Photos by: Darby Sells

SHIPPENSBURG — At the 92nd Jack Roddick Invitational at Shippensburg University on a beautiful Saturday, athletes from Franklin and Fulton Counties collected a total of 8 gold medals, spread out with two in each division.

McConnellsburg’s Josh Booth (pictured above) was the top area performer. In Class AA boys, Booth won the 110 hurdles in 15.62, and the 300 hurdles in 39.60, and was the runner-up in the 200 dash in 22.25.

In Class AAA girls, a pair of stalwarts each went home with victories. Greencastle-Antrim’s Taryn Parks prevailed over Chambersburg’s Abby Yourkavitch in the 1600, posting a 4:53.31 to the Trojans’ 4:59.96 (shown in photo below). Parks was also second in the 800 with a time of 2:14.28.

Yourkavitch claimed first in the 3200, clocking in at 10:52.04.

In boys AAA, Chambersburg produced a pair of victories, thanks to sprinter Tyeshawn Worrell. He took the top spot in the 100, racing home in 11.03. The Trojans’ 4 x 100 relay team of Keyshawn Jones, Nate Reed, Shane Ambrose and Worrell also claimed first in 43.88 (the Ambrose to Worrell handoff is pictured below).

And in Class AA girls, Mercersburg Academy collected two golds, from Sophia Divone in the 3200 (11:22.67) and Emma Hicks in the 200 steeplechase (8:59.71). Divone also placed second in the 1600 in 5:17.47.

For the Chambersburg girls, who placed sixth in the team standings, Bre’ya Clopper was third in the 300 hurdles and Sydnie Gilbert was fifth in the 100 hurdles. For the Trojan boys, also sixth in the team race, the 4 x 800 relay team of James Merkle, Aaron Maynard, Trentin Overcash and Luke Myers placed third.

Mercersburg had a fourth and a fifth from Alexander Wood, with a fourth in the 200 steeplechase and fifth in the 3200.

For McConnellsburg in AA girls, Hailey Dodson was a two-time placer, finishing third in the shot put and fifth in the discus.

Jack Roddick Invitational
(At Shippensburg U.)
Area Top 10 Finishers
CLASS AAA BOYS
100 — 1.Tyeshawn Worrell (Chbg), 11.05
400 — 9.Dan Corcoran (JB), 52.51
1600 — 10.Trentin Overcash (Chbg), 4:36.05
110 hurdles — 7.Trayton Barnette (Chbg), 15.63
300 hurdles — 8.Barnette (Chbg), 42.41
4 x 100 relay — 1.Chambersburg (Keyshawn Jones, Nate Reed, Shane Ambrose, Worrell), 43.88
4 x 800 relay — 3.Chambersburg (James Merkle, Aaron Maynard, Overcash, Luke Myers), 8:14.96; 6.Waynesboro (Marcus Cooley, Ethna Lowman, Noah Scahill, Matthew Williams), 8:28.75; 9.Shippensburg (Bailey Renfrew, Isaac Covert, Ethan Bert, Ben Byers), 8:44.67
High jump — 7.Ethan Suero (Ship), 6-0
Long jump — 6.Suero (Ship), 20-8.75; 7.Reed (Chbg), 20-7.5
Triple jump — 7.Suero (Ship), 42-1.5
Shot put — 4.Brock Harmon (Chbg), 51-10.75
Discus — 9.Noah Foust (Ship), 135-4
Javelin — 8.Carter Van Scyoc (Ship), 162-0; 10.Reed (Chbg), 153-9
Team standings: 1.State College 85, 2.Penn Manor 56; 3.Mechanicsburg 55; 4.Ephrata 40; 5.Cumberland Valley 39; 6.Chambersburg 36; 7.Carlisle 33.
CLASS AAA GIRLS
800 — 2.Taryn Parks (G-A), 2:14.28
1600 — 1.Parks (G-A), 4:53.31; 2.Abby Yourkavitch (Chbg), 4:59.96; 9.Kaylee Mowery (Chbg), 5:26.57
3200 — 1.Yourkavitch (Chbg), 10:52.04
100 hurdles — 5.Sydnie Gilbert (Chbg), 16.33; 10.Morgan Mentzer (Chbg), 16.89
300 hurdles — 3.Bre’ya Clopper (Chbg), 47.78; 7.Gilbert (Chbg), 48.55
4 x 400 relay — 8.Chambersburg (Maya Washington, Gilbert, Maddie Kinton, Shanelle Burrowes), 4:19.40
4 x 800 relay — 7.Chambersburg (Anna DeGrange, Kinton, Mowery, Kiera Whitehead), 10:36.12; 8.Shippensburg (Teddi Powell, Gabrielle Nye, Remi Staver, Alyssa Nori), 11:06.16
Shot put — 8.Alivia Martin (G-A), 31-5.05; 9.Deja Winkler (Chbg), 31-3
Discus — 10.Ashley Adams (Chbg), 92-3
Javelin — 4.Keri Gearhart (G-A), 119-8
Team standings: 1.State College 84; 2.Carlisle 47.5; 3.Selinsgrove 45; 4.Hempfield 40; 5.Dallastown 34; 6.Chambersburg 33; 11.(tie) Greencastle 24.
CLASS AA BOYS
100 — 6.David Baumann (Merc), 11.48
200 — 2.Josh Booth (McConn), 22.25; 7.Baumann (Merc), 23.98
800 — 10.Sean Fiscus (Merc), 2:09.65
3200 — 5.Alexander Wood (Merc), 10:13.08
110 hurdles — 1.Booth (McConn), 15.62
300 hurdles — 1.Booth (McConn), 39.60
2000 steeplechase — 4.Wood (Merc), 7:01.44; 7.Diego Garza Gutierrez (Merc), 7:24.57
Shot put — 9.Charlie Webb (Merc), 43-9.75
Discus — 9.Austin Baker (McConn), 116-9
Javelin — 7.Chase Glee (McConn), 146-8
Team standings: 1.Danville 69; 2.Chestnut Ridge 65; 3.Boiling Springs 60; 9.McConnellsburg 30; 18.Mercersburg Academy 17
CLASS AA GIRLS
400 — 10.Kellyn Perry (McConn), 1:03.82
1600 — 2.Sophia Divone (Merc), 5:17.47
3200 — 1.Divone (Merc), 11:22.67
200 steeplechase — 1.Emma Hicks (Merc), 8:59.71
Shot put — 3.Hailey Dodson (McConn), 34-1.75
Discus — 5.Dodson (McConn), 96-7
Team standings: 1.Fairfield 75; 2.Greenwood 73.5; 3.Trinity 51.5; 13.Mercersburg 28; 19.McConnellsburg 10