Bayak Repeats As New England High Jump Champion
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Nyagoa Bayak of Westbrook repeated as the New England Champion in the high jump with a 5-9 clearance. Portland's Jaidyn Appel cleared 5-3 with no misses to place 6th and earn All-New England honors.
Finals 1 # 656 Nyagoa Bayak SR Westbrook HS ME 5-09.00 1.75m 2 # 83 Samantha Schoenbe 11 Bromfield - MA 5-07.00 1.70m 3 # 616 Tianna St. Louis 11 Tolland HS - CT 5-05.00 1.65m 3 # 409 Sarah Lavery 11 No. Andover- MA 5-05.00 1.65m 5 # 637 Abigael Peterson 12 Watertown HS - MA J5-05.00 1.65m 6 # 274 Olaitan Olagundoy SO Johnston HS - RI 5-03.00 1.60m 6 # 470 Jaidyn Appel SR Portland HS - ME 5-03.00 1.60m
Jason Montano of Thornton Academy threw a personal best 63-2 1/2 to finish as the runner-up, the mark was further than the previous meet record. His mark improves his national ranking to 3rd, and also on his Maine #2 & NE #6 all-time mark.
Falmouth's Josh Bradford continued his strong season with a personal best 51-7 3/4 to finish 10th overall.
Finals 1 # 1005 Aiden Felty 12 Innovation Ac MA 66-10.25# 20.37m 3 2 # 1355 Jason Montano SR Thornton - ME 63-02.50# 19.26m 3 3 # 1223 Michael Browning 12 R H A M, CT 59-00.00 17.98m 3 4 # 1033 Kyle Moison JR Lincoln HS - RI 55-11.50 17.05m 3 5 # 768 Aaron Williams 12 Bloomfield- CT 54-09.25 16.69m 3 6 # 1060 Nathan Quaye 12 Manchester HS - CT 54-01.75 16.50m 3 7 # 1421 Natanael Barbosa 12 Windham HS - CT 53-05.75 16.30m 3 8 # 1445 Logan Coles SO Woonsocket- RI 53-01.75 16.19m 3 9 # 1129 Jack Conley 12 New Canaan HS - CT 51-09.50 15.78m 3 10 # 925 Joshua Bradford JR Falmouth HS - ME 51-07.75 15.74m 2
Cymeria Robshaw of Penquis set a new personal best with a jump of 18-8 1/4 to finish as the runner-up Robshaw's mark is the fourth best mark in indoor state history.
Joining her on the poduim was Camille Kohtala of Orono who jumped 18-3 to finish 5th. While Bangor's Alyssa Elliott placed 8th with an 17-10 leap.
Finals 1 # 197 Tess Stapleton 10 Fairfld Lud.- CT 19-01.50 5.82m 3 2 # 448 Cymeria Robshaw SR Penquis V.- ME 18-08.25 5.69m 3 3 # 104 Stephanie Simon 11 Chelsea HS - MA 18-04.50 5.60m 3 4 # 541 Jada Johnson 11 Sharon HS - MA 18-04.00 5.58m 3 5 # 432 Camille Kohtala SR Orono HS - ME 18-03.00 5.56m 3 6 # 212 Selina Soule 11 Glastonbury- CT 17-10.50 5.44m 2 7 # 701 Brooklyn Manna 11 Woburn HS - MA 17-10.25 5.44m 3 8 # 700 Olivia Bowes 12 Wm. Hall- CT 17-10.00 5.43m 2 8 # 11 Alyssa Elliott SO Bangor HS - ME 17-10.00 5.43m 3 10 # 427 Megan Lawlor 12 No Reading- MA 17-08.25 5.39m 3
Kate Tugman of Gorham broke 11 minutes for the first time as she finished third running 10:55.54, while Helen Shearer of Hampden Academy was 5th in a personal best 11:00.72. Tugman's time is the 6th fastest in state history while Shearer moved to 7th best in indoor history.
Finals 1 # 310 Sarah Roffman 12 Littleton - MA 10:43.69 2 2 # 223 Mari Noble 10 Greenwich HS - CT 10:55.26 2 3 # 220 Kate Tugman 11 Gorham HS ME 10:55.54 2 4 # 467 Emily Boutin 11 Pope Francis- MA 11:00.06 2 5 # 229 Helen Shearer JR Hampden Academy- ME 11:00.72 2 6 # 143 Daniella Grullon- 10 Danbury- CT 11:01.21 2
Finals 1 # 59 Terry Miller 11 Bloomfield- CT 39.27 6 2 # 429 Alyssa Madden 12 Oakmont- MA 39.63 6 3 # 105 Victoria Bossong SO Cheverus- ME 39.68 6 4 # 313 Kimesha Lewis 12 Lowell HS - MA 39.89 6 5 # 339 Ava Vasile 12 Medway HS - MA 40.00 5 6 # 24 Aliya Barrows SR Bay View RI 40.32 5
Darcy Cochran of Cape Elizabeth has advanced to the 55m hurdle finals with a 8.61, then ran 8.52 to finish third in the final to earn All-New England honors.
