Busy week concludes for local track and field teams
By Kevin Sjoberg
Sports Reporter
Following last Wednesday’s Aroostook League championship meet, Presque Isle and Caribou hosted other competitions that took place Saturday and Monday.
Saturday’s meet was scheduled, while Monday’s was a make-up from May 14.
It made for a busy week for the local squads, who are now preparing for conference and state events coming up over the next two weekends.
At Presque Isle Saturday, all the Aroostook County schools showed up along with Central of East Corinth.
In the boys’ meet, PI’s 4 X 800 relay team, consisting of Matt Eager, Thomas Freeman, Logan Thibeau and Joel Shay, was the winner in 9:22.
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JOEL SHAY of the Presque Isle Wildcats darts toward the finish line to complete the 4 X 800 relay during Saturday’s meet in Presque Isle.
The Wildcats’ 4 X 100 team of Sam Clukey, Isaac Estey, Ben Sipe and Logan Good also came out on top in 47.1 seconds.
Eager placed first in the 3,200 with a 10:32 clocking. Fort Fairfield’s Jahleel Williams and PI’s Mitchell Ayotte tied for first in the triple jump at 38 feet, 8 inches.
Andrew Lewis of Fort Fairfield won the discus at 114 feet, 8 inches and Zach Lunney of PI the shot put at 38 feet, 7 inches.
For girls, Washburn’s Carsyn Koch won the 1,600-meter run in 5:29, while Katy Donovan won the javelin at 94 feet, 2 inches.
Monday’s meet in Caribou included only PI, FF, FK and the host Vikings.
Local boys winners were Sipe in the 100 (11.5 seconds), Lewis in the high jump (5-4) and the discus (116-2), Williams in the long jump (18 feet, 7-1/2 inches), Justin Good in the javelin (121 feet) and Lunney in the shot put (39-6).
In the girls’ meet, winners included Nicole Giberson of FF in the 400 (1:07), Emily Wright of PI in the 3,200 (13:35), Kaitlyn Kinsey of FF in the high jump (4-4) and Donovan in the javelin (97-5) and the discus (91-5).
