Four Maine athletes win New England track and field titles

Maine Athletes Shine at New England Track & Field Championships

North Berwick, Maine – On Saturday, the track and field field at Noble High School in North Berwick played host to the New England Championships, where several Maine high‑school athletes captured individual titles and earned top placements in a field of regional competitors.

The day’s highlights were dominated by a trio of Maine athletes who secured first place in their events. Scarborough senior Isabella Harmon leapt a career‑best 5‑ft‑7‑in to win the girls’ high‑jump, edging Elyannah Briggs of Old Town. Meanwhile, Edward Little junior Thomas LeBlanc cleared 15‑ft‑3‑in to take the boys’ pole‑vault title over Connecticut’s Simon Dawson, who finished 14‑ft‑9‑in. In the sprints, Bonny Eagle junior Drew Gervais ran the 100‑meter dash in 10.78 seconds, out‑timing Massachusetts’s Sean Blaze. The girls’ 200‑meter final was won by Mount Desert Island senior Seneca Harvey, who posted a 24.57‑second run, besting Cheverus junior Macey Weisberg’s 24.98.

Individual Wins

• Girls’ High Jump – Isabella Harmon (Scarborough) 5‑ft‑7‑in
  Eliminated the field by clearing the same height as Old Town’s Briggs but with fewer attempts.

• Boys’ Pole Vault – Thomas LeBlanc (Edward Little) 15‑ft‑3‑in
  Second‑place Simon Dawson (Fairfield Ludlowe) cleared 14‑ft‑9‑in.

• Girls’ 200 m – Seneca Harvey (Mount Desert Island) 24.57 s
  Maced the 24.98 s effort by Macey Weisberg (Cheverus).

• Boys’ 100 m – Drew Gervais (Bonny Eagle) 10.78 s
  The fastest high‑school sprinter in New England, Gervais beat Clinton, Massachusetts’ Sean Blaze.

Maine Performances Beyond the Podium

Although only four athletes captured gold, dozens of Maine runners, jumpers and throwers earned podium finishes or top‑ten placements.

• Long Jump – Anna Jennings (Marshwood) took silver with a personal best of 18‑ft‑10‑½; Victoria Zandan (Greely) finished sixth (18‑ft‑1¼) and also placed sixth in the 300‑meter hurdles (44.87 s), while Lucy Veilleux (Old Town) was seventh (17‑ft‑9¼).

• Triple Jump – Lewiston’s Nsungui Mankatu landed a silver medal with a 46‑ft‑6‑in jump; Daijha Grant (Hermon) finished sixth in the girls’ event.

• Relays – The Portland boys’ 1,600‑meter relay ran 3:23.93 for sixth place; their 3,200‑meter squad finished eighth in 8:08.78. South Portland and Bonny Eagle boys’ 400‑meter relay teams took seventh and eighth, respectively.

• Sprints – Elliette Musica (Brunswick) posted 12.46 s for eighth in the girls’ 100‑meter dash. Georgia Moon (Falmouth) ran 4:57.66 in the girls’ 1,600, finishing fifth, while Laurel Driscoll (Scarborough) was eighth in the same event (5:01.20). In the boys’ 1,600, Atticus Merriam (Scarborough) ran 4:15.05 for seventh place.

• Hurdles – Hadley Perry (Falmouth) clocked 45.26 s for eighth in the girls’ 300‑meter hurdles; Abdulkadir Munye (Deering) finished eighth in the boys’ 300‑meter hurdles with 39.25 s.

• Throwers – Ella Cameron (Yarmouth) placed third in the girls’ javelin (130‑ft‑5) and fourth in discus (131‑ft‑9). Angelina Boisvert (Nokomis) was eighth in girls’ shot put (38‑ft‑2½). In the boys’ categories, Emmett Mill