WINDHAM

Although rain knocked out the pole vault as competitors and coaches alike deemed the pit and slippery conditions too dangerous, the State Class A Track and Field Championships were held on Saturday.

The pole vault event for boys and girls will be held on Wednesday and should play a big part in the final standings.

The Sanford boys have the lead with 69 points, followed by Cheverus 66, Bonny 55.50, Gorham 45, Brunswick 41, Lewiston 34, Edward Little 32. Windham 30, Deering 30, Messalonskee 24, Scarborough 21, Kennebunk 20, Noble 20, Mt. Ararat 19, Bangor 19, Thornton 18, Cony 13.50, Hampden 13, Mt. Blue 11, South Portland 8, Massabesic 7, Lawrence 6, Biddeford 6. Brewer 4 and Skowhegan 1 .

Of those scheduled to compete in pole vault, Cheverus’ Jacob Scott has done 10-06, Sanford’s Nick Wall 12-00, and Bonny Eagle’s Jordan Trafford and Conor Dearborn 11- 06 this season.

For Brunswick, Mitchell Black lived up to his top seed in the 800 with a personalbest 1:57.21 to edge out Cheverus’ Brady Foshay (1:57.76). Black was also sixth in the triple jump (41-01.75).

Also in the Dragons’ effort, Jamie Ross was seventh in the 1600 (4:33.55) and Alex Nichols second in the 400 (50.27) and second in the 200 (23.18).

“Alex Nichols has had a great year and he wants the New Englands on Saturday (at Thornton Academy),” said Brunswick coach Dave DeLois.

TheBrunswick4x800relay of Wilder Nicholson, Ross, Benson Worthington and Black took second in 8:06.64, just behind Bangor (8:05.58), whilethe4x400relayof Walter Martin, Ryan Black, Mitchell Black and Alex Nichols was fourth in 3:35.10.

Mt.Ararat’s4x800relay team of Seth Bryant, Jacob Demosthenes, Nathan McKenzie and Nathan Bryant finished fifth in 8:22.88.

McKenize Gary of Mt. Ararat was sixth in the 100- meter dash (11.58) and third in the 200 (23.23), while teammate Andy Reifman-Packett was fifth in the 1600 (4:29.94) and sixth in the 3200 (9:59.36), Seth Bryant seventh in the 800 (2:00.90), Nathan McKenzie seventh in the 3200 (10:01.16).

Class A girls

In the girls competition, Edward Little leads with 75 points, followed by Scarborough 74, Bangor 50, Bonny Eagle 47, Gorham 42, Thornton Academy 40, Cheverus 34, Kennebunk 33, Lawrence 26, Brewer 24, Massabesic 22.50, Brunswick 22, Windham 22, South Portland 17, Mt. Ararat 15, Biddeford 11, Messalonskee 11, Sanford 10, Deering 9, Noble 8, Lewiston 6, Oxford Hills 4, Cony 3, Hampden Academy 3, Marshwood 2.50, Mt. Blue 1.

Set to pole vault for contending teams are Edward Little’s Lexi Clavet (9-00) and Jaclyn Masters (11-0) and Scarborough’s Ali Pelczar (7-00), Cailley Ledue (8-06) and Catherine Bailey (10-00), while Bangor has 10 vaulters on tap and Bonny Eagle three.

Among the Brunswick highlights, the4x800relayplacing fourth in 10:11.36, Allison Hill taking second in the 100- meter high hurdles (15.75), Alexis Dickinson fifth in the 100dash(12.84),the4x100 relay sixth in 53.15, Cassandra Murano seventh in the 400 (1:02.17) and Katie McMahon fourth in the 3200 (11:24.59).

For Mt. Ararat, Olivia Swan placed third in the 300 hurdles (48.65) and second in the high jump (5-02), while Kelly Lynch was seventh in the 3200 (11:43.29).

Up next is the 67th New England Interscholastic Track and Field Championships at TA on June 9.