BOYS

Kyle Barron, Kennebunk senior, sprints: Barron is part of a deep and talented group of SMAA sprinters. As a junior, he was second in the 100 and third in the 200 at the Class A championships. He placed sixth in the indoor 200 this winter.

Andre Clark, Marshwood senior, sprints: The defending New England 100-meter champion, winner in the 100 and 200 at the Class A championships, and a 2024 Varsity Maine All-State pick, Clark holds the Maine record in the 100 (10.59 seconds). In the indoor season, Clark was the New England 55-meter champ, tying his Maine all-time best of 6.38 seconds. He recently committed to Boston University.

Carter Engelman, Windham senior, pole vault/hurdles: Engelman is coming off a winter season in which he finished second in the pole vault and third in the 55 hurdles at the Class A meet.

Griffin Gammon, Gorham senior, jumps/javelin: Already a two-time New England champion in the high jump (and two-time Varsity Maine All-State choice), Gammon has the speed and strength to be among the top long jumpers and javelin throwers.

Lake Region’s Sam Laverdiere swept the distance events at the Class B indoor championships this winter. Press Herald file photo by Ben McCanna

Sam Laverdiere, Lake Region senior, distance: Laverdiere is coming off a strong indoor season that included an 800, mile, 2-mile distance sweep at the Class B championships. He has earned Varsity Maine All-State honors in cross country and indoor and outdoor track.

Owen Partridge, Greely senior, middle distance: Partridge won the Class B 400 title a year ago and also was the indoor champion this winter. He will be a key relay performer for the Rangers, who won team titles last spring and this winter.

Isaiah Perodin, Marshwood senior, hurdles/jumps: A Varsity Maine All-State selection indoors, Perodin emerged this winter as a top contender in several events, winning the 55 hurdles and placing second in the long jump and third in the triple jump.

Aidan Ring, York senior, distance: A case can be made for Ring as Maine’s No. 2 distance runner, behind Sam Laverdiere. His second-place times in Class B this school year would have been fast enough to win the Class A title in cross country and take second (2-mile) and third (mile) at the Class A indoor meet.

Max Shapiro, Falmouth senior, sprints: Shapiro ran 6.41 at the Class A indoor meet to beat Clark in the 55 dash. He matched that time while placing third at New Englands. He and teammate Ali Carter — who ran 10.75 in the 100 at this season’s first meet — should challenge Clark all season.

Arnaud Sioho, South Portland senior, jumps/hurdles: Already a two-time Varsity Maine Athlete of the Year (2024 outdoor track, 2025 indoor track), Sioho became just the third boy to win four events at the Class A outdoor championships, setting meet records in the long and triple jump and also winning the 110- and 300 hurdles. This winter, the University of Rhode Island-bound Sioho shattered Maine’s all-time best indoor triple jump record with a leap of 50 feet, 1 3/4 inches.

GIRLS

Avery Bariteau, Fryeburg Academy sophomore, sprints: Bariteau won Class B championships in the 100 and 200 as a freshman, and this winter turned in the fastest time in Maine in the indoor 200 at 26.1 seconds.

Shealyn Brochu, Morse senior, distance: Third in the Class B 800 last spring, Brochu took a major step this past winter when she placed third in the mile at the New England championships with a personal-best of 5:00.13.

York’s Zoe Carroll won the Class B cross country title in the fall after winning the 800 at the Class B outdoor track championships last spring. Press Herald file photo by Ben McCanna

Zoe Carroll, York junior, distance: The returning Class B champ in the 800, she also finished second to since-graduated teammate Cary Drake in the 1,600. Carroll won the Class B cross country title this past fall.

Emerson Flaker, Scarborough senior, sprints: The top sprinter in the state, Flaker swept the 100, 200 and 400, and anchored team champion Scarborough’s winning 1,600 relay at last year’s Class A meet. A returning Varsity Maine All-State pick, Flaker was fifth in New England in the 400 (56.06).

Samantha Moore, Portland senior, distance: Moore was the fastest in Maine last spring in the 800 (2:14.44 at the SMAA championships) and 1,600 (Class A state meet). It was her second Class A title in the 1,600, to go with an 800 win as a sophomore. A multi-time Varsity Maine All-State pick and two-time cross country champ, Moore will compete in college at UConn.

Lexi Moran, Brunswick senior, throws: The three-sport standout has already earned Varsity Maine All-State honors in soccer and basketball and enters her final high school senior as the defending Class A champion in the javelin.

Lindy Moreland, Gorham senior, jumps/hurdles/javelin: Moreland has committed to compete for Southern New Hampshire University as a multi-event athlete. She’ll lead the Rams in the long jump, high jump, hurdles and javelin.

Aubrey Pelletier, Mt. Ararat senior, throws: Lexi Moran’s KVAC and neighboring rival, Pelletier was second in the javelin and placed seventh in the discus at the 2024 Class A outdoor championships.

Tayla Pelletier, Windham senior, jumps/hurdles: Pelletier has been a multi-year, multi-season standout. She was the lone girl from Maine to win a New England title outdoors in 2024, taking the triple jump. Also a top hurdler and long jumper, the 2025 indoor track Varsity Maine Athlete of the Year recently committed to the University of New Hampshire.

Victoria Zandan, Greely sophomore, hurdles/jumps: As a freshman, Zandan was key to the Rangers’ 2024 Class B team championship, winning the long jump and 300 hurdles, and placing second in the triple jump and third in the 100 hurdles.