Girls
Track
Brooklynn Broadwater started the defense of her 400
meter championship with an emphatic opening night performance at the opening
DVGTCA meet of the season. The Springside Chestnut Hill junior ran 57.55 to win
the event by nearly two seconds. Broadwater didn’t even break 57 seconds until
the state final last season, and she nearly did it on her first attempt of this
season.
Field
Jocelen Ruth of Kutztown Area had a mark to reach for
after Janese Lynch of Academy Park threw 41-1.75 in the shot put on Friday
night. Ruth topped that mark by nearly a half foot with her winning throw of
41-6.75, her 2nd best throw of her career and her best indoors.
Boys
Track
Charles Bowman Jr of Central Dauphin East was a big
winner in the 55 meter hurdles at Dickinson, winning the race in 7.79 after
running 7.72 in the prelims, nearly half a second better than the field. It was
the first two times Bowman had ever broken 8 seconds in the 55 meter hurdles in
his career.
Field
Isa Paschall of Carlisle had a big outdoor season in
2014 to make him one of the top returning jumpers for 2015. He showed everyone
what he’s capable of in his season debut in the long jump, winning the event
with a mark of 22-7.50 to win by 7 inches. The mark equaled his 2014 indoor
best and was just .25 inches short of his personal best.
