Robshaw wins 55-dash and triple jump at state meet
LEWISTON — Penquis Valley High School senior Cymeria Robshaw won the 55-meter dash and triple jump, and she came in second in long jump, at the 2019 Class B indoor championship on Feb. 16 at Bates College.
After Robshaw posted the fastest time — 7.43 seconds — among the 17 entrants in the 55-prelims, she and seven others advanced to the event finals. Robshaw entered the state meet undefeated in the 55-meters this indoor season, and she continued her run of success at the state meet
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STATE 55-METER AND TRIPLE JUMP CHAMP — Penquis Valley High School senior Cymeria Robshaw is the 2019 Class B indoor champion in the 55-meters and triple jump. Robshaw won both events at the state meet on Saturday in Lewiston, and she also came in second in the long jump. Her 28 points placed Penquis in a tie for fourth place at the Class B championship.
In the 55-finals Robshaw’s winning time was 7.33 seconds, .3 seconds faster than event runner Cape Elizabeth High School junior Darcy Cochran’s time of 7.63 seconds.
At a distance of 36 feet, 1.75 inches, Robshaw earned top state honors in the triple jump. She bested Cochran’s leap of 34-09.25 by more than 16 inches.
Robshaw’s day included a runner-up finish in the long jump. Her distance of 18-03.75 in the long jump trailed only the 18-04.75 for Orono High School senior Camille Kohtala.
On her own Robshaw scored 28 points for Penquis and this total tied the Patriots with Cape Elizabeth for fourth place out of 24 schools scoring points at the state meet. Brewer won the girls’ team title with a score of 71 points, York High School was next at 63, and Greely High School of Cumberland Center came in third at 60 points.
Robshaw earned the opportunity to compete at this year’s New England championship in the 55 meters and triple jump on Saturday, March 2 at the Reggie Lewis Center at Roxbury Community College in Boston.
The pair of indoor titles follows two outdoor state championships for Robshaw. As a junior last spring she won both the triple and long jumps at the Class C state meet. She jumped respective distances of 34-10.50 and 17-02. At the 2018 Class C championship, Robshaw also came in third at 100 meters at the 2018 Class C outdoor championship.