Top Hershey track athletes reach States
CARIBOU — Three hundred and twenty six youngsters from 10 communities converged on the Caribou High School Track last Tuesday to compete in the Northern Regional Finals of the Hershey Youth Track and Field Games.
The top four divisional winners in each event will travel to Bangor on Tuesday, July 2 to vie for the state title and possibly a spot on the Region 6 team which will travel to the National Finals in Hershey, Pa. Aug. 1-4.
Staff photos/Kevin Sjoberg
CARTER JACKSON of Presque Isle gives it his all in the softball throw during last Tuesday’s Hershey Track and Field meet.
JONAH ROY of Presque Isle focuses as he gets ready to take off in the 100-meter dash at last Tuesday’s Hershey Track and Field District Meet.
BRYAN ANTHONY of Mars Hill make an attempt in the standing long jump at last Tuesday’s Hershey Track and Field District Meet in Caribou.
The Hershey’s Track and Field Games have been a national event and now a North American event for the past 29 years. Initiated as a playground track and field program in 1975 in Charleston, W. Va., by Dr. Donald P Cohen, Hershey’s Track & Field Games has become the largest youth sports program of its kind in North America. The program was offered on a statewide level in West Virginia in 1976, became a 10 state regional event in 1977, and was offered nationally in 1978. The program expanded to a North American Final in 1996.
Meets are held in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the 10 provinces and three territories of Canada and recently Puerto Rico. State/provincial finalists are eligible for selection to regional teams.
Region Six is comprised of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Once the scores from each state and province are tabulated, a regional team is formed for the National Finals. To ensure fair representation of participants from all states, districts, territories and provinces, a minimum of five finalists are selected from each state/province group to be part of the regional team that will attend the North American Final.
Several Aroostook County youth have traveled to the National Finals of the program and enjoyed an all-expense paid trip, which includes a day at Hershey Park.
Placing in the top four at the Northern Regional Final and earning a berth in the state meet were the following:
Girls 9-10
50-meter dash: first, Lacy Pelletier, Fort Kent, 8.134 seconds; second, Mia Theriault, Caribou, 8.57; third, Z’Niya Cooley, Caribou, 8.599; and fourth, Sadie Thompson, Houlton, 8.653.
100-meter dash: first, Nancy Martin, Fort Kent, 17.255; second, Brooke Moir, Woodland, 17.335; third, Elizabeth Hotham, Mars Hill, 17.507; and fourth, Megan Brewer, Mars Hill, 17.711.
200-meter dash: first, Pelletier, 33.352; second, Theriault, 36.977; third, Sabra Scott, Houlton, 37.378; and fourth, Cooley, 37.474.
400-meter dash: first, Edie Shea, Caribou, 1:27.923; second, Lacey Jandreau, Ashland, 1:34.352; third, Camryn Ala, Fort Fairfield, 1:37.535; and fourth, Elizabeth Zell, Caribou, 1:39.65.
4×100-meter relay: first, Caribou I, 1:14.82; second, Houlton II, 1:18.243; third, Fort Fairfield, 1:23.455; and fourth, Houlton I, 1:23.82.
Softball throw: first, Moir, 87 feet, 4 inches; second, Pelletier, 80 feet, 3 inches; third, Ala, 64 feet, 3 inches; and fourth, Liberty Fulton, Mars Hill, 63 feet, 11 inches.
Standing long jump: first, Shea, 5 feet, 9.25 inches; second, Thompson, 5 feet, 5.5 inches; third, Amy Gerritsen, Mars Hill, 5 feet, 5.5 inches; and fourth, Martin, 5 feet, 4 inches.
Boys 9-10
50-meter dash: first, Carter Belanger, Caribou, 8.339 seconds; second, Ryan Austin, Caribou, 8.471; third, Jacob Devine, Presque Isle, 8.473; and fourth, Jeremiah Goff, Houlton, 8.831.
