Waterville Relays
Meet Results
While the Waterville Relays highlights the team aspect with several different relay events, the few individual races as the 1600m provided some outstanding early season performances. Bethanie Brown won the 1600m by almost a minute as she broke the 5 minute barrier with a fine 4:59.03. On the boys side indoor mile champion Harlow Ladd of Messalonskee & Lewiston's Mohammed Barre engaged in an epic duel that came down to a last lap sprint that saw Barre hold off Ladd 4:30.62 to 4:31.67, it was reported Barre completed the last lap in 61.x.
Other fine performances came from the 4x800 win by Lawrence girls (pictured left) as they broke 10 minutes with a school record 9:55.82 which also smashed the meet record of 10:29.49. Also breaking a meet record in the boys shuttle hurdle race was the team from Waterville 55.50, the old record was 55.84 just last year. In the girls 4x100 the Lady Panthers added another meet record with a 52.13 clocking. The Waterville girls would add another record in the 4x400m as they finished in 4:17.93, taking over a second off the old record of 4:19.07
Standout efforts also came from Mostaf Elfham (Lewiston) took the boys long jump with a personal best leap of 20-6. In the girls triple jump Alex Jenson of Waterville popped off a huge 36-0 1/4, she led her Waterville team to a win & new meet record distance of 102-8 1/4. Freshman Olivia Swan of Mt. Ararat won the high jump with a fine clearance of 5-1 which matches the state leader. Nick Margitza (Waterville) the indoor state champion launched his outdoor personal best of 51-1 for the win. Waterville's Nick Danner had a strong day in the javelin with a throw of 167-7
National Elite Marks
HS Girls | |||
1600 Meter Run | 4:59.03 | Bethanie Brown | Waterville High School |
Triple Jump | 36-0.25 | Alex Jenson | Waterville High School |
On-Site Coverage
Photos: Waterville Relays by maineswans
Videos
4 19 2012 Girls 1600m at Waterville Relays.mov | 4 19 2012 Mt Ararat Track at Waterville Relays | 4 19 2012 Lawrence girls 4x800 record at Waterville Relays |
Girls Highlights
- 1600 Meter Run - Bethanie Brown (Waterville High School) 4:59.03; Juli Vishe (Leavitt Area High School) 5:53.65; Myrril Hartkoph (Waterville High School) 5:53.78; Rebecca Hunsinger (Messalonskee High School) 5:53.94; Brennie Radulski (Mt. Ararat High School) 5:56.80;
- 4x100 Meter Relay - Waterville High School 52.13;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Waterville High School 4:17.93; Lawrence High School 4:23.13
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Lawrence High School 9:55.82; Waterville High School 10:19.85
- Discus - Andrea Eschenbrenner (Messalonskee High School) 92-6; Elizabeth Ferry (Winslow High School) 91-3.5; Rachael Bergeron (Waterville High School) 90-10; Natalia Atkins (Lewiston High School) 87-8;
- High Jump - Olivia Swan (Mt. Ararat High School) 5-1; Ashleigh Gagne (Waterville High School) 4-10; Courtney Mailly (Waterville High School) 4-10;
- Javelin - Natasha Wallace (Maine Central Insitute) 99-6; Andrea Eschenbrenner (Messalonskee High School) 89-8; Emily Deering (Messalonskee High School) 88-7; Megan Pelletier (Messalonskee High School) 87-0;
- Long Jump - Jade Canak (Erskine Academy) 15-1.5;
- Pole Vault - Georgia Bolduc (Waterville High School) 8-6; Ali James (Belfast Area High School) 7-9; Jane Ouullette (Belfast Area High School) 7-9; Gabby Bridger (Waterville High School) 7-0; Katie Cronkite (Maine Central Insitute) 7-0; Kelsey Grass (Belfast Area High School) 7-0;
- Shot Put - Andrea Eschenbrenner (Messalonskee High School) 31-8; Natasha Wallace (Maine Central Insitute) 31-5; Alliyah Veilleux (Winslow High School) 30-7; Katie Hughes (Maine Central Insitute) 30-4; Natalia Atkins (Lewiston High School) 29-7;
- Triple Jump - Alex Jenson (Waterville High School) 36-0.25; Ashleigh Gagne (Waterville High School) 34-7.25; Kellie Bolduc (Waterville High School) 32-1; Jade Canak (Erskine Academy) 31-8.25; Katie Smith (Winslow High School) 31-3; Samantha Alanis (Messalonskee High School) 29-8.25;
Boys Highlights
- 1600 Meter Run - Mohammed Barre (Lewiston High School) 4:30.62; Harlow Ladd (Messalonskee High School) 4:31.67; Andy Reifman-Packett (Mt. Ararat High School) 4:49.63; Nathan Mackenzie (Mt. Ararat High School) 4:49.97;
- Discus - Nick Margitza (Waterville High School) 129-8;
- High Jump - Darien Acero (Waterville High School) 5-7; Justin Jabar (Waterville High School) 5-7; Max Brown (Waterville High School) 5-7; Mostafa Elfaham (Lewiston High School) 5-7;
- Javelin - Nick Danner (Waterville High School) 167-7;
- Long Jump - Mostafa Elfaham (Lewiston High School) 20-6; Marcus Riley (Belfast Area High School) 19-2.5;
- Pole Vault - Devin Burgess (Waterville High School) 11-6; Curtis Warren (Belfast Area High School) 10-0; Tom Ferguson (Erskine Academy) 10-0; Sam Zarfos (Waterville High School) 10-0;
- Shot Put - Nick Margitza (Waterville High School) 51-1; Rudy Pandora (Lewiston High School) 49-3.5; Josh Philbrook (Nokomis High School) 41-4;
- Triple Jump - Max Brown (Waterville High School) 40-9.75; Jordhan Levine (Waterville High School) 40-3.25; Jake Dumas (Lewiston High School) 39-2; Marcus Riley (Belfast Area High School) 38-11.25; Grant Richards (Belfast Area High School) 38-9; Mason Travers (Lawrence High School) 38-2.75; Zachary Sutherland (Messalonskee High School) 38-2.25; Anthony Bellavia (Waterville High School) 37-9.5; Mostafa Elfaham (Lewiston High School) 37-9.5;