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2011-12 HENLOPEN INDOOR CHAMPIONS

2011-12 BOYS DIAA INDOOR RUNNER-UP STATE CHAMPS

2011 BOYS DII STATE CHAMPS 

2011 BOYS & GIRLS 11-0 HENLOPEN REG.SEASON CHAMPS

2011 GIRLS INDOOR STATE RUNNER-UP

The boys scored 25 points in the final two events to steal the runner-up trophy and finish just 6.25 points behind first-place Salesianum  in the DIAA indoor track & field state championship Saturday at the University of Delaware.

Ryan Thomas, who placed third in high jump and 7th in long jump earlier in the day, tied the sophomore state record with a jump of 45 feet, 2.5 inches to win triple jump in the final event of the day, while Taiwan Savage also jumped in to place fourth in triple to seal the rally.

Savage, who had just come off his second title of the day after teaming with Josh Johnson, Miles Russell and Isaiah Brown to win the 1600-meter relay, also started the day with Johnson, Brown and Mike Doughty to win the 3200-meter relay. Both relay times ranked among the Top 25 in state history.

Johnson, Brown and Russell also teamed with Bryson Cartwright to place second in the 800-meter relay, while Brown finished runner-up in the 400 and Derek Munce placed third with a career-best in pole vault.

Meanwhile, Molly Bliss, Hannah Uebele, Savannah Becker and Alexis Groce ran a season-best to place third in the 3200-meter relay, leading the girls' team to an eighth-place finish overall.

Here's a look at the team winners and scorers:

State Champions
Triple jump - Ryan Thomas, 45'2.5” (ties sophomore state record)
1600-meter relay - Josh Johnson, Taiwan Savage, Miles Russell, Isaiah Brown, 3:30.22 (ranked No. 21 in state history)
3200-meter relay - Taiwan Savage, Isaiah Brown, Mike Doughty, Josh Johnson, 8:17.03 (ranked No. 19 in state history)

Runner-up Champions
400 - Isaiah Brown, 51.51
800-meter relay - Isaiah Brown, Bryson Cartwright, Miles Russell, Josh Johnson, 1:35.72

Third-place medalists
High jump - Ryan Thomas, 5'10" 
Pole vault - Derek Munce, 12'0"
3200-meter relay - Molly Bliss, Hannah Uebele, Savannah Becker, Alexis Groce, 10:23.01

Other place winners
4th: pole vault - Carl Richardson, 11'6" 
4th: 800 - Molly Bliss, 2:25.64 
4th: triple jump - Taiwan Savage, 40'3" 
4th: long jump - Bryson Cartwright, 20'10.25" 
6th: high jump - Kaitlyn Payne, 4'8" 
6th: long jump - Davida Johnson, 15'4" 
7th: 55 hurdles - Kieran Purnell, 8.44 
7th: 400 - Miles Russell, 54.13 
7th: long jump - Ryan Thomas, 20'6.75" 
8th: 400 - Alexis Groce, 1:02.42 
8th: 1600 - Carl Richardson, 4:40.07 
8th: triple jump - Kaitlyn Payne, 31'11.75" 
8th: shot put - Jasmine Williams, 29'0" 
5th: 800-meter relay - Davida Johnson, Destiny Sivels, Tyesha Bowman, Alexis Groce, 1:51.34

 The boys & girls indoor track & field teams hauled in 15 event titles to sweep the Henlopen Championships Friday at Snow Hill, Md. With Alexis Groce anchoring three winning relays and also scoring her fourth gold in the 400 meters, the girls held off runner-up Cape Henlopen 140 to 130, while the boys — led by Ryan Thomas who jumped to three individual golds and Carl Richardson who collected three more golds — scored 145 points to run away from CR.
 Here’s a look at all the winners:

Henlopen Individual Champions
Long jump - Keyanna Winder, 16’5”
  - Ryan Thomas, 21’7.25”
55 meters - Destiny Sivels, 7.59
55 hurdles - Keyanna Winder, 9.08
400 - Alexis Groce, 61.2
 - Isaiah Brown, 51.0
Pole vault - Carl Richardson, 11’0”
High jump - Ryan Thomas, 5’10”
Triple jump - Ryan Thomas, 44’10”
3200 - Carl Richardson, 10:20.6

Henlopen Relay Champions
Girls 800-meter relay: Davida Johnson, Tyesha Bowman, Destiny Sivels, Alexis Groce 1:50.4
Girls 1600-meter relay: Molly Bliss, Tyesha Bowman, Destiny Sivels, Alexis Groce 4:27
Boys 1600-meter relay: Isaiah Brown, Taiwan Savage, Miles Russell, Josh Johnson 3:32.9
Girls 3200-meter relay - Molly Bliss, Hannah Uebele, Savannah Becker, Alexis Groce 10:26.9
Boys 3200-meter relay - Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty, Carl Richardson, Josh Johnson 8:29

Runner-up champions
1600 - Molly Bliss, 5:28.3
 - Carl Richardson, 4:40.8
Triple jump - Keyanna Winder, 33’2”
800 - Molly Bliss, 2:27.8
 - Taiwan Savage, 2:02.7
400 - Tyesha Bowman, 62.2
200 - Tyesha Bowman, 27.84
Pole vault - Jimmy Passwaters, 10’6”
Boys 800-meter relay: Isaiah Brown, Kevin Johnson, Miles Russell, Josh Johnson 1:36.3

Third place
Shot put - Jasmine Williams, 29’10.5”
High jump - Kaitlyn Payne, 4’8”
55 meters - Davida Johnson, 7.76
1600 - Henry Phalen, 4:46
3200 - Henry Phalen, 10:38.2
800 - Josh Johnson, 2:06.7

Fourth place
Long jump - Davida Johnson, 15’9”
Pole vault - Savannah Becker, 6’6”
  - Derek Munce, 10’0”
Triple jump - Taiwan Savage, 39’5”

Fifth place
Shot put - Shadiya Lowery, 28’6”
1600 - Hannah Uebele, 6:08
High jump - Derek Munce, 5’4”
400 - Miles Russell, 54.4
200 - Isaiah Brown, 24.25

Sixth place
55 hurdles - Kettyde Deravines, 10.58
3200 - Kristen Schulze, 14:15.2
Long jump - Bryson Cartwright, 19’10”

The track & field season officially came to a close Wednesday night at the Meet of Champions in Dover, and the boys & girls brought home five runner-up performances and some new school records.

The boys 3200-meter relay of Isaiah Brown, Mike Doughty, Josh Johnson and Taiwan Savage placed second in a new school record of 8:09.42, while the girls 1600-meter relay of Molly Bliss, Shekinah Brown, Tyesha Bowman and Alexis Groce also placed second in a new record of 4:01.88. Bliss also set a new school mark in the 800 with a 2:19.64.

The boys 400-meter relay of Alex Vantine, Shane Letthand, Bryson Cartwright and Dawan Smith ran a season-best time of 43.0 for silver, and four-year vets Shekinah Brown (300 hurdles) and Kari Elzey (discus) wrapped up stellar careers with runner-up finishes.

Isaiah Brown added a bronze with his best in 300 hurdles, while Jon Jones closed his four years with a best of 143 feet, four inches in discus. Freshman Ryan Thomas busted out a triple jump of 45-1 (4th).

Other place-winners included the boys 800 relay of Phil Shorts, Smith, Cartwright and Letthand (4th); girls 400 relay of Keyanna Winder, Brown, Destiny Sivels and Bowman (5th); boys 1600 relay of Brown, Johnson, Savage and Smith (4th); and Carl Richardson in pole vault (6th).

