SHIPPENSBURG – The Cumberland Valley girls 4x100 relay team set a school record time in a 3A preliminary qualifying heat Friday afternoon at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium.
The Eagles quartet of Ashley Ross, Riley Ebersole, Quincey Robertson and Mia Boardman crossed the finish line first in 48.30 in heat two, which was good enough to place third behind Cheltenham Area and South Fayette for Saturday’s finals.
And, the same four CV ladies advanced to the final of the 3A 4x400 relays by winning their heat in 3:55.72.
The relays and the 200- and 400-meter dashes, along with 300 hurdles and 4x400 relay heat races were delayed about two hours due to heavy rain and lightning. Qualifying for Saturday’s championship races resumed at 2 p.m. Friday.
Many Mid-Penn Conference boys and girls will compete in Saturday’s championship races after either winning their heats or finishing with at least the seventh-fastest time.
Cumberland Valley’s 4x400 relay team of Matt Reinard, Nathan Frederick, Samuel de la Riva and Luke Noss qualified in 3A in a time of 3:18.55. Palmyra’s foursome of Jose Morales. Kasen Bixler, Quinton Townsend and Anthony Mansfield also earned a spot in the final, running 3:20.78
Trinity’s girls relay team of Ella Cloak, Caroline Cunningham, Sara Crowell and Frances Maury earned their way into the 2A 4X400 final by winning their heat in 4:05.22. The Shamrock girls qualified fourth behind Lewisburg Area, Central Columbia and Bedford.
CV’s Ebersole later won a heat of the girls 400-meter dash in 56.38 to qualify for Saturday’s final. Teammate Boardman ran 56.63 in the previous heat to get into the final. Top-seeded Jill Sydnor of Shippensburg won her 400 heat in 56.30 to also make the field. Hershey’s Soleil Morrison also got into the final with a 57.27.
Wade Shomper, Cumberland Valley, throws over 59’ in the 3A Shot Put on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Justin Rogers, Hershey, clears 17’ 3” to set a new PIAA state record in the pole vault on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Justin Cook, Harrisburg, wins his heat in the 100-meter dash on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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JJ Kelly, Chambersburg, wins the 3A Triple Jump on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022. He’s just a freshman.
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Abraham Sloboh, Milton Hershey, wins his heat in the 100-meter dash on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Demaris Waters, Harrisburg, runs the 110-meter hurdles during Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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JJ Kelly, Chambersburg, wins the 3A Triple Jump on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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JJ Kelly, Chambersburg, wins the 3A Triple Jump on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Shippensburg’s Traevon Kater competes in the 3A Triple Jump on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Wade Shomper, Cumberland Valley, gets ready to throw, that goes over 59’, in the 3A Shot Put on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Justin Rogers, Hershey, clears 17’ 3” to set a new PIAA state record in the pole vault on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Justin Rogers, Hershey, clears 17’ 3” to set a new PIAA state record in the pole vault on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Justin Rogers, Hershey, clears 16’ 7” in the pole vault on his way to gold on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Justin Rogers, Hershey, clears 17’ 3” to set a new PIAA state record in the pole vault on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Justin Rogers, Hershey, clears 16’ 7” in the pole vault on his way to gold on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Justin Rogers, Hershey, clears 16’ 7” in the pole vault on his way to gold on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Jermere Jones, Chambersburg, runs the 110-meter hurdles during Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Central Dauphin’s Timothy Roden, runs the 1600-meter race on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Ethan Conrad, Bishop McDevitt, wins a prelim in the 110-meter hurdles during Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Michael Carlson, Bermudian Springs, runs the 110-meter hurdles prelim during Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Justin Cook, Harrisburg, wins his heat in the 100-meter dash on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Demaris Waters, Harrisburg, runs the 110-meter hurdles during Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Weber Long, Greencastle-Antrim, runs the 1600-meter race on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Danny Britten, Trinity, runs a 110-meter hurdles prelim during Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Gary Martin, Archbishop Wood, wins the 3A, 1600-meter run on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Ethan Conrad, Bishop McDevitt, runs a prelim in the 110-meter hurdles during Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Danny Britten, Trinity, runs a 110-meter hurdles prelim during Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Abraham Sloboh, Milton Hershey, wins his heat in the 100-meter dash on Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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Daquan McCraw, Steel-High, runs the 110-meter hurdles prelim during Day 1 of the 2022 PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa., May 27, 2022.
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OTHER TOP MID-PENN PERFORMANCES FROM FRIDAY
Camp Hill’s Jake Brungard won his 400-meter heat in 50.09 to qualify for that final. Harrisburg Christian School’s Alex Mitchell also made the field by running 49.95 in his heat.
In hurdle action, Maddy Brooks of Bishop McDevitt was second in her 2A 300-meter heat in 45:27 and will return Saturday for the final.
Demaris Weathers of Harrisburg won his 300 hurdle heat in 38.33 and also return for he boys 3A final.
In other boys action, prior to the weather delay, Abraham Sloboh of Milton Hershey and Justin Cook of Harrisburg qualified third and fourth, respectively, for the boys 3A 100 meter final. Sloboh ran a 10.88 while Cook recorded a 10.90. Sloboh also qualified for the 200-meter dash in 3A later in the afternoon,
Danny Britten of Trinity (15.21) and Daquan McCraw of Steel-High (15.57) qualified for Saturday’s boys 110-meter hurdles 2A final. Ethan Conrad of Bishop McDevitt (15.14) and Jermere Jones of Chambersburg (15.04) were the 110-meter hurdle qualifiers in 3A.
Elsewhere, Soleil Morrison of Hershey qualified for the finals of the girls 100-meter dash, covering the distance in 12.34, good for the seventh position. And Central Dauphin’s Timothy Roden earned state bronze for a third-place finish in the boys 1600 meters in a time of 4:11.58.
Saturday’s championship action begins at 9 a.m. at Seth Grove Stadium.
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