Windham High School’s boys and girls outdoor track and field teams headed to Noble in North Berwick to compete against Noble and South Portland in the second meet of the season. Windham girls finished second with a score of 70 and Windham boys finished second with a score of 47.
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| Windham senior Marina Schwarz sets up to throw the javelin during a track meet against Noble and South Portland in Berwick on Thursday, May 1. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA |
Windham senior Marina Schwarz threw the discus for 100 feet for the first time ever, with a distance of 100-0, and a third-place finish. Her sister, freshman Jennifer Schwarz, did the same, with a throw of 100-7, and finished second.
Marina Schwarz also placed third in the javelin with a throw of 74-11, shattering a previous personal-best record of hers. She placed third in the shot put with a throw of 30-04.50 and qualified for the Southern Maine Activities Association’s competition, as well as the state championships.
“After doing this for three years it felt good to break that boundary and then I watched my sister do it,” said Marina Schwarz. “I broke one personal record last year in javelin and this is my second this season, and this is only our second meet, so it felt good. The more people push each other the more they get better; I think our team is doing great this season.”
Windham senior Ava Gerrity finished second in the long jump with a 15-03.75 distance.
In the 1600-racewalk, Windham senior Monica Farley finished first with a 10:58.25-minute time. Windham sophomore Leana Robbins finished second with a time of 11:08.21.
Many WHS athletes tried new events including Sydney Broadbent in her first 300-low hurdle race; Stephanie Roghelia in first pole vault; Addison Shanholtz, Olivia Smith, Eva Vancelette in their first-triple jumps; Brooke Tuttle in the high jump; Myla Vercoe running the 4x400 relay; Sarah Inman in her first ever 1600-racewalk and Lexie Beach in the open 400.
“A very, very impressive and important outcome for us as we work weekly to build our championship meet rosters,” said Windham outdoor track and field girls’ coach Jeff Riddle. “Truly the team is uniting, smiling, and trying new things, all while giving everything they have, their very best, on that day.”
Boys
Windham senior Rory Good finished first in the 300 hurdles with a time of 41.71 and second in the 110 hurdles with a 15.50 time.
“I think the meet went well,” said Good. “A lot of us set personal records pretty good. We kept our heads up, a few of our teammates got personal records, but they’re still looking to drive more – they’re passionate, they’re ready, I think it’s going to be a good season for us. For me, my blocks need improvement. For the team, in the relay we can work on being loud, because we had a mess up; as a team I think we could pick each other up a little bit more, other than that I think we’re doing great.”
Windham junior Karl Longstreth placed second in the 100-dash with an 11.11 time. He had set a new record in the 200-dash in a previous meet and placed second in this meet with a 22.68 time.
“Overall, the team had a great performance with a lot of personal records,” said Windham outdoor track and field boys’ coach Paula Pock. “Including Aaron Sanborn in the 400, Noah Saucier in the triple jump, Ethan Fletcher in the 100, Brayden Bean in the javelin, Mason Bragdon in the 1600. Overall, we had a great meet, and a lot of athletes did an amazing job and tried new events. Our goal is to carry on the momentum and continue to build on our early performances.” <
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