One way or another, Erskine Academy head track coach David Currier believes the Class B record in the boys pole vault could be broken this season.

He is just hoping his guy is the one to do it.

Saturday’s Bowdoin Relays provided a potential preview of who the Class B pole vault title could fall to in Belfast’s Drew Nealey and Erskine’s Ray Weymouth.

Nealey — the two-time defending Class B champ — cleared 14 feet at Bowdoin, the same mark he set at last year’s state meet. The indoor state record for Class B is 14 feet, 3/4 inch set by Scarborough’s Brian Johnson in 1986.

Weymouth, meanwhile, cleared 12 feet on Saturday to shatter the school record but left unsatisfied, according to his coach.

“He wasn’t even totally happy with what he did breaking the school record by a foot and half,” Currier said.

Weymouth, a senior transfer from Idaho, is in his first year at Erskine and second sport, having played soccer for the Eagles in the fall. Currier said he has been a great addition to the team not just for his abilities but for his knowledge of the sport as well.

“Really he’s brought quite a lot. He’s really knowledgeable about his events,” Currier said. “He’s been great with teaching the kids.”

As for what potential Weymouth has in the pole vault going forward, Currier said he got a glimpse of it following a fairly intense workout at a recent practice.

“The other day he just brushed 13 feet at the end of practice,” Currier said. “That was fairly impressive.”

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Skowhegan standout Maddy Price is off to a fast start this winter. At the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference meet Saturday, the senior took home a trio of wins in the 55-meter dash, 200 and triple jump.

“I would say she’s at mid-year form compared to last year. She’s much more confident in herself,” Skowhegan coach Dave Evans said. “The extra work she’s done either in the weight room or being active in the fall has paid off.”

Evans also noted that Price did cheerleading this fall, which he believes has contributed to her quick start this season.

“She’s always been a dancer and before that she did some gymnastics, but just the fact that she’s being involved I think has helped,” Evans said. “I know she was stretching on a daily basis and doing a lot of jumping on a daily basis, which is only going to help her.”

Price and her teammates could give the Indians plenty to cheer about this winter. She and Leah Savage went one-two in the triple jump on Saturday after posting distances of 35-6 3/4 and 35-2 1/2, respectively. Skowhegan also has another triple jumper who did not compete Saturday, Chloe Thorndike, capable of jumping in the 32- to 34-feet range, according to Evans.

If the Indians do have a weakness this season it is their depth, but they should have enough strength individually to provide some fireworks later in the season.

“I don’t have a lot of them but the ones that I do I think they’re pretty good quality,” Evans said. “They do a pretty good job.”

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Speaking of strong starts, Curtis McLeod has not wasted any time in throwing his way into the Maine Central Institute record books.

The Huskies’ senior set the school record in the shot put Saturday at Colby with a throw of 51-7 3/4. He finished second in the event by 3/4 of an inch to University of Connecticut commit and Waterville senior Trever Gray.

“He’s one of the top throwers in his classification and clearly the top thrower in school history,” MCI coach Jim Leonard said of McLeod. “He’s got a great work ethic and he’s a natural leader.”

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