Belfast athletes hold own in second KVAC meet

Despite its small numbers compared to most competitors, the Belfast Area High School indoor track team scored relatively well Tuesday thanks to solid performances by a number of Lions in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference meet at Bowdoin College.

The girls team scores were: Waterville and Brunswick 166, Gardiner 129 and Belfast 52. The boys team scores were: Brunswick 322, Waterville 175, Belfast 44 and Gardiner 24.

The individual Belfast results were:

Boys 55 meters junior division — 15, Stephen Hess, 9.20.

Boys 55 meters senior division — 2, Wilbur Fogg, 6.89.

Girls 55-meter hurdles senior division — 3, Emily Violette, 11.47.

Boys mile — 5, Willie Leach, 5:14.82

Girls mile  — 2, Abbie Wessels, 6:03.57; and 7, Kellie Howie, 7:20.78

Boys 400 meters junior division — 2, Jake Levangie, 58.43.

Boys 400 meters senior division — 2, Ryan James, 55.97.

Girls 400 meters senior division — 1, Violette, 1:07.59; and 2, Hannah Hill, 1:09.05

Girls 800 meters — 6, Julia Thurston, 3:13.11; and 7, Julia Ward, 3:17.89.

Boys 200 meters junior division — 14, Miles Lamar, 29.63; 19, Kyle Williams, 31.89.

Boys 200 meters senior division — 10, R. James, 26.59.

Girls 200 meters senior division — 6, Violette, 31.60; and 8, Cassie James, 31.97.

Boys 4×200-meter relay junior division — 6, Belfast, 2:04.91.

Girls 4×200-meter relay senior division — 3, Belfast, 2:08.53.

Boys shot put junior division — 7, Hess, 22-10.5

Boys shot put senior division — 4, Leach, 30-7.50

Girls high jump — 4, Alexandra Njaa, 4-0.

Boys high jump — 1, Levangie, 5-6.

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