Middle school track team wins home meet
The Wiscasset Middle High School boys track team won their second meet of the season on Wednesday, May 8 at Wiscasset Middle High School. The 26 athletes on Wiscasset’s boys and girls teams earned several first-place finishes in the meet with Oceanside Middle School, Boothbay Region Elementary School, and Jefferson Village School.
Austin Trask placed first in the boys 100-meter dash and 200 meter dash, with times of 13.23 and 26.6, respectively. The Wiscasset boys 4x100 relay team, comprised of Trask, Bryan Gagnon, Payton Blagdon, and Connor Robertson, had the fastest time at 56.45 and the same runners completed the 4x400 relay in 4:32.1 for first place. Robertson took first place in the 1,600-meter run in 5:10.09 and the high jump with 5 feet, 2 inches. David Andersson won the 55-meter hurdles in 10.91 and the triple jump with 27 feet, 4 inches.
“After the boys team won their meet last week they were pretty anxious to get out there and compete at a high level again today,” said coach Jake McCarthy. “I’ve been impressed with the dedication many of these kids have shown this year and it’s great to see the boys team earn these wins and also see the girls make some advancements and place second.”
Makenzie Neumann took first place in the 100-meter dash in 15.25 and the 4x100 relay team of Neumann, Sadie Bassett, Sadie Yeaton and Emily Gilliam finished first in 1:01.29. The 4x400 team with Bassett, Abbie Blagdon, Aliyah Bowley, and Julia Truesdell also finished first in 5:55.54. Truesdell won the 800-meter run in 3:40.46.
Wiscasset won the boys meet with 104 points. Boothbay boys had 67, Oceanside 30, and Jefferson 19. The Oceanside girls won with 70 points. Wiscasset girls had 54, Boothbay 44 and Jefferson 44.
The next Wiscasset Middle School track meet is Wednesday, May 15 at Camden Hills High School against Boothbay, Camden Rockport Middle School, St. George Elementary School, and Great Salt Bay Community School. The meet starts at 3:30 p.m.
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