Apr. 22—BOYS
1. South Portland
The title defense for the Class A champions begins with senior Arnaud Sioho, who last spring won Class A titles in both hurdle events, the long jump and the triple jump to become just the third boy to win four individual events in the Class A meet’s history. The Red Riots have other standouts, notably senior Tyler Bryant, who has joined New England champ Griffin Gammon of Gorham and Lewiston’s Josia Katroli in the 6-foot-8 high jump club. Bryant is also likely to place well in the triple jump and javelin, and perhaps the discus. Senior Patrick Heffernan (third in race walk) and junior Michael Lawlor (third in 800) were key scorers in 2024. Bossay Ditanduka (sprints/jumps), hurdlers Matt and Devin Berry, distance runners Evan Small and Fischer Petrlik, and thrower Rush Morrison are all capable of being on the podium.
2. Marshwood
The Hawks placed third at the Class A indoor meet and have reason to believe they’ll be even stronger in the spring. It starts with Maine’s all-time fastest 100-meter runner, Andre Clark (10.59 seconds), the defending champion in the 100 and 200. Marshwood has won the 400 relay two years running. Twins Isaiah and Micaiah Perodin and Landin Napolitano (third in indoor 400) join Clark on that relay. Isaiah Perodin is coming off a Varsity Maine All-State indoor season in which he won the 55 hurdles and placed second in the long jump and third in the triple jump. Henri Rivard, a junior, is a top distance threat, especially in the 800 and 1,600, and senior Colin Barker is strong in the 400 and 800. Javelin/discus throwers Cullen St. Cyr and Braiden McGinness also have potential to score at the state meet.
3. Scarborough
The Red Storm, Class A champions indoors, expect to feature a strong distance group led by senior Ethan Keller and sophomore Atticus Merriam, who finished 1-2 in the indoor mile, and including Baxter Merriam, Vincent Caruso, Nicholas Koziell and Landen Springer. Wyatt Martin is the top pole vaulter in the state. After missing his junior year because of injury, the 2023 outdoor champ cleared 15-5 indoors this winter. Will Patterson and Grant Pelletier expect to be competitive in the javelin and shot put. Former lacrosse player Ryan Marshall placed second in the 55 hurdles indoors.
4. Greely
The defending Class B outdoor and 2025 indoor champion Rangers have the talent to repeat, with quality throughout the running events, a deep pole vault group, and likely scoring in the jumps. Liam Coull is among Class B’s best in the 800 and 1,600, and Tait Harvey is not far behind. Owen Partridge is a sub-50 400 runner and the defending Class B champ. Alexander Mendoza posted impressive efforts of 6-2 in the high jump and 20-6 in the long jump to win both events at a season-opening meet. Sam Anania, also a quality hurdler, leads the pole vaulters, and Jackson Walton heads the sprint group.
5. Portland
The Bulldogs were fifth at the Class A indoor meet and feature a veteran distance group, led by seniors Aran Johnson and Charlie Jacques and junior Owen Blades. Johnson won the Class A cross country title in the fall. Football standout Cordell Jones will provide a boost in the sprints and jumps, an area that also has depth with juniors Griffin Lavertu (high jump), Ben Mbongo (sprints, long jump) and Chris Ngimbi (long jump, sprints). Liam Alexander and Aziz Mohamed are threats in the 400 and 800.
GIRLS
1. Scarborough
The defending Class A champions feature some of the top returning talent in the state, starting with senior Emerson Flaker, who swept the sprint events and anchored the winning 1,600 relay team in 2024. Junior distance runner Laurel Driscoll is coming off a win in the indoor mile and was an outdoor Varsity Maine All-State pick as a sophomore, when she won the 3,200 and was second in the 1,600 at the Class A meet, then third in the 1,600 at New Englands. Versatile Isabelle Harmon won the high jump and pole vault at the indoor state meet. The Red Storm have about 60 athletes, with several athletes coming off a strong indoor season. Sophomore Margaret Booth, senior Amelia Caruso and sophomore Eva Alavarez (hurdles) add sprinting depth. Expect Scarborough to battle Bangor — the indoor champion — for top honors this spring.
2. Cheverus/Waynflete
The co-op team expects to cover all the events and is seen by multiple coaches as a top-three team in Class A, along with Scarborough and Bangor. For that to happen, sophomore Paige Alexander will need to be strong across the distance events. The Stags also are counting on top efforts from senior Finley Brown in the 300 hurdles and junior Lucy Olson in the 800. Alaina Holmes and Macey Weisberg should lead the sprint group. Stella Hang is a returning state meet competitor in the long jump and triple jump, and junior Kate Prestes placed sixth in the pole vault last spring. Mary Hackelman and Eleanor Snyder could provide points in the throwing events, where Cheverus was shut out last spring and at the indoor championships.
3. Greely
The Rangers are the defending Class B champions, when they edged York by three points. While York graduated several key athletes, Greely returns the majority of its team, including sophomore Victoria Zandan, who won the 300 hurdles and long jump and was third in the 100 hurdles. Junior distance runner Rowan Barry and senior sprinter Jacqueline Franklin are also state meet veterans. Barry scored in all three distance events last year, while Franklin anchored the winning 1,600 relay team that clinched the title. Expect indoor champion Katie Spencer and Marinna Emery to do well in the pole vault, and Lily Pierce to boost the sprint unit.
4. Freeport
The still youthful Falcons were third in Class B last spring and a close second to Greely indoors. They return several athletes who placed at the state meet, including the junior distance tandem of Lilah Hall (fifth, 800; seventh, 1,600) and Lucy Huggett (fourth, 1,600; fifth, 3,200), sophomore sprinter Emma Graham (seventh, 100; fourth, 200), junior Lizalyn Boudreau (seventh, 400), sophomore Claire Ramus (fourth, high jump), and senior Kessa Benner (second, pole vault). Freeport also has quality middle distance depth, which should help form strong 1,600 and 3,200 relay teams.
5. Portland
In seniors Samantha Moore, Alisandra Lindos and Anneliese Collin, Portland has three top veterans who can score in multiple events. Moore is a two-time outdoor champ in the 1,600 who also excels in the 800. Lindos’ best events are the long jump and triple jump, particularly the latter, where she was a close second to Windham standout Tayla Pelletier at the Class A indoor championships. Collin competes in a daunting variety of events, the 100 and 300 hurdles, the high jump and the pole vault. During the indoor season, she was second in both the 55 hurdles and the 400 and third in the high jump.
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South Portland junior Arnaud Sioho won both hurdle races, the long jump and the triple jump at the Class A state championship meet last spring. File photo by Ben McCanna
BOYS
1. South Portland
The title defense for the Class A champions begins with senior Arnaud Sioho, who last spring won Class A titles in both hurdle events, the long jump and the triple jump to become just the third boy to win four individual events in the Class A meet’s history. The Red Riots have other standouts, notably senior Tyler Bryant, who has joined New England champ Griffin Gammon of Gorham and Lewiston’s Josia Katroli in the 6-foot-8 high jump club. Bryant is also likely to place well in the triple jump and javelin, and perhaps the discus. Senior Patrick Heffernan (third in race walk) and junior Michael Lawlor (third in 800) were key scorers in 2024. Bossay Ditanduka (sprints/jumps), hurdlers Matt and Devin Berry, distance runners Evan Small and Fischer Petrlik, and thrower Rush Morrison are all capable of being on the podium.
2. Marshwood
The Hawks placed third at the Class A indoor meet and have reason to believe they’ll be even stronger in the spring. It starts with Maine’s all-time fastest 100-meter runner, Andre Clark (10.59 seconds), the defending champion in the 100 and 200. Marshwood has won the 400 relay two years running. Twins Isaiah and Micaiah Perodin and Landin Napolitano (third in indoor 400) join Clark on that relay. Isaiah Perodin is coming off a Varsity Maine All-State indoor season in which he won the 55 hurdles and placed second in the long jump and third in the triple jump. Henri Rivard, a junior, is a top distance threat, especially in the 800 and 1,600, and senior Colin Barker is strong in the 400 and 800. Javelin/discus throwers Cullen St. Cyr and Braiden McGinness also have potential to score at the state meet.
3. Scarborough
The Red Storm, Class A champions indoors, expect to feature a strong distance group led by senior Ethan Keller and sophomore Atticus Merriam, who finished 1-2 in the indoor mile, and including Baxter Merriam, Vincent Caruso, Nicholas Koziell and Landen Springer. Wyatt Martin is the top pole vaulter in the state. After missing his junior year because of injury, the 2023 outdoor champ cleared 15-5 indoors this winter. Will Patterson and Grant Pelletier expect to be competitive in the javelin and shot put. Former lacrosse player Ryan Marshall placed second in the 55 hurdles indoors.
4. Greely
The defending Class B outdoor and 2025 indoor champion Rangers have the talent to repeat, with quality throughout the running events, a deep pole vault group, and likely scoring in the jumps. Liam Coull is among Class B’s best in the 800 and 1,600, and Tait Harvey is not far behind. Owen Partridge is a sub-50 400 runner and the defending Class B champ. Alexander Mendoza posted impressive efforts of 6-2 in the high jump and 20-6 in the long jump to win both events at a season-opening meet. Sam Anania, also a quality hurdler, leads the pole vaulters, and Jackson Walton heads the sprint group.
5. Portland
The Bulldogs were fifth at the Class A indoor meet and feature a veteran distance group, led by seniors Aran Johnson and Charlie Jacques and junior Owen Blades. Johnson won the Class A cross country title in the fall. Football standout Cordell Jones will provide a boost in the sprints and jumps, an area that also has depth with juniors Griffin Lavertu (high jump), Ben Mbongo (sprints, long jump) and Chris Ngimbi (long jump, sprints). Liam Alexander and Aziz Mohamed are threats in the 400 and 800.
Scarborough’s Emerson Flaker swept the sprint events to help the Red Storm win the Class A title last spring. Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald
GIRLS
1. Scarborough
The defending Class A champions feature some of the top returning talent in the state, starting with senior Emerson Flaker, who swept the sprint events and anchored the winning 1,600 relay team in 2024. Junior distance runner Laurel Driscoll is coming off a win in the indoor mile and was an outdoor Varsity Maine All-State pick as a sophomore, when she won the 3,200 and was second in the 1,600 at the Class A meet, then third in the 1,600 at New Englands. Versatile Isabelle Harmon won the high jump and pole vault at the indoor state meet. The Red Storm have about 60 athletes, with several athletes coming off a strong indoor season. Sophomore Margaret Booth, senior Amelia Caruso and sophomore Eva Alavarez (hurdles) add sprinting depth. Expect Scarborough to battle Bangor — the indoor champion — for top honors this spring.
2. Cheverus/Waynflete
The co-op team expects to cover all the events and is seen by multiple coaches as a top-three team in Class A, along with Scarborough and Bangor. For that to happen, sophomore Paige Alexander will need to be strong across the distance events. The Stags also are counting on top efforts from senior Finley Brown in the 300 hurdles and junior Lucy Olson in the 800. Alaina Holmes and Macey Weisberg should lead the sprint group. Stella Hang is a returning state meet competitor in the long jump and triple jump, and junior Kate Prestes placed sixth in the pole vault last spring. Mary Hackelman and Eleanor Snyder could provide points in the throwing events, where Cheverus was shut out last spring and at the indoor championships.
3. Greely
The Rangers are the defending Class B champions, when they edged York by three points. While York graduated several key athletes, Greely returns the majority of its team, including sophomore Victoria Zandan, who won the 300 hurdles and long jump and was third in the 100 hurdles. Junior distance runner Rowan Barry and senior sprinter Jacqueline Franklin are also state meet veterans. Barry scored in all three distance events last year, while Franklin anchored the winning 1,600 relay team that clinched the title. Expect indoor champion Katie Spencer and Marinna Emery to do well in the pole vault, and Lily Pierce to boost the sprint unit.
4. Freeport
The still youthful Falcons were third in Class B last spring and a close second to Greely indoors. They return several athletes who placed at the state meet, including the junior distance tandem of Lilah Hall (fifth, 800; seventh, 1,600) and Lucy Huggett (fourth, 1,600; fifth, 3,200), sophomore sprinter Emma Graham (seventh, 100; fourth, 200), junior Lizalyn Boudreau (seventh, 400), sophomore Claire Ramus (fourth, high jump), and senior Kessa Benner (second, pole vault). Freeport also has quality middle distance depth, which should help form strong 1,600 and 3,200 relay teams.
5. Portland
In seniors Samantha Moore, Alisandra Lindos and Anneliese Collin, Portland has three top veterans who can score in multiple events. Moore is a two-time outdoor champ in the 1,600 who also excels in the 800. Lindos’ best events are the long jump and triple jump, particularly the latter, where she was a close second to Windham standout Tayla Pelletier at the Class A indoor championships. Collin competes in a daunting variety of events, the 100 and 300 hurdles, the high jump and the pole vault. During the indoor season, she was second in both the 55 hurdles and the 400 and third in the high jump.
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