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Monday, April 30, 2012

Track teams place third and fourth at Belfast meet

Track teams place third and fourth at Belfast meet
Editor: David Mills


BELFAST, ME - The FA boys’ track team racked up 120 points to finish third behind Belfast and Mt. Ararat at Friday’s meet at Belfast High School. Donnie Boyer won the 300 meter hurdles and the high jump and was runner up in the 100 meter dash. Ryan Wang finished second in the 200 meter dash, second in the javelin throw, and third in the 100 meter dash. Louis Lafache won the shot put, and Cody Levensalor finished fourth. Garrett Hilton placed third in the 800 meter run and fifth in the 1600 meter run, Zach Smith placed fourth in the 200 meter dash and fifth in the 100 meter dash, and Colby Bombero finished fifth in the 200 meter dash sixth in the 100 meter dash. Also earning individual points for the Ponies were Alex Stevens (third in the 110 meter hurdles), Sebastian Zepeda (fourth in the 100 meter hurdles), Pete Boyer (fifth in the high jump), Jarrod Black (sixth in the high jump), and Corey Bjornson (fifth in the discus throw).


In relay action, Pete Boyer, Zach Smith, Hilton, and Donnie Boyer won the 4x400 meter relay, Pete Boyer, Stevens, Bombero, and Wang were runners up in the 4x100 meter relay, and Zach Smith, Hilton, Mark Smith, and James Birtwistle finished third in the 4x800 meter relay.


The girls’ team scored 49 points to place fourth behind MCI, Mt. Ararat, and Belfast. Fern Morrison won the 400 meter dash, finished fifth in the 200 meter dash, and placed fourth in the 100 meter dash. Chelsie Oldfield won the 1600 meter run, finished second in the 800 meter run, and placed fourth in the 400 meter dash. Monica Miles (fifth in the 400 meter dash) and Annie Rich (sixth in the javelin throw) also earned points. In addition, Miles, Chastity Vainio, Morrison, and Julia Annis were runners up in the 4x100 meter relay.

Photos are provided by Fern Morrison ’15

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