Chop Point School’s Harrington wins Class C high jump

Mon, 06/03/2019 - 5:30pm

Wolverine Coach Josiah Winchenbach had one state champion at the state Class C track and field meet hosted by Blue Hill High School in Farmington Saturday. Josie Harrington of Chop Point School won the high jump by clearing a height of 5’2”. It was the best jump of the season for the freshman who attends the private school in Woolwich.

Harrington trained at Wiscasset Middle High School this season under Winchenbach. She’ll now compete at the New England Championship Track and Field meet hosted by Thornton Academy in Saco Saturday, June 8.

WMHS’s Cedrick Loyola, a junior, was the Wolverines’ top finisher at the state meet. He placed second in the triple jump leaping 40’7.75”. Mattanawcook’s Cayden Spencer-Thompson won the event with a jump measuring 48’3.75”, a new state C record.

Wolverine senior Matt Chapman placed in two running events. He ran third in the 110-meter low hurdles in 15.85 seconds. Traip’s Seth Simonds winning time was 15.49, Orono’s Niklas Dittmar was second, 15.59.

Chapman placed fourth in the 300-meter high hurdles, crossing the finish line in 43.87 seconds.

Final results of the boys meet: Sacopee Valley 69, Hall-Dale 56.75, Orono 51.75, Mt. Abram 50, Caribou 47, Maranacook 41.75, Traip 41, Wells 35, Washington Academy 31, Mattanawcook 30.5, Bucksport 30, Lisbon 30, Boothbay 21, Wiscasset 18, North Yarmouth 13.5, Central 12, Dirigo 12, Mt. View 11, MSSM 9, Spruce Mountain 8, Greenville 7, Monmouth 5, GSA 4, Winthrop 3.5, Washburn 3, Mountain Valley 2, St. Dominic’s 1, Bangor Christian 1, Richmond 1.

The Wolverine girls did not compete in the state C meet. Orono won.