RIO GRANDE – Jason Harmon had plenty of good jumps.

Saturday, May 20, 2000

RIO GRANDE – Jason Harmon had plenty of good jumps. Robby Isaacs would gladly trade him for just one.

Harmon had no trouble jumping in the 21-foot range Saturday as he won the long jump event at the Division II district track meet and earned a berth in the regionals.

"Harmon did well today. Three of his four jumps he took were 21-feet or better. You can’t complain about that. He’s running from the long jump to the hurdles, so that’s tough on him physically and mentally," Ironton coach Greg Cronacher said.

Isaacs, the Chesapeake Panthers senior standout, was the defending state champion in the long jump as well as the 200 meter dash. He finished fourth in the 100 meter dash at the state meet.

But a reoccurring pulled hamstring has kept him out of competition for a month, and the inactivity took its toll on him at the district meet.

Isaacs’ longest jump was 18 feet which placed him seventh. Although he qualified for the 100 and 200 dash finals, he finished sixth in each event. Only the top four finishers qualify for the regional meet.

While Isaacs was the tough-luck story of the year, other area runners ran, jumped, and threw well enough to earn at least one more week of competition.

South Point’s Jarrod Smith, who already secured a regional berth in the shot put when he placed second on Wednesday, won the discus Saturday with a personal-best throw of 158-11.

Chesapeake’s Danny Wassell, who won the high jump Wednesday, qualified in the 400 dash as he finished second to Clayton Mayle of Federal Hocking in a photo finish. Mayle ran a 50.23 and Wassell had a 50.24 time.

Wassell’s teammate Ryan Slone was fourth in the 800 meter run with a 2:04.1 time, his best of the year.

Ironton had two runners advance in the 1600 meter run as Brad Washburn was second at 4:38.2 and Ryan McClellan fourth at 4:50.5.

"McClellan has done a marvelous job, and Brad ran really well today. I can’t remember the last time we had two runners get out in the 1600," Cronacher said.

Besides the long jump, Harmon qualified in the 110 high hurdles by finishing second at 15.36 seconds. Fairland’s Jack Girgis was fourth with a 15.66 time to move on to the regionals.

In relay events, Chesapeake’s Brad Fulton, Scott Perry, Josh Dillon, and Slone had a winning 8:29 clocking, their best, to win the 3200. The same four were second in the 1600 at 3:33.72.

South Point’s 400 relay team was third with a 44.8 time. Ironton’s 400 relay team, which has been under 44 seconds, mishandled an exchange in the preliminaries and was disqualified.

Wheelersburg won the meet with 89 points followed by Wellston with 82.5, Portsmouth 76, and Chesapeake fourth with 66.3 points.

The Ironton Lady Tigers and Rock Hill’s Jessica Kerns were the top performers in the girls meet.

Kerns, who was third in the long jump on Wednesday, was second in the 100 meter hurdles with a 15.65 time and second in the high jump at 5-2, two inches off the pace of Gallipolis’ Shanna Carter.

Ironton had one win, that coming in the 400 meter relay as Christy Lilly, Alisa Philabaun, Sarah Herman, and Rachael Perry had a 51.5 time.

The same quartet ran a 1:46.7 to place second in the 800 relay, and Lilly, Philabaun, Herman, and Ashley Neal set a school record with a 4:21.04 in the 1600 relay to finish third.

"We had a lot of personal bests," Ironton coach Tim Thomas said. "We had a school record in the 4-by-4, and Rachael tied her best time in the 100 and 200, and Sarah Herman had her best time in the 300 hurdles.

"Neal broke the school record in the 400, Philabaun was fifth in the long jump with her PR, and Christy Lilly had her best jump in the high jump. All five had several events, and they had big days and all came through."

Perry was third in the 100 (12.9 seconds) and 200 (26.9). Herman was fourth in the 300 hurdles with 50.41 seconds.

Fairland’s Amber Sparks won the shot put event with a throw of 33-4 1/2. Chesapeake’s Janelle McQuaid was third in the shot put with a heave of 31-10.

Fairland’s Chelsea Walls advanced to the regionals by finishing second in the 1600 with a 5:52.3 clocking.

Gallipolis claimed the district team championship for the fifth straight year with 151 points. Wheelersburg was second with 79 points and Ironton took third with 52 points.

All individual winners in a district event are All-District by the Southeast Ohio Track Coaches Association.

The regional meet is at 4 p.m. Wednesday and 5 p.m. Friday at Zanesville.

