The Starr's

Mill Panthers boys and girls track team hosted Eagle's Landing and Morrow

last Wednesday.

The girls placed

second in the meet, while the boys finished first. Both teams had a number

of top three finishers.

Jennifer Kroupa

placed second in the 200-meter with a time of 28.79, while Heather Krehbiel

placed third in the 800-meter (2:444.64) and the 1,600-meter (5:54.03).

Ashley Meredith finished in second place in the 1,600-meter with 5:53.26

and second in the 3,200-meter with 13:09.3. Katie Hughes placed third

in the 3,200 with 13:35.1. The 4x400-meter relay team placed third with

a time of 4:38.30.

In the field

events, Amanda Owens placed third in the high jump with a jump of 4'08".

Owens also placed second in the 100-meter intermediate hurdles with a

time of 18:46. In the 300-meter low hurdles, Erica Rutland placed third

with 56.59. The Lady Panthers placed first through third in the pole vault

with jumps of 6'. They were Malia Hanson, Heather Brown and Jinee Burdge,

respectively. Stephanie Gresham placed first in the long jump with a jump

of 15'05.75". Carmen Williams placed second in the discus with a

throw of 91'08", while Erica Juhascz placed third with a throw of

83'08" Juhascz also placed second in the shot put with a throw of

29'09."

The boys team

also got good performances on the track as well as in the field. In the

400-meter, Ricardo Ramos placed second with a time of 53.42, while Les

Page placed third with a time of 54.06. Ramos laced first in the 800-meter

with a time of 2:10.73. The Panthers took the first five positions in

the 1,600-meter race with Jason Buttram, Richard Epton and Andrew Barnes

placing first through third. Those three held their positions in the 3,200-meter

race as well. The Panthers placed second in the 4x100-meter relay with

a time of 44.67 and placed third in the 4x400" relay with a time

of 4:11.55.

In the field

events, Cagney Blackmon placed second in the high jump with a jump of

5'08", while Drew Cofty placed third with a jump of 5'06." Davey

Woods placed first in the pole vault with a vault of 9', while Erik Advincula

placed first in the shot put with a throw of 37'11.25" and second

in the discus with a toss of 105'07". In the long jump, Jimmy Edwards

placed first with a jump of 19'0.75", while Cofty placed third with

a jump of 18'08.75".

The Panthers

will host Westminster and Alexander at Starr's Mill at 4:30 p.m. next

Wednesday. Across town, Fayette County will travel to McIntosh next Wednesday

at 4:30 p.m.

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