Andre Clark, Marshwood senior: Clark won the New England 55-meter dash with a time of 6.38 seconds, tying the mark he set last year for the fastest time by a Maine high school runner. He also won the Class A title in the 200-meter dash (22.72) and missed out on the state 55 title (6.42) by 0.01 seconds.

Samuel Gerrie, Maine Central Institute senior: An adept runner and sprinter for the Huskies, Gerrie claimed the 200-meter dash (23.21 seconds) and triple jump (41 feet, 5 inches) titles at Class B states and KVACs (23.27, 42-0 3/4). He also placed second in the long jump at both competitions (21-5 1/2 at KVACs; 21-1 3/4 at states).

Josia Katroli, Lewiston senior: Katroli shined in the high jump, winning KVAC A (6 feet, 2 inches) and Class A (6-8) titles before finishing second at New Englands (6-9) with the highest jump by a Maine indoor athlete in at least 25 years. He also claimed KVAC A crowns in the 55-meter dash (6.64) and long jump (19-9 1/2).

Sam Laverdiere, Lake Region senior: A top distance runner, Laverdiere won three state titles, defending his Class B crown in the 2-mile run (9:48.78) and adding victories in the 800-meter (2:02.30) and 1-mile (4:27.79) runs. He then finished as runner-up in the mile (4:25.10) at the New England championships.

Ryker Paradis, Lewiston senior: Although Paradis competed in only one event — the shot put — he was utterly dominant in it, defending his KVAC Class A title with a conference-record 63-1 before winning the state title with a 61-3. His mark at KVACs was the best in the shot put by a Maine high school athlete since 2019.

Owen Partridge, Greely senior: Partridge won the Class B 400-meter dash in 51.99, beating out the next-fastest runner by 1.24 seconds. He also ran the final leg for the Rangers’ state-title-winning 4×800 relay team (8:25.28; they later ran an 8:04.08 at New Englands). Greely won WMC and state team titles this season.

Isaiah Perodin, Marshwood senior: Another top runner for the Hawks, Perodin won the Class A  title in the 55-meter hurdles (7.81). He finished second to South Portland’s Arnaud Sioho in the long jump (21-9 1/2) at the state meet and was the runner-up to Sioho in the 55 hurdles (7.83), long jump (21-6) and triple jump (44-5) at the SMAA championships.

Stephen Pierre, Leavitt senior: Pierre successfully defended his Class B titles in the 55-meter hurdles (7.79) and the long jump (21-3). He posted even better marks a week earlier at the KVAC B championships, defending his conference 55 hurdles (7.73) and long jump (21-8 3/4) crowns as well as his high jump title (5-10).

Max Shapiro, Falmouth senior: It was Shapiro who denied Clark the Class A 55 crown, finishing in 6.41 to win the title by a nose before posting the same time at New Englands to place third. He also shined in the 200-meter dash for the Navigators, winning the SMAA title (22.89) and finishing second at states (22.77).

Arnaud Sioho, South Portland senior: One of Maine’s all-time great jumpers, Sioho set Class A meet long (22 feet, 11 1/4 inches) and triple jump (48-6 1/4) records, and he even set the all-time state best in the triple (50 feet, 1 3/4 inches) at a Feb. 1 meet. He had a personal best in the long jump (23-8 1/4) at New Englands, finishing second.

Coach of the Year

David Dowling, Greely: Dowling’s Rangers were dominant this season, easily winning WMC and Class B state titles. At states, Greely won four events: 400 (Partridge), pole vault (Samuel Anania), 4×200 (Anania, Jackson Walton, Holden Pierce, Bez Mendelsohn) and 4×800 (Mendelsohn, Partridge, Connor Skillin, Cade Potts). The Rangers earned 12 top-five finishes overall. It is Greely’s second straight state title and the program’s seventh overall (1992-93, 2003, 2009, 2018, 2024-25).