Congratulations to the boys' track & field team who clinched a perfect season with a Division II state championship Saturday at Caesar Rodney. The boys scored in 15 of the 18 events, incuding five runner-ups, to outdistance second-place Tatnall, 82-61. Meanwhile, the girls -- led by a 400-meter relay championship by Keyanna Winder, Shekinah Brown, Alli Henderson and Destiny Sivels -- finished third overall, just two points from a runner-up trophy.

Senior Dawan Smith led the team with 16.5 points with a runner-up finish in long jump and a bronze in the 400 meters. He also joined Phil Shorts, Bryson Cartwright and Isaiah Brown to place third in the 1600-meter relay. Freshman Ryan Thomas jumped a career-best 43'10" to place second in triple, while the 3200 relay of Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty, Josh Johnson and Brown, the 800 relay of Shorts, Brown, Cartwright and Shane Letthand and the 400 relay of Alex Vantine, Chas Holden, Cartwright and Letthand each finished second.

For the girls, Shekinah Brown led the way with 16.5 points as she finished runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles and also helped the 1600-meter relay with Molly Bliss, Tyesha Bowman and Alexis Groce set a new school record for a second-place finish. Bliss also set a new school record in the 800 meters to place fourth, and Kari Elzey placed second in discus.

Overall, Carl Richardson (pole vault) and Cartwright (long jump), along with the girls 3200 relay of Bliss, Kelsey Cabera, Henderson and Groce added bronze medals.

Here's a look at the rest of the place-winners:

Phil Shorts, Dawan Smith, Bryson Cartwright and Isaiah Brown closed out the weekend by winning the 1600-meter relay in the second-fastest time in Henlopen meet history to help the boys clinch the team championship Saturday at Lake Forest. Meanwhile, Molly Bliss, Tyesha Bowman, Alli Henderson and Alexis Groce also closed out an exciting win in the 1600-meter relay to secure a runner-up finish for the girls' team.

Smith scored a big weekend with individual wins in the 200 and 400 -- his third-straight title in each of those events, and he also busted out a new school record of 48.89 seconds in the 400 and a career-best in long jump to place third. Bryson Cartwright captured the long jump title with a jump of 22 feet-5 inches -- the 10th longest in meet history.

The boys 3200-meter relay of Brown, Mike Doughty, Josh Johnson and Taiwan Savage started the weekend with a title, while the girls 3200 relay of Groce, Bliss, Henderson and Kelsey Cabrera also set a new school record. Carl Richardson won the 3200 meters and Kari Elzey won discus, while Henry Phalen also qualified for states in the 3200 meters. Molly Bliss set a new Bloom record in the 1600.

Here's a look at the rest of the place-winners:

Congratulations to the boys & girls track & field teams who successfully completed undefeated 11-0 regular-season Henlopen Conference Championships on Tuesday by defeating Woodbridge in their season finale.

Henry Phalen, Molly Bliss, Joycelynn Johnson, Isaiah Brown, Josh Johnson and Ryan Thomas scored state-qualifying performances, while Alex Vantine, Carl Richardson, Steve Eshelman, Jeremy Morgan, Kim Ollano and Destiny Sivels added provisional qualifiers.

Boys
Milford 116, Woodbridge 23

 3,200 relay - Milford (Escalante, B.Munce, Firch, Swain), 10:27; 110 hurdles - Purnell, M, 16.7; 100 - Dale, W, 11.6; 800 relay - Milford (Richardson, Eshelman, Doughty, Savage), 1:42.1; 1,600 -Phalen, M, 4:50.9; 400 relay - Woodbridge 46.9; 400 - Savage, M, 54.2; 300 hurdles - Purnell, M, 47.8; 800 - Johnson, M, 2:07.4; 200 - Brown, M, 22.9; 3,200 - Rueda, M, 11:16.7; 1,600 relay - not contested; Shot put - Strickland, M, 37-5; discus - Strickland, M, 113-4; long jump - Smith, M, 20-10; triple jump - Thomas, M, 41-6; high jump - Munce, M, 5-8; pole vault - Davis, W, 12-0. MHS 11-0, 11-0.

