May 3, 2021

High school track and field: Lions, Mariners put best efforts forward in long-awaited area meet

 Host Belfast dominates team portion, while Lion, Mariner student-athletes excel as individuals, relays

By Staff | May 01, 2021
Photo by: Ken WaltzBelfast's Nick Ritchie lands in the triple jump sand pit on April 28 in high school track and field in Belfast.
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BELFAST — Dennis "Bear" Bryant Field — as well as the all-weather track and surrounding sandy and green areas — was alive with the exciting sights and sounds of happy student-athletes eager to get back to competition on Wednesday, April 28.

Host Belfast, along with visiting Oceanside of Rockland and Lincoln Academy of Newcastle, did just that under decent spring conditions in high school track-and-field action.

The Lions dominated the meet, while the Mariners and Eagles also turned in solid individual performances.

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The girls team scores were: Belfast 98, Lincoln Academy 60 and Oceanside 20.

The boys team scores were: Belfast 111, Oceanside 39 and Lincoln Academy 32.

There were plenty of top performances by area student-athletes, including a boatload of first places.

The individual and relay results for the Lions and Mariners were:

Girls 4x800-meter relay — 1, Belfast (Morgan Tolliver, Jordan Kulbe, Ada Potter, Iris Carpenter), 12:14.11.

Boys 4x800-meter relay — 1, Oceanside (Ryan Lynch, Deklin Fitzgerald, Ben Tripp, James Weinand), 10:20.95; and 2, Belfast (Will Robbins, Jonah Lovejoy, Miles Cannon, LaDerrick Roberts), 10:22.39.

Girls 100-meter hurdles — 1, Lia Frazee, Bel, 16.98; 4, Cassidy Novicka, Ocean, 21.56.

Boys 110-meter hurdles — 1, Nick Ritchie, Bel, 20.60; and 2, Corbin Farnham, Ocean, 20.98.

Girls 100 meters — 3, Lily Robbins, Bel, 14.86; 5, Audrey Lagerbom, Bel, 15.03; 7, Trista Bailey, Bel, 15.60; 8, Natalie Curry, Bel, 15.61; 9, Sophia Taylor, Bel, 15.94; 10, Kaylee Dodd, Bel, 16.05; 12, Cora Littlefield, Bel, 16.21; 13, Sylina Bradford, Bel, 16.91; 15, Finley Marriner, Bel, 17.89; 16, Sydney Marriner, Bel, 18.04; and 17, Grace Hall, Bel, 18.48.

Boys 100 meters — 1, Andrew Abelon, Bel, 11.77; 2, Kaden Bonin, Bel, 12.48; 3, Robert Hicock, Bel, 12.56; 4, Aiden Sargent, Ocean, 12.75; 5, Ben Tripp, Ocean, 13.53; 7, Dustin Boynton, Bel, 13.63; 9, Chandler Patterson, Bel, 13.88; 11, Aidan Davison, Bel, 14.17; 12, Noah Neal, Bel, 14.91; 13, Joe Lemon, Bel, 15.04; and 15, Dominick Bernardi, Ocean, 15.29.

Girls 1,600 meters — 1, Maria Protheroe, Ocean, 5:59.68; and 2, Juniper Fowler, Bel, 6:25.39.

Boys 1,600 meters — 2, James Weinand, Ocean, 5:12.51.

Girls 4x100-meter relay — 1, Belfast (Natalie Curry, Audrey Lagerbom, Trista Bailey, Erin Robbins), 59.15; and 3, Belfast (Kaylee Dodd, Sylina Bradford, Cora Littlefield, Finley Marriner), 1:04.79.

Boys 4x100-meter relay — 1, Belfast (Robert Hickock, Andrew Abelon, Kaden Bonin, Cole Martin), 50.14; 2, Belfast (Chandler Patterson, Andrew Fairbrother, Dustin Boyton, Pete Lovejoy), 51.47; and 3, Oceanside (Corbin Farnham, Aiden Sargent, Ben Tripp, Dominick Bernardi), 54.00.

Girls 400 meters — 2, Iris Carpenter, Bel, 1:10.54; 4, Morgan Tolliver, Bel, 1:13.90; 5, Alyson Johnson, Bel, 1:17.09; and 6, Erin Robbins, Bel, 1:17.60.

Boys 400 meters — 1, Gabe Kelley, Bel, 54.68; 3, Pietro Bacconi, Bel, 58.54; and 5, Deklin Fitzgerald, Ocean, 1:04.18.

Girls 300-meter hurdles — 1, Lia Frazee, Bel, 54.60.

Boys 300-meter hurdles — 1, Rico Washington, Bel, 48.60; 2, Daniel Joy, Bel, 48.73; 3, Andrew Fairbrother, Bel, 53.28; and 4, Ryan Lynch, Ocean, 54.04.

Girls 800 meters — 1, Ada Potter, Bel, 2:48.42; and 2, Maria Protheroe, Ocean, 2:56.95.

Boys 800 meters — 1, James Weinand, Ocean, 2:12.11; 2, Jonah Lovejoy, Bel, 2:13.72; 3, LaDerrick Roberts, Bel, 2:14.05; 4, Miles Cannon, Bel, 2:15.24; and 5, Zachary Armstrong, Bel, 2:22.30.

Girls 200 meters — 1, Emma Waldron, Bel, 29.10; 2, Cassidy Novicka, Ocean, 29.17; 3, Lily Robbins, Bel, 30.06; 5, Erin Robbins, Bel, 32.58; 6, Kaylee Dodd, Bel, 33.13; 8, Trista Bailey, Bel, 33.34; 12, Cora Littlefield, Bel, 35.41; 14, Sylina Bradford, Bel, 35.55; 15, Sydney Marriner, Bel, 37.09; 16, Finley Marriner, Bel, 37.11; 17, Grace Hall, Bel, 38.22; and 18, Kali-Alexis Daley, Bel, 39.01.

Boys 200 meters — 1, Kaden Bonin, Bel, 25.15; 2, Robert Hicock, Bel, 25.52; 3, Aiden Sargent, Ocean, 25.96; 5, Dustin Boynton, Bel, 27.70; 8, Chandler Patterson, Bel, 28.52; 9, Aidan Davison, Bel, 28.59; 11, Joe Lemon, Bel, 30.12; 12, Noah Neal, Bel, 30.88; and 13, Dominick Bernardi, Ocean, 32.23.

Girls 3,200 meters — 1, Maria Protheroe, Ocean, 12:52.27; and 2, Juniper Fowler, Bel, 14:30.83.

Boys 3,200 meters — 2, Will Robbins, Bel, 12:27.41.

Girls 4x400-meter relay — 1, Belfast (Emma Waldron, Iris Carpenter, Lillie Mitchell, Ada Potter), 4:47.10; and 3, Belfast (Morgan Tolliver, Lily Robbins, Erin Robbins, Jordan Kulbe), 5:03.34.

Boys 4x400-meter relay — 1, Belfast (Jonah Lovejoy, LaDerrick Roberts, Andrew Abelon, Gabe Kelley), 3:49.44.

Girls high jump — 1, Lia Frazee, Bel, 5-2; and 2, Natalie Curry, Bel, 4-0.

Boys high jump — 1, Nick Ritchie, Bel, 5-6; 2, Daniel Joy, Bel, 4-8; and 2, Pietro Bacconi, Bel, 4-8.

Girls long jump — 1, Emma Waldron, Bel, 13-9; 2, Lillie Mitchell, Bel, 13-1; and 3, Natalie Curry, Bel, 12-6.

Boys long jump — 1, Andrew Abelon, Bel, 20-11; 2, Rico Washington, Bel, 17-11.5; 4, Corbin Farnham, Ocean, 14-0; and 5, Ben Tripp, Ocean, 13-11.5.

Girls triple jump — 1, Lillie Mitchell, Bel, 32-6; 2, Cassidy Novicka, Ocean, 30-7; 4, Emma Waldron, Bel, 30-1; and 6, Iris Carpenter, Bel, 24-0.

Boys triple jump — 1, Nick Ritchie, Bel, 36-1; and 2, Pietro Bacconi, Bel, 31-7.

Girls javelin — 2, Ella Ardizoni, Bel, 52-3; 3, Kali-Alexis Daley, Bel, 40-3; and 4, Savana Blood, Bel, 36-5.

Boys javelin — 1, Gavyn Towers, Ocean, 110-3; 2, Pete Lovejoy, Bel, 94-8; 3, Josiah Howard, Bel, 91-4; 4, Rico Washington, Bel, 84-7; 6, Gabe Kelley, Bel, 72-8; 8, Tanner Carson, Bel, 64-10; 9, Quinn Gobin, Bel, 63-8; 12, Monty Ford, Bel, 48-5; and 13, Shane Stanhope, Bel, 42-11.

Girls discus — 2, Ella Ardizoni, Bel, 59-8; and 3, Savana Blood, Bel, 46-7.

Boys discus — 1, Gavyn Towers, Ocean, 128-3; 2, Gabe Kelley, Bel, 98-3; 3, Pete Lovejoy, Bel, 78-2; 4, Tanner Carson, Bel, 77-7; 5, Josiah Howard, Bel, 71-4; 6, Quinn Gobin, Bel, 69-2; 8, Monty Ford, Bel, 64-9; 9, Jacob Floyd, Bel, 57-4; and 10, Shane Stanhope, Bel, 50-5.

Girls shot put — 2, Savana Blood, Bel, 26-3; 3, Kali-Alexis Daley, Bel, 24-2; and 4, Ella Ardizoni, Bel, 18-5.

Boys shot put — 1, Gavyn Towers, Ocean, 42-1.5; 2, Pete Lovejoy, Bel, 31-6; 3, Josiah Howard, Bel, 28-9.5; 4, Quinn Gobin, Bel, 26-5; 6, Tanner Carson, Bel, 25-7.5; 7, Jacob Floyd, Bel, 24-11; 8, Shane Stanhope, Bel, 24-7; and 9, Monty Ford, Bel, 24-5.

Girls pole vault — 1, Lia Frazee, Bel, 10-0; and 2, Lillie Mitchell, Bel, 8-0.

Boys pole vault — 1, Nick Ritchie, Bel, 11-0.

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