HOULTON, Maine — Chris Rines, Houlton’s track and field coach, is pleased with his team’s individual athleticism, as several members have hit qualifying marks. Last Friday in Presque Isle, team members showed they were contenders in the Aroostook County League Meet.
Isaiah Brown hit a sub-five minute in the 1,600 meter for the first time ever, while Josh Upton, Austin Brown and Natalie Hill tried new events. Upton participated in the 4×400 meter relay; A. Brown competed in the high jump and finished in a two-way tie for third; and Hill made her debut in the javelin, as she qualified for States provisionally on her second throw, Rines noted.
Rines is very pleased with Olivia Winslow’s progress in the 1,600 meter, as well.
“She has consistently dropped time off in every meet this season,” he said.
The girls 4 x 400 meter relay team of Emily Mooers, Madelene Anderson, Olivia White and Rylee Warman grabbed second out of five teams during last Friday’s meet.
The Aroostook County League Meet is one of three post season track and field championships.
“For several athletes this would serve as one of the last opportunities for them to hit qualifying marks for the PVC Small School and State championships,” Rines said. “Many of our athletes took the challenge and despite severe wind conditions, were able to hit personal record marks, several of whom improved their already qualifying times to better their seed in the championships to come.”
Girls: 100 meter, Hill, fifth, 14.01 and Emma Drew, 10, 14.85; 200 meter, Hill, second, 28.80; Mooers, fourth, 30.34; Drew, 11, 33.36; White, 12, 33.86; and Chloe Davis, 16, 35.88; 400 meter, Hill, second, 1:07.26; Mooers, third, 1:07.61; Warman, ninth, 1:14.82; White, 10, 1:16.67; Davis, 12, 1:23.36; Anderson, 13, 1:23.69 and Winslow, 14, 1:29.62; 800 meter, Warman, third, 2:49.18 and Winslow, ninth, 3:20.38; and 1,600 meter, Taylor Reed, 11, 6:50.26 and Winslow, 13, 7:13.06.
Field events, javelin, Hill, fifth, 82 feet, 2 inches; Hannah Foley, 14, 65 feet, 1 inch; Drew, 13, 68 feet, 4 inches and White, 21, 55 feet, 2 inches; discus, Foley, 17, 57 feet, 1 inch and Anderson, 25, 44 feet, 8 inches; shot put, Foley, 17, 20 feet, 10.25 inches; Anderson, 18, 20 feet, 7.25 inches; and Drew, 21, 19 feet, 2.5 inches.
Placing second in the 4×400 meter relay were Davis, Anderson, White and Mooers with a time of 5:05.94. The Houlton girls accumulated 44 points as a team.
Boys: 100 meter, A. Brown, second, 12.00; Upton, 10, 12.64; Tre Whitney, 16, 13.04; Caleb Dube of Hodgdon, 17, 13.12; Nathan Bouchard, 18, 13.15; and Tim Glatter, 26, 14.00; 200 meter, A. Brown, third, 25.14; Dube, 12, 27.50; Whitney, 15, 27.60; Bouchard, 17, 28.00; and Seth Bond of Hodgdon, 20, 28.30; 400 meter, Bouchard, fourth, 1:03.41; Whitney, fifth, 1:03.95; Dube, sixth, 1:04.01 and Isaac Lufkin of Hodgdon, 12, 1:20.69; 800 meter, I. Brown, fourth, 2:16.14 and Adam Casillas, 11, 2:37.15; 1,600 meter, I. Brown, fourth, 4:59.63 and Casillas, 10, 5:42.32.
Results in the high jump, A. Brown, third, 5 feet, 4 inches and Bond, 11, 4 feet, 8 inches; long jump, A. Brown, sixth, 17 feet, 3 inches; Dube, 11, 15 feet, 4 inches; and Bond, 14, 13 feet, 5 inches; javelin, Glatter, 12, 96 feet, 7 inches; discus, Upton, second, 100 feet, 6 inches; Glatter, 12, 87 feet, 4 inches; and Damon Reynolds, 21, 72 feet, 8 inches; and shot put, Upton, second, 38 feet, 2.25 inches; Reynolds, 15, 28 feet, 2.25 inches; and Glatter, 15, 28 feet, 2.25 inches.
The Houlton boys 4×400 meter relay of Casillas, Whitney, Bouchard and I. Brown finished fourth in a time of 4:24.23. The boys totaled 48 points.
During last Friday’s meet, several personal records were set, according to Rines. Bouchard in the 100 and 200 meter; A. Brown, high jump; I. Brown, 800 and 1,600 meter; Glatter, 100 meter, discus and shot put; Reynolds, discus; Upton, 100 meter and discus; Anderson, 400 meter, discus and shot put; Drew, 100 meter; Hill, 100 and 200 meter and javelin; Mooers, 200 and 400 meter; White, 200 meter and Winslow, 800 and 1,600 meter.
Heading the PVC Small School championships are: Drew, javelin; Hill, 100, 200, 400 and 800 meter and javelin; Mooers, 100, 200, 400 and 800 meter; Warman, 800 meter; A. Brown, 100 and 200 meter, along with long jump and high jump; I. Brown, 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter; and Upton, shot put.
Hill will have to choose four of her five qualified events to compete in, while the Houlton team is looking to possibly do the 4×400 girls, as well as the 4×100 and 4×400 for boys.