1 # 197 Tess Stapleton 10 Fairfld Lud.- CT 8.18q 5 2 # 244 Jayla Kitchings 12 Haverhill HS - MA 8.48q 3 3 # 426 Katelyn Gorgenyi 10 No Reading- MA 8.54q 1 4 # 595 Kayla Clark 11 St. Joseph- CT 8.57q 1 5 # 682 Shelby Dejana 10 Wilton HS - CT 8.58q 1 6 # 468 Alexandra Gonet 12 Pope Francis- MA 8.61q 3 8.608 6 # 94 Darcy Cochran JR Cape Eliz.- ME 8.61q 4 8.608 8 # 370 Meghan Oliver SR Mt. Hope - RI 8.63q 4
Mahamed Sharif of Westbrook mixed it up with the top 1k runners in New England as he placed 3rd running 2:31.89 to earn All New England honors for the first time. Wyatt Lord of Hampden Academy made it on the podium in 6th place with a 2:33.94.
Sharif's time is the second fastest in state history only behind the 2:29.40, while Lord's time is 9th best.
Finals 1 # 1431 Miller Anderson 12 Wm. Hall- CT 2:30.12 2 2 # 845 Conor Murphy JR Classical- RI 2:30.69 2 3 # 1391 Mahamed Sharif 11 Westbrook HS ME 2:31.89 2 4 # 1330 Rhys Hammond 11 Stonington CT 2:32.26 2 5 # 777 Marzio Mastroiann 12 Branford HS - CT 2:33.46 2 6 # 975 Wyatt Lord SR Hampden Academy- ME 2:33.94 2
Jarett Flaker of Scarborough ran to a 5th place finish in the 300m with a time of 35.14.
Finals 1 # 1386 Mange Camara 12 Watertown HS - MA 34.47 5 2 # 1019 Steven Doss JR La Salle- RI 34.87 4 34.864 3 # 1004 Michael Blake 12 Hudson HS - MA 34.87 5 34.867 4 # 994 Deshaune Poole 12 Hillhouse- CT 35.00 5 5 # 1243 Jarett Flaker JR Scarborough HS - ME 35.14 4 6 # 1152 Trevor Nassar 12 No. Andover- MA 35.38 4 35.372
Zachary Beaton of Hermon ran a state leading 7.85 in the 55m boys prelims.
1 # 1073 Ryan Eng 12 Medfield HS - MA 7.48q 1 2 # 712 Adam Yang 12 Acton-Boxboro MA 7.51q 2 3 # 1236 Edward Williams 12 Sacr Heart W- CT 7.52q 4 4 # 1165 William Lord 11 No Reading- MA 7.53q 1 5 # 1287 Adrian Sutton 11 Spaulding NH 7.69q 4 6 # 1048 Samuel Mutiso 11 Lowell HS - MA 7.75q 2 7 # 1214 Adam Spencer 12 Pinkerton NH 7.77q 3 7.766 8 # 1135 Otis Love 11 Newton North- MA 7.77q 3 7.768 9 # 1197 John Elie 11 Pelham NH 7.81 4 10 # 987 Zachary Beaton SR Hermon HS - ME 7.85 1 7.841
Bonny Eagle Girls finish 10th in the 4x800 relay lowering their state leading time to 9:45.54
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Finals
1 Immaculate- Danbury- CT 9:19.52 2
1) #271 Kayla Ondy 9 2) #267 Ailene Doherty 10
3) #266 Molly Coyle 11 4) #269 Taylor Mascetta 12
2 Boston Latin School- MA 9:19.93 2
1) #72 Lucy Abdow 10 2) #73 Sophie Ahearn 9
3) #76 Julie Tassinari 12 4) #74 Annie Jackson 11
3 Billerica Mem HS - MA 9:21.37 2
1) #41 Sam Maffeo 12 2) #40 Hannah Doherty 11
3) #38 Deidra Anderson 11 4) #39 Nicole Anderson 11
4 Walpole HS - MA 9:22.65 2
1) #633 Mia Costa 10 2) #634 Laine DiMartinis 9
3) #636 Sophie St. George 9 4) #635 Caroline McGrath 12
5 Ridgefield HS - CT 9:23.64 2
1) #520 Tess Pisanelli 11 2) #518 Rory McGrath 10
3) #521 Gabriella Viggiano 12 4) #519 Grace Michalowski 10
6 Natick HS - MA 9:27.44 2
1) #383 Paige Edwards 12 2) #384 Caroline Fleming 11
3) #385 Emma Forde 10 4) #386 Nicole Frail 10
7 North Andover HS - MA 9:39.60 2
1) #406 Courtney Dalke 10 2) #408 Kelcey Dion 10
3) #407 Ainsley Dion 10 4) #405 Aisling Callahan 9
8 Trumbull HS - CT 9:39.73 2
1) #619 Kali Holden 9 2) #618 Carolyn Cardell 11
3) #622 Alessandra Zaffina 11 4) #617 Emily Alexandru 11
9 Glastonbury- CT 9:42.83 2
1) #199 Angela Braga 12 2) #211 Joelle Solecki 10
3) #209 Casey MacElhiney 10 4) #206 Kylie Hilliard 9
10 Bonny Eagle HS - Standish- ME 9:45.54 2
1) #68 Kayla Raymond SR 2) #70 Hannah Stevens FR
3) #64 Delaney Hesler FR 4) #62 Ami Beaumier SR The Scarborough boys lowered their state leading time to 8:10.47 to place 12th overall.
