In their first meet of the season, on Tuesday, April 24 at Medomak Valley High School, the Wiscasset Middle School boys and girls track and field teams' 21 athletes earned several first-place finishes in the meet with Camden Rockport Middle School, Medomak Middle School, Saint George School, Boothbay Region Elementary School and North Haven School.

Vernon Smith placed first in the boys 55 meter hurdles with a time of 10.98. The boys 4x400 relay team, comprised of Payton Blagdon, Danny Lackie, Smith and Connor Robertson, completed the 4x400 relay in 4:54 for a first place finish. Connor Robertson and David Andersson earned second and third place finishes, respectively, in the 1600 meter run with times of 6:09.39 and 6:23.99. They also took second and third in the high jump, with Robertson jumping 4-4 and Andersson clearing 4-2. Robertson took second in the 800 meter run in 2:46.29. Jason Caton threw the discus 68-2.5 for third place and the javelin 82-4 for second place.

“It was great to see our athletes, many of whom were experiencing a track meet for the first time, come out and earn so many points for the team,” said coach Jake McCarthy. “Now that we have a better idea of where our strengths are, I think we’re looking at some productive practices this week and an even more competitive performance at the next meet.”

Marguerita Fairfield jumped 3-8 for a third place finish in the high jump and Linnea Andersson took fourth in the 800m race walk in 5:30.58.

Camden Rockport Middle School won the girls meet with 248 total points while Wiscasset earned 12 points for fifth place. Medomak won the boys meet with 158 points to Wiscasset’s third-place 92 points.

The next Wiscasset Middle School track meet is Wednesday, May 2 at Wiscasset Middle High School against Boothbay Region Elementary School, Great Salt Bay Community School and Jefferson Village School. The meet starts at 3:30 p.m.