Girls
Milford 106, Woodbridge 21

 3,200 relay - MHS (Corporan, Fitzgerald-Lorah, Molesi, Rodriquez), 15:28; 110 hurdles -Brown, M, 19.7; 100 - Sivels, M, 12.7; 800 relay - MHS (Bliss, Groce, Henderson, Paranhos), 2:01.7; 1,600 - Cabrera, M, 5;57; 400 relay - MHS?(Jones, Givens, Louise, Parker) 1:04; 400 - Groce, M, 1:02.6; 300 hurdles - Maddox, W, 50.2; 800 - Cabrera, M, 2:44.4; 200 - Bowman, M, 27.4; 3,200 & 1,600 relay - not contested; shot put - Williams, M, 31-0; discus - Elzey, M, 118-9; long jump - Brown, M, 15-10.5; triple jump - Maddox, W, 29-10; high jump - Payne, M, 4-4; pole vault - Westwood, M, 7-6. MHS 11-0, 11-0.

The girls 3200-meter relay of Alexis Groce, Kelsey Cabrera, Alli Henderson and Molly Bliss reset their school record with a 10:15.92 and the boys 400-meter relay of Alex Vantine, Chas Holden, Bryson Cartwright and Dawan Smith placed third to highlight top peformances at the Henderson Invitational Friday night.

Other medal winners included Kari Elzey (discus), Isaiah Brown (300 hurdles), Destiny Sivels (100), Ryan Thomas (triple jump), Dawan Smith (long jump). Chas Holden (100), Darreus McCrea (110 hurdles) and Henry Phalen (1600) added provisional qualifiers for states.

Carl Richardson and Molly Bliss added career-bests in the 1600 and 800, respectively.

Molly Bliss, Alli Henderson, Shekinah Brown and Alexis Groce smashed out the second fastest time in school history to win the 1600-meter relay in stellar fashion and clinch a 77-68 win over defending champion Cape Henlopen Monday. With a win over Tech as well, the girls improve to 10-0 on the season as do the boys who also cruised to wins over each team.

Both teams will look to wrap up an undefeated regular-season Henlopen championships next Tuesday at Woodbridge.

Overall, Brown led the girls with 23.75 points with wins in both hurdle events, including a new school-record time of 46.0 in the 300s, while Molly Bliss had a career-day to win the 1600 and 800 meters. Meanwhile, Keyanna Winder and Destiny Sivels each had big days, each scoring over 20 points. Kari Elzey won discus and added 14 points, while Tyesha Bowman smashed her 400-meter time and added 17.5 points. Bliss, Henderson, Groce and Kelsey Cabrera also set a school record in the 3200-meter relay.

Hannah Westwood (pole vault) and Jasmine Williams (shot) added career-bests, while Kesline Beaucejour qualified for states in shot put. Kaitlyn Payne provisionally qualified for high jump as did Nia Bection in long jump.

For the boys, Carl Richardson led the way with wins in pole vault and the 1600, while Isaiah Brown and Shane Letthand each added a pair of relay wins and an individual win. Phil Shorts smashed his time to win the 400, while Derek Munce qualified for states in the triple jump, James Hagen in pole vault, and Josh Johnson added a provisional qualifier in the 200.

