BREWER — More than 150 boys and girls from Aroostook County battled rainy conditions on July 2 to compete in the state finals of the Hershey Youth Track and Field Program. When the meet ended, the local delegation captured nearly 75 percent of all the top-four place finishes to dominate the competition.
Participants representing all 50 states as well as all 10 provinces and three territories of Canada are eligible to qualify for the North American Finals, which this year will be held Aug. 1-4 in Hershey, Pa.
Pioneer Times photograph/Gloria Austin
HERSHEY TRACK AND FIELD — Participating on the Houlton Parks and Recreation Department’s Hershey Track and Field team are, from left, first row, Hope Royal, Natalie Delucca, Mia Henderson, Sadie Thompson, Samantha Johnson, Amelia Botting, Ella Crockett, Eden Davis and Sam Ellis; second row, Alyssa Abbotoni, Josh McGillicuddy, Elijah Neureuther, Brandon Roshto, Jeremiah Goff, Paige Royal, Emma Drew, Isabel Cyr and Sydney Ellis; third row, Isaac Vega, Madison Grant, Kahaitlyn Prosser, Emma Foster, Makaila Morrill, Sabra Scott, Olivia Nadeau and Abbie Worthley; back row, Lauren McGillicuddy, Grace Johnson, Josh Sutton, Elizabeth Phillips, Sydney Lorom, Nolan Jacobs, Nate DeLucca and Cameron Callnan. Absent from the photograph are Cole Winslow, Hannah Pierce, Dylan Jurson and Ethan Carter.
Youngsters competing in Maine are part of the Region 6 team which includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island as well as all the Atlantic provinces and Newfoundland. Once all the state and provincial meets are completed, all winners are eligible to qualify for the North American Final. To ensure fair representation of all 50 states and Canadian provinces and territories, a minimum of five finalists are selected from each state/provincial group to be part of the regional team attending the North American Final.
Northern Regional Representative Kathy Mazzuchelli from the Caribou Parks and Recreation Department praises the program and notes that over the years a large contingent of youngsters from Aroostook County have had the opportunity to attend the National Finals. She noted that the results from this year’s state meet looked good for another contingent of youth from northern Maine to head to Hershey in August.
A complete list of top-four results from the state finals for Aroostook County athletes are as follows:
Girls’ 50-meter dash, ages 9-10: third, Lacy Pelletier, Fort Kent, 8.75 seconds; and fourth, Mia Theriault, Caribou, 8.99.
Boys’ 50-meter dash 9-10: first, Carter Belanger, Caribou, 8.59 seconds; second, Jacob Devine, Presque Isle, 8.75; and third, Ryan Austin, Caribou, 8.78.
Girls’ 100-meter dash 9-10: second, Brooke Moir, Woodland, 17.48 seconds; third, Elizabeth Hotham, Mars Hill, 17.76; and fourth, Nancy Martin, Fort Kent, 17.83.
Boys’ 100-meter dash 9-10: second, Sawyer Deprey, Caribou, 16.86 seconds; third, Jonah Roy, Presque Isle, 16.91; and fourth, Jordan Duplessie, Caribou, 17.46.
Girls’ 100-meter dash 11-12: first, Moreau, 15.08 seconds; second, Dolice Tanguay, Fort Kent, 15.18; third, Emma Hixon, Caribou, 15.48; and fourth, Brianne Thibeault, Madawaska, 15.55.
Boys’ 100-meter dash 11-12: second, Bryce Lausier, Fort Kent, 15.34 seconds; third, Camden Jandreau, Fort Kent, 15.66; and fourth, Connor DeMerchant, Presque Isle, 15.76.
Girls’ 100-meter dash 13-14: first, Bellefleur, 13.98 seconds; second, Jo Jo Fields, Caribou, 14.12; and fourth, Megan Thornton, Woodland, 14.53.
Boys’ 100-meter dash 13-14: first, Apollo Grondin, Caribou, 13.59 seconds; second, Zack Nadeau, Fort Kent, 14.28; and fourth, Dylan Paddleford, Caribou, 14.97.
Girls’ 1,600-meter run 13-14: third, Jenna Dugal, Madawaska, 6:12.99; and fourth, Hope Shea, Caribou, 6:24.68.
Boys’ 1,600-meter run 13-14: second, Caleb McNaughton, Fort Kent, 6:06.98; third, Dawson Hebert, Caribou, 6:10.31; and fourth, William Bridges, Presque Isle, 6:11.27.
Girls’ 400-meter dash 9-10: second, Edie Shea, Caribou, 1:27.23; third, Lacey Jandreau, Ashland, 1:31.27; and fourth, Elizabeth Zell, Caribou, 1:36.57.
Boys’ 400-meter dash 9-10: first, Ethan Holdsworth, Caribou, 1:18.77; second, Ari Plante, Caribou, 1:20.34; third, Camden Michaud, Easton, 1:21.08; and fourth, Carter Pelletier, Fort Kent, 1:23.76.
Girls’ 400-meter dash 11-12: second, Isabelle Jandreau, Madawaska, 1:16.49; third, Paige Espling, Caribou, 1:17.79; and fourth, Mariah Mink, Caribou, 1:18.01.
Boys’ 400-meter dash 11-12: first, Cyr, 1:11.54; second, Beau Learnard, Van Buren, 1:12.47; third, Joshua Stanley, Fort Kent, 1:17.09; and fourth, Sam Ellis, Houlton, 1:18.45.
Girls’ 800-meter run 11-12: second, Alexis Rodriquez, Caribou, 2:49.02; and third, Mink, 3:09.15.
Boys’ 800-meter run 11-12: first, Stanley, 2:55.17; second, Blake Thivierge, Van Buren, 3:03.22; third, Cyr, 3:04.78; and fourth, Learnard, 3:05.93.
Girls’ 800-meter run 13-14: third, Keara McCrum, Mars Hill, 2:50.37; and fourth, Dugal, 2:50.45.
Boys’ 800-meter run 13-14: first, Dustin Alward, Presque Isle, 2:37.78; second, Corey Jandreau, Caribou, 2:42.28; and third, Niko Naranja, Fort Kent, 2:43.63.
Girls’ 200-meter dash 9-10: first, Lacy Pelletier, Fort Kent, 34.07 seconds; and fourth, Mia Theriault, Caribou, 37.47.
Boys’ 200-meter dash 9-10: second, Malachi Willey, Caribou, 35.63 seconds; third, Brandon Rushto, Houlton, 36.13; and fourth, C. Michaud, 36.25.
Girls’ 200-meter dash 11-12: first, Tanguay, 31.61 seconds; second, Rodriquez, Caribou, 31.97; third, Moreau, 32.27; and fourth, Hixon, 32.28.
Boys’ 200-meter dash 11-12: second, Austin Findlen, New Sweden, 31.18 seconds; third, Lausier, 31.32; fourth, C. Jandreau, 32.69.
Girls’ 200-meter dash 13-14: first, Bellefleur, 29.69.
Boys’ 200-meter dash 13-14: first, Alward, 29.51; third, Maxwell Ouellette, Fort Kent, 30.17; and fourth, Noah Rosado, Caribu, 32.41.
Girls’ 4×100 meter relay 9-10: first, Caribou A, 1:13.3; second, Houlton B, 1:17.66; third, Fort Fairfield A, 1:22.16; and fourth, Houlton A, 1:23.56.
Boys’ 4×100 meter relay 9-10: first, Presque Isle A, 1:08.01; second, Caribou A, 1:10.43; third, Caribou B, 1:13.3; and fourth, Houlton A, 1:13.96.
Girls’ 4×100 meter relay 11-12: first, Caribou A, 1:04.6; second, Fort Kent A, 1:06.34; third, Presque Isle A, 1:06.74; and fourth, Caribou B, 1:10.58.
Boys’ 4×100 meter relay 11-12: first, Fort Kent A, 1:04.3; second, Presque Isle A, 1:07.59; third, Houlton A, 1:08.48; and fourth, Caribou A, 1:09.9.
Boys’ 4×100 meter relay 13-14: first, Fort Kent A, 59.76; and second, Caribou B, 1:02.33.
Girls’ standing long jump 9-10: second, Sadie Thompson, Houlton, 5 feet, 5.25 inches.
Boys’ standing long jump 9-10: first, Rushto, 6-5.5; second, C. Michaud, 6-5; third, Belanger, 6-4.25; and fourth, Diego Fleury, Caribou, 6-0.
Girls’ standing long jump 11-12: first, Moreau, 6-5.75; second, Mink, 6.5.5; third, Espling, 6-5; and fourth, Brianne Thibeault, Madawaska, 5-9.25
Boys’ standing long jump 11-12: first, Cyr, 7-0.5; second, Holden Stoutamyer, Presque Isle, 6-11.5; third, Stanley, 6-8.75; and fourth, Findlen, 6-4.75.
Girls’ standing long jump 13-14: first, Simone Martin, Fort Kent, 6-11.75; and second, Emily Sjoberg, Presque Isle, 6-8.
Boys’ standing long jump 13-14: third, Cole Winslow, Houlton, 7-1.25; and fourth, Naranja, 6-11.5.
Girls’ softball throw 9-10: first, Moir, 78-2; second, Camryn Ala, Fort Fairfield, 64-1; third, L. Pelletier, 63-5; and fourth, Z’Niya Cooley, Caribou, 62-0.
Boys’ softball throw 9-10: first, Sawyer Deprey, Caribou, 102-4; second, Caleb Espling, Caribou, 92-6; third, C. Pelletier, 86-6; and fourth, Holdsworth, 85-0.
Girls’ softball throw 11-12: first, Emily Adler, Caribou, 113-9; second, Abbie Worthley, Houlton, 111-5; and third, Rodriquez, 90-0.
Boys’ softball throw 11-12: second, C. Jandreau, 124-9; third, Findlen, 115-7; and fourth, Benoit Levesque, Caribou, 107-3.
Girls’ softball throw 13-14: first, Cassidy Pelletier, Ashland, 144-6; second, H. Shea, 120-10; and third, Thornton, 111-10.
Boys’ softball throw 13-14: third, Seth Beidelman, Caribou, 138-8; and fourth, Winslow, 133-4.
