Senior Shayla Wilson capped her MHS track career with a win in the 400 meters at the Meet of Champs at Dover Wednesday night. She earns first-team All-state honors for the victory. Meanwhile, senior Tony Cowart got edged to runner-up in both the 400 and 200 meters, and he placed fourth in the 100.

Nick Albert (4th) and Chris Pink (6th) placed in pole vault, while the 400-meter relay of Dwayne Mason, Dawan Smith, Jalil Davis and Devon Sivels placed fifth as did Kayla Boone in 100-meter hurdles. The girls 400 relay of Shelby Letthand, Kira Robinson, Shellisha Letthand and Latifah Davis placed 8th.

Senior Shayla Wilson claimed individual state titles in the 400 and 200 meters, helping the girls to a fourth-place finish overall in the Division II state meet Saturday at Caesar Rodney. Miranda Spina also finished runner-up in pole vault, while Shelby and Shellisha Letthand broke the school record in triple jump.

For the boys, Antonio Cowart finished runner-up in the 200 and 400, helping the guys to a third-place finish overall.

Here's a look at the medal and place winners:

STATE CHAMPION:
Shayla Wilson, 400 meters, 57.65
Shayla Wilson, 200 meters, 25.48 
Runner-ups:
Tony Cowart, 200 meters, 22.36
Tony Cowart, 400 meters, 50.50
Miranda Spina, pole vault, 8'0" **ties school record
Third place:
Aaron Pettyjohn, 110 hurdles, 15.55
Kayla Boone, 100 hurdles, 15.75 **new school record
Nick Albert, pole vault, 12'0"
Tony Cowart, 100 meters, 11.28
Shelby Letthand, Kira Robinson, Shellisha Letthand, Latifah Davis, 400-meter relay, 51.45
Jalil Davis, Dawan Smith, Dwayne Mason, Devon Sivels, 800-meter relay, 1:33.28
Devon Sivels, Jalil Davis, Dwayne Mason, Dawan Smith, 400-meter relay, 44.57
Fourth place:
Shellisha Letthand, triple jump, 34'1" **New school record
Shelby Letthand, long jump, 15'8.25"
Fifth place:
Chris Pink, pole vault, 11'0"
Shelby Letthand, triple jump, 34'.75"
Shayla Dukes, high jump, 4'10"
Ali Henderson, Latifah Davis, Kayla Boone, Shayla Wilson, 1600-meter relay, 4:17.04
Sixth place:
Shelby Letthand, Latifah Davis, Kayla Boone, Shayla Wilson, 800-meter relay, 1:47.98
Michael Johnson, Dom Cartwright, Travis White, Jordan Showell, 3200-meter relay, 8:45.62
Shayla Dukes, long jump, 15'5.5"
Devon Sivels, 100 meters, 11.46
Kayla Boone, 300 hurdles, 50.91
Bryan Pettyjohn, 110 hurdles, 16.09  

Aaron Pettyjohn, Michael Johnson, Eddress Smith and Tony Cowart nailed down a win in the 1600-meter relay and Nate Simpson, Nick Albert and Chris Pink swept pole vault as the boys secured a 107-104 victory over CR to clinch the Henlopen Conference meet championship Saturday at Lake Forest.

 Meanwhile, Shayla Wilson won the 200 and 400-meter titles, and the girls set or tied three school records en route to a fourth-place finish overall. School records included Shayla Dukes (5'1" high jump), Shelby Letthand (33'9" triple jump), Miranda Spina (8' pole vault) and Kayla Boone (15.8 100M hurdles).

Here's a look at the medal-winners, place-winners and record setters:

