| 6th Annual Plum Jr. High Invitational - RESULTS |
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2008
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PIAA CHAMPIONSHIP Jeff Robinson, Mike Hemmerle and Stephanie Ramirez were amongst Pennsylvania's top athletes competing in the 2008 PIAA Championship at Shippensburg University. Mike Hemmerle finished in 14th place in the 300m hurdles. Jeff Robinson was the 20th fastest 100m sprinter in the state. Stephanie Ramirez qualified for the semi-finals in the 100m hurdles and finished in 15th place with a career best time of 15.46. |
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WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP The 2008 Mustangs placed in six events at the WPIAL Championships and will be sending three athletes to the Pennsylvania State Championships. Jeff Robinson was Plum's highest place winner with a third place finish in 100m. Plum's top three hurdlers all won medals. Mike Hemmerle was fifth in the 300m hurdles while David Kalatshoff and Stephanie Ramirez both came in sixth place in the high hurdle events. Also on the track, Troy Besterci was the sixth fastest in the 200 meter dash. In the field, Zach Taylor finished seventh in the pole vault. Jeff Robinson, Mike Hemmerle and Stephanie Ramirez will be representing Plum at the PIAA Championship at Shippensburg University. |
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WPIAL QUALIFIERS The 2008 Mustangs have qualified for the WPIAL Championships in 16 different events. |
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GIRLS 800m - Kara Weichler 100m Hurdles - Steph Ramirez 300m Hurdles - Steph Ramirez High Jump - Uche Ezekoye Long Jump - Uche Ezekoye Discus - Julie Frank 1600m Relay - Emily Ofstun, Steph Ramirez, Casslyn Domke, Kara Weichler 3200m relay - Rebecca Blauch, Melissa Fratangelo, Kelsie Metzgar, Nicole Nicolette BOYS 100m - Jeff Robinson 200m - Troy Besterci 3200m - Denny Lydon 110m Hurdles - Dave Kalatshoff 300m Hurdles - Mike Hemmerle Pole Vault - Zach Taylor 1600m Relay - Jon Sharp, Michael Adams, Troy Besterci, Mike Hemmerle 3200m Relay - Nate Thompson, Nathan Andrew, Steve Galdo, Bryce Rupp |
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 Boys Sprint Records
Fall
The boys' 100m and 200m records were both broken at the Pine Richland Invitational. Jeff Robinson captured the gold medal with a blazing 10.63 hand held time in the 100 meter dash. In the 200m, Troy Besterci's first place finish was clocked at 21.77 hand held. The previous record holders were Tracy Wilburn (2004) in the 100m and Greg Bacon (1999) in the 200m. |
Hurdlers Shine at Pine
Richland The Plum hurdlers dominated the field at the Pine Richland Invitational with three first places and a second in the four hurdle events. For the boys, Mike Hemmerle won the 300 intermediates while Dave Kalatshoff won the 110 high hurdles. Stef Rameriz ran both events for the girls. She finished first in the 100m high hurdles and 2nd in the 300m intermediate hurdles. Great job Coach Silvis and the rest of the Plum hurdlers.
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Team Competition Ends
The boys' team ends the season with a 4-5 record as the girls finish at 7-2. Athletes will now set their sites on the Mars and Pine Richland Invitationals and then on to the WPIAL and PIAA Championships. |
School Records
So far, the 2008 seasons has seen one record broken and two records tied. Zach Taylor broke his own pole vault record with a jump of 13' 9". Also in the pole vault, Lexi Walla tied the school record with a 9' 0" vault. Stephanie Rameriz tied the 100m high hurdle set in 1980 with a time of 15.3. |
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Both Teams 2-2
With wins against Highlands and loses against Fox Chapel, both squads hold a record of 2-2. Times on the track are coming down with each meet as improvement is also being made in the field events. Several underclassmen have been gaining valuable experience and earning much needed team points. |
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Tri-States
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Injuries Abound
Several of top T&F athletes have been slowed by injuries and illness this season. Perhaps the most significant however, was a season ending leg injury sustained by Plum record holding sprinter Bria Jay. She tied the school record as a freshman, but will have to wait until her junior year to try to improve on it. Best wishes to Bria! |
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