Triple Jump

The following area teams and athletes are set to compete at the Maryland State Track & Field Championships: Boonsboro (1A) - Girls: 400 relay; 800 relay; 1,600 relay; Kristie Johnson (1OO hurdles, triple jump); Sarah Hensley (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles); Kara Wastler (1,600, 800); Hayley Harnett (400, 800); J. Weddle (pole vault); Eileen Stump (pole vault); Sarah Murto (pole vault); Ashley Rhoderick (discus). Boys: Dan Robinson (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, long jump); Brian Smith (400, 800)

kauffman@herald-mail.com Somewhere in Melissa Wynn's mind is the photograph taken last year of herself, soaked through by the rain, hands grasping her head in disbelief after losing the Class 1A 100-meter dash by the smallest of margins at the state track championships. Wynn had to settle for second in the 100 and 200 last year at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Now a senior for South Hagerstown, she heads to states one final time Thursday and Saturday in search of the gold she's never worn.

Athlete of the Year Dan Robinson Boonsboro, Sr., hurdles/sprints/jumps Dominated the 110 hurdles like no other area athlete in any track event. Capped an undefeated season by winning the state title in a Md. 1A and Washington County record 14.50. Also one of the area's top performers in the 300 hurdles, 100 and long jump. Hemu Arumugam North Hagerstown, So., distance Md. 2A state champ in the 3,200. Maurice Barbour Chambersburg, Sr., sprints/jumps Mid-Penn Class AAA silver medalist and area leader in the 400 (49.44)

LEGION BASEBALL BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Funkstown Legion Post 211 beat host Bellefonte 16-2 and tied the Maryland Monarchs 5-5 at the Bellefonte Bandit Showdown on Friday. Matt Allen had two hits, including a grand slam, in the rout of Bellefonte, while Gerry Spessard had three hits, including a home run, for Funkstown (8-5-1). David Miner hit a two-run homer for Post 211 against the Monarchs. PREP TRACK Schuler finishes 21st at adidas meet RALEIGH, N.C. - Chambersburg's Kylee Schuler placed 21st in the girls 2-mile run in 11:03.

BOYS TRACK Everett 103, Southern Fulton 46 at WARFORDSBURG, Pa. 3,200 relay -- Everett 9:43.8. 110 hurdles -- Atherton (E) 17.4. 100 -- Millin (E) 11.7. 1,600 -- Claycomb (E) 5:22.6. 400 relay-- (E) 48.2. 400 -- Millin (E) 53.6. 300 hurdles -- Atherton (E) 44.8. 800 -- Weist (E) 2:24.4. 200 -- Millin (E) 23.4. 3,200 -- Joey Jackson (SF) 11:42.7. 1,600 relay -- Weicht, Rohm, Stanley and Mellott (SF). Shot Put -- Kniss (E) 37-3. Discus -- Andrew Lane (SF) 95-10.

After taking the lead for good in Saturday's race, Williamsport senior Evan Hardy still had one guy left to beat - Jeff Scuffins. And he got past him too. Hardy convincingly won the Class 2A boys 1,600-meter run at the Maryland State Track & Field Championships at Morgan State University in 4:17.82 to break Scuffins' long-standing Washington County record in the event. The former North Hagerstown star's mark of 4:18.94 had stood since 1980. “I wanted to beat 4:18 and I just went for it,” said Hardy, who took the lead for good at the end of the first lap and won by 4.68 seconds.

PREP TRACK & FIELD The first Jack Griffin Mid-Atlantic Classic concluded Sunday at North Hagerstown's Mike Callas Stadium. The winners from the three-day meet were: Girls: 100 -- Mirandamac MacKey (Pennington, N.J.) 12.43. 200 -- MacKey 25.69. 400 -- Jasmin Robinson (Randallstown, Md.) 59.45. 800 -- Shanel Dickens (Milton, Del.) 2:19.47. Mile --Maura Linde (Sykesville, Md.) 5:06.07. Freshman mile -- Nicole Ludwig (Mt. Airy, Md.) 5:52.45. 2-Mile -- Reynah Spence (Shippensburg, Pa.)

Saturday, April 13, 2013 PREP OUTDOOR TRACK SMITHSBURG - Preston Miller and Emma Gerhold earned two victories and a second-place finish each for the host Leopards at Saturday's Charles Heurich Invitational. For the boys, Miller won the long jump (20 feet) and the shot put (41 feet, 7 inches) and was second in the triple jump (38-11). Zane Gardenhour also won the high jump, clearing 5-6 for Smithsburg. For the girls, Gerhold won the 100 hurdles (18 seconds flat) and the pole vault in a jumpoff (10-0)

After taking the lead for good in Saturday's race, Williamsport senior Evan Hardy still had one guy left to beat - Jeff Scuffins. And he got past him too. Hardy convincingly won the Class 2A boys 1,600-meter run at the Maryland State Track & Field Championships at Morgan State University in 4:17.82 to break Scuffins' long-standing Washington County record in the event. The former North Hagerstown star's mark of 4:18.94 had stood since 1980. “I wanted to beat 4:18 and I just went for it,” said Hardy, who took the lead for good at the end of the first lap and won by 4.68 seconds.

Raven Jackson finally captured gold. The North Hagerstown senior won the Class 3A girls triple jump at the Maryland State Track & Field Championships on Friday at Morgan State University. Jackson's winning mark of 36 feet, 4 1/2 inches came on her second of six attempts. Albert Einstein's Anna Ucheomumu was the runner-up at 36-1 1/4. Last year at states, competing in Class 2A, Jackson placed second in the long jump and third in the triple jump, after placing second in both jumps as a sophomore.

Saturday, May 19, 2012 PREP TRACK & FIELD WESTMINSTER, Md. - Williamsport senior Evan Hardy added the Maryland Class 2A West 1,600-meter title to his collection during the second day of competition at Winters Mill on Saturday. Hardy, who won the 3,200 on Thursday, finished in 4 minutes, 21.96 seconds for the 1,600 title on Saturday. He also took third in the 800 in 1:58.65 as the Wildcats finished second in the boys team standings with 87 points - just one behind champion Century.

Thursday, May 17, 2012 PREP TRACK & FIELD WESTMINSTER, Md. - Williamsport senior Evan Hardy held off Poolesville's Chase Weaverling by 1.92 seconds to win the boys 3,200-meter run in 9:33.04 during the first day of the Maryland Class 2A West championships at Winters Mill High School on Thursday. Through six events, the Williamsport boys lead the 12-team field with 29 points. Winters Mill is second with 27. The top four finishers in each event automatically qualified for next week's state meet, as did those who met certain advancement standards.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 PREP TRACK & FIELD FREDERICK, Md. - North Hagerstown's Raven Jackson and Emily Ward both won events during the first day of the Maryland Class 3A West championships Wednesday at Tuscarora High School. Jackson, a senior, won the girls triple jump with a mark of 37 feet, 9 3/4 inches, while Ward, a sophomore, won the girls 3,200-meter run in 11:50.18. While South Hagerstown had to settle for second place in the boys 4x200 relay, the Rebels' time of 1:29.17 broke the all-time Washington County record they set in the event earlier this season (1:29.25)

Emily Ward didn't have to be at her best to be the best. A nasty cold that kept the North Hagerstown sophomore out of school Wednesday couldn't keep her down Thursday at the MVAL Piedmont Conference Track & Field Championships at Century High School. Ward won the 1,600-meter run in 5:25.95. “My legs felt OK, but it was harder than usual to breathe,” said Ward, who took the lead for good at the end of the first lap. “It hurt, but it wasn't awful.”  While she was well off her season-best time of 5:09.87, she gave herself plenty of breathing room against Liberty's Sarah Rinehart, who outkicked Westminster's Natalie Eastwood to place second in 5:30.76.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 COLLEGE SOFTBALL NORTH EAST, Md. - Hagerstown Community College scored five runs in the fifth inning - all with two outs - and Megan Peomroy went the distance as the sixth-seeded Hawks beat third-seeded Cecil Community College 5-2 in the play-in round of the Region XX Tournament on Tuesday. Candace Horchner hit a two-run triple, Brittany Heller's RBI single capped a 3-for-4 day, and Kayla Ewing added a two-run double for HCC. The Hawks qualified for the final four Saturday at Catonsville.

At a track and field meet ultimately cut short by thunderstorms, South Hagerstown's sprinters struck like lightning. The Rebels showcased their speed in the 4x200-meter relays Saturday at the 19th annual Chuck Zonis Invitational at North Hagerstown. First, Elizsha Streeter, Paige Flemings, LaTraya Landsdowne and Hayley Freeman ran away with the girls 4x200 title, beating runner-up North by 3 seconds in a school-record time of 1:44.12. Then it was showtime for South's boys, as Isiaha Smith, Aaron Waters, Jarred Moquin and C.J. Davis prevailed in 1:29.25 for a new Washington County record.

Saturday, April 21, 2012 BOYS TRACK & FIELD FROSTBURG, Md. - Smithsburg won five events and claimed the Jerry Calhoun Invitational team title with 173 1/2 points, beating out seven other teams on Saturday at Mountain Ridge. Zane Gardenhour won the long jump (21-8) and triple jump (41-10), Preston Miller won the shot put (39-1 1/2) and the Leopards won the 4x100 relay (46.00) and 4x200 relay (1:35.30). Smithsburg got second-place finishes from Breon Hall in the 200 (23.59)