SHIPPENSBURG — Storms across the region put a damper on the District 3 Track & Field Championships on Friday at Shippensburg University’s Grove Stadium.

Derek Lynch, a senior at Shippensburg, captured a District 3 crown Friday by throwing the discus 176-4 to earn a Class 3A gold medal (photo courtesy District 3).

Competition was suspended in the afternoon because of lightning and storms in the area. Action will pick up again Saturday with an updated schedule of events.

One of the events that was finished Friday was the Class 3A boys discus, and Shippensburg senior Derek Lynch made the most of it. On his second attempt of the day, Lynch uncorked a throw of 176-4 (just 7 inches shy of his best) to outdistance the field.

Greyhound teammate Aydan Foust finished in a tie for sixth in the event with a toss of 155-2, along with Elizabethtown’s Brendan Riatt.

Among girls 3A events finished Friday, Greencastle-Antrim’s Jaylynn Schmuck had the best finish, 11th in the long jump, posting a distance of 16-6.

In 2A triple jump, James Buchanan’s Samantha Lautenslager was 10th with a jump of 32-3.25.

In boys 3A qualifying, Chambersburg’s Blake Mallast had the 3rd-best time in the 100 (10.55) to reach the final. In 2A girls qualifying, JB’s Jenna Wible had the third-best time (1:01.86) in the 400 to make the final, while teammate Addie Culler just missed by placing 9th (1:02.46).

In the 2A girls 100, the Rockets’ Cheyenne Eby had the 7th-best time (12.75), making the final.

District 3 Championships
Friday’s Results
GIRLS
Class 3A
Long jump — 11.Jaylynn Schmuck (Greencastle-Antrim) 16-6; 14.Jaeda Dockman (Waynesboro), 16-5
Javelin — 16.Camden Winters (Ship) 102-2
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Class 2A
Triple jump — 10.Samantha Lautenslager (James Buchanan) 32-2.25; 12.Jenna Wible (JB) 31-11.25
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BOYS
Class 3A
Discus — 1.Derek Lynch (Ship) 176-4; 6.Aydan Foust (Ship) 155-2