District Track Meet

Division II

Top 5 Boys Team Scores

1. Wheelersburg 89, 2. Wellston 82.5, 3. Portsmouth 76, 4. Chesapeake 66.3, 5. Meigs 51.3.

Field Events

Long Jump – 1. Jason Harmon (Ironton) 21-2, 2. Bradley Parker (Portsmouth) 20-3, 3. Derick Johnson (Meigs) 20-2 1/2, 4. Luke Emnett (Wheelersburg) 20-0 1/4, 5. Josh Waugh (Chesapeake) 19-9 1/2, 6. Josh Hooten (Meigs) 18-4 1/2, 7. Robby Isaacs (Chesapeake) 18-0, 8. Ryan Queen (Wheelersburg) 17-6 3/4.

Discus – 1. Jarrod Smith (So. Point) 158-11, 2. Justin Roush (Meigs) 149-0, 3. Matt Howbert (Portsmouth) 141-5, 4. Mike Ewing (Wellston) 141-2, 5. Grimm (Meigs) 139-5, 6. Redgie Arden (Ironton) 136-4, 7. Owen Hawke (Alexander) 135-9, 8. Mark Gleichauf (Ironton) 134-10.

High Jump – 1. Danny Wassell (Chesapeake) 6-4, 2. Andy Gill (Wheelersburg) 6-2, 3. Jason Mitchell (Wellston) 6-2, 4. George Davis (Portsmouth) 6-0, 5. Derrick Johnson (Meigs) 6-0, 6. (tie) Dan Whitlatch (Fed. Hocking), Andy Baker (Fed. Hocking) 5-10, 8. (tie) David Webb (Chesapeake), Isaac Mootz (Rock Hill), Nick Wood (Meigs) 5-8.

Shot Put – 1. Mike Ewing (Wellston) 49-8 1/2, 2. Jarrod Smith (So. Point) 49-5 1/2, 3. Gabe Klaiber (Wheelersburg) 48-3, 4. Josh Mayhew (Wheelersburg) 46-3 3/4, 5. Michael Mayes (Belpre) 45-3 1/2, 6. Matt Howbert (Portsmouth) 43-10 3/4, 7. Owen Hawk (Alexander) 43-6, 8. Mark Gleichauf (Ironton) 42-10.

Pole Vault – 1. Andy Baker (Fed. Hocking) 13-0, 2. Jason Garl (So. Point) 12-6, 3. Adam Workman (So. Point) 11-6, 4. Warren Brown (Ironton) 10-6, 5. Todd Preston (Wellston) 10-6, 6. Josh Cooney (Chesapeake) 10-0, 7. Jesse Ansell (Chesapeake) 10-0, 8. Kris Ruggles (Wheelersburg) 9-6.

Running Events

100 M Dash – 1. Jeremy Hamrick (Ports.) 11.09, 2. Erron Brennan (Wellston) 11.21, 3. Brad Young (Wellston) 11.31, 4. Allan Brown (River Valley) 11.38, 5. Clayton Mayle (Fed. Hocking) 11.40, 6. Robby Isaacs (Chesapeake) 11.44, 7. Antonio Malone (Portsmouth) 11.46, 8. Donte Pennington (So. Point) 11.76.

200 M Dash – 1. Jeremy Hamrick (Portsmouth) 22.79, 2. Clayton Mayle (Fed. Hocking) 22.81, 3. Allan Brown (River Valley) 22.92, 4. Chris Hutchinson (Wellston) 22.99, 5. John Haggerty (Meigs) 23.96, 6. Robby Isaacs (Chesapeake) 23.86, 7. Antwaune Brown (Fairland) 23.96, 8. Jeff Gardner (River Valley) 24.46.

400 M Dash – 1. Clayton Mayle (Fed. Hocking) 50.23, 2. Danny Wassell (Chesapeake) 50.24, 3. Brad Young (Wellston) 50.68, 4. Jeff Garner (River Valley) 51.97, 5. John Chatfield (Northwest) 55.17, 6. Nick Wood (Meigs) 55.36, 7. Disqualified, 8. Disqualified.

800 M Run – 1. Jason Schmidt (Wheelersburg) 2:00.78, 2. Jeff Jackson (Wellston) 2:03.4, 3. Nathan Burchett (Minford) 2:03.6, 4. Ryan Slone (Chesapeake) 2:04.1, 5. Nathan Bazler (Wheelersburg) 2:05.4, 6. Brandon Lackey (So. Point) 2:06.8, 7. Josh Dillon (Chesapeake) 2:08.7, 8. Jason Kuhn (Wellston) 2:08.8.

1600 M Run – 1. Robbie Ramey (Minford) 4:37.5, 2. Brad Washburn (Ironton) 4:38.2, 3. Jeff Jackson (Wellston) 4:39.2, 4. Ryan McClellan (Ironton) 4:50.5, 5. Andy Little (So. Point) 4:53.8, 6. John Boggs (Wellston) 4:57.2, 7. Justin Hopkins (Wheelersburg) 5:00.0, 8. James Daniels (Fairland) 5:05.4.

