Boothbay/Wiscasset team’s AJ does OK in first MVC track meet

Sat, 04/20/2024 - 8:00am

The Boothbay/Wiscasset boys’ track and field team opened its Mountain Valley Conference season April 16 in Lisbon scoring three individual victories. Freshman AJ Crocker was the top performer registering two wins. He won the 1600M and 3200M races. Crocker ran the 1600M in five minutes and 20.96 seconds. He ran the 3200M in 11 minutes and 31.18 seconds. Senior Austin Trask won the 200M with a 25.33 second time. He finished second in the 100M with a 12.68 second time. Madison’s Brode Strout won the event with a 12.36 second time.

Boothbay/Wiscasset had 10 athletes finish in the top four in their events: The BoothbayWiscasset 4x100M relay team finished second with a 49.99 second time. Madison won the event with a 48.63 time. Senior Alton King and junior Tucker Davenport finished third and fourth in the 110M hurdles. King had a 19.26 second time and Davenport’s time was 19.33 seconds. Lisbon’s Adam Hayes won with an 18.61 second mark and Madison’s Bryan Donnelly finished second with a 18.74 second time. 

In the long jump, King finished third with an 18-foot, eight-inch mark. Lisbon’s Owen Booker won with a 21-foot, nine and half-inch mark. Lisbon’s Nick Powell finished second with a 19-foot, one-inch jump. In discus, senior Robbie Shaw finished fourth with a 102-foot, one-inch throw. Hall-Dale’s Austin Lizzotte won with a 102-foot throw. Monmouth’s Isaiah Trott finished second with a 103-foot, four-inch throw. Hall-Dale’s Nick Dyer finished third with a 103-foot, one-inch throw. 

In javelin, Davenport finished second with a 112-foot, nine-inch throw. Lisbon’s Owen Booker placed first with a 142-foot, seven-inch throw. In the 1600M race walk, sophomore Ross Gaffney finished second with a 10 minute, 48.16 second mark. Lisbon’s Samuel Liudvinatis won with a nine minute, 18.54 second time. 

Boothbay/Wiscasset’s next Mountain Valley Conference meet is Tuesday, April 23 at Wiscasset Middle High School. Other participating schools are Lisbon, Kents Hill, Monmouth and Maranacook.