Entering his 20th year of coaching, Wiscasset High School track coach Warren Cossette says he is committed to “teaching student athletes the skills to become the best that they can be in an encouraging, engaged environment.”

Cossette's goal for the upcoming season is to improve as athletes as much as possible. He says they will do so with, a strong work ethic and veteran runners and throwers on the team. The team is small, but with hard work, Cossette feels his team can find success in the Mountain Valley Conference.

Returning to Wiscasset’s track team for 2013 are Joe Chapman (long jump, relays, 3200 meter run); 
Kyle Shute (racewalk 1600 meter run); 
Michaela Trudeau (racewalk, sprints); Alyssa Urquhart (1600, 3200 meter runs); Cormac Walsh (throwing events); Jon Rines (throwing events); Ali Lambert (800 meter, 1600 meter, 3200 meter runs); Dale Peaslee (long jump, relays, high jump); and Ryan Hanley (relays, sprints).

Chapman has placed in the state meet three years in a row in the long jump.  Other state qualifiers last year included Peaslee in the long jump and Trudeau in the Race Walk.

Amanda Johnson, Amanda Marcus, Sadie Carr, Sara Grenier, Gabby Wenners and Sam Storer join the team this year.

“We have great kids here at Wiscasset. We have to stop hearing these two words…I can’t.” We need a lot more of these great students to participate in the sports/extra curricular activities that we offer. We as a community need to foster more of a ‘we can’ attitude. Sports are just a great place to practice success in a supportive environment,” Cossette said.