McCormick exceeds expectations
By DAN KAUFFMAN / Staff Writer
Middletown senior Greg McCormick gave a word of warning as he entered the Monocacy Valley Athletic League indoor track meet.
"Don't expect anything from me," he said.
McCormick wasn't even sure he would compete Saturday at the Hagerstown Community College's athletic complex - not just because of his continued recovery from a neck injury, but because of a hip pointer he suffered last week. And even then he waited an hour before he picked up his pole and almost two before he took his first warmup approach for the high jump.
"Coming into the meet, Coach (Don Boyer) didn't want me to compete if I didn't feel fine," McCormick said.
He must have felt fine. Despite the injuries, McCormick put on a performance even he didn't expect, winning the pole vault with 13 feet, 6 inch effort and the high jump with a leap of 6-2.