To say Boothbay Region High School's first indoor track meet of the season went well is an understatement. At the Dec. 20 meet in Gorham, Seahawk athletes placed top five in 12 events, five students qualified for the state championships in 10 total events, and the Seahawks broke five school records.  

“It was fantastic,” said coach Nick Scott. "It was unlike anything that we've had to date.” 

Karen Higgins set school records in the 800-meter and two-mile events and Rose Campbell set school records in the 55-meter and 200-meter dashes. Higgins won the two-mile run, and both athletes automatically qualified for state championships.   

Moriah Smith provisionally qualified for the 55-meter and 200-meter dash, AJ Crocker provisionally qualified for the two-mile run, and Ben Gapski from Wiscasset provisionally qualified for the long jump, triple jump and 55-meter hurdles. Gapski also set a program record for the triple jump.  

Scott said the main goal for the season is to qualify as many athletes as possible in the state championships because of the divison structure, and the plan is working. “The first meet lived up to and exceeded expectations, and we're just really looking forward to the rest of the competitive season,” he said.  

Results for the girl runners were: Jess Raburn placed seventh in the junior 55m hurdles in 13.11; Moriah Smith took fifth in the junior 55m dash in 8.16; Campbell and Kora McKenney placed second and 21st in the senior 55m dash in 7.92 and 10.44; Abbie Clark took fifth in the senior 400m dash in 1:13.28; Higgins, Zuri Smith and Olivia Carlson placed fourth, ninth and 16th in the open 800m run in 2:30.51, 2:53.09 and 3:13.65; M. Smith placed third in the junior 200m dash in 29.02; Campbell placed third in the senior 200m dash in 28.79; Higgins won the open two-mile run in 11:58.99; and the relay team placed third in 2:06.14.   

Z. Smith and Raburn placed third and sixth in junior shot put with 21-8 and 19-0.25; Campbell placed seventh in senior shot put with 24-1.25; Z. Smith placed fifth in the junior high jump with 4-4; Raburn placed 18th in the open long jump with 8-2.50; and M. Smith placed third in the open triple jump with 29-5.75.   

For the boy runners, Aron Geddes, Daegen Marshall, Casey Phelps and Silas Kaler placed eighth, 14th, 25th and 30th in the junior 55m dash in 7.72, 7.85, 8.73 and 9.33; Chase Mansfield, Neal Baldwin and Logan Bourne placed 23rd, 25th and 27th in the senior 55m dash in 8.73, 9.09 and 9.75; Gapski placed third in the senior 55m hurdles with 9.75; AJ Crocker, Cleyton Splaine and Colby Doucette placed eighth, 17th and 29th in the open one-mile run in 5:16.80, 5:34.12 and 6:33.38; Lysander Lefevre took 11th in the open 800m run in 2:36.53; Daegen Marshall and Geddes placed 11th and 12th in the junior 200m dash in 28.37 and 28.70; Mansfield and Baldwin placed 18th and 19th in the senior 200m dash in 32.18 and 33.72; Crocker, Splaine, Ross Gaffney and Nathan Percival placed third, ninth, 11th and 12th in the open two-mile run in 11:16.16, 12:22.15, 13:19.08 and 14.25.27; and the relay team placed sixth in 1:58.60.  

Phelps, Kaler and Doucette placed seventh, 14th and 17th in junior shot put with 28-9.5, 22-5 and 21-0.75; Bourne, Baldwin and Mansfield placed 10th, 14th and 15th in senior shot put with 31-1.25, 26-9.25 and 24-11.75; Gapski and Geddes placed fourth and sixth in the open long jump with 18-0.50 and 16-5.50; Gapski placed second in open triple jump with 36-5.  

The Seahawks' next meet is scheduled for Jan. 4 in Gorham.