Altoona SOPHOMORE Rachel Gehret won the 200 in 25.71, the High Jump at 5-06, the Long Jump with a 18.3.75 leap, and anchored her team to a win in the 4x400 with a 56-point split. Oh, and she has already Triple-Jumped 36-06. And Penn Relays champs Ruby Radocaj and Chris Spooner were there, too. Altoona's Rachel Gehret, a sophomore, set meet records in the 200m (25.71) and High Jump (5' 6") in addition to winning the long jump in 18' 3-3/4". She anchored Altoona's 4x4 to a meet record in a come-from-behind win with a split of 56. seconds. Williamsport's Ruby Radocaj setting a meet record of 145' 4" in the javelin. She won the Penn Relays Jav on Thursday. Tricia Learn (11:31.02) of North Penn and Erica Hoffman (11:31.19) of Elk County battling it down the stretch in the 3200 meters and then embracing once across the finishline...true sportsmanship. Williamsport's 50.73 meet record in the 4x100 meters. Elk County's 9:31.19 meet record in the 4x800 as they blew away the field. Chris Spooner of Lewisburg anchoring the record-setting 4x800 meter relay with a split of 1:54, a day after splitting 1:52.6 in the 4x800 at the Penn Relays, and winning the mile in 4:09.91. Jasper Bragg of Williamsport with wins by large margins in the 100 meters and 200 meters (22.75 meet record), as well as leading the 4x100 meter relay to a meet record. The Fritz twins of Northwest lighting it up in the mile (Caleb edged Josh by six seconds for a meet record time of 4:22.34). Josh returned to set his own meet record (picture on picture page) in the 800 meters with a time of 1:58.37. Caleb was 3rd in 1:59.34.
Boys Photos by Lock Haven University.
Girls Photos by Lock Haven University.