The Scarborough boys successfully defended the SMAA Southwesterns indoor track title on Saturday behind a strong effort across the board from their junior, senior & open divsion athletes. The Red Storm tallied 156 points throughout the day, with runner-up Gorham scoring 122. The meet was very close until the jr boys 200m, where Scarborough's Austin Doody who entered the race as the 6th seed with a 25.06, sprinted his way to a runner-up finish running a personal best of 24.67. After that race the Scarborough boys hit the accelerator and never looked back using a 1-2 finish in the 2 mile from Robby Hall & Jack Sullivan to widen the margin even further. Scarborough won 3 events (Mike Pino-Jr Shot Put, Alec James-Pole Vault & Robby Hall 2 Mile) on the day but had great depth across several events to aid in their title defense.
There were several outstanding performances on the day, including 11 new league records. In the junior division Andrew Smith of Thornton Academy had a stellar day, taking the 55m in 6.96 (ran a 6.94 in the trials which was a league record), Smith also won the long jump with a juge leap of 19-5, then he added his 3rd win on the day with a come from behind win in the 200m (24.54), his 2nd league record of the day, he finished off his day with a runner-up finish in the 4x200m relay. For his effort Andrew was named the outstanding junior division performer of the meet.
Another standout in the junior division was Travis Grant of Gorham, Grant shattered his own league record in the 55m hurdles running 8.06. Grant followed that up with a win in jr triple jump leaping a personal best 38-11 1/2 on his final attempt, he also ran on the record breaking and winning jr 4x200m relay to close out the meet, & earned a runner-up finish in the long jump 18-7 1/4.
Other juniors that stood out where Mike Pino (Scarborough) who broke his league record by over 4ft, throwing a huge personal best 47-7 3/4. Jon Day of Gorham took the jr. 800m title breaking the league with his 2:08.68
In the senior division Deering's Anthony Miller had a strong meet, Miller took the 55m in record breaking fashion with his 6.72, just edging out Ethan Beaulier 6.74. The surprise of the meet for Miller came in the long jump an event he hadn't competed in all winter, the results proved the Deering coaching staff made a wise move, when Miller took first with a leap of 20-1 3/4. To close out his day Miller anchored the Deering 4x200m relay team to a 4th place finish. For his outstanding performances Miller was named outstanding senior division performer.
In the open events Scarborough's Robert Hall had a strong day running anchor of the runner-up 4x800 team who ran the state #2 time of 8:31.69, he followed that up with a 2nd place in the Mile,
& closed out his day with his best performance as he won the 2 Mile in a personal best 10:05.26 with a furious last lap kick. Hall was selected as the outstanding open division performer of the meet for his races
The boys 600yd lived up to its billing as Brandon Cushman (Gorham) & James Campbell (Cheverus) had a great duel with Cushman holding on for the win in an impressive 1:16.33, Campbell ran 1:16.63
New League Records
Sr. 200 Ethan Beaulier (Noble) 23.30
Jr. 200 Andrew Smith (Thornton) 24.54
Sr. 55m Anthony Miller (Deering) 6.72
Jr. 55m Andrew Smith (Thornton) 6.94
Jr Hurdles Travis Grant (Gorham) 8.07
Jr. 800m Jon Gray (Gorham) 2:08.68
Jr. 4x200m Relay Gorham 1:39.97
Sr. 4x200m Cheverus 1:35.84
4x800m Relay Cheverus 8:30.24
Jr. Shot Put- Mike Pino (Scarborough) 47-7 3/4
Sr. 400m- Jeremy Collins (Bonny Eagle) 51.72
Boys Individual Highlights Full results | Team Scores
- Sr 200 Meter Dash - Ethan Beaulier of Noble High School blazed a 23.30 for the win a new state leading performance 7 new league record, just holding off the 23.32 by Jackson Mcmann of Cheverus High School, next was Ryan Jamison of Scarborough High School (23.92), followed closely by Jimmy Campbell of Cheverus High School (23.96), Matt Kimball of Deering High School (24.03), Ryan Baillargeon of Gorham High School (24.38) Not scoring but qualifying were James Ociti of Biddeford High School (24.40), Kyle Forbes of Thornton Academy (24.44), Cody Frazier of Massabesic High School (24.82), Cody Forbes of Thornton Academy (24.96)
