Area track standouts place at ‘C’ state meet
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Joshua Martin of Penquis Valley High School in Milo turned in the top individual finish among local performers at Saturday’s Class C state championship track and field meet held at Oakes Field on the campus of Foxcroft Academy.
Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom
LEAN IN — From left, Dexter Regional High School freshman Danielle Cummings, Caribou High School sophomore JoJo Fields and senior Katie Batron of Dexter cross the finish line during a preliminary heat of the 100 meters during the Class C championship on June 4 in Dover-Foxcroft. Cummings and Fields both qualified for the finals, placing fifth and eighth respectively at 13.48 and 14.37 seconds. Cummings also tied for fifth in the 200 and she anchored the Tigers’ sixth-place 4×100 relay team which included freshman Autumn Irwin, sophomore Lily Cummings and Batron.
Martin, a senior, finished third in the boys javelin with a best throw of 151 feet, 7 inches.
Martin secured that mark during the preliminary round of the competition and led all throwers entering the finals. Freshman Jovanni Tavares of Washburn surpassed that effort with a throw of 153-2 during the final rounds, while Abel Bryer of Boothbay also topped Martin’s throw by one inch.
Jordan Durant, a junior from Penquis Valley, placed fourth in the girls triple jump with a best of 32-2. That came during the finals and topped her best preliminary-round effort by two inches.
Junior Brandon Allen of Dexter finished fourth in the boys high jump and seventh in the triple jump.
His best high jump of 5-8 actually tied Austin Brown of Houlton for third place but Brown won the tiebreaker between the two based on fewer misses.
Allen wasn’t among the top seven after the triple jump prelims but used a leap of 39-8½ in the finals to edge Brandon Stevens of Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield by one inch for the last scoring position.
Dexter freshman Danielle Cummings also had a solid day, placing fifth in the 100 dash, tying for fifth in the 200 dash and anchoring the Tigers’ sixth-place 4×100 relay.
Cummings was timed in 13.48 seconds in the 100, and her time of 27.81 in the 200 tied her for fifth place with Emily Billings of Mountain Valley of Rumford.
Cummings then teamed with freshman Autumn Irwin, sophomore Lily Cummings and senior Katie Batron to finish the 4×100 relay in 54.22 seconds.
Orono High School swept the Class C team titles, with the Red Riot girls winning for the fifth consecutive year and the boys earning their second straight crown.
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GIVING IT HER BEST SHOT — PCHS senior Haylee Patterson placed eighth in the shot put at the 2016 Class C Girls Outdoor Track and Field Championship Saturday at Foxcroft Academy. Patterson had a top throw of 29 feet, 8.5 inches, and she was also 16th in the javelin at a distance of 75 feet, 6 inches.
Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom
ALL FIVE TIGER POINTS — Dexter Regional High School junior Brandon Allen picked up his team’s five points on Saturday. Allen came in fourth in the high jump by clearing 5 feet, 8 inches and he placed seventh in the triple jump (pictured) at a distance of 39 feet, 8.5 inches.
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TOP 10 THROW — Junior Kayla Harmon of Penquis Valley High School finished in 10th place in the javelin at the state championship meet on Saturday. Harmon had a top throw of 83 feet, 4 inches.