
- 200 Meter Dash - Lauren Magnuson (South Portland High School) 27.22 SB; Kristin Benson (Gorham High School) 27.42; Mackenzie Joy (Windham High School) 27.95 SB; Matti Marcello (Windham High School) 28.05 SB; Brianna Barlow (Westbrook High School) 28.26; Kayla Griffis (Scarborough High School) 28.72 SB; Kayleigh Smith (Gorham High School) 28.79 SB; Racheal Dyer (Westbrook High School) 28.80 SB;
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Callie O'brien (South Portland High School) 49.90 SB; Caitlin Lally (Deering High School) 51.59 SB; Katie Farrell (Deering High School) 52.52; Hannah Southard (Gorham High School) 53.80 SB;
- 3,200 Meter Run - Laura Volan (Scarborough High School) 11:46.73 SB; Casey Loring (South Portland High School) 11:49.69; Halee Phelps (Westbrook High School) 12:41.65;
- 400 Meter Dash - Sarah Mount (Cheverus High School) 1:01.89 SB; Mackenzie Joy (Windham High School) 1:02.91 SB; Racheal Dyer (Westbrook High School) 1:05.45 SB;
- 4x100 Meter Relay - South Portland High School 52.41; Gorham High School 53.95;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - South Portland High School 4:16.25;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Cheverus High School 10:07.13; South Portland High School 10:11.40; Scarborough High School 10:11.67;
- 800 Meter Run - Shannon Conley (South Portland High School) 2:23.50; Jackie Turner (Gorham High School) 2:30.23; Georgia Caso (Cheverus High School) 2:32.55 SB; Casey Kelley (South Portland High School) 2:33.28 SB; Danielle Breunig (Westbrook High School) 2:35.61; Kaitlyn Dostie (Cheverus High School) 2:35.94 SB; Janey Blackwell-orr (South Portland High School) 2:36.02; Maggie Hosmer (Portland High School) 2:36.29 SB; Joelle Bockus (Windham High School) 2:36.30;
- Discus - Olivia Smith (Catherine McAuley High School) 124-6 SB; Lonnie Staten (Windham High School) 94-9; Julia Linevitch (Windham High School) 91-11 SB; Elizabeth Gentile (Scarborough High School) 88-5 SB; Emily Grinnell (Cheverus High School) 87-10; Neilab Habibzai (Deering High School) 85-7 SB;
- High Jump - Sarah Rinaldi (Scarborough High School) 4-10; Callie O'brien (South Portland High School) 4-10; Alexis Wintle (Windham High School) 4-8; Sydney Smith (South Portland High School) 4-8;
- Javelin - Olivia Smith (Catherine McAuley High School) 106-4 SB; Michelle Medici (South Portland High School) 94-6; Emily Grinnell (Cheverus High School) 92-6; Mina Puig (Scarborough High School) 91-10 SB; Maura Gallagher (Windham High School) 87-1;
- Long Jump - Milena Opielowski (Cheverus High School) 16-1 SB;
- Pole Vault - Mina Puig (Scarborough High School) 9-0 SB; Cailley Ledue (Scarborough High School) 8-6;
- Shot Put - Olivia Smith (Catherine McAuley High School) 36-3; Lonnie Staten (Windham High School) 35-2; Neilab Habibzai (Deering High School) 32-8.25 SB; Michelle Medici (South Portland High School) 31-10.5;
- Triple Jump - Sarah Rinaldi (Scarborough High School) 31-10.25; Katelyn Gendron (Cheverus High School) 31-9.5 SB; Hannah Southard (Gorham High School) 31-8.75; Alexis Wintle (Windham High School) 30-10.5 SB; Ellen Shaw (Scarborough High School) 30-8 SB;
Boys Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Eric Webb (Windham High School) 11.88; Eric Webb (Windham High School) 11.84; Isaac Yeboah (Cheverus High School) 11.98;
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Elijah Yeboah (Cheverus High School) 15.97; Cameron Langlois (Scarborough High School) 16.57; Maxim Doiron (Scarborough High School) 16.73; Griffin Madden (Scarborough High School) 16.90; Kameron Harper (South Portland High School) 17.79 SB; Maxim Doiron (Scarborough High School) 16.14 SB; Elijah Yeboah (Cheverus High School) 16.24; Griffin Madden (Scarborough High School) 16.44; Cameron Langlois (Scarborough High School) 16.49; Kameron Harper (South Portland High School) 17.97;
