![Cedar Crest's Jesse Cruise takes off in the boys AAA 4x400m relay as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
1 of 115![as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
2 of 115![Palmyra's Camryn Simpson competes in the girls AAA long jump as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
3 of 115![Chambersburg's Cirsten Kelly and Sydnie Gilbert run in the AAA girls 4x100 relay during the P.I.A.A. District III Championship on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
4 of 115![Greencastle's Campbell Parker throw the discus during the P.I.A.A. District III Championship on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Campbell took third place in the AAA boys discus.]()
5 of 115![Chambersburg's Cirsten Kelly runs in the AAA girls 400 during the P.I.A.A. District III Championship on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
6 of 115![Chambersburg's Kelton Chastulik throws the discus during the P.I.A.A. District III Championship on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Chastulik took second place in AAA boys discus.]()
7 of 115![A Delone Catholic runner competes in the girls' Class AA 4x800 meter relay. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
8 of 115![A Delone Catholic runner, right, competes in the girls' Class AA 4x800 meter relay. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
9 of 115![Fairfield's Cierra Phillips competes in the girls' Class AA pole vault. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
10 of 115![Fairfield's Cierra Phillips warms up during the girls' Class AA pole vault competition. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
11 of 115![An Eastern York runner, center, competes in the boys' Class AAA 4x800 meter relay. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
12 of 115![Eastern York runners drop the baton during the boys' Class AAA 4x800 meter relay. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
13 of 115![An Eastern York runner continues the race while his teammate reacts after they dropped the baton during the boys' Class AAA 4x800 meter relay. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
14 of 115![Fairfield's Moriah Logue, center, competes in the girls' Class AA 100 meter hurdles. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
15 of 115![South Western's Lynne Mooradian, center, competes in the girls' Class AAA 100 meter hurdles. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
16 of 115![South Western's Lynne Mooradian smiles after crossing the finish line in the girls' Class AAA 100 meter hurdles. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
17 of 115![Schuylkill Valley's Brett Koch, left, and Hanover's Deandre Kerr compete in the boys' Class AA 110 meter hurdles. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
18 of 115![Dallastown's Justin Atwood, left, and Bermudian Springs' Trevor Grim compete in the boys' Class AAA 110 meter hurdles. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
19 of 115![Dallastown's Justin Atwood, left, and Bermudian Springs' Trevor Grim compete in the boys' Class AAA 110 meter hurdles. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
20 of 115![Littlestown's Kristin Langrill, left, and Fairfield's Cierra Phillips compete in the girls' Class AA 100 meter dash. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
21 of 115![From left, Boiling Springs' Benny Cole, Delone Catholic's Tavian Dorsey, and Berks Catholic's Cooper Lutz compete in the boys' Class AA 100 meter dash. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
22 of 115![York Tech's Bry'quan Sweeney competes in the boys' Class AAA 100 meter dash. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
23 of 115![A Fairfield runner, center, competes in the girls' Class AA 4x100 meter relay. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
24 of 115![Fairfield's Cierra Phillips competes in the girls' Class AA 4x100 meter relay. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
25 of 115![A Dallastown runner slaps his chest as he crosses the finish line during the boys' Class AAA 4x100 meter relay. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
26 of 115![A Dallastown runner competes in the boys' Class AAA 4x100 meter relay. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
27 of 115![Fairfield's Hannah Logue crosses the finish line in the girls' Class AA 400 meter dash. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
28 of 115![Fairfield's Hannah Logue, center, recovers after the girls' Class AA 400 meter dash. Athletes competed in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday.]()
29 of 115![South Western's Sammy Trone competes in the girls' Class AAA 400 meter dash. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
30 of 115![New Oxford's Ayanna Johnson competes in the girls' Class AAA long jump. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
31 of 115![New Oxford's Madi Smith competes in the girls' Class AAA javelin. Athletes compete in the PIAA District 3 track and field championships at Shippensburg University, Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
32 of 115![Greencastle's Liam Okal, (162) runs in the AAA boys 200 during the P.I.A.A. District III Championship on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Okal, (162) was neck and neck with CD East's Aaron Arp, (3).]()
33 of 115![Chambersburg's Abby Yourkavitch, center, runs in the 1600 during the P.I.A.A. Distract III Championship on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Yourkavitch took third place in a time of 5:00.70.]()
34 of 115![Athletes compete in the 1600 during the P.I.A.A. Distract III Championship on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
35 of 115![Palmyra's Miranda Salvo runs a leg in the girls 4x800m relay as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
36 of 115![Palmyra's Alex Hoffsmith competes in the boys AAA javelin as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
37 of 115![Umbrellas are the fashion as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
38 of 115![Cedar Crest's Evan Horn competes in the boys AAA javelin as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
39 of 115![Northern Lebanon's Dakota Leonhard is set to compete in both the Class AAA shot put and javelin at this weekend's PIAA State Championships.]()
40 of 115![Northern Lebanon's Dakota Leonhard competes in the boys AAA javelin as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
41 of 115![Cedar Crest's Matt Royer gets the hand off in the boys AAA 4x800m relay as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
42 of 115![Cedar Crest's Evan Horn competes in the boys AAA long jump as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
43 of 115![Annville-Cleon'as Derek Bosworth competes in the boys AA 110m hurdles as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
44 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess wins the girls AA 100m dash as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
45 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess (left) and Timeshare (right) congratulate each other after the girls AA 100m dash as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
46 of 115![Cedar Crest's Destinee Holloman (center) competes in the girls AAA 100m dash as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
47 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Stanley Miller competes in the boys AA 100m dash as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
48 of 115![Cedar Crest's Jesse Cruise competes in the boys AAA 1600m run as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
49 of 115![Elco's Jared Harnish competes in the boys AAA 1600m run as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
50 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Tori Malloy takes off for the lead leg in the girls AA 4x100m relay as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
51 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess runs the final leg of the girls AA 4x100m relay missing a baton after a missed handoff as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
52 of 115![Cedar Crest's Destinee Holloman runs the final leg of the girls AAA 4x100m relay as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
53 of 115![Palmyra's Camryn Simpson tries to stay dry waiting to compete in the girls AAA long jump as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
54 of 115![The boys AAA 4x800m relay as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
55 of 115![The boys AAA 1600m run as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
56 of 115![Cedar Crest's Destinee Holloman competes in the girls AAA long jump as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
57 of 115![Palmyra's Camryn Simpson competes in the girls AAA long jump as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
58 of 115![Cedar Crest's Ariel Jones competes in the girls AAA long jump as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
59 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Courtney Conners competes in the girls AA 800m run as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
60 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Courtney Conners after the girls AA 800m run as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
61 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez finishes the boys AA 800m run as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
62 of 115![Lebanon's Derin Klick competes in the boys AAA 800m run as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
63 of 115![Lebanon's Derin Klick competes in the boys AAA 800m run as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
64 of 115![Lebanon's Derin Klick competes in the boys AAA 800m run as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
65 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess finishes the girls AA 200m dash in first to claim her third gold medal of the weekend as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
66 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess finishes the girls AA 200m dash in first to claim her third gold medal of the weekend as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
67 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess finishes the girls AA 200m dash in first to claim her third gold medal of the weekend as athletes competed in the second day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday, May 21, 2016.]()
68 of 115![Waynesboro's Rachel Johnson participates in the pole vaulting event at District 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University.]()
69 of 115![Chambersburg's Reagan Winebrenner participates in the shot put event at District 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University.]()
70 of 115![Greencastle-Antrim's Jordan Pizzarro competes in the track events at District 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University.]()
71 of 115![James Buchanan's Clay Ziemba participates in the 110 hurdles eventDistrict 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University.]()
72 of 115![Chambersburg's Cirsten Kelly (52) participates in the 200 trials event District 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University.]()
73 of 115![Greencastle-Antrim Liam Okal participates in the 200 event at District 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University.]()
74 of 115![Chambersburg's Kelton Chastulik participates in the shot put event at District 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University.]()
75 of 115![Greencastle-Antrim's Campbell Parker participates in the shot put event at District 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University.]()
76 of 115![Chambersburg's Abby Yourkavitch placed second in the girls 3,200 at the District 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University. She broke a school record with a finish of 10:34.40.]()
77 of 115![Chambersburg's Myles Braxton throws the shot put during the District 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University. Braxton placed sixth to qualify for states.]()
78 of 115![Greencastle-Antrim's Jenay Faulkner heaves the shot put during the District 3 track & field championships. Faulkner placed third to qualify for states, where she is seeded No. 3.]()
79 of 115![Chambersburg's Kaylee Mowery (4) runs the 3,200 race Friday at the District 3 track & field championships, Friday at Shippensburg University. Mowery placed fifth to qualify for states.]()
80 of 115![Elco's Jared Harnish battles in the boys AAA 3200m run as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
81 of 115![Elco's Jared Harnish finished sixth in the boys AAA 3200m run as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
82 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess finishes first in the girls AA 100m dash semi-final as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
83 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess competes in the girls AA long jump as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016. Hess set a new district record on her first jump of 18'6"]()
84 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess competes in the girls AA long jump as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016. Hess set a new district record on her first jump of 18'6"]()
85 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess is sporting a smile and gold medal after winning and setting a new district record in the girls AA long jump as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
86 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Morgan Zimmerman wins her girls AA 200m dash trial despite her shoe being untied as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
87 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Timeshah Clark reacts after winning her girls AA 200m dash trial as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
88 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Timeshah Clark reacts after winning her girls AA 200m dash trial as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
89 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess cruises to victory in her girls AA 200m dash trial as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
90 of 115![Cedar Crest's Destinee Holloman competes in the girls AAA 100m dash semi final as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
91 of 115![Northern Lebanon's Damian DiAngelis competes in the boys AAA pole vault as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
92 of 115![Lebanon's Jesse Brownstein competes in the boys AAA pole vault as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
93 of 115![Northern Lebanon's Damian DiAngelis competes in the boys AAA pole vault as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
94 of 115![Northern Lebanon's Dakota Leonhard placed second in the boys AAA shot put as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
95 of 115![Cedar Crest's Ariel Jones competes in the girls AAA triple jump as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
96 of 115![Lebanon's Huy Luu competes in the boys AAA pole vault as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
97 of 115![Cedar Crest's Ariel Jones competes in the girls AAA triple jump as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
98 of 115![Eastern York's Brady Gladfelter competes in the pole vault in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University.]()
99 of 115![Fairfield's Hannah Logue competes in the long jump in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University. Logue finished fourth in the event.]()
100 of 115![South Western's Lynne Mooradian competes in the 100-meter hurdles semifinal in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University.]()
101 of 115![Biglerville's Ben Hurda competes in javelin in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University. Hurda placed first with a mark of 180.1 feet.]()
102 of 115![Bermudian Springs' Gabby Emeigh competes in the discus event in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University. Emeigh placed sixth in the event.]()
103 of 115![Biglerville's Ben Hurda competes in javelin in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University. Hurda placed first with a mark of 180.1 feet.]()
104 of 115![Spring Grove's Nathalie Elliot competes in pole vault in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University.]()
105 of 115![Delone Catholic's Seth Leonard competes in javelin in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University. Leonard placed eighth.]()
106 of 115![Gettysburg's Ravaughn Dillard competes in the triple jump in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University.]()
107 of 115![York Tech's Lauren Corbitt competes in pole vault in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University.]()
108 of 115![Biglerville's Ben Hurda competes in javelin in the first day of the PIAA District 3 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 20, 2016, at Shippensburg University. Hurda placed first with a mark of 180.1 feet.]()
109 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Matt Light competes in the boys AA long jump as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016. Light took 8th place in the long jump.]()
110 of 115![Lebanon's Juan Maldonado competes in the boys AAA triple jump as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
111 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess cruises to victory in the girls AA 100m dash trial as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
112 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Reagan Hess cruises to victory in the girls AA 100m dash trial as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
113 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Cameron Hoch took fourth in the boys AA javelin as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
114 of 115![Annville-Cleona's Matt Light took fifth in the boys AA javelin as athletes competed in the first day of the PIAA District III Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 20, 2016.]()
115 of 115
SHIPPENSBURG - She wanted four very, very badly. Fate had other ideas.
But three district gold medals is still an accomplishment Reagan Hess will cherish for a very long time.
The Annville-Cleona junior's quest for a clean, four-gold-medal sweep in the District 3 Class AA Track and Field Championships came up short Saturday, when a baton exchange problem between teammates Timeshah Clark and Veronica Merone on the second and third legs knocked top-seeded A-C out of the 4 x 100 relay.
But Hess was unbeaten in events where she had complete control of the outcome, following up Friday's record-setting win in the long jump with convincing victories in the 100- and 200-meter dashes on a ridiculously cold and rainy day at Shippensburg University's Seth Grove Stadium.
The line for those happy with three gold medals at a high-caliber meet like the District 3 event, but still bitterly disappointed at the lack of a fourth forms behind Hess. It's a short line, reserved for those who burn for greatness.
"I think that after the 4 x 1, it kinda gave me more adrenaline to run. That's where the exciting part came in," said Hess, who opened her day by taking the 100 in 12.09 seconds, then endured the relay debacle before coming back to take the 200 in 25.49. "But I don't know what happened (in the relay). It's heartbreaking, but that stuff happens. You gotta keep going.
"It's amazing, coming back from last year (a hamstring injury that sidelined her from districts). I would have liked four, but I'm happy with three."
Especially considering the weather conditions - cold, rainy and generally miserable - that could have derailed a lesser competitor.
"The cold is what's tough," Hess said. "It's so bad for your hamstrings to be out in the cold, and that was my No. 1 issue. That stuck in the back of my head the whole time."
Injury also prevented Lebanon's Derin Klick from competing in districts last season, but neither physical woes nor the weather could stop him this year, as he claimed the silver medal in the AAA boys 800 meters.
"It was one of my goals for the last two years," Klick, a junior, said. "Ever since I started running, ever since I knew what districts were. I was pretty excited with the place I was at in the race, and when I finished that's when it hit me that it hurt that bad, but it was a pretty good race."
Even outside of Hess and Klick, it was a busy day on the medal stand for Lebanon County athletes.
Elco's Ethan Anspach sped to a third-place finish in the AAA 200 dash, while Northern Lebanon thrower Dakota Leonhard followed up a silver medal in the AAA shot put on Friday with a bronze in the javelin Saturday, and Palmyra's Alex Hoffsmith was sixth in the event.
Cedar Crest's Jesse Cruise, Bryce Vukovich, Adam Wolfe and Matt Royer were fourth in the AAA 3200 relay and Cruise added a seventh in the 1600 run. Falcon star Evan Horn, still bothered by an elbow injury, did not place in the javelin, but still snared sixth place in the long jump.
In addition, the Falcon boys' 1600 relay team of Royer, Cruise, Blake Thomson and Kobe Bolanos placed fifth in the final event of the day.
Northern Lebanon's Matt Vines also got into the medal act in AAA, placing sixth in the discus.
On the girls side in AAA, Cedar Crest's Ariel Jones (high jump) and Hannah Woelfling (discus) secured fifth-place medals, and Destinee Holloman was seventh in the 100 dash and eighth in the 400 relay with Taylor Menser, DeAsia Holloman and Jones.
In addition, Palmyra's Kirstin West followed up her Mid Penn title in the javelin last week with a sixth-place medal Saturday, while Palmyra's 3200 relay girls quartet of Ellie Keck, Juliana Kerper, Kelsei Bixler and Jess Dembrowski was eighth.
In boys AA, Annville-Cleona's Adam Fox was fourth in the shot put, Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez fifth in the 800, and Stanley Miller and Derek Bosworth were sixth in the 100 dash and 110 high hurdles, respectively. Cameron Hoch added an eighth in the 300 hurdles.
For the A-C girls, Clark grabbed a bronze in the AA girls 100 dash behind Hess. Clark was also fifth in the 200 and Morgan Zimmerman gave A-C three medalists in the event by placing sixth.
Also for the A-C girls, Veronica Merone was fifth in the triple jump, Kayla Long sixth in the pole vault, Courtney Conners seventh in the 800 and Alicia Hitz seventh in the 300 hurdles.
Join the Conversation
To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs
Comments