Members of the 2009 Division B boys' track and field all-star team are, top row, from left, athlete of the year Mike Stoner, Dover; Paul Arslain, Northeastern and Steve Ferry, Dover; second row, from left, Jacob Jones, York Suburban; Roger Pletcher, Dover and Dakota Snell, Eastern York; third row, from left, Andrew Sutton, Dover; Cody Waltimyer, York Suburban and Andy Wolfgang, Dover; bottom row, coach of the year John Sporer, Dover. (Daily Record/Sunday News photo illustration)
The Daily Record/Sunday News has unveiled its Division B boys' track and field all-stars.


ATHLETE OF THE YEAR


   Mike Stoner, Dover: The senior was instrumental in helping Dover bring home three medals from the District 3 Class AAA championships this spring and was directly involved in capturing two of those medals.

Stoner placed fifth in the long jump, with a state qualifying leap of 21-11, and he ran the anchor leg of the 1,600 relay, which finished third in the district meet with a state-qualifying time of 3:22.55.

Ranked 23rd in the long jump heading into the state championships, Stoner medaled in the event, finishing seventh after posting his best jump of the year (22-10 1/4) on his first jump of the day.

His relay team, which finished first at the league meet, didn't fair as well at the state meet, but earlier in the season the team broke the event record at the Dallastown Invitational in the final race of the night, finishing with a time of 3:24.4 to break South Western's 2007 mark of 3:25.3 by almost a full second.

 

ALL-STARS


   Edgar Allen, Northeastern: The junior sprinter qualified for the District 3 Class AAA championships, where he posted a season-best time of 23.44 in the 200 preliminaries.
   Paul Arslain, Northeastern: The Bobcat shed two seconds from his silver-medal performance in the 800 at the YAIAA
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championships, claiming the sixth-place medal in District 3 Class AAA with a time of 1:57.65.
   Steve Ferry, Dover: Ferry topped off a fantastic season with a strong performance at the league championships, collecting a bronze medal in the javelin (147-9) and finishing sixth in the discus (129-7).
   Jacob Jones, York Suburban: The junior set the pace for his team's distance runners, ending the season on a high note with a fifth-place finish in the 1,600 run at the YAIAA championships with a time of 4:36.
   Roger Pletcher, Dover: The senior hurdler claimed medals at the YAIAA championships in both the 110 hurdles (fifth) and 300 hurdles (second), and was part of the first-place 1,600 relay team that qualified for the district and state championships. The relay team claimed the bronze medal at the District 3 Class AAA championships, and Pletcher finished 22nd overall in the 300 hurdles at the district meet.
   Dakota Snell, Eastern York: He collected a silver medal at the YAIAA championships in the shot put with a throw of 46-1. The senior hit his best mark of the season at the Shippensburg University Invitational with a throw of 46-9.
   Andy Sutton, Dover: He ran the third leg of the state qualifying 1,600 relay team which collected a gold medal at the county meet, bronze at the District 3 Class AAA championships and fell just short of making the finals at the state championships. The senior also excelled in the pole vault, finishing third at the league meet and tied for ninth at the district meet.
   Cody Waltimyer, York Suburban: A district qualifier in the long jump, Waltimyer finished sixth in the event at the YAIAA championships with a leap of 20-7 3/4 and ninth in the district meet with a jump 4 inches long. He also took home a fifth-place medal in the league meet in the 100.
   Andy Wolfgang, Dover: The senior followed up his fourth-place finish in the triple jump at the YAIAA championships with a 14th-place finish at districts with a leap of 41-8.
 

COACH OF THE YEAR


   John Sporer, Dover: Sporer's deep Eagle team came away from the postseason meets with multiple medals. Dover won the Division B crown, going undefeated in the league with a 6-0 record.
-- Kimberly Ruth