Youth advance in track and field

   Kathy Mazzuchelli, Northern District Coordinator for the Hershey Youth Track and Field Program, announced that nearly 100 area athletes will be traveling to Bangor July 6 to participate in the Hershey Youth Track and Field Program State Finals. More than 230 boys and girls from 13 towns converged on the Caribou High School Track to vie for the chance to travel to the State Finals of this national program.  
COMPETE – Houlton’s Zachary Fitzpatrick, left, gives it his all in the softball throw at last Tuesday’s Hershey Track and Field district meet, held in Caribou, while Kristen Brewer of Houlton runs in the  400-meter dash.
    The Hershey Track and Field Program is a program designed to encourage fitness through simple running, throwing and jumping activities. Mazzuchelli noted that annually, the Hershey Foods Corporation brings over 500 young athletes and chaperones to the National Finals of the program in Hershey, Pennsylvania in August.
    The youngsters that place first in their event at the state meet will be pooled with youngsters from other states and provinces in their region. The region will include Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
    Although some youngsters might not have the best times or distances in the region, Mazzuchelli noted that Hershey requires a minimum of five delegates from every state and Canadian province in North America be represented at the finals.
    The top four finishers from all the districts in Maine will converge on Cameron Stadium in Bangor on July 6 to vie for the top spot in their event. The Houlton Recreation Department will have 19 youth continuing on.
RELAY WINNERS – Winning the 4×100 meter relay at last Tuesday’s Hershey Track and Field district meet, held in Caribou were, from left, Allix Hanson, Destiny Russell, Lily Hanning and Molly Veysey.
    Results of the District Meet:    Ages 9-10, girls, Kolleen Bouchard, 100 meter dash, second; softball throw, first and 4×100 relay, fourth; Carolyn Mooers, standing long jump, fourth and 4 x 100 relay, fourth; Rebecca Mooers, 4×100 relay, fourth and softball throw, sixth; Emily Miller, 4×100 relay, fourth.    Ages 9-10, boys, Zachary Fitzpatrick, softball throw, third and 4×100 relay, fourth; Logan Tribou, 4×100 relay, fourth and 200 meter dash, seventh; Sam Ellis, 4×100 relay, fourth and 400 meter dash, fifth; and Tyler Cox, 4×100 relay, fourth and 200 meter dash, eighth.    
    Ages 11-12, girls, Amelia Hanning, 100 meter dash, third and standing long jump, seventh; Kristen Brewer, standing long jump, sixth.            
    Ages 11-12, boys, Cameron E. Clark, 400 meter dash, third; 4×100 relay, third and standing long jump, second; Joshua Sutton, 4×100 relay, third; Isaiha Littleton, 4×100 relay, third and standing long jump, sixth and Dawson McLaughlin, 4×100 relay, third.
TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES — Competing in the Hershey Track and Field program, sponsored by the Houlton Parks and Recreation Department, are from left, front, Rylee Warman, Amelia Hanning, Isaiha Littleton, Logan Tribou, Sam Ellis, Carolyn Mooers, Tyler Cox and Rebecca Mooers; middle, Abbie Angotti, Kristen Brewer, Jessica Drew, Emily Miller, Cameron Clark, Dawson McLaughlin, Maraya Zuriak, Lexi Fore, Kianna Folsom and Zach Fitzpatrick; back, Isaac Cone, Sarah McGillicuddy, Kolleen Bouchard, Allix Hanson, Molly Veysey, Emily Mooers, Cameron Clark, Destiny Russell, Lily Hanning, Joshua Sutton and Mattaoe Zuriak. Absent from photograph was Sydney Ellis.       
    Ages 13-14, girls, Emily Mooers, 100 meter dash, second; 200 meter dash, third and standing long jump, third; Destiny Russell, 100 meter dash, fourth; softball throw, fourth and 4×100 relay, first; Allix Hanson, 4×100 relay, first; 200 meter dash, sixth and softball throw, fifth; Lily Hanning,    4×100 relay, first; 100 meter dash, fifth and softball throw, seventh; Molly Veysey, 4×100 relay, first; 200 meter dash, eighth and standing long jump, seventh.
    Ages 13-14, boys, Isaac Cone, standing long jump, first; 100 meter dash, second and 200 meter dash, second; Cameron J. Clark, 100-meter dash, fifth and softball throw, eighth.    
    Other members of the Houlton track team were: Kianna Folsom, Sydney Ellis, Maraya Zuriak, Rylee Warman, Sarah McGillicuddy, Lexi Fore, Jessica Brewer, Abby Angotti and Mattaoe Zuriak.