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Pony indoor track results

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy indoor track and field team was in action at an Eastern Maine Indoor Track League/Penobscot Valley Conference meet on Jan. 2 at the University of Maine.

The Pony boys finished with a score of 53 points to place fourth out of seven schools.

Senior Cooper Nelson led the team by winning both the mile and two mile, with respective times of 4 minutes, 46.75 seconds and 11:10.69. Senior Gabe Piquette came in second at two miles with a time of 11:33.76, and he was fourth in the mile at 5:08.82.

Senior Nathaniel Church was the meet runner-up in the 55 at 7.02 seconds, and he cam e in fifth in the long jump at a distance of 18 feet, 1.25 inches. Church anchored the third-place 4×200 relay squad with junior Evan Chadbourne, seniors Blaine Robinson and James Smith and Church combining for a time of 1:43.50.

Chadbourne was fifth in the 55 at 7.24 seconds and sixth in the 200 at 25.28 seconds. Senior Paul Birtwistle added a fifth-place finish in the 400 with his time of 57.04 seconds.

The Foxcroft girls were seventh of seven schools with eight points.

Sophomore Virginia Macomber came in third in the two mile with a time of 16:59.99.

Senior Desirae Brawn placed sixth in the shot put with a top throw of 26-10.50. Junior Erika Chadbourne, sophomore Jordan Thomas, freshman Hannah Sprecher and Brawn were sixth in the 4×200 relay with a time of 2:11.21.

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