![]() ![]() The first 200 (meters) was on pace, but we lost speed and had to recover."Ĭertainly the heat played a part on the distance runners' performances, but Gatchell said he's looking forward to next week with the hopes of breaking the Lions' record of 1:54.7, set by Matt Dennish in 2004.īEARCATS BOUND FOR STATES > Four William Penn boys were all smiles knowing they are heading to next week's state championships in the 400 relay.ĭeshaun Horton, Edgar Centeno, Danny Acevedo and Larell Anderson ran a 43.18, earning a fifth-place medal and automatic berth to the PIAA meet. "The time was not close to what I was looking for. "Third is good, it's what I was seeded," he said. But Red Lion senior Ethan Gatchell will have one more chance to break the elusive school record in the 800 run after his third-place time of 1:56.12. GATCHELL GETS BRONZE > It was warm Saturday, especially for a distance runner. "Other than rest and recovery, I need to find the mental place I was at counties," she said. Although she didn't earn an automatic PIAA berth in the 200, she has an idea of how to medal in the other events. Mooradian placed fifth in both the 100 (12.41) and 200 (26.06) dashes. In her newest event, the 300 hurdles, Mooradian placed third despite hitting three hurdles with her leg. "I have never been this disappointed after districts."ĭisapointment aside, her season will continue in at least two events: the 300 hurdles and the 100 dash. I've been trying to control my emotions," she said. ![]() "FRUSTRATED" MOORADIAN STILL QUALIFIES > South Western junior standout Lynne Mooradian remembered her performance from a year ago at this meet. Saturday's Class AA results: Biglerville's Danny Stoner repeats as pole vault champ, but misses record "It made me kind of nervous, but it made me feel really good when I know I medaled." I am really focusing and working really hard at practice."īaublitz said the competition helped her. "My ultimate goal was to make states and even get a medal," Baublitz said. She did that and more, breaking her own school mark and earning the coveted trip to states. A junior in her first year of doing the pole vault, she simply hoped to earn a medal and possibly qualify for next week's PIAA championships. Teammate Alexis Baublitz also scored a bronze when she went 11 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault.īaublitz couldn't help but smile coming off the medal stand. Saturday's results from the District 3 track and field championshipsĪnd Wilson wasn't the only Panther to overachieve at Shippensburg University on Saturday. "I wasn't having a good day because of the mile, I had to push myself," Wilson said. She was especially pleased after placing 10th in the 1,600. "I didn't know I had a lot left in my tank." A personal record and states is unbelievable," Wilson said. "As long as I get a personal record for myself I am happy. The junior was seeded 11th in the 800-meter run when the day started, putting her in the slow heat, but she blazed a time of 2:16.49 to win her heat.Īfterward, she gazed down at the bronze medal around her neck. Perhaps no one was more surprised at her race than Erin Wilson of Central York. ![]()
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