2006 Track & Field Season Begins!
City/County Meet Summary
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Winchester,
VA, March 29 -- NWDistrict Staff
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Coming as early as it does on the
schedule, the City/County meet can't
expect too many stellar performances.
But the competition is fierce regardless
of the date.
Wednesday Millbrook hosted the
Winchester City/Frederick County meet
and easily won the girls' portion of the
meet, almost doubling second-place
Handley's team score. The boys meet came
down the the wire with Sherando holding
off the Judges by taking second in the
4x400 meter relay.
Millbrook's girls scored 100 points
while Handley finished with 56. Sherando
and James Wood finished in tie for third
with 44. On the boys' side, Sherando
tallied 81 points to Handley's 78. Wood
finished with 42.5 while Millbrook
totaled 42.
Individual performances for an early
season meet were solid. Millbrook's
Jillian Pollack won the 1600 (5:16.7)
and the 800 (2:22.5) while also legging
a relay split and scoring in the
horizontal jumps. Overall, Millbrook's
depth was the difference in the meet as
they won four other events and scored
points in almost every other one.
Sherando's Latasha Watson was a triple
winner, taking the long jump (15-10),
400 (59.8) and 200 (26.0) Her times on
the track were particularly impressive
for an early-season meet.
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Handley's
Ayla Smith was a double winner, taking both hurdle
events. She clocked solid times of 15.3 and 47.8 in
the 100 and 300 hurdles respectively.
On the boys' side,
Ryan Witt lifted Sherando, kicking to wins in both
the 1600 (4:39.7) and the 800 (2:01.7) and anchoring
the 4x4 to keep the Warriors in front in the team
battle. Teammate Terry Johnson had an impressive
triple jump, bounding out to 44-7 for an easy win
over Handley's Charles Washington and avenging a two
inch loss in the long jump. Washington went 20-2 to
Johnson's 20-0. Washington also won the 400 (52.3)
Thrower Alex Ball
of Handley won both the shot and discus. He threw
49-2 in the shot and an impressive 153-0 personal
best. James Wood's JT Painter took both hurdles,
winning the 110 highs in 15.6 and the intermediates
in 41.6.
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