12 Scarborough HS - ME 8:10.47 2
1) #1247 Harrison Osborne SR 2) #1238 Zachary Barry FR
3) #1240 Tristram Coffin JR 4) #1242 Noah Drapeau SR 
Alec Troxell of Deering set a new state leading time in the mile with his 10th place 4:22.36 effort.
1 # 1018 Joseph dosReis SR La Salle- RI 4:14.27 2 2 # 1012 Michael Griffin 11 King Philip - MA 4:14.72 2 3 # 1388 Gabriel Medina 12 West Springf- MA 4:16.93 2 4 # 1419 Travis Martin 12 Wilbur Cross- CT 4:17.02 2 5 # 919 Jacob Winslow 12 Exeter NH 4:19.68 2 6 # 880 Samuel Whittaker 12 East Lyme HS - CT 4:21.05 2 7 # 752 Matt St. Jean JR B.Hendricken- RI 4:21.28 2 8 # 837 Timothy Champlin SR Chariho- RI 4:21.88 2 9 # 738 David DelBonis JR B.Hendricken- RI 4:21.94 2 10 # 872 Alec Troxell SR Deering- ME 4:22.36 2
The Marshwood girls lowered their state leading time down to 1:47.36 to move to third fastest team in state history with their 13th place finish.
13 Marshwood- So. Berwick- ME 1:47.36 5
1) #334 Cici Perodin SO 2) #330 Carmie Kriz SO
3) #332 Katherine Page SR 4) #329 Rori Coomey SO Class B shot put champion Emma Hargreaves of Old Town just missed the podium with a personal best 38-8 3/4 heave.
Finals 1 # 539 Cameron Garabian 12 Seekonk HS - MA 45-09.25 13.95m 3 2 # 10 Natalie Rolon-Iss 11 Bacon Acad - CT 43-08.50 13.32m 3 3 # 550 Kendra Ezeama JR Smithfield- RI 41-11.00 12.77m 3 4 # 572 Trinity Cardillo 11 Southington HS - CT 41-09.50 12.73m 3 5 # 52 Alliyah Boothe 11 Bloomfield- CT 41-01.25 12.52m 3 6 # 680 Susie Okoli 12 Wilbur Cross- CT 39-08.50 12.10m 3 7 # 431 Emma Hargreaves SR Old Town HS ME 38-08.75 11.80m 3
Scarborough's Anthony Clavette cleared 6-3 with no misses to finish 8th overall.
Finals 1 # 1320 Chet Ellis 12 Staples- CT 6-09.00 2.05m 2 # 816 Peter Fuller 11 Canton HS - CT 6-07.00 2.00m 3 # 881 Exondus Barnes SR E.Providence- RI 6-05.00 1.95m 3 # 1037 David Ajama 12 Lowell HS - MA 6-05.00 1.95m 3 # 1143 Owen Nassaney 12 No. Attlboro- MA 6-05.00 1.95m 3 # 1139 Danny Collins 11 Newton South- MA 6-05.00 1.95m 7 # 873 Ja'kwan Hale 12 Derby- CT J6-05.00 1.95m 8 # 1239 Anthony Clavette SR Scarborough HS - ME 6-03.00 1.90m 9 # 769 Chaddane Williams 12 Bloomfield- CT J6-03.00 1.90m