 Boys
Milford 110, Cape Henlopen 35
Milford 95, Sussex Tech 51
Sussex Tech 106, Cape Henlopen 39

 3,200 relay-Milford (Eshelman, Morgan, Johnson, Savage), 8:35.0; 110 hurdles-Beckette, ST, 15.6; 100-Sivels, ST, 11.4; 800 relay-Milford (Shorts, Smith, Cartwright, Letthand), 1:31.2; 1,600-Richardson, M, 4:49.0; 400 relay-Milford (Vantine, Brown, Cartwright, Letthand), 43.8; 400-Shorts, M, 50.6; 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 40.7; 800 - Faust, C, 2:08.0; 200-Miller, C, 23.5; 3,200-Hernandez, ST, 11:07.0; 1,600 relay-Milford (Purnell, Brown, Johnson, Savage), 3:36.6; Shot put-Malone, ST, 39-0; discus-Jones, M, 128; long jump-Sivels, ST, 21-4.5; triple jump-White, CH, 45-1; high jump-White, CH, 6-0; pole vault- Oppel, DM; Richardson, M, 11-0. MHS 10-0, 10-0.

Girls
Milford 77, Cape Henlopen 68
Milford 95, Sussex Tech 46
Cape Henlopen 95, Sussex Tech 47

 3,200 relay-Cape Henlopen (Coning, Hart, Sparks, Dickens), 10:09.0; 110 hurdles-Brown, M, 16.3; 100-Sivels, M, 12.9; 800 relay-Milford (Sivels, Bowman, Henderson, Groce), 1:50.2; 1,600-Bliss, M, 5:25.0; 400 relay-Cape Henlopen (Doughty, Duffy, Hurst, Warren), 51.0; 400-Dickens, CH, 59.1; 300 hurdles-Brown, M, 46.0; 800-Bliss, M, 2:26.0; 200-Sivels, M, 27.4; 3,200-Wharton, ST, 12:12.0; 1,600 relay-Milford (Bliss, Henderson, Brown, Groce), 4:06.9. Shot put-Doughty, CH, 40-11; discus-Elzey, M, 110-8; long jump-Doughty, CH, 16-11.5; triple jump-Pepper, CH, 34-1; high jump-Pepper, CH, 4-8; pole vault-Burd, DM, 9-6. MHS 10-0, 10-0.

The boys' & girls' sprint teams represented well over the weekend at Penn Relays in Philadelphia.

On Thursday, the girls' 400-meter relay of Keyanna Winder, Shekinah Brown, Destiny Sivels and Tyesha Bowman ran a 50.51, while the 1600-meter relay of Molly Bliss, Tyesha Bowman, Alli Henderson and Alexis Groce ran their fastest time of the season at 4:13.84.

The boys' 400-meter relay of Alex Vantine, Dawan Smith, Bryson Cartwright and Shane Letthand ran a 44.33 on Friday, while Smith and Cartwright joined Isaiah Brown and Phil Shorts for a 3:25.63 on Saturday.

Phil Shorts, Isaiah Brown, Bryson Cartwright and Dawan Smith closed the night with a school-record 3:21.77 in the 1600-meter relay as the boys claimed the top spot at the Twilight Relays Thursday at Caravel Academy. Meanwhile, the girls finished a close second as the top Delaware team in Section II.

Here's a look at the medal winners:

1st place
Hurdles: Keyanna Winder-Shekinah Brown
4x800 boys: Isaiah Brown, Mike Doughty, Josh Johnson, Taiwan Savage, 8:17.73
4x200 girls: Destiny Sivels, Tyesha Bowman, Shekinah Brown, Alexis Groce, 1:46.13
4x100 girls: Keyanna Winder, Shekinah Brown, Destiny Sivels, Tyesha Bowman, 49.87
4x100 boys: Alex Vantine, Shane Letthand, Bryson Cartwright, Dawan Smith, 43.49
triple jump: Ryan Thomas-Taiwan Savage
discus: Kari Elzey-Kesline Beaucejour & Jon Jones-Derrick Strickland
2nd place
4x1600 boys: Steve Eshelman, Henry Phalen, Jeremy Morgan, Carl Richardson, 19:57.33
4x200 boys: Phil Shorts, Shane Letthand, Bryson Cartwright, Dawan Smith, 1:30.76
4x400 boys: Phil Shorts, Isaiah Brown, Bryson Cartwright, Dawan Smith, 3:21