HENLOPEN CHAMPIONS:
Shayla Dukes, high jump, 5'1"  **new school record
Shelby Letthand, triple jump, 33'9"  **ties school record
Shayla Wilson, 400 meters, 57.08
Shayla Wilson, 200 meters, 25.4
Tony Cowart, 400 meters, 50.5
Nathan Simpson, pole vault, 13'0" 
Aaron Pettyjohn, Michael Johnson, Eddress Smith, Tony Cowart, 1600-meter relay, 3:28.9
Jalil Davis, Dawan Smith, Aaron Pettyjohn, Devon Sivels, 800-meter relay, 1:33.3
Runner-ups:
Tony Cowart, 200 meters, 22.2
Nick Albert, pole vault, 12'6"
Aaron Pettyjohn, 110 hurdles, 14.4
Miranda Spina, pole vault, 8'0" **ties school record
Third place:
Kayla Boone, 100 hurdles, 15.8 **new school record
Kira Robinson, Latifah Davis, Kayla Boone, Shayla Wilson, 800-meter relay, 1:47.3
Shellisha Letthand, triple jump, 32'4.5"
Tony Cowart, 100 meters, 11.0
Aaron Pettyjohn, 300 hurdles, 40.4
Devon Sivels, Dwayne Mason, Jalil Davis, Eddress Smith, 400-meter relay, 44.99
Chris Pink, pole vault, 11'6"
James Baynard, discus, 123'10"
Fourth place:
Shellisha Letthand, long jump, 15'9"
Jason Harper, triple jump, 40'6.5" 
Fifth place:
Kira Robinson, 100 meters, 13.1
Shayla Dukes, 300 hurdles, 49.5
Devon Sivels, 200 meters, 23.6
Eddress Smith, 300 hurdles, 42.4
Michael Johnson, Dom Cartwright, Travis White, Jordan Showell, 3200-meter relay, 8:47.9
Ziondra Russ, Shellisha Letthand, Rhonda Thomas, Kayla Boone, 1600-meter relay, 4:41.2
Sixth place:
Jason Harper, long jump, 19'1.5"
Bryan Pettyjohn, 110 hurdles, 15.7
Devon Sivels, 100 meters, 11.6
Ali Henderson, Rhonda Thomas, Ziondra Russ, Ali Clendaniel, 3200-meter relay, 11:31.1

The boys knocked off Sussex Tech and Cape Henlopen Tuesday to complete an undefeated 12-0 regular season en route to their first Henlopen Conference championship since 1986. Meanwhile, the girls downed Sussex Tech and slipped to Cape to finish 10-2 overall.

To highlight the day, Shayla Dukes matched a school record in high jump with a 4'10" while Jordan Showell set a new Bloom record in the 800 meters with a 2:04.4. Latifah Davis (400), Jason Harper (high jump), Michael Johnson (800), James Baynard (discus), Ali Henderson (400) and Mike Whaley (400) each qualified for states, while Rossiny Beaucejour (110 hurdles), Bremante Parker (400) and Travis White (800) each added provisional qualifiers. 

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Boys
Milford 88, Cape Henlopen 58
3200 relay - MHS (Johnson, D.Cartwright, Cisneros, Showell) 8:40; 110 hurdles - Brisco (C) 14.2; 100 - Cowart (M) 11.1, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, D.Smith, A.Pettyjohn, Sivels) 1:34; 1600 - Morris (C) 4:48; 400 relay - Cape (Hixon, Brisco, Vasquez, Hazzard) 44.1; 400 - Brisco (C) 50.7; 300 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 40.7, 800 - Showell (M) 2:04.4; 200 - Cowart (M) 22.3; 3200 - Morris (C) 11:01; 1600 relay - MHS (A.Pettyjohn, D.Smith, Johnson, Cowart) 3:31.2; long jump - Hazzard (C) 19-1.5; high jump - Fountain (C) 5-10; shot put - Spence (M) 39-9, discus - Baynard (M) 126-11.75; triple jump - Fountain (C) 42-1.5; pole vault - Simpson (M) 12-6. High scorer: Antonio Cowart (M) 14.25 points. MHS 11-0, 12-0.

Milford 78, Sussex Tech 68
Sussex Tech 81, Cape Henlopen 61
3200 relay - ST (Betts, Spera, Townsend, Ricksecker) 8:34; 110 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 14.4; 100 - Sivels (ST) 11.1, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, D.Smith, A.Pettyjohn, Sivels) 1:34; 1600 - Ricksecker (ST) 4:25.9; 400 relay - MHS (Sivels, Mason, Davis, E.Smith) 44.4; 400 - Cowart (M) 50.7; 300 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 40.7, 800 - Townsend (ST) 2:01.1; 200 - Cowart (M) 22.3; 3200 - Kitchen (ST) 10:45; 1600 relay - MHS (A.Pettyjohn, D.Smith, Johnson, Cowart) 3:31.2; long jump - Sivels (ST) 20-2.5; high jump - Sivels (ST) 6-0; shot put - Snyder (ST) 40-4, discus - Baynard (M) 126-11.75; triple jump - Townsend (ST) 40-1.25; pole vault - Simpson (M) 12-6. High scorer: Darius Sivels (ST) 18 points. MHS 11-0, 12-0.