3200 M Run – 1. Dusty Weidner (Alexander) 9:59.20, 2. Aaron Montgomery (Minford) 10:25.8, 3. Michael Hall (Wheelersburg) 10:28.2, 4. Robbie Ramey (Minford) 10:42.7, 5. Steven Peach (Portsmouth) 10:52.5, 6. John Boggs (Wellston) 10:55.4, 7. Adam McKenzie (Portsmouth) 11:11.6, 8. Kris Crowell (Fed. Hocking) 11:15.9.

110 M Hurdles – 1. Zach Meadows (Meigs) 14.85, 2. Jason Harmon (Ironton) 15.36, 3. Luke Emnett (Wheelersburg) 15.51, 4. Jack Girgis (Fairland) 15.66, 5. Antonio Malone (Portsmouth) 15.7, 6. Jason Brammer (Chesapeake) 16.24, 7. Shawn Simpson (Fed. Hocking) 16.37.

300 M Hurdles – 1. Luke Emnett (Wheelersburg) 39.91, 2. Jo Jo. Parker (Portsmouth) 41.97, 3. Zach Meadows (Meigs) 41.98, 4. Shawn Simpson (Fed. Hocking) 42.15, 5. Michael Hunt (Chesapeake) 42.3, 6. Jason Harmon (Ironton) 42.95, 7. John Gill (River Valley) 43.15, 8. Steve Conley (River Valley) 45.33.

Relays

400 – 1. Wellston 43.9, 2. Portsmouth 44.0, 3. South Point 44.8, 4. Meigs 44.9, 6. River Valley 45.0, 6. Wheelersburg 45.2, 7. Chesapeake 46.7, 8. Minford 46.7.

1600 – 1. Wellston 3:29.12, 2. Chesapeake 3:33.72, 3. Wheelersburg 8:34.72, 4. River Valley 3:36.22, 5. Ironton 3:39.44, 6. Meigs 3:43.13, 7. Northwest 3:43.14, 8. Minford 3:46.95.

3200 – 1. Chesapeake 8:29.1, 2. Northwest 8:30.4, 3. Wheelersburg 8:31, 4. Meigs 8:34.4, 5. Ironton 8:40.2, 6. Portsmouth 8:42.4, 7. Wellston 8:59, 8. South Point 9:02.10.

Top four finishers advance to regionals.

Top 5 Girls Team Scores

1. Gallipolis 151, 2. Wheelersburg 79, 3. Ironton 52, 4. Federal Hocking 48, 5. Portsmouth 41.

Field Events

High Jump – 1. Tessa Sibley (Gallipolis) 5-4, 2. Jessica Kerns (Rock Hill) 5-2, 3. Beth Howe (Jackson) 5-0, 4. Erin Wittenmyer (Portsmouth) 4-10, 5. Terel Waderker (Fed. Hocking) 4-10, 6. Lindi Jones (Alexander) 4-10, 7. Brandy Hosack (Alexander) 4-10, 8. Christy Lilly (Ironton) 4-8.

Shot Put – 1. Amber Sparks (Fairland) 33-4 1/2, 2. Amanda Means (Wheelersburg) 33-0 1/4, 3. Janelle McQuaid (Chesapeake) 31-10, 4. Ashley Bauman (Wheelersburg) 31-8 1/2, 5. Laura King (Chesapeake) 31-1, 6. Sarah Russell (Gallipolis) 30-11 1/4, 7. Jodi Stout (River Valley) 30-3, 8. Candace Ferguson (Ironton) 28-7 1/2.

Long Jump – 1. Shanna Carter (Gallipolis) 16-9, 2. Calah Gilders (Fed. Hocking) 15-7, 3. Jessica Kerns (RH) 15-5 3/4, 4. Jessica Bodimer (Gallipolis) 15-5 1.4, 5. Alisa Philabaun (Ironton) 15-3, 6. Deidra Layne (So. Point) 15-2, 7. Terella Wadecker (Fed. Hocking) 15-2 1/2, 8. Brandy Hosack (Alexander) 14-9 3/4.

Discus – 1. Ashley Bauman (Wheelersburg) 110-7, 2. Crystal Bamer (Rock Hill) 110-2,3. Sarah Russell (Gallipolis) 102-10, 4. Annette Shelton (Jackson) 102-8, 5. Brittani Keeney (Fairland) 101-11, 6. Sheila Gilchrist (Fed. Hocking) 101-9, 7. Amanda Means (Wheelersburg) 99-9, 8. Jodie Stout (River Valley) 95-0.

Running Events

100 M Dash – 1. Tessa Sibley (Gallipolis) 12.65, 2. Beth Howe (Jackson) 12.81, 3. Rachael Perry (Ironton) 12.9, 4. Deidra Layne (So. Point) 13.03, 5. Lisa Kubachka (Alexander) 13.46, 6. Gretchen Craig (Gallipolis) 13.54, 7. Megan Deatley (Minford) 13.83, 8. Sasha Johnson (Portsmouth) 13.93.