- 1,600 Meter Run - Iid Sheikh-yusef (Deering High School) 4:43.74 SB; Jacob Bloom (Scarborough High School) 4:45.45 SB; Jake Maloney (South Portland High School) 4:48.25; Luther Williams (Westbrook High School) 4:51.12;
- 1600 Meter Race Walk - Drew York (Gorham High School) 7:01.75 SB; Sean Pratt (Gorham High School) 7:52.28; Steven Smith (South Portland High School) 8:12.93 SB; Spencer Linscott (Gorham High School) 8:12.95; James Falconer (South Portland High School) 8:18.39 SB;
- 200 Meter Dash - Jerry Kenney (Scarborough High School) 23.67; John Bobe (Portland High School) 23.77 SB; Eric Webb (Windham High School) 24.09; Mitch Rossignol (Gorham High School) 24.50; Cameron Hoffses (Windham High School) 24.56;
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Isaac Yeboah (Cheverus High School) 39.96 SB; Travis Grant (Gorham High School) 41.21 SB; Cameron Langlois (Scarborough High School) 42.24 SB; Paulo Demarco (Deering High School) 42.38 SB; Maxim Doiron (Scarborough High School) 42.78 SB; Diego Ramirez (Westbrook High School) 43.86; Griffin Madden (Scarborough High School) 43.98 SB; Isaiah Manoogian (Westbrook High School) 44.12 SB;
- 3,200 Meter Run - Yahya Hussein (Deering High School) 9:58.23 SB; Nate Skvorak (Windham High School) 10:17.07 SB; Andrew Sholl (Scarborough High School) 10:19.44 SB; Jacob Terry (Scarborough High School) 10:19.65 SB; Ben Foster (Gorham High School) 10:23.49; Jacob Guay (South Portland High School) 10:27.68;
- 400 Meter Dash - Jake Dixon (Cheverus High School) 49.99 SB; Jerry Kenney (Scarborough High School) 51.94 SB; John Bobe (Portland High School) 52.66 SB;
- 4x100 Meter Relay - Scarborough High School 45.57; Cheverus High School 45.81;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Cheverus High School 3:30.94; Scarborough High School 3:38.22;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Scarborough High School 8:27.38;
- 800 Meter Run - Alex Karam (Scarborough High School) 2:05.67; Jacob Bloom (Scarborough High School) 2:06.98 SB; Jonathan Bagley (South Portland High School) 2:07.11;
- Discus - Nick White (Cheverus High School) 152-11; Hugh McSorley (Scarborough High School) 134-9; Daniel Guiliani Jr. (South Portland High School) 127-4; Raffaele Salamone (Deering High School) 116-11 SB; Javier Garcia (Westbrook High School) 116-1;
- High Jump - Jacob Coon (Deering High School) 6-0 SB; Jacob Schott (Cheverus High School) 5-10; Gloria Pedro (Westbrook High School) 5-10; Ruay Bol (South Portland High School) 5-8;
- Javelin - Justin Johnston (Cheverus High School) 152-5 SB;
- Long Jump - Travis Grant (Gorham High School) 20-7 SB; Benjamin Michaud (South Portland High School) 20-6.25 SB; Michael Cuesta (South Portland High School) 19-10.25; Jacob Schott (Cheverus High School) 19-4; Ruay Bol (South Portland High School) 19-3.25 SB;
- Pole Vault - Edward James (Scarborough High School) 12-0; Michael Cuesta (South Portland High School) 11-0 SB;
- Shot Put - Mike Pino (Scarborough High School) 50-6; Nick White (Cheverus High School) 48-1.5; Daniel Guiliani Jr. (South Portland High School) 46-6.5; Michael Sinclair (Cheverus High School) 44-11.75; Darien Mcmahan (South Portland High School) 44-9.5 SB; Hugh McSorley (Scarborough High School) 44-7.25;
- Triple Jump - Michael Cuesta (South Portland High School) 43-3.5 SB; Ruay Bol (South Portland High School) 41-6 SB; Benjamin Michaud (South Portland High School) 41-4 SB; Jacob Schott (Cheverus High School) 40-5.25 SB; Anthony Tran (South Portland High School) 40-3.25 SB; Michael Granzier (Scarborough High School) 39-6.25 SB; Comlan Sedjro (South Portland High School) 38-10.25 SB; Jacob Coon (Deering High School) 38-3; Kervens Antoine (South Portland High School) 37-9 SB;