Kayden Ames wins discus, shot put state championships

Boothbay/Wiscasset Boys’ 4x400 relay team claim Class C championship
Mon, 06/05/2023 - 3:30pm

Bolstered by strong performances by Kayden Ames and relay teams, the Boothbay/Wiscasset boys’ track and field team finished sixth Saturday in the state Class C Championship meet held at Cony High School in Augusta. Ames won two state titles. He won his second consecutive discus championship with his 153-foot, six-inch throw. He defeated second place finisher Owen Moore of Maine Central Institute whose attempt went 131 feet and seven inches. Third place competitor Demetrius Clark of Lisbon had a throw of 130 feet, nine inches. 

In the shot put, Ames’ 44-foot, 4-inch throw beat second place Noah Parker of Orono, who had a  44-foot one-inch attempt, and third-place Jack Sullivan of George Stevens Academy, with a 42-foot, seven-inch throw.

The boys’ 4x400 team of Aidric Canada, Austin Trask, Payton Blagdon and Bryan Gagnon ran a 3:40.82 besting second place Washington Academy’s 3:44.49, and third place Winslow’s 3:47.8. The 4x100M team consisting of Austin Trask, Alton King, Bryan Gagnon and Aidric Canada finished third running in 47.48. Washington Academy won the state championship with a 46.43 run.

The following Boothbay/Wiscasset track and field school boy athletes finished in the top six in Saturday’s state meet: 400M: Joseph Richards, Winslow, 51.61, first; Bryan Gagnon, Boothbay/Wiscasset, 53.46, third; and Payton Blagdon, Boothbay/Wiscasset, 53.47, fourth. 

The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls’ 4x800M relay team with Maddie Orchard, Abbie Clark, Emily Gilliam and Julia Truesdell turned in the team’s top performance. The team finished fourth with a 11.22.5 mark. Orono won the event in 10:59.21.

The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls’ team finished tied for 26th in the state championship meet. Orono won the girls Class C State Championship with 121 points. North Yarmouth Academy finished second with 79 points. Orono won the boys’ state championship with 105 points followed by Lisbon (69). Boothbay scored 47 points.