Wiscasset track: Austin wins again
Another week, another batch of strong individual performances for the Wiscasset High School track and field team.
During its Tuesday, May13 home meet, the team hosted Lisbon, Mountain Valley, Oak Hill and St. Dominic's.
Wiscasset freshman Gabby Chapman, competing in her second high school meet, finished second in the high jump with a leap of four feet, six inches, and was third on the long jump with a 13 foot, nine-and-a-half inch jump.
Michaela Trudeau returned to throw the javelin 61 feet, seven inches, which was the third-best distance on the day.
Keara Hunter competed in the discus for Wiscasset, and recorded a 51 foot, three-inch throw, which placed her third.
Lisbon would go on to win the girls division with 127 points, with St. Dom's (97 points) in second, Mountain Valley (64) third and Wiscasset (18) fourth.
Wiscasset's Josh Delong finished sixth in the boys 100 meter dash, with a time of 13.12 seconds. Josh Kramley was eighth in the same race with a time of 13.28 seconds.
In the 200 meter dash, Sam Storer was fourth with a time of 25.62 seconds. Teammate Colin Viele was right behind him, as the freshman finished fifth with a time of 26.09 seconds.
Nate Austin again put on a clinic in the shot put, as he finished first by an inch; his throw of 40 feet, one-inch bettered Lisbon's Andrew Gamino's 40-foot throw by just an inch.
Austin also threw the javelin 90 feet, five inches, which placed him eighth; and the discus 93 feet, which was third.
Lisbon's boys team came in first place with 240 points; Mountain Valley was second with 42 points; Oak Hill was third with 28; St. Dom's was fourth with 27; and Wiscasset was fifth with 15 points.
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