- Jr 200 Meter Dash Andrew Smith of Thornton Academy blazed a 24.54 for the win, which is broke the league record, followed by Austin Doody of Scarborough High School in 24.67, next was Benjamin Michaud of South Portland High School (24.72), followed closely by Brandon Richard of Noble High School (24.86), Austin Bell of Gorham High School (24.96), James Patchell of Bonny Eagle High School (25.04)
- Two Mile Run - Great race for Robert Hall of Scarborough High School who won in 10:05.26, trailed by Jack Sullivan of Scarborough High School and his 10:09.18, Jesse Orach of Gorham High School (10:20.38), Maxwell Knutsen of South Portland High School (10:26.87), Wout Moulin of Scarborough High School (10:30.85), Nate Gervais of Gorham High School (10:37.29), Tom Dean of Deering High School (10:37.53)
- Sr. 400 Meter Dash - Jeremy Collins of Bonny Eagle High School smoked a 51.72 to win, a new SB with James Ociti of Biddeford High School in his shadow at 51.90, closing fast for 3rd was Nate Bucknell of Gorham High School (51.97), followed by Joe Slattery of Cheverus High School (52.64), and Greg Viola of Scarborough High School (53.25) in 5th with Colin Grove of Cheverus High School (53.94) rounding out the scoring. Qualifying but not scoring was Chris Walker of Thornton Academy (54.77), Dan Medici of South Portland High School (54.82), Alec James of Scarborough High School (55.70)
- Jr. 400 Meter Dash- Austin Bell of Gorham High School blazed a 53.05 for the win and next was James Patchell of Bonny Eagle High School (53.97), Jerry Kenney of Scarborough High School (55.41)
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Cheverus High School 1:35.84; Scarborough High School 1:36.49; Gorham High School 1:36.52; Deering High School 1:36.78; South Portland High School 1:38.21;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Cheverus High School 8:30.24, set a new state leading time behind a great anchor leg from Bardy Foshay, Scarborough High School 8:31.69; South Portland High School 8:36.48; the times rank #1-#3 in the state
- Jr. 55 Meter Hurdles - Travis Grant of Gorham High School cleared 'em clean in 8.06 for the gold (his best of the year & a new league record) followed by Cameron Langlois of Scarborough High School in 8.42, with Justin Gagnon of Biddeford High School (8.73) in 3rd place, Isaac Yeboah of Cheverus High School (8.89), Grant had the top time out of the prelims (8.13). Next was Ricardo Delgado of Deering High School (8.37), Langlois (8.56), Gagnon (8.91)
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Sr. 55 Meter Hurdles-Tony Sen of Deering High School flew over the hurdles with a 8.07 victory trailed by Kyle Bailey of Bonny Eagle High School and his 8.21, Chris Walker of Thornton Academy (8.34) nabbed 3rd, Julian Nijkamp of Gorham High School (8.41) was 4th, Patrick Rice of Windham High School (8.43), Merrick Madden of Scarborough High School (8.47), Magnes Lewis of Westbrook High School (8.62), Billy Farrell of Deering High School (8.66). Sen had the top time out of the prelims (8.23). Next was Bailey (8.30). Rice (8.34), Walker (8.38), Nijkamp (8.48), Madden (8.63), Farrell (8.70), Lewis (8.70) Andrew Libby of Thornton Academy (8.76), Ryan Tuttle of South Portland High School (8.85), Jake Ledue of Westbrook High School (8.94) rounded out the state qualifiers
- Sr. 55 Meter Dash - Anthony Miller of Deering High School sprinted 6.72 for the victory just over Ethan Beaulier of Noble High School 6.74 a Jackson Mcmann of Cheverus High School (6.77), Ryan Jamison of Scarborough High School (6.79), Matt Kimball of Deering High School (6.85), David Swan of Bonny Eagle High School (6.96), Kyle Forbes of Thornton Academy (7.08), Ryan Baillargeon of Gorham High School (7.09). Beaulier had the top time out of the prelims (6.75).Next was Miller (6.79), followed by Mcmann (6.85), Kimball (6.88), Baillargeon (6.99), Swan (7.00), Jamison (7.01), Forbes (7.03), Cody Frazier of Massabesic High School (7.05), Nicholas Genesio of South Portland High School (7.05), Dan Medici of South Portland High School (7.07)
- Jr. 55 Meter Dash Andrew Smith of Thornton Academy drove to a 6.96 to win, and next was Brandon Richard of Noble High School (7.02) with Austin Doody of Scarborough High School (7.04) i n 3rd, Derek Boissonnault of Thornton Academy (7.08) Smith had the top time out of the prelims (6.94, which is also a new league record) Richard (7.08),
- 600 Yard Run -Brandon Cushman of Gorham High School held strong for a winning time of 1:16.33 with Jimmy Campbell of Cheverus High School on his heels in 1:16.63. They were followed by Mike Tudor of Scarborough High School (1:17.79), Joe Deroy of Gorham High School (1:18.20), Ben Farino of Scarborough High School (1:19.50), Andrew Rose of Cheverus High School (1:19.72), Jake Alofs of Scarborough High School (1:22.37)
- Sr 800 Meter Run - Darryl Wilkinson of South Portland High School ran a 2:03.51 that earned him the W (his best of the year with Mike Tudor of Scarborough High School in tow at 2:05.31, Jeremy Collins of Bonny Eagle High School (2:05.61), Thomas Salamone of South Portland High School (2:05.97), Nasareldin Zackaria of Westbrook High School (2:08.27), Adam Zieba of Cheverus High School (2:08.82)
- Jr 800 Meter Run Jon Gray of Gorham High School hustled to a 2:08.68 win, which is a new season best & breaks the league record followed by Jacob Bloom of Scarborough High School in 2:10.64
- Sr. High Jump - With the bar at 6-0, Magnes Lewis of Westbrook High School gets the gold, which is his best throw of the season, followed by: Calvin Fields of Windham High School (6-0), Billy Farrell of Deering High School (5-8), Michael Orne of Cheverus High School (5-8)
- Jr High Jump With the bar at 5-8, Ricardo Delgado of Deering High School gets the gold
- Sr. Long Jump - Hitting a big 20-1.75 jump, Anthony Miller of Deering High School wins in his first attempt at long jumping, followed by: James Ociti of Biddeford High School (19-10.25), Tyson Goodale of Bonny Eagle High School (19-9), Joe Slattery of Cheverus High School (19-5), Jackson Mcmann of Cheverus High School (19-3.25), Tony Sen of Deering High School (19-2.75), Patrick Rice of Windham High School (19-1.5)
- Jr. Long Jump - Hitting a big 19-5 jump, Andrew Smith of Thornton Academy wins with a huge leap
- One Mile Run - Jesse Orach of Gorham High School earned a 4:36.28 win and next was Robert Hall of Scarborough High School (4:42.41), Wout Moulin of Scarborough High School (4:42.81), Brady Foshay of Cheverus High School (4:43.25), Nate Gervais of Gorham High School (4:47.26), Matt Aceto of Scarborough High School (4:51.25), Austin T Gotts of South Portland High School (4:51.96)
- Pole Vault - With the bar at 11-6, Alec James of Scarborough High School gets the gold, followed by: Alex Johnson of Gorham High School (11-0), Sacre Bahati of South Portland High School (11-0)
- Sr. Shot Put -Bryan White of Deering High School hurled a victorious 53-10.75, which improved his state leading performance, his teammate Jared Bell of Deering High School (48-3) followed in 2nd. In 3rd with a huge personal best was David Lepauloe of Thornton Academy (47-9.75), in 4th was Sam Stewart of Noble High School (45-6), followed by Robbie Hamilton of Windham High School (44-5) in 5th , & Luke Libby of Thornton Academy (43-8.5) rounded out the podium finishers. Also throwing the state qualifying marks were Andrew Martel of Bonny Eagle High School (42-8.5), Eric Woodbury of Scarborough High School (42-3.5), Joseph Zelasko of South Portland High School (41-9.5)
- Jr. Shot Put Nice toss of 47-7.75 for Mike Pino of Scarborough High School who shattered the his own league record, Duncan Preston of South Portland High School (42-11.25) followed in 2nd, next was Ian Paul of Thornton Academy (42-10.75),
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Jr. Triple Jump - Travis Grant of Gorham High School jumped a 38-11.5 in his win on his final attempt
- Sr. Triple Jump - Patrick Rice of Windham High School lept 40-11.5 to get first, his top jump of the season, followed by Joe Slattery of Cheverus High School(39-4.5), Jd Hermann of Scarborough High School (39-2.75), Billy Farrell of Deering High School (39-2.25), Nicholas Genesio of South Portland High School (38-10.5)