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Busy Weekend for Hopewell Track and Field

Mike Vukovcan 0 442 2 minutes read

The Hopewell Track and Field team split up to compete in two different meets this past weekend. The bulk of the team traveled to Hickory High School to compete in the City of Hermitage Invitational, while the girls 4x100m and 4x400m relays went to Philadelphia to compete in the historic Penn Relays.

Emma Palmieri, Nevaeh Persi-Jones, Reese Murray, Maya Richburg, Madi Inderelst, and Avery Boyd made the trip to Philadelphia. The Penn Relays is one of the largest meets in the country, with hundreds of schools from many states, and even several teams from Jamaica competing. College and professional athletes also competed there over the weekend, so the girls got to see how athletes at every level go about their business. While the girls did not match their fastest times of the season (51.33 in the 4×100 and 4:23 in the 4×400), the experience will pay dividends, as every track and stadium will seem small by comparison, and the bonding and memories of this trip will last a lifetime.

The weather once again turned on us as the rest of the team dealt with windy sub-50-degree weather at the City of Hermitage Invitational. Despite the tough conditions, several Vikings made the podium.
Senior Zach Lucas finished 4th in the 110m hurdles with a time of 16.11. Freshman Tessa Burgess finished in the top 10 in the 100m hurdles with 17.99.
Zach Kovell placed 8th in the 100m, 3rd in the 400m, and 6th in the 200m. Freshmen Harley Hample and Cadence Zito ran personal best times in the 100m (13.96 and 14.79).
Tre Cameron cleared a new personal best in the high jump with 5’7”, and Avery Bokor matched that height. They placed 4th and 5th, respectively. Harley Hample just missed the podium in the girls’ high jump, clearing 4’7”, but finishing 9th on tiebreakers.

Connor Progar placed 4th in the pole vault with a 12’6” – a tough task in the windy conditions. Emily Bauknight placed 8th in the girls vault with 7’6”. Sam Milligan cleared a new personal best with 10’6” and was 11th overall.
Marlee Page was 10th overall in the javelin with a 90’6” throw.
The Vikings now have 3 meets left to hit qualifying marks and times for the WPIAL Championship meet. They will compete at Robert Morris University’s track on Neville Island Thursday, May 1st, and then the following week at a pair of Last Chance meets – at Pine Richland on May 8th, and at Montour on May 10th. The top 16 AA girls in each event qualify for the WPIAL Championship. For the boys, they must be in the top 24 AAA marks/times in each event.
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