University of Maine at Farmington cross country coach Dan Campbell checks the course during the North Atlantic Conference cross country championships in Farmington last year. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) University of Maine at Farmington interim cross country and track and field head coach Dan Campbell has been replaced by Joe DiSalvo, who was a member of […]
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Harris turns pro, finishes second in 800 at USATF nationals
United States’ Isaiah Harris reacts after finishing a men’s 800-meter first-round heat during the World Athletics Championships in London in Aug. 2017. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) Lewiston native Isaiah Harris followed up his NCAA 800-meter run title two weeks ago with a second-place finish in the 800 final at the USA National Outdoor Championships in Des […]
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Lewiston's Harris reaches semifinals at USA outdoor track championships
DES MOINES, Iowa — Lewiston native Isaiah Harris is moving onto the semifinals of the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. Harris, who just finished his junior season at Penn State University, won the first heat of the 800-meter run Thursday with a time of 1 minute, 48.71 seconds to advance to Friday’s semifinals. Also highlighting […]
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Isaiah Harris named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Lewiston native Isaiah Harris has been named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, the conference announced this week. The Penn State junior won the 800-meter national championship last week. Last month, he claimed his third straight 800 title at the Big Ten outdoor track and field championships by running a […]
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NCAA Track and Field: Lewiston’s Isaiah Harris wins 800 national title
Isaiah Harris crosses the finish line to win the 800 meter run at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon Friday night. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) EUGENE, Oregon — Crossing the finish-line with his arms outstretched before falling to his knees in joy, Lewiston High School graduate Isaiah Harris won the 800-meter NCAA championship Friday at Hayward […]
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Track and field: Lewiston native Isaiah Harris wins heat, advances to 800 final at nationals
Penn State Junior and former Lewiston High School standout Isaiah Harris tucks into the middle of the pack before passing Erik Martinsson of UT-Arlington and Indiana’s Daniel Kuhn during the first lap of the mens 800 meter semifinal heat at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon Wednesday night. He won his heat with a time of […]
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Class A state track: Oxford Hills sweeps javelin, again; Edward Little's Berube, Syphers win titles
Lewiston’s Chrispin Kamundala hits the sand in the long jump competition at the Class A state outdoor track and field championships at McMann Field in Bath on Saturday. (John Ewing/Portland Press Herald) BATH — Oxford Hills swept the javelin for the second year in a row at the Class A state track and field championships […]
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Class C state track: Mountain Valley's Sterling wins third state championship
Lauren Sterling of Mountain Valley pulls ahead to win the 100-meter hurdles at the Class C state championship track meet. The state title is Sterling’s third straight. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) WATERBORO — Another state championship meet, another state championship for Mountain Valley’s Lauren Sterling. Sterling won the 100-meter hurdles for the third straight year […]
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Class B state track: Leavitt's Daigle sprints to another state championship; MDI, York boys share title
Leavitt High School’s Nicole Daigle, center, and Gray-New Gloucester’s Madison Post, left, and Belfast’s Junne Robertson-McIntire compete in the 100-meter dash at the Class B state track championships at Foxcroft Academy on Saturday. Daigle won her second straight state title in the event. Robertson-McIntire finished third, and Post took fourth. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) DOVER-FOXCROFT […]
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H.S. track: Hunt sisters run together for final time at state championships
Sisters Kaitlin, left, and Abbie Hunt lead the Monmouth distance team. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) Kaitlin and Abbie Hunt can usually be seen running, stretching, and competing side by side at Monmouth track and field practices. While teammates, they are still siblings, and neither like to lose to the other. “We always do our active stretches […]