New England Championship
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55m hurdles - Emily Labbe of Scarborough the Class A champion advanced to the final winning section four with a 8.35, just off her PR. In the final Labbe overcame a rough start to match her semifinals time with a 8.35 to finish on the podium for the first time with her 8.35 effort.
Finals
1 Stapleton, Tess Fairfield Lu 8.15 7.88# 2 Grey, Ella Plymouth South-MA 8.44 8.27 3 Duren, Katharine Central Catholic-MA 8.28 8.28 4 Labbe, Emily Scarborough - ME 8.35 8.35 5 Constantine, Kristina Nauset-MA 8.31 8.38 6 Dejana, Shelby Wilton CT 8.48 8.53 7 Clark, Kayla St. Joseph CT 8.51 8.54 8 Gorgenyi, Katelyn North Reading-MA 8.51 8.64
55m Final - Victoria Bossong qualified for the 55m final by winning section two of the 55m dash trials, her time of 7.28 was the second fastest overall. In the final the junior, and Class A state champion went on to finish 4th in 7.27 to earn All-New England for the first time in the event.
Finals 1 Sablone, Lauren Austin Prep MA 7.18 7.14 2 Marsh, Madison Shepherd Hill-MA 7.27 7.23 3 Mitchell, Chelsea Canton CT 7.32 7.24 4 Bossong, Victoria Cheverus - ME 7.28 7.27 5 Miller, Terry Bloomfield CT 7.35 7.31 6 Malcolm, Monique Nauset-MA 7.35 7.34 7 Bertarelli, Ana Notre Dame A 7.35 7.38 8 Dejana, Shelby Wilton CT 7.37 7.42
55m Final - Senior Dante Lingley of Westbrook qualified for the final by .03 of a second with a 6.63 effort. In the final he went on to finish 7th in a 6.64.
Finals 1 Kwaateng, Richmond Lowell-MA 6.39 6.34 2 Howard, Tristen Medford-MA 6.55 6.48 3 Rodia, Michael Shelton CT 6.58 6.49 4 Berrouet, Keith Smsa CT 6.57 6.50 5 Butler, Jaelyn Trinity Academy CT 6.56 6.53 6 Blount, Darren Fairfield Prep CT 6.63 6.55 7 Lingley, Dante Westbrook - ME 6.63 6.64 -- Santos, Bryan Shepherd Hill-MA 6.54 FS
Girls 4x200m Relay - The Gorham girls recorded the fastest time with a 1:48.31 to set a new state leader in the event as they finished 13th overall. Scarborough improved down to 1:48.85 to finish 16th, and Bangor in 17th also dipped under 1:49 with a 1:48.92 effort.
13 Gorham - ME 'A' 1:48.39 1:48.31 5
1) Caruso, Alyvia 10 2) Moore, Nevaeh 11
3) Green, Emma 10 4) Connolly, Sydney 10
16 Scarborough - ME 'A' 1:50.20 1:48.85 4
1) Fallona, Caroline FR 2) Brooks, Sophie SO
3) Marinko, Madison SO 4) Labbe, Emily SR
17 Bangor - ME 'A' 1:51.42 1:48.92 2
1) Noack, Naomi JR 2) Caron, Meaghan JR
3) Elliott, Alyssa JR 4) Lambert, Mackenzie SR
21 Cape Elizabeth - ME 'A' 1:52.42 1:51.30 2
1) Olsen, Samantha 2) Cochran, Darcy SR
3) Hesser, Marcella 4) O'Grady, Isabelle
22 Marshwood - ME 'A' 1:51.58 1:51.80 2
1) Perodin, Cici JR 2) Kriz, Carmie JR
3) Rousseau, Reese SO 4) Nelson, Ella JR
23 Falmouth - ME 'A' 1:51.74 1:51.88 2
1) Ryer, Abbie SR 2) Fishman, Avi JR
3) Neuhauser, Maria JR 4) Marks, Maddie SR
Boys 4x200m Relay - The Scarborough boys ran the fourth fastest time in state history with there 1:32.23 to finish 9th to lead the Maine contingent. Kennebunk set a new best to record the second fastest time in Maine for 2019-20.
9 Scarborough - ME 'A' 1:33.77 1:32.23 5
1) DeBenedetto, Salvator SR 2) Callahan, Alexander JR
3) Batoosingh, Noah SO 4) Flaker, Jayden SO
16 Kennebunk - ME 'A' 1:36.02 1:35.63 3
1) Hundley, Wesley SR 2) Cripps, Nathaniel JR
3) Andrews, Jack JR 4) Connors, Ryan SR
21 York - ME 'A' 1:38.00 1:39.53 1
1) Hultstrom, Seth SO 2) Henriksen, Hayden SO
3) Banakos, Nick SO 4) Pappagallo, Caleb SO
22 Brunswick - ME 'A' 1:37.10 1:40.41 2
1) LaDuke, Kyle FR 2) Musica, Josh SR
3) Coffin, Wes SR 4) Poulton, Matthew
24 Falmouth - ME 'A' 1:35.67 1:41.52 3
1) Quiet, Connor JR 2) dos Santos, Rion JR
3) Smoluk, Michael SR 4) Friedman, Adrian SR
Girls Mile -Kate Tugman of Gorham ran a personal best 5:04.97 to finish fifth in the mile to earn All-New England honors in the event for the first time. Her time moves her to sixth fastest all-time in Maine indoor history.
Finals 5 Tugman, Kate 12 Gorham - ME 5:11.20 5:04.97 2 12 Shearer, Helen SR Hampden - ME 5:11.90 5:18.76 2 18 Tyne, Eleanor SO Orono - ME 5:23.78 5:33.23 1 20 Provencher, Marin SR Greely - ME 5:21.72 5:39.03 1 22 Sidaway, Jaymie JR John Bapst - ME 5:36.44 5:40.99 1 24 Dowling, Ava JR Hampden - ME 5:38.21 5:54.55 1
Boys High Jump - Sammy Cenescar of Brunswick lead the way with a 6-5 clearance as he was the runner-up. While Kennebunk's Andrew Ladd hit a personal best 6-5 to finish fourth and nab a New Balance Nationals qualifier. Junior Ryan Gendron of Gorham also was on the podium in sixth with a 6-3 effort.
Finals 1 McNeil, John Medfield-MA 6-09.00 6-07.00 2 Cenescar, Samuel Brunswick - ME 6-04.00 J6-05.00 3 Mazzocca, Mike Xaverian Bro 6-04.00 J6-05.00 4 Ladd, Andrew Kennebunk - ME 6-02.00 J6-05.00 5 Wheeler, Cadence Springfield VT 5-10.75 J6-03.00 6 Gendron, Ryan Gorham - ME 6-04.00 J6-03.00 12 Morin, Conor Cony - ME 6-03.00 J6-01.00
Girls 1000m - Anna Folley of South Portland ran strong race as she clocked 2:58.81 to place fourth to earn All-New England honors for the first time. Right behind her sophomore Mia-Claire Kezal nabbed fifth place with a great last lap charge her time was 2:58.89.
1 Anderson, Nicole 12 Billerica MA 2:53.37 2:53.38 3 2 Sullivan, Emma 12 Shepherd Hill-MA 2:54.55 2:55.91 3 3 Rosenberg, Julia 11 Weston CT 2:59.69 2:56.10 3 4 Folley, Anna SR South Portland - ME 2:56.88 2:58.81 3 5 Kezal, Mia-Claire SO Thornton - ME 2:58.68 2:58.89 3 6 Hanratty, Grace 12 Old Saybrook CT 3:01.94 2:59.03 3
Girls 300m - Victoria Bossong of Cheverus closed strong to finish second in the 300m as she just missed the win by .04. Bossong did break her own 300m state all-time best with her 39.59 lowering the 39.68 she recorded a year ago.
Finals 2 Bossong, Victoria Cheverus - ME 40.04 39.59 7 6 9 Connors, Anna Bangor - ME 41.36 41.33 5 11 Gallant, Emma Cheverus - ME 41.19 41.62 6 16 Green, Kaeden Brunswick - ME 42.00 42.65 4 20 Trask, Aaliyah Leavitt - ME 41.74 43.33 4 22 Connolly, Sydney Gorham - ME 41.94 43.57 4
Girls 2 Mile - Kate Tugman of Gorham ran a personal best 10:51.24 to finish as the New England runner-up with the fourth fastest time in state history.
Finals 2 Tugman, Kate Gorham - ME 11:03.24 10:51.24 2 11 Piers, Karley Falmouth - ME 11:30.77 11:14.81 1 15 Gilmore, Lydia Bangor - ME 11:35.64 11:32.24 1 16 Mosca, Olivia Brewer - ME 11:34.52 11:36.80 1 19 Shearer, Helen Hampden - ME 11:06.37 11:58.97 2 21 Pendleton, Emmaline Bonny Eagle - ME 11:41.40 12:08.53 1
Boys 2 Mile - Will Shaughnessy of Brunswick smashed his personal best in the two mile with a 9:18.21 that was good enough for a spot of the podium in sixth place. The mark gave Shaughnessy a new school record, as he eclipsed the 9:18.70 of Will Geoghegan. He also moves to sixth fastest in state history indoors.
Finals 1 Sherry, Gavin 10 Conard CT 8:57.57 8:53.25# 2 2 Puffer, Aidan 10 Manchester CT 9:02.38 8:58.10 2 3 Henseler, Luke SR BishopHendricken 9:29.48 9:12.16 2 4 McLoughlin, Jack JR La Salle Academy 9:27.05 9:12.42 2 5 Bendtsen, Nicholas 11 Wolcott CT 9:21.60 9:12.65 2 6 Shaughnessy, Will SR Brunswick - ME 9:30.92 9:18.21 2
Girls Long Jump - Alyssa Elliott of Bangor made the podium as the Class A state champion leaped out to 17-8 to earn All-New England in the event for the first time.
Finals 1 Stapleton, Tess 11 Fairfield Lu 19-06.00 19-06.50 3 2 Mitchell, Chelsea 12 Canton CT 19-00.75 19-02.50 3 3 Manna, Brooklyn 12 Woburn-MA 19-00.00 18-07.50 3 4 Simon, Stephanie 12 Chelsea-MA 17-11.50 18-04.50 3 5 Comeau, Jackie JR La Salle Academy 18-00.00 17-10.50 3 6 Elliott, Alyssa JR Bangor - ME 17-09.50 17-08.00 3
Boys Long Jump - Sophomore Nigel Katende of Lewiston who was third at the Class A state meet matched his jumped with a 21-6 3/4 which put him on the podium with a sixth place finish. Jon Duso of Belfast made the final with a 21-3 leap he went on to finish ninth,
Finals 1 Kwaateng, Richmond 12 Lowell-MA 22-11.75 23-07.50 4 2 Guevara-Cragwell, Javan 12 Derby CT 22-02.50 22-06.50 4 3 Marchand, Paul 12 Nashua South NH 22-04.00 22-01.00 4 4 Peters, David 12 Stoughton-MA 21-07.50 21-11.75 4 5 McManus, Patrick 11 Sharon-MA 21-09.25 21-07.50 4 6 Katende, Nigel SO Lewiston - ME 21-06.75 21-06.75 4 7 Lane, Ryan 12 Spaulding NH 21-02.50 21-05.50 3 8 Portorreal, Harry 11 Saint John's 21-06.75 21-04.50 3 9 Duso, Jon SR Belfast - ME 20-05.00 21-03.00 2
Girls Shot Put - Jaigan Boudreau of Thornton Academy matched her Class A winning throw of 39-9 1/4 to earn a fifth place finish in the shot put to earn All-New England honors for the first time.
Finals 1 Cardillo, Trinity 12 Southington CT 43-04.75 44-03.25 3 2 Ezeama, Kendra SR Smithfield HS - RI 43-01.25 42-02.50 3 3 Boothe, Alliyah 12 Bloomfield CT 44-11.00 40-07.50 3 4 Chorches, Abigail 12 Falmouth-MA 40-02.50 40-07.25 3 5 Boudreau, Jaigan SR Thornton - ME 39-09.25 39-09.25 3 6 Rolon-Issa, Natalie 12 Bacon Academy CT 38-06.50 39-08.75 3