Girls
Milford 95, Sussex Tech 50
3200 relay - ST (Handy, Daisey, Rowe, Ritter) 10:53.8, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 16.1, 100 - Robinson (M) 12.6, 800 relay - ST (Wilson, Handy, Rowe, White) 1:54.1, 1600 - Ritter (ST) 5:23.9, 400 relay - MHS (Letthand, Letthand, Wilson, Robinson) 51.3; 400 - Davis (M) 61.4, 300 hurdles - Dukes (M) 50.1; 800 - Ritter (ST) 2:32.1, 200 - Wilson (M) 25.2, 3200 - Henderson (M) 17:20, 1600 relay - MHS (Spina, Thomas, Boone, Russ) 4:42, long jump - Morris (ST) 15-9.5, high jump - Dukes (M) 4-10, shot put - Morris (ST) 36-1, discus - Morris (ST) 117-3, triple jump - Shelby Letthand (M) 31-9; pole vault - Spina (M) 7-6. High scorer: Paige Morris (ST) 15 points. MHS 9-2, 10-2.

Cape Henlopen 88, Milford 58
Cape Henlopen 90, Sussex Tech 43
3200 relay - MHS (Henderson, Thomas, Russ, Clendaniel) 11:06.9, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 16.1, 100 - Seth (C) 12.4, 800 relay - Cape (Smith, Priscell, MacDonald, Pepper) 1:48.9, 1600 - Pepper (C) 5:35, 400 relay - Cape (Seth, Seth, MacDonald, Wells) 49.8; 400 - Davis (M) 61.4, 300 hurdles - Seth (C) 47.7; 800 - Pepper (C) 2:32.6, 200 - Wilson (M) 25.2, 3200 - Henderson (M) 17:20, 1600 relay - Cape (Pepper, Wells, MacDonald, Pepper) 4:17.3, long jump - Seth (C) 15-9.5, high jump - Seth/Smith (C) 4-10, shot put - Seth (C) 29-9.5, discus - Evans (C) 78-.75, triple jump - MacDonald (C) 32-11.5; pole vault - Howell (C) 8-0.

Seniors Aaron Pettyjohn and Kayla Boone each scored a pair or individual wins and helped winning relays to propel the boys and girls to victories over Seaford on Thursday to secure at least a Southern Division title this season. The boys improve to 10-0 overall, while the girls are now 9-1.

Shellisha Letthand added a state qualifier in 300-meter hurdles.

Boys
Milford 77, Seaford 69
3200 relay - MHS (Johnson, D.Cartwright, White, Showell) 8:46.8; 110 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 14.8; 100 - Sivels (M) 11.5, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, E.Smith, A.Pettyjohn, Sivels) 1:36; 1600 - Smith (S) 5:03.2; 400 relay - MHS (Sivels, Davis, Mason, E.Smith) 45.5; 400 - Purnell (S) 51.2; 300 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 42.6, 800 - Johnson (M) 2:08; 200 - Cowart (M) 22.7; 3200 - Seaton (S) 11:03.4; 1600 relay - MHS (A.Pettyjohn, D.Smith, Johnson, Cowart) 3:38.3; long jump - Purnell (S) 18-7; high jump - Mayer (S) 5-6; shot put - Blanchard (S) 40-5, discus - Lester (S) 115-1; triple jump - Harper (M) 40-6; pole vault - Simpson (M) 12-6. High scorer: Aaron Pettyjohn (M) 12.5 points. MHS 9-0, 10-0.

Girls
Milford 104, Seaford 42
3200 relay - MHS (Foster, Romualdo, Swadley, Williams) 14:24, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 17.1, 100 - Dukes (M) 13.4, 800 relay - MHS (Russ, Thomas, Boone, Evans) 1:57.4, 1600 - Clendaniel (M) 6:41, 400 relay - MHS (Foster, Brown, Mosley, Evans) 1:01.4; 400 - Burbage (S) 1:05, 300 hurdles - Thomas (M) 49.6; 800 - Clendaniel (M) 2:52, 200 - Boone (M) 28.7, 3200 - Perciful (S) 16:06, 1600 relay - MHS (Spina, Thomas, Williams, Russ) 4:55.8, long jump - Shelby Letthand (M) 15-6, high jump - Dukes (M) 4-8, shot put - Gardner (S) 33-4.5, discus - Ross (M) 69-2, triple jump - Shellisha Letthand (M) 33-6; pole vault - Casey (S) 8-0. High scorer: Kayla Boone (M) 14.25 points. MHS 8-1, 9-1.

Aaron Pettyjohn, Dawan Smith, Eddress Smith and Tony Cowart set a new Bloom record time of 3:28.59 in the 1600-meter relay to score a nice performance at the Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelphia Saturday.

On Friday, Devon Sivels, Tony Cowart, Jalil Davis and Dawan Smith also ran a season-best 44.14 in the 400-meter relay.

On Thursday, Shayla Dukes, Shayla Wilson, Kira Robinson and Latifah Davis ran a 51.07 in the 400-meter relay and Wilson and Robinson joined Ziondra Russ and Kayla Boone for a 4:26.75 in the 1600-meter relay.

Nate Simpson jumped a new school record of 13 feet to lead the vaulters to a sweep, while Aaron Pettyjohn paced the hurdlers to a near sweep in two events as the boys knocked off Caesar Rodney, 77-69, and Smyrna, 97-49,Tuesday to improve to 7-0 on the season. Tony Cowart, Dawan Smith and James Baynard each had individual wins, while Devon Sivels, Jalil Davis, Dwayne Mason and Eddress Smith scored a big win in the 400-meter relay.

Meanwhile, Shayla Dukes won the high jump and long jump and also started a win in the 400-meter relay as the girls topped Smyrna, but lost their first meet of the season against undefeated CR. Kira Robinson, Kayla Boone and Shellisha Letthand added individual wins.

Overall, Mike Johnson (400) and Kayla Boone (300 hurdles) qualified automatically for states, while Mike Whaley qualified provisionally.

Boys
Milford 97, Smyrna 49

3200 relay - MHS (Johnson, Cartwright, White, Showell) 8:56; 110 hurdles - Tolbert (S) 15.4; 100 - Smith (M) 11.5, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, A.Pettyjohn, D.Smith, Cowart) 1:32.9; 1600 - Tonkon (S) 4:55; 400 relay - MHS (Sivels, Davis, Mason, E.Smith) 44.8; 400 - D.Smith (M) 51.2; 300 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 42.2, 800 - Showell (M) 2:09; 200 - Cowart (M) 22.4; 3200 - Ryan (S) 10:37; 1600 relay - MHS (E. Smith, A.Pettyjohn, Johnson, Cowart) 3:38; long jump - Harper (M) 17-11; high jump - Harper (M) 5-6; shot put - Baynard (M) 38-8, discus - Oechsle (S) 111-1; triple jump - Harper (M) 40-4.5; pole vault - Simpson (M) 13-0. High scorer: Jason Harper (M) 15 points.

Milford 77, Caesar Rodney 69
3200 relay - CR (Abbott, Kealty, Hawkins, Line) 8:45; 110 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 15.4; 100 - Acevedo (CR) 11.2, 800 relay - CR (Mannings, Campagnini, Perez, Acevedo) 1:32.6; 1600 - Miller (CR) 4:52; 400 relay - MHS (Sivels, Davis, Mason, E.Smith) 44.8; 400 - D.Smith (M) 51.2; 300 hurdles - A.Pettyjohn (M) 42.2, 800 - Miller (CR) 2:02; 200 - Cowart (M) 22.4; 3200 - Line (CR) 10:35; 1600 relay - MHS (E. Smith, A.Pettyjohn, Johnson, Cowart) 3:38; long jump - Mannings (CR) 20-5; high jump - Monsanto (CR) 5-6; shot put - Baynard (M) 38-8, discus - Baynard (M) 102-9; triple jump - Mannings (CR) 42-4; pole vault - Simpson (M) 13-0. High scorer: Rob Mannings (CR), Aaron Pettyjohn (M) 11.25 points.

Girls
Milford 107, Smyrna 34
3200 relay - MHS (Henderson, Russ, Thomas, Clendaniel) 12:01, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 16.2, 100 - Robinson (M) 13.5, 800 relay - MHS (Thomas, Foster, Brown, Evans) 2:02, 1600 - Clendaniel (M) 6:41, 400 relay - MHS (Dukes, Letthand, Wilson, Robinson) 51.9; 400 - Wilson (M) 59.0, 300 hurdles - Boone (M) 52.3; 800 - Clendaniel (M) 2:54, 200 - Robinson (M) 27.3, 3200 - Taylor (S) 14:00, 1600 relay - MHS (Henderson, Thomas, Boone, Wilson) 4:55, long jump - Dukes (M) 14-11, high jump -Dukes (M) 4-6, shot put - Collins (S) 32-11, discus - Collins (S) 94-3, triple jump - Letthand (M) 31-2; pole vault - Dimeo (S) 7-0. High scorer: Shayla Dukes (M) 14.25 points.

Caesar Rodney 87 Milford 59
3200 relay - CR (Stubbolo, Bernat, Brown, Kapes) 11:29, 100 hurdles - Boone (M) 16.2, 100 - Robinson (M) 13.5, 800 relay - CR (Baynard, Hunt, Brown, Stevenson) 1:49, 1600 - Seiwell (CR) 5:49, 400 relay - MHS (Dukes, Letthand, Wilson, Robinson) 51.9; 400 - Stevenson (CR) 58.6, 300 hurdles - Allen (CR) 51.1; 800 - Seiwell (CR) 2:39, 200 - Stevenson (CR) 26.5, 3200 - Seiwell (CR) 12:41, 1600 relay - CR (Brown, Thompson, Hunt, Stevenson) 4:22.9, long jump - Dukes (M) 14-11, high jump -Dukes (M) 4-6, shot put - Hock (CR) 29-11, discus - Hock (CR) 88-2, triple jump - Letthand (M) 31-2; pole vault - Richardson (M) 7-0. High scorer: Leann Seiwell (CR) 15 points.

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Shelby and Shellisha Letthand swept the long and triple jump, Ashley Mosley and Kyien Young swept shot, and the girls shuttle hurdles and 400-meter relays scored gold as the girls won the Twilight Relays Group II championship at Caravel Academy Friday night. Meanwhile, Eddress Smith, Rossiny Beaucejour, Bryan Pettyjohn and Aaron Pettyjohn set a Group II meet record in the shuttle hurdles to pace the boys to a runner-up trophy overall.

Here's a look at the medal-winners overall:

1st place: shuttle hurdles: Shekinah Brown, Miranda Spina, Emmery Williams, Kayla Boone, 1:13.94; boys shuttle hurdles: see names above, 1:05.22; 400-meter relay: Shayla Dukes, Shayla Wilson, Kira Robinson, Latifah Davis, long jump/triple jump: Shelby & Shellisha Letthand; Jalil Davis & Jason Harper; shot put: Ashley Mosley & Kyien Young.

2nd place: 3200-meter relay: Jose Nunez, Travis White, Erick Cisneros, Jordan Showell, 8:51.82; 800-meter relay: Kira Robinson, Latifah Davis, Kayla Boone, Shayla Wilson, 1:47.48; 400-meter relay: Devon Sivels, Tony Cowart, Jalil Davis, Dawan Smith, 44.38; 1600-meter relay: Mike Whaley, Dawan Smith, Aaron Pettyjohn, Tony Cowart, 3:28.85; Ziondra Russ, Shayla Dukes, Kira Robinson, Kayla Boone, 4:30.17; pole vault: Nate Simpson & Nick Albert; Kim Richardson & Miranda Spina; discus: Summer Mason & Jasmine Robinson.

3rd place: 3200-meter relay: Ali Henderson, Ziondra Russ, Shayla Dukes, Ali Clendaniel, 11:36.73; 800-meter relay: Devon Sivels, Dawan Smith, Aaron Pettyjohn, Tony Cowart, 1:32.69; sprint medley: Devon Sivels, Dwayne Mason, Eddress Smith, Jordan Showell, 3:50.56; Jordan Lane, 3200, 11:10.73; triple jump: Jason Harper & Rossiny Beaucejour; shot put & discus: Wayne Spence & James Baynard.

Tony Cowart busted out new Bloom records in the 400 (49.9) and 200 (22.0) and also sparked the 400-meter relay while the field events led by Jason Harper, James Baynard and Nate Simpson came up big as the boys swept through Dover, Polytech and St. Thomas More on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the girls dug deep with a total team effort to edge out Dover and also topple Polytech and St. Thomas More. Both the boys and girls improve to 5-0 for the season.

Rossiny Beaucejour qualified for states in the triple jump, while provisional qualifiers included Devon Sivels in the 200, James Baynard and Wayne Spence in the shot and Kayla Boone and Dalton Talley in the 300 hurdles.

The 400 and 800-meter relays took first while Tony Cowart (400) and Nate Simpson (pole vault) scored individual wins as the boys scored a runner-up trophy at the Keith S. Burgess Invitational Saturday at Lake Forest. Meanwhile, Shayla Wilson set a meet and school record with a 56.8 in the 400 meters and also won the 200 meters to lead the girls to a third-place trophy (SCORING ERRORS TO BE ADJUSTED AFTER GIRLS WERE ORIGINALLY FOURTH).

Rhonda Thomas and Eddress Smith qualified for states in the 300 hurdles, while Ashley Mosley did the same in shot put. Mike Johnson and Shellisha Letthand made provisionals in the 800 and high jump, respectively.

Here are a look at the place-winners:

First place: 400-meter relay (Devon Sivels, Tony Cowart, Jalil Davis, Dwayne Mason) 44.46; 800-meter relay (Devon Sivels, Dawan Smith, Aaron Pettyjohn, Tony Cowart) 1:32.4; Shayla Wilson, 400, 56.8 & 200, 25.96; Tony Cowart, 400, 50.3 - NEW BLOOM RECORD; Nate Simpson, pole vault, 12'0".

Second place: 800-meter relay (Kira Robinson, Latifah Davis, Kayla Boone, Shayla Wilson) 1:48.4; Dawan Smith, 400, 51.5 & 200, 23.38; 1600-meter relays (Ali Henderson, Latifah Davis, Kira Robinson, Shayla Wilson) 4:12.7 & (Eddress Smith, Dawan Smith, Mike Johnson, Tony Cowart) 3:33.5; Shayla Dukes, high jump, 4'8".

Third place: Kayla Boone, 100 hurdles, 16.44; Aaron Pettyjohn, 100 hurdles, 15.37; Shellisha Letthand, triple jump, 32'5.25".

Fourth place: 400-meter relay (Shelby Letthand, Kira Robinson, Shellisha Letthand, Latifah Davis) 52.58; Shelby Letthand, triple jump, 31'9.75".

Fifth place: 3200-meter relay (Jose Nunez, Travis White, Dom Cartwright, Jordan Showell) 8:56.5; Aaron Pettyjohn, 300 hurdles, 41.8; Shellisha Letthand, high jump, 4'6"; Nick Albert, pole vault, 11'0".

Sixth place: Rhonda Thomas, 300 hurdles, 52.3; Kim Richardson, pole vault, 7'0".

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Aaron Pettyjohn and Dwayne Mason each scored a pair of individual wins and helped in winning relays as the boys won 17 of 18 events in a 136-9 win at Woodbridge Thursday to move to 2-0. Meanwhile, Shellisha Letthand set a school-record with a triple jump of 33-feet-9-inches and Kayla Boone set a new Bloom record in the 100 hurdles with a 16.1 as girls won, 111-19.

Devon Sivels (100), Jordan Showell (800), Jalil Davis (long jump) and Jason Harper (triple jump) each qualified for states and Nate Simpson nearly set a school-record in pole vault with a career-best jump of 12-6. Dawan Smith also ran his fastest times of the season in the 400 and 100. 

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Dawan Smith won the 100, 200 and 400 meters with state-qualifying times and Nate Simpson, Nick Albert and Chris Pink each notched a state-qualifying career-best to sweep pole vault as the boys rolled past Lake in their Henlopen opener, 112.5-33.5. Aaron and Bryan Pettyjohn and Eddress Smith each qualified for states to sweep the 110 hurdles as well.

Meanwhile, Shayla Dukes qualified in the 100, 300 hurdles, high jump and long jump and Latifah Davis scored state qualifying wins in the 100 and 200 and also helped two winning relays as the girls also won big, 92-54.

 Kira Robinson (100), Kayla Boone (100 hurdles) , Shayla Wilson (400) and Shelby and Shellisha Letthand (long jump) each qualified for states, while Mike Johnson (400) and Jordan Showell (800) added provisional qualifiers.

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Scoring in every event on the track, the boys tied for a runner-up trophy at the Nesbitt Relays Friday at Queen Anne's County High School. Meanwhile, Shelby Letthand, Shayla Wilson, Kira Robinson and Latifah Davis set a meet-record 50.6 in the 400-meter relay to pace the girls to a third-place trophy.

 Here's a closer look at the medal winners and place-winners:
First place:
 400-meter relay: Shelby Letthand, Shayla Wilson, Kira Robinson and Latifah Davis, 50.6
shuttle hurdles: Miranda Spina, Aaron Pettyjohn, Kayla Boone, Bryan Pettyjohn
2nd place:
3200-meter relay: Travis White, Jordan Showell, Dom Cartwright, Erick Cisneros
800-meter relay: Devon Sivels, Aaron Pettyjohn, Dawan Smith, Tony Cowart
400-meter relay: Devon Sivels, Tony Cowart, Jalil Davis, Dawan Smith
1600-meter relay: Shellisha Letthand, Latifah Davis, Kira Robinson, Shayla Wilson
triple jump & long jump: Shelby and Shellisha Letthand
pole vault: Nate Simpson/Nick Albert
3rd place:
sprint medley: Shelby Letthand, Ziondra Russ, Kayla Boone, Rhonda Thomas
1600-meter relay: Jordan Showell, Dawan Smith, Eddress Smith, Aaron Pettyjohn
shot put: James Baynard/Wayne Spence
4th place:
pole vault: Miranda Spina/Kim Richardson
distance medley: Travis White, Elias Rivera, Dom Cartwright, Erick Cisneros
6th place:
3200-meter relay: Shayla Wilson, Areli Romualdo, Ziondra Russ, Ali Clendaniel
sprint medley: Dwayne Mason, Eddress Smith, Mike Whaley, Jose Nunez
long jump: Jalil Davis/Jason Harper
discus: Wayne Spence/James Baynard
shot put: Kyien Young/Summer Mason
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The boys 1600-meter relay of Jordan Showell, Dawan Smith, Aaron Pettyjohn and Tony Cowart closed the day with a strong runner-up finish, and Nate Simpson won pole vault with a career-best 12-foot jump as the boys opened the 2008 season by scoring a third-place trophy at the Christiana Relays Saturday.

Meanwhile, the girls, paced by the sprint relays and the Letthand twins in jumps, just missed a trophy with a fourth-place finish.

Here's a look at the place-winners:

1st place: Nate Simpson, pole vault, 12'0"; 400-meter relay: Devon Sivels, Tony Cowart, Dwayne Mason and Dawan Smith, 45.6.

2nd place: Shelby Letthand, triple jump, 30'11"; 800-meter relay: Devon Sivels, Jordan Showell, Dawan Smith, Tony Cowart, 1:33.7; 1600-meter relay: Jordan Showell, Dawan Smith, Aaron Pettyjohn, Tony Cowart, 3:34.3.

3rd place: Shellisha Letthand, triple jump, 30'5"; Shelby Letthand, long jump, 14'5"; 800-meter relay: Kira Robinson, Latifah Davis, Kayla Boone, Shayla Wilson, 1:49.9; 1600-meter relay: Shellisha Letthand, Kira Robinson, Latifah Davis, Shayla Wilson, 4:21.

4th place: Ashley Mosley, shot put, 28'5"; Nick Albert, pole vault, 10'6"; shuttle hurdles: Ziondra Russ, Shekinah Brown, Rhonda Thomas, Kayla Boone, 1:18.1; 400-meter relay: Latifah Davis, Kira Robinson, Shelby Letthand, Shayla Wilson, 53.5.

5th place: Jason Harper, high jump, 5'6"; 3200-meter relay: Travis White, Jordan Showell, Mike Whaley, Erick Cisneros, 9:11.5; dist.med relay: Becky Godwin, Rhonda Thomas, Ziondra Russ, Alli Clendaniel, 16:35.4

6th place: James Baynard, discus, 102'4"; shuttle hurdles: Dalton Talley, Jason Harper, Rossiny Beaucejour, Bryan Pettyjohn, 1:17.3; sprint medley: Dwayne Mason, Dawan Smith, Mike Whaley, Mike Johnson, 4:08.5.

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