100-meter dash: first, Sawyer Deprey, Caribou, 15.836; second, Jordan Duplessie, Caribou, 15.952; third, Jonah Roy, Presque Isle, 16.303; and fourth, Ari Plante, Caribou, 16.484.
200-meter dash: first, Ethan Holdsworth, Caribou, 34.432; second, Malachi Willey, Caribou, 34.473; third, Camden Michaud, Easton, 34.871; and fourth, Brandon Broshito, Houlton, 35.342.
400-meter dash: first, Holdsworth, 1:17.28; second, Plante, 1:18.166; third, Carter Pelletier, Fort Kent, 1:18.75; and fourth, Michaud, 1:19.878.
4×100-meter relay: first, Caribou II, 1:09.81; second, Caribou I, 1:11.143; third, Houlton, 1:12.204; and fourth, Caribou III, 1:14.964.
Softball throw: first, Deprey, 112 feet; second, Caleb Espling, Caribou, 105 feet, 1 inch; third, Holdsworth, 100 feet; and fourth, Pelletier, 87 feet.
Standing long jump: first, Diego Fleury, Caribou, 6 feet, 6 inches; second, Belanger, 6 feet, 5.5 inches; third, Brandon Rushto, Houlton, 6 feet, 5 inches; and fourth, Michaud, 6 feet, 4.25 inches.
Girls 11-12
100-meter dash: first, Libby Moreau, Presque Isle, 13.903 seconds; second, Dolice Tanguay, Fort Kent, 14.208; third, Brianne Thibeault, Madawaska, 14.59; and fourth, Emma Hixon, Caribou, 14.71.
200-meter dash: first, Alexis Rodriquez, Caribou, 31.32; second, Tanguay, 32.003; third, Moreau, 32.65; and fourth, Hixon, 32.864.
400-meter dash: first, Isabelle Jandreau, Madawaska, 1:14.189; second, Mariah Mink, Caribou, 1:18.323; third, Ashley Cowley, Easton, 1:22.18; and fourth, Espling, 1:22.864.
800-meter dash: first, Rodriquez, Caribou, 2:55.672; second, Jessica Halsey, Fort Fairfield, 3:11.23; third, Mink, 3:14.413; and fourth, Taylor Skidgel, Caribou, 3:18.439.
4×100-meter relay: first, Caribou III, 1:04.545; second, Presque Isle, 1:09.237; third, Fort Kent, 1:09.74; and fourth, Caribou II, 1:10.041.
Softball throw: first, Emily Adler, Caribou, 117 feet, 3 inches; second, Rodriquez, 116 feet, 3 inches; third, Hollie McDougal, Woodland, 115 feet, 1 inch; and fourth, Abbie Worthley, Houlton, 111 feet, 7 inches. Standing long jump: first, Espling, 6 feet, 9.5 inches; second, Mink, 6 feet, 8 inches; third, Moreau, 6 feet, 6 inches; and fourth, Thibeault, 6 feet, 4 inches.
Boys 11-12
100-meter dash: first, Bryce Lausier, Fort Kent, 14.7; second, Camden Jandreau, Fort Kent, 14.9; third, Luc Perreault, Van Buren, 15.345; and fourth, Connor DeMerchant, Caribou, 15.464.
200-meter dash: first, Austin Findlen, New Sweden, 30.801; second, Lausier, 32.365; third, Jandreau, 32.52; and fourth, Sam Ellis, Houlton, 33.897.
400-meter dash: first, Trace Cyr, Presque Isle, 1:07.093; second, Beau Learnard, Van Buren, 1:11.58; third, Ellis, 1:12.448; and fourth, Joshua Stanley, Fort Kent, 1:12.553.
800-meter run: first, Cyr, 2:49.213; second, Learnard, 2:52.969; third, Stanley, 2:56.314; and fourth, Blake Thivierge, Van Buren, 2:59.467.
4×100-meter relay: first, Fort Kent, 1:04.682; second, Presque Isle, 1:07.897; third, Caribou II, 1:08.859; and fourth, Houlton, 1:12.922.
Softball throw: first, Jandreau, 132 feet, 10 inches; second, Lausier, 125 feet, 5 inches; third, Findlen, 122 feet, 9 inches; and fourth, Benoit Levesque, Caribou, 122 feet, 7 inches.
Standing long jump: first, Holden Stoutamyer, Presque Isle, 7 feet, 4.25 inches; second, Findlen, Caribou, 6 feet, 9.5 inches; third, Cyr, 6 feet, 6.5 inches; and fourth, Stanley, 6 feet, 6.5 inches.
Girls 13-14
100-meter dash: first, Bailey Bellefleur, Fort Kent, 13.221 seconds; second, Megan Thornton, Woodland, 14.291; third, JoJo Fields, Caribou, 14.4; and fourth, Zoe Gerakaris, Caribou, 14.731.
200-meter dash: first, Bellefleur, 29.832; second, Simone Michaud, Woodland, 30.55; third, Gerkaris, 30.878; and fourth, Hannah Nadeau, Madawaska, 30.961.
800-meter run: first, Jenna Dugal, Madawaska, 2:52.515; second, Keara McCrum, Mars Hill, 2:56.15; third, Kendra Furber, New Sweden, 3:00.61; and fourth, Julia Page, Caribou, 3:06.807.
1,600-meter run: first, Hope Shea, Caribou, 6:11.506; second, Dugal, 6:11.9; third, Sara Greenier, Woodland, 6:50.21; and fourth, Anya O’Meara, New Sweden, 6:52.
4×100-meter relay: first, Caribou, 59.125; and second, Woodland, 59.611.
Softball throw: first, Cassidy Pelletier, Ashland, 159 feet, 10 inches; second, Shea, 138 feet, 8 inches; third, Nadeau, 127 feet, 10 inches; and fourth, Thornton, 123 feet, 5 inches.
Standing long jump: first, Emily Sjoberg, Presque Isle, 7 feet, .5 inches; second, Maranda Anthony, Mars Hill, 7 feet; third, Michaud, 6 feet, 11 inches; and fourth, Simone Martin, Fort Kent, 6 feet, 9.5 inches.
Boys 13-14
100-meter dash: first, Apollo Grondin, Caribou, 13.17 seconds; second, Josh Sutton, Houlton, 13.523; third, Dylan Paddleford, Caribou, 13.762; and fourth, Zack Nadeau, Fort Kent, 14.137.
200-meter dash: first, Dustin Alward, Presque Isle, 29.275 seconds; second, Maxwell Ouellette, Fort Kent, 30.474; third, Alex Nissenbaum, Fort Kent, 31.669; and fourth, Noah Rosado, Caribou, 31.852.
800-meter run: first, Evan Michaud, Caribou, 2:37.67; second, Alward, 2:38.859; third, Niko Naranja, Fort Kent, 2:44.87; and fourth, Corey Jandreau, Caribou, 2:45.
1,600-meter run: Dawson Hebert, Caribou, 6:00; second, William Bridges, Presque Isle, 6:03.993; and third, Caleb McNaughton, Fort Kent 6:05.051.
4×100-meter relay: first, Fort Kent, 57.383; second, Caribou II, 57.782; third, Presque Isle, 59.611; and fourth, Caribou I, 1:01.71.
Softball throw: first, Seth Beidelman, 156 feet, 9 inches; second, Grondin, 149 feet, 2 inches; third, Trombley, 142 feet, 2 inches; and fourth, Cole Winslow, Houlton, 139 feet. 9 inches.
Standing long jump: first, Winslow, 7 feet, 4 inches; second, Naranja, 7 feet; third, Ethan Carver, Houlton, 6 feet, 10 inches; and fourth, Scott Bray, Woodland, 6 feet, 9.5 inches.
