Coaches John Caterina’s and Jason Tanguay’s boys and girls squads ran, jumped, and threw to successes on the indoor circuit. These include the USM Relays on January 2, when the boys Sprint Medley Relay team sped to a 3:50 finish, which is Maine’s 2017 best, as well as a number of top-10 finishes at the SMAA Southwesterns Championships on February 4.
Boys: 4 x 800m relay, 2nd place (8:31); Wil Rossignol, 9th place, 600m (1:22); Ethan Orach, 3rd place, 800m (2:03); David Drew, 8th place, 55m dash (6.91); Alex Ousbach, 8th place, 800m (2:08); James Benson, 9th place, Long Jump (18-09.00); Jason Catoggio, 5th place, Pole Vault (11-00.00); Stefan Street, 6th place, Pole Vault (11-00.00); James Benson, 5th place, Triple Jump (40-07.25).
Photo credit Kristin YoungAnna Slager is congratulated by Coach Tanguay after taking first place in the one mile on February 4.
Girls: 4 x 800m relay, 1st place (10:06:18); Anna Slager, 3rd place, 2 Mile (11:53); Iris Kitchen, 4th place, 2 Mile (11:59); Kate Tugman, 6th place, 2 Mile (12:26); Iris Kitchen, 4th place, 800m (2:29); Evelyn Kitchen, 8th place, Long Jump, (15- 06.00); Anna Slager, 1st place, 1 Mile (5:27); Evelyn Kitchen, 9th place, Shot Put (30-10.00); Evelyn Kitchen, 6th place, Triple Jump (32-11.00); Sarah Lorello, 7th place, Triple Jump (32-07.25).
Photo credit Kristin YoungThe GHS girls’ 4 x 800 relay team of Kate Tugman, Iris Kitchen, Anna Slager and Sarah Johnson (pictured left to right) placed first at the SMAA championship at USM on February 4. The team not only took the top spot, but also set a school record with their winning time of 10:06.18. This relay team was the top seed heading into the February 20 Maine State Championships at USM, with potential to improve their record time.
The Maine State meet was held on Monday, February 20, at USM.