200 M Dash – 1. Shanna Carter (Gallipolis) 25.7, 2. Beth Howe (Jackson) 26.3, 3. Rachael Perry (Ironton) 26.9, 4. Jessica Bodimer (Gallipolis) 27.5, 5. Ashley Thomas (Meigs) 27.6, 6. Lisa Kubachka (Alexander) 27.7, 7. Tiffany Boggs (Wheelersburg) 28.5, 8. Stephanie Thompson (Northwest) 28.9.

400 M Dash – 1. Tessa Sibley (Gallipolis) 59.48, 2. Beth Howe (Jackson) 1:01.39, 3. Stephanie Johnson (River Valley) 1:02.67, 4. Tiffany Boggs (Wheelersburg) 1:02.79, 5. Ashley Neal (Ironton) 1:02.87, 6. Melissa Danzer (Wheelersburg) 1:05.09, 7. Rachel Hartwig (Rock Hill) 1:05.57,8. Amanda Koch (Northwest) 1:08.48.

800 M Run – 1. Michelle Schmidt (Wheelersburg) 2:26.3, 2. Pam Smith (Gallipolis) 2:30.28, 3. Lindsay Walburn (Wellston) 2:31.15, 4. Megan Leuschel (Fed. Hocking) 2:32.13, 5. Chelsea Walls (Fairland) 2:34.13, 6. Emily Story (Meigs) 2:35.68, 7. Misty Armstrong (Alexander) 2:35.98, 8. Megan Yarnell (Portsmouth) 2:36.69.

1600 M Run – 1. Lindsay Walburn (Wellston) 5:38.5, 2. Chelsea Walls (Fairland) 5:52.3, 3. Kristi Oches (Fed. Hocking) 5:56.0, 4. Katy Henson (Gallipolis) 5:57.0, 5. Megan Yarnell (Portsmouth) 6:07.3, 6. Kristen Swisher (Gallipolis) 6:11.9, 7. Amanda Bailey (Wheelersburg) 6:18.9, 8. Bea Morgan (Meigs) 6:20.7.

3200 M Run – 1. Andrea Vernon (Gallipolis) 12:28.30, 2. Lindsay Walburn (Wellston) 13:05.7, 3. Julie Frisco (Gallipolis) 13:11.40, 4. Megan Godwin (River Valley) 13:21.10, 5. Amanda Bailey (Wheelersburg) 13:21.40, 6.

100 M Hurdles – 1. Shanna Carter (Gallipolis) 15.58, 2. Jessica Kerns (Rock Hill) 15.65, 3. Atiya Ferguson (Portsmouth) 16.09, 4. Kristi Sisler (Wheelersburg) 16.35, 5. Brook Bolin (Meigs) 17.68, 6. Mandy McDonie (Rock Hill) 18.00, 7. Courtney Springer (Fed. Hocking) 18.01, 8. Jillian Queen (Wheelersburg) 18.44.

300 M Hurdles – 1. Atiya Ferguson (Portsmouth) 46.32, 2. Kristi Sisler (Wheelersburg) 47.69, 3. Chelsea Clark (Fed. Hocking) 49.05, 4. Sarah Herman (Ironton) 50.41, 5. Brook Bolin (Meigs) 51.46, 6. Leslie Sickles (Gallipolis) 52.09, 7. Emily Shoemaker (Gallipolis) 52.37, 8. Mandy McDonie (Rock Hill) 52.95.

Relays

400 – 1. Ironton (Christy Lilly, Alisa Philabaun, Sarah Herman, Rachael Perry) 51.5, 2. Gallipolis 53.0, 3. South Point 53.9, 4. Alexander 54.4, 5. Federal Hocking 54.5, 6. Wheelersburg 55.4, 7. Northwest 56.8.

800 – 1. Gallipolis 1:46.2, 2. Ironton 1:46.7, 3. Portsmouth 1:50.9, 4. Wheelersburg 1:53.2, 5. River Valley 1:53.9, 6. Federal Hocking 1:54.5, 7. South Point 1:55.1, 8. Northwest 2:00.0.

1600 – 1. Wheelersburg 4:17.31, 2. River Valley 4:20.83, 3. Ironton 4:21.04, 4. Portsmouth 4:21.19, 5. Gallipolis 4:27.29, 6. Meigs 4:35.22, 7. Northwest 4:37.59, 8. Alexander 4:42.16.

3200 – 1. Gallipolis 10:23.6, 2. River Valley 10:37.7, 3. Federal Hocking 10:46.2, 4. Meigs 10:46.8, 5. Wheelersburg 10:54.9, 6. Portsmouth 10:57.2, 7. Alexander 1:32.7, 8. Northwest 12:12.

Top four finishers advance to regionals.