Team Keeps Rolling!!!

The Black Knight Invitational was a wet one! The team stayed focus & had some outstanding performances:

Hansel Akers 400m - 1st - 49.60 anchored 4x400 to victory!
Kevin Hull 1600m - 1st - 4:21.20!!
Frank Lee - 3200m - 1st - 10:24
Kori Meshaw - 2nd - 300H 39.30
4x100 relay 1st - 44.80 (Bechtel, Cummings, Mannino, Santos)
Alec Bleacher - 1st - Jav - 174-11

Go to our website to see all the results:
Hempfield Boys Track Website

Monday we had Warwick & rolled to a 95-55 victory. Hansel Akers ran the 100m for the first time in 11.0! Kori Meshaw won the 100H in 15.0. Joe Santos ran his first 400m in 51.4! Cory Brown ran a great 800m in 2:01.2. The pole vaulters were flying, Caleb Harper jumped a PR of 12'6" & Greg Schimmel also jumped a PR of 12'!

The depth is continuing to improve. Mannino in the 100 & 200, the Jav throwers - Feister, Bleacher, Cummings, Munro. Discus - Bleacher, Haldeman, & Forgrave. The jumps - Davis, Oblender & Enoch.

The only problem the next few weeks is the injury bug. Kori Meshaw got the clearance from hos doctor - so lookout 300 hurdles. Dave Patzer is still fighting a groin injury & should find out soon when he can come back in the pole vault. And, Joel Ladson is fighting his bad back to get back to dominate the jumps!

Next up - Shippensburg Invitational - Saturday, April 18!!

Team "Takes it to Another Level!" Crushed Cedar Crest!!

Okay. Imagine this! The team has a big meet against long time rival Cedar Crest! Before the team enters the bus, we are missing Joel Ladson, he in injured with a bad back (He was the favorite to win the high jump, long, jump, & triple jump). Our top pole vaulter & sprinter, Dave Patzer, is out with a muscle pull! Cummings and Meshaw are sick, but on the bus. How will the team react.....

AWESOME! Final score 110 to 40!!! We sweep the 100 meters, and the 800, discus & jav! Des Davis fills in with a long jump over 20' & triple jump over 40', places 2nd in the long & wins the triple! The throwers, led by Alec Bleecher, 1st in Discus & Jav outscore the Falcons 22-5! Akers wins the 200 & 400 and anchors the 4x400 to victory! Hull wins the 1600 & runs great legs in the 4x800 & 4x400. Harper wins the pole vault, Santos the 100, Grasso the 300 hurdles, Groff the 3200, and many points are scored in the second & third places!!!

Great team effort! Great Focus! Keep it rolling till Warwick next Monday!

Hempfield over McCaskey!

Over the past 30 years, before the McCaskey meet begins a plan is made. The points are checked and the magic number of 76 (what it takes to win a meet) is squeezed out of all 18 events. Well this year, the numbers seemed to work out & guess what? Hempfield 89.5 & McCaskey 60.5!

The sprinters did the job, taking 2-3 in the 1oom & 2nd in the 200 & sweeping the 400!!! David Patzer, Joe Santos, Hansel Akers, Kori Meshaw, & Justin Fuhrman scored big points in the sprints! Distance runners, Kevin, Forrest, Matt, Brad & Frank outscored McCaskey 29-3!

And the throws, the jav crew went crazy! Bleacher, Feister, Cummings! 1-2-3. Forgraves in the shot & Bleacher & Haldeman in the Discus! 20-7!

The jumpers also did well! With Patzer nursing a slight injury, Caleb Harper & Greg Schimmel took 2-3 (a Harper best of 12'3"!), and Ladson led the way in the jumps!

Great victory! Great team! Great Expectations for more to come!

Next Monday is Cedar Crest! At Cedar Crest!

Black Knights Slash Bears!

Our first section meet went very well! Her are some of the highlights:

First Place finishes:
Jimmy Forgraves - Shot(44-4.5)
Alec Bleacher - Disc(128) & Jav(163-3)
David Patzer - PV(12-6) & 4x100 relay
Joel Ladson - HJ(6-2)
Kori Meshaw - 400(52.2), 110H(15.3) & 4x400 relay
Nick Grasso - 300H(43.3)
Kevin Hull - 800(1:59.9) & 4x400 & 4x800 relays

We enter are 4th week of practice with the Oxenreider Relays this weekend. We will not run hard because, McCaskey is next Monday!!! Always a great meet with McCaskey & this one should not be any different!

LC Scrimmage

Started the year off with a bang! With the temps in the 40-50's, and a slight head wind in the 100, Hempfield got of to an awesome start! Here are some highlights!

Sprints
Akers wins the 200 in 23.2
Hull & Meshaw take 1-2 in the 400 in 50.7(5th all-time) & 50.9(7th all-time)
Groff wins the 1600 in 4:39 & places 2nd in the 800 in a PR od 2:08.6
Sweep the 3200 - White-Lee(PR 10:26.4)-Smith
All relays win
Ladson dominates the jumps - wins LJ, TJ & HJ
Patzer comes in at 12 feet & wins it
Bleacher lead the throws with a 2nd in the Disc(great early mark-139-9) & Jav
and Forgrave wins the Shot with a 43-0.5 PR

Next Monday, March 23 is away at E-Town!

Friday - last practice before our 1st Scrimmage!

Here we go! First scrimmage is Monday, March 16, against Lancaster Catholic! Did like other years we are praying for good weather! This will give us a first sign of our depth! We know we have some great front line guys, but know the team must take shape & if we are going to win that Championship, the seconds & thirds are critical!

Tune in next week to see the results! Go Black Knights! BEAT THE CRUSADERS!!!!

100 meter trials

It's that time again - 2nd week of practice & 100 meter trials! Here are the top times this year:
David Patzer - 11.3
Jarvis Cummings - 11.4
Hansel Akers - 11.6
Joe Santos - 11.7
Matt Bechtel - 11.8
Joel Ladson - 11.8
Kori Meshaw - 12.0
Brian Manninio - 12.1
Corey Brown - 12.1
Rob Oblender - 12.2

Also, this weekend a group of boys head to Boston for Nationals!
Hansel Akers - 400 & 4 x 400 relay
Kori Meshaw - 4 X 400 relay (will not run the hurdles because of a slight injury)
Kevin Hull - 800 & 4 x 400 relay
Jordan Fuhrman - 4 x 400 relay

Good Luck!!!

Dave Patzer will be pole vaulting with some of the top jumpers in NYC! He jumps Saturday. Good luck Dave!