Track and Field
Wiscasset competes in Busline League Championship
Fri, 05/25/2018 - 3:30pm
From left, Wiscasset teammates Tate Whitmore, Connor Robertson, Payton Blagdon, Danny Lackie and Vernon Smith at the Busline League Championship May 24. Courtesy of Kipp Wright
From left, Wiscasset Elementary School sixth graders Linnea Andersson and Emily Gilliam, Wiscasset’s middle school track and field coach Jake McCarthy, and sixth grader Makenzie Neumann at the Busline League Championship May 24. Courtesy of Kipp Wright
Wiscasset’s Busline League track and field teams had strong showings and some personal bests in the league’s championship meet May 24 in Belfast.
Connor Robertson, Payton Blagdon, Danny Lackie and Vernon Smith placed third in the boys 4x400 relay in 4:44.53, their fastest of the season, Coach Jake McCarthy said. Robertson also took second in the 1600m run and Smith took third in the 55m hurdles.
Tate Whitmore was unable to compete due to injury but joined teammates at the event.
On the girls team, Linnea Andersson, Emily Gilliam and Makenzie Neumann all had personal bests, Andersson with a 5:26.85 finish in the 800m race walk, Gilliam with a time of 7:10.10 in the 1600m run, and Neumann, finishing the 1600m run in 6:59.15.
