Windham indoor track squads end season with multiple impressive showings

Windham senior Estella Inman is shown moments before her
throw topped all competitors and she became the state shot
put champion. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA 
  

By Matt Pascarella

Windham High School’s indoor boys’ and girls’ track teams showed their increased abilities against schools from all over the state in the Class A Maine indoor track state meet on Monday, Feb. 21 at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham.

Both Windham teams finished 10^th overall with the boys scoring 14 and the girls scoring 16.

Windham senior Estella Inman became a shot put state champion when she threw a distance of 37-10.75 feet.

“It feels pretty good,” said Inman. “I’m proud of myself and how far I’ve come.”

Inman added the team has become really close and she enjoyed seeing her teammates improve over the season. Inman is hoping to break Windham’s shot-put record of a little over 38 feet during the outdoor track season.

Windham junior Connor Langstaff placed in the high jump, the triple jump and the long jump.

Boys

Langstaff finished second in the high jump with a height of 5-10.00. He finished fourth in the triple jump, soaring 41-01.25. He placed sixth in the long jump with a distance of 20-02.00.

Langstaff was pleased with how he did. He got personal records in the long jump and triple jump.

Windham senior Will Stewart finished 10^th in the triple jump with a distance of 38-10.25. In the 55-meter dash, Stewart finished 18^th with a time of 6.97 seconds. This was a personal record for him.

In the 4x200, Windham’s team of Stewart, sophomores Jinqu Li, Aiden Hanson and senior Colby Conolly finished top 20 with a time of 1:44.05.

“Overall, I’m really pleased with the team,” said Windham boys’ indoor track coach Paula Pock. “Our goal was to focus on individual personal records, and I think that paid off.”

Girls

In the high jump, Windham freshman Ava Gerrity finished sixth with a height of 4-10.00.

Windham senior Isabel Dionne got a personal record and finished sixth in the pole vault with a height of 7-06.00.

Windham sophomore Khalysia Hammith finished 11^th in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.73. Hammith finished 12^th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.25.

Windham senior Mckenzie Crossman placed 12^th in the long jump with a distance of 14-08.00.

“I feel great ... definitely their practice and workouts have paid off,” said Windham girls’ indoor track coach Denise Curry. “That’s our first state champion ... in the last five years.”

Curry said that she knew the girls could get some points and they did; Dionne placed in the pole vault, Gerrity in the high jump and they moved up a spot in the 4 x 800 relay. <