Jenkins, Nada lead PHS girls to Seacoast track title; Oyster River is second, Exeter third

EXETER - Portsmouth High School girls track and field head coach Stan Lyford said the goal wasn't necessarily to win Friday's Seacoast Championship meet at Exeter High School, but "of course you'd always like to."

Lily Jenkins and Mariam Nada both won two events as Portsmouth scored 102.4 points and beat the 15-team field for the title. Oyster River was second with a score of 92, followed by Exeter (89), Winnacunnet (61.2) and Coe-Brown (48).

"It feels really good," Lyford said. "I don't mind beating these guys."

Jenkins won both the 100 (12.56 seconds) and the 200 (25.79), while Nada won the 100-meter hurdles (15.57) and long jump (17 feet, 02 inches). Nada was also second in the 100, and third in triple jump (33-1.5).

"Our overall team performance was pretty good," Nada said. "It was a lot of competition that we're going to see at states this year, so obviously we were coming in and putting in our best."

Nada said her favorite performances were the hurdles and long jump.

"I've ran sub-16 only a few times and I was able to do that again today," Nada said. "(In the long jump), I was able to get over 17 (feet), which was also a goal of mine. I'm trying to reach 18, so hopefully we'll get there by the end of the season."

"(Nada and I) were hoping to go one and two (in the 100) and it worked out that way," Jenkins said. "I enjoy watching all of my team and supporting everybody. I enjoy running my races, but I also like supporting everybody else."

Portsmouth's Maria Akalonu was first in the discus (118-10) and third in the shot put (33-01), Sienna Metcalf was second in the 300 hurdles (47.32), and Margaret Montplaisir was third in the javelin (105-07).

Portsmouth's 4x800-meter relay team, comprised of Avery Timerman, Kelsey Campbell, Alexa Baryiames and Mallory Baker, was first in 10:19.66.

Carty leads Oyster River to second-place showing

Oyster River's Erin Carty placed first in the 300 hurdles (45.49), second in the 100 hurdles (16.12) and third in the 200 (26.64).

"I think we had a pretty good meet a week out from the state meet," Oyster River head coach Nick Ricciardi said. "We're just trying to clean up a little technique stuff, get that work in and try to get to the pace of the state meet."

The foursome of Haley Kavanagh, Mackenzie Cook, Avery Baumgardt and Carty placed third in the 4x400 (4:15.6)

Baumgardt was first in the triple jump (34-11) and fifth in the long jump (15-02.25). Additionally, Kavanagh was first in the 3,200 (10:58.47), Sophie Durant was first in the pole vault (8-01), Mackenzie Cook was first in the 1,600 (4:59.78) Cook was fourth in the 1,600 (5:22.17), Amalie Trump was fourth in the high jump (4-09), and Amanda Yu was fifth in the 100 (13.60).

Thompson lifts Blue Hawks to third

Rayna Thompson was first in the 400 (58.84) and second in the 200 (26.27), leading the Blue Hawks to their third-place finish.

Rachel Poulin was first in the javelin (110-08), and Exeter's 4x400 team of Clara Knab, Martelle McBride, Danica Caron and Thompson was first (4:06.70).

Alexis Paterna was second in the 3,200 (12:14.88) and fifth in the 1,600 (5:22.98), and Sydney MacVicar was fourth in the 100 hurdles (17.28) and fifth in the 300 hurdles (50.98).

Other top-five performances from Exeter were turned in by Autumn Fabiano (second, shot put, 33-02.5), Knab (third, 800, 2:25.32), Josslyn Ulven (third, discus, 97-01), Caron (fourth, 800, 2:25.98) and Molly Baut (fifth, pole vault, 7-07).

Additionally, Exeter's 4x800-meter relay team, consisting of Lily Maher, Amber Orleans, Brianna Paterna and Abigail Tremblay, placed second (10:26.53).

Multiple top-five performances

The following placed in the top five in multiple events: Dover's Anique Poulin was first in the 800 (2:20.89) and third in the 1,600 (5:15.53), Winnacunnet's Charlotte Koutalidis was second in the 1,600 (5:12.31) and 800 (2:22.08), Winnacunnet's Hayden Adams was second in the long jump (16-2) and fifth in the 100 hurdles (17.31), Winnacunnet's Mia Lantaigne was third in the 400 (1:00.47) and fifth in the 200 (27:24), Dover's Brooke Kelly was second in the pole vault (8-11) and fourth in the javelin (101-3) and Somersworth's Savanna Comeau was third in the high jump (4-11) and fourth in the long jump (15-3.5).

Other top-five performances

The following placed in the top five of their respective events - Somersworth's Sya McKay (first, high jump, 5-1), Winnacunnet's Maitri Clifford (third, 300 hurdles, 49.11), Dover's Madeline Bachrach (fourth, 3,200, 12:43.63), Winnacunnet's Moxie Clifford (fourth, 300 hurdles, 50.66), Spaulding's Lela Takekoshi (fourth, pole vault, 7-7), Spaulding's Sara Boudreau (fourth, triple jump, 32-6.75), Winnacunnet's Carson Mariotti (fifth, 800, 2:27.54), Portsmouth's Chloe Carter (fifth, 3,200, 13:08.79), Dover's Zoe Kirk (fifth, high jump, 4-9), Dover's Emeline Friend-Gray (fifth, triple jump, 32-3.5) and St. Thomas Aquinas' Maddie Karsonovich (fifth, shot put, 3-11.5).

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Jenkins, Nada lead PHS girls to Seacoast track title; Oyster River is second, Exeter third