Jake Leithiser

We have been putting our research hats on this summer to dig deep into the archives, and today's event is the boys' long jump.

We have been putting our research hats on this summer to dig deep into the archives, and today's event is the boys' 300m hurdles.

Maine Outdoor T&F State Championship Class B Boys Top 100 Performances in every event from 1994-present

Maine High School Boys All-Time Long Jump State Champions 1989-Present

Top 50 Maine Boys Performances in every event from the New England Indoor Track & Field Championships since 2000.

Top 25 Performers Class B Boys State Indoor Track & Field Championship meet.

Maine Boys Outdoor Track and Field All-Time Top Ten Marks.

Top 25 Performers Class B Boys State Indoor Track & Field Championship meet since 2001

Class B Boys Indoor Track & Field State Meet Top 25 Boys Performances By Event from 1999- present.

Class B Boys Indoor Track & Field State Meet Top 25 Boys Performances By Event from 1994-present.

Class B Boys Indoor Track & Field State Meet Top 25 Boys Performances By Event from 2000-present.

Round 1 of our boys track madness voting is underway. Vote for who you think should advance to round 2 as we select the outdoor athlete of the decade.

ORONO, Maine — Track and field teams need versatile athletes to be competitive, and the University of Maine men's team features several for the spring season. Jake Leithiser, a redshirt junior who graduated from Old Town High School in 2011, has already put himself into the record books at UMaine. [...] (via The Bangor Daily News)

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Jake Leithiser (Old Town) ripped a new state leader & personal best in the 300m hurdles on Friday at the PVC meet @ Bucksport. Leithiser held the current state leader but lowered by almost .5 seconds with his outstanding 39.32 performance, Jake also added a state tying 6-3 clearance in the high jump. For complete highlughts & results click the headline.

 The PVC-EMITL All-Conference Teams have been announced, check out who excelled during the 2010-2011 indoor season.

  Mt. Ararat’s McKenzie Gary continued his impressive indoor track season with 2 podium finishes at the 24th New England Championships.  Gary leapt 22ft on his final attempt in the long jump to move into 4th place, his best before his final jump was 21-8. McKenzie came back in the 300m to clock 35.56 to finish 4th once again. The time is the 2nd fastest in Maine State history just behind Cam Cormier (Bangor, HS) 35.52 back in 2007. To read more highlights, view videos and photos click the headline

The Waterville girls took the girls Class B state title holding off a strong challenge from the runner-up Greely. The Purple Panthers scored 80 points to the Rangers 73.5. For Waterville they were paced by double winner Bethanie Brown (mile & 2mile)& Olivia Thurston (400m- new state record) plus a meet capping 4x200m relay win, while the Falmouth Boys dominated the field scoring 91 points to outdistance runner-up Waterville (68) by 23 points. The Yachtsmen got wins from Reid Pryzant (Hurdles & LJ), Will Wegener (400m & 200m) & the 4x200m relay.  FULL RESULTS | RACE VIDEOS

Check out a new feature here at MaineTrackXC called A Closer Look. From time to time we will compare two top athletes to see how their personal bests over several events compare, as well as look at any head to head matchups they may have had against eachother.  The two athletes featured in this week's A Closer Look are McKenzie Gary (Mt. Ararat) & Jake Leithiser (Old Town). Gary currently has the state leading long jump (21-8), and had 2 other state leading performances earlier in the season, right now he's ranked #2 in the 400m and the triple jump. Additionally he has state qualifying marks in the 55m, and 200m. Leithiser currently has 3 state leading invdividual performances 55 hurdles (7.97), 400m (51.60) & High Jump (6-4) along with a leg on the state leading 4x200m relay. In addition to those marks he has qualified for states in the 55m, 200m, long jump. Click on the headline to take A Closer Look at these two outstanding athletes.

MaineTrackXC exclusive: Check out the Maine athletes or relays ranked in the top 50 nationally this week. The boys have 19 performances, while the girls have 8. Click headline to see who is ranked in the top 50!

MaineTrackXC exclusive: Maine Athletes qualified for the New Balance Indoor National Meet, check it out to see who has punched their ticket to NYC in March.