Scarborough High School was the site of the Region 1 Junior Olympic Qualifying meet for the state of Maine today. The Junior Olympics are held annually at the local, regional and national level. It is an opportunity for athletes of all ages to compete in age divisions (10 & under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18) in the olympic track events. In addition to the normal events they contest the steeplechase, the heptathlon/decathlon, the longer distance races, and the hammer throw. The top 6 in the qualifying meet can continue on to compete at the Regional Championship which will be held next weekend at Bowdoin College from Friday-Sunday.
NYA had several competitors in the meet today:
From the Middle School –
Muriel Adams competed in the shotput and discus placing 6th and 3rd respectively.
Adela McVicar competed in the high jump and cleared a career best at 4’10” to win the event.
From the Upper School –
Robert Field threw the discus, javelin and shotput today hitting a PR in the shot by 3′ in warm-ups and placing 6th in the javelin. Robert will also compete in the hammer throw at the regional championship.
AJ Hardy threw the shotput and discus placing 6th in the shotput with a PR of 31′ 4.5″.
Evan Kendall ran a very smart race in the 1,500m hitting close to equal splits in a PR time of 4:41.86 placing 3rd. Evan also received a waiver to compete in the 3000 at the regional meet.
Alex Coffin received a waiver to bypass the state meet and will compete only in the regional championship in the 1500 and the 3000.
Hannah Bewsey set a new school record in the high jump winning her division by clearing 5’5″. Hannah had a rocky attempt at 5’4″ but sailed cleanly over the bar at 5’5″. That height ranks Hannah among some of the highest ever HJ’ers Maine has produced. Hannah will also compete in the Heptathlon next weekend at the regional championships.