Johnson, Roberts pace Lakers

Campbell Johnson captured a pair of first place finishes and Abigail Roberts picked up a first and a second to lead Lake Region to a second place Indoor Track & Field meet finish Friday at USM.

Freeport tallied 156 points, while Laker girls recorded 89.

Meanwhile, the LR boys finished seventh in the last regular season meet at the Gorham field house.

Grady Kemp had a stellar day by automatically qualifying in the mile (4:53.15 for third) and 2-mile (10:38.23 for second) races.

“Getting personal records (PRs) in both those races at one meet is exceptional. We are considering his races for the league championships and the state meet. Automatically qualifying for states makes it easier for us to plan,” Laker Coach Mark Snow said.

Campbell Johnson had two PRs in the meet, winning the 200 meters (28.93) and anchoring the open relay (28.2, the foursome — Hailey Brewer 30.8, Abigail Roberts 31.3 and Lizzie

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Brewer 36.5 — finished in 2:06.81 for third). She also won the long jump (14-9.5) and was second in the high jump (5-0) with marks close to her PR.

“We also have a few options with Campbell for the big meets. She has been strong all year in four events plus the relay,” Coach Snow said.

Abigail Roberts and Alex Frietas were the other event winners for the Lakers.

Abigail won the 800 meters (2:31.84), was second in the 2-mile run (12:28.02), and had a seasonal best split in the relay. These are probably her events for the big meets given her high rankings (top 5 in class B).

Alex won the hurdles (9.17) and was second in the 200 meters (25.11). His improvement in the sprint hurdles and 200 bodes well for his outdoor season, but he still has some league and state goals for this season.

None of the sprinters had PRs in the 55 meters.

“I feel the starter held them a bit longer in the blocks than usual which can throw off their timing.

I’m impressed no one false started,” Coach Snow said. Then later in the meet, Madelyn Long (32.48) and Kimberly Stiffler (32.79) had PRs by about 2 tenths in the 200 meters. They also ran the Junior relay with Delaina Grover and Kaitlin Lane. That relay has been a steady point getter this year. They placed second on Friday in 2:26.11 (Kimberly 34.6, Kaitlin 42.7, Delaina 35.3 and Madelyn 33.5). Kaitlin (21-6.75), Delaina (20-2.25), and Madison Shepard (20-7.25) placed 2nd, 4th, and 3rd in

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“They did not PR but placing that high in a meet was a great experience,” Coach Snow said. “We’re hoping it carries over into the league championships.”

Other Lakers who placed in individual events were Marissa Harlow (2nd in the JR high jump at 3-10), Hailey Brewer (5th and 6th in the 55 meters at 8.51 and 200 meters at 30.84), Taylor Spearrin (3rd in the high jump at 5-6), Ezra Gronlund (5th in the mile at 5:10.53 and the 2-mile at 11:45.58), and Tristan Cormier (6th in the 2-mile at 12:20.00).

Lake Region’s next meet is the league championship this Friday, Feb. 10 at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, starting at 4:30 p.m.

Raiders set up for championship

GORHAM — As Coach Trevor Hope watched his Raiders compete in last week’s Indoor Track & Field meet, he felt it was a great way to end the regular season and performances set Fryeburg Academy “up really well” for the championship this Friday at USM.

“We had many PRs (personal records) and it was good to run our relays again,” Coach Hope said. “A big thankyou to our two volunteers, Michael and Jamie Mendonca, for helping at the meet.

• Recap for the girls: Emily Chaine ran a PR in her 55m with a time of 8:18 which is well within the state provisional qualifying time! Automatic is 8.05. She placed third in the senior division, and “this was all accomplished while not feeling good!” Coach Hope said.

Enna Carbone and Chaine PRed in their 200m, both breaking the 30 second mark for the first time, and both received third place (Enna in the junior division at 29.80 and Emily in the senior division at 29.68).

“You can tell that they push each other in practice,” Coach Hope noted.

Amber Gagnon also ran a good PR in her 200m (36.21) and was brave in trying the 1-mile race (7:31.96) for the first time!

“It was a good effort and just by doing the race and trying it out she added a point to the girls’ team by getting sixth place,” Coach Hope said.

Fryeburg also ran the 4x200 and turned in the fastest time of the season! The foursome included by Carbone, Barbara Stumpf Artero, Gagnon, and Chaine (2:18.52, good for fifth).

• Recap for the boys: The Raiders captured 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the long jump by Arkie Baptista (19-0.75), Jacob Adams (18-9.75) and Jacob Eveleth (16-3.75).

Austin ran a PR in his 200m (29.75).

Tristin Nylin threw a new PR in shot put (27-11).

Jacob Adams picked up second place in the 55 meters in 7.10 in the senior division Jacob Eveleth snuck out a new PR in his 55 meters (7.44) in the junior division, getting closer and closer to the provisional state time.

Zack Emery ran a competitive race in the 55m hurdles getting a new PR (9.19), which means the FA school record continues to also improve.

“At the end, he caught the last hurdle which made him dive across the finish line for an exciting finish,” Coach

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