Updated June 30 All-Region Boys Track Athlete of the Year: Winthrop’s James Cognata The Ramblers' sophomore runner exploded onto the track and field scene this spring with two state titles. Share Winthrop’s James Cognata competes in the 400-meters during the Mountain Valley Conference championship meet Wednesday at Hall-Dale High School in Farmingdale. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Boys Track Finalists • • • • Jacob Jackson, senior, Edward Little, jumps Focusing on shorter distances for his sophomore season — and his first outdoor track season with Winthrop after losing out on a season last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic — Cognata did just enough in the winter to keep his body ready for when it counted.