Flashback Friday: Spencer-Thompson Clears 6-11
At the 2019 Class C State meet Mattanawcook senior Cayden Spencer-Thompson set a new state record in the high jump with a clearance of 6-11. Spencer-Thompson entered the meet with a personal best 6-10 entering the state meet. With the clearance at 6-11 he shattered the previous Class C state meet record of 6-8 1/4 set by Brandon Hall of Foxcroft Academy in 2004. The mark also broke the 11 year old state record of Noble's Anthony Stanton of 6-10 1/4 set at the 2008 Class A state meet.
Spencer-Thompson added wins the long jump (23-2 3.4) & triple jump (48-3 3/4) at the Class C meet a year ago. He went on to win New England titles in the long (23-9 1/4) & triple jump (47-10 1/2). At the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, he earned All-American honors with a sixth place finish in the high jump (6-8) and a third place effort with a state record 50-7 in the triple jump.
Cayden now attends Louisville where he competes on the track team.
Class C State Meet High Jump Results
1 Cayden Spencer-Thompson SR Mattanawcook 6-11.00 St. Rec 10 2 Ashtyn Abbott SR Hall-Dale 6-02.00 7 2 Carson Gross SR Spruce Mountain 6-02.00 7 4 Nick Poulin JR Mt Abram 6-00.00 4 5 Darian Hartley SO Caribou 5-10.00 3 6 Khiari Sharrieff Hayward SR Washington Acad J5-10.00 2 7 Hunter Blanchard SR Mattanawcook 5-08.00 0.50 7 Te'Andre King JR NYA 5-08.00 0.50 9 James Garcia SR Wells J5-08.00 10 Cedrick Loyola JR Wiscasset J5-08.00 10 Issac Marker JR Caribou J5-08.00 10 Gavyn Leighton SO Wells J5-08.00 10 Aaron Bard SO Bangor Christian J5-08.00 14 Jackson Masterson JR Mt Abram J5-08.00 14 Chris Parent JR Caribou J5-08.00 16 Quinn Ranta JR Boothbay 5-04.00 16 Brayden Stevens FR Telstar 5-04.00 18 Ian Wright SR Central J5-04.00 18 Sean Raven SO Mount View J5-04.00 20 Reid Campbell JR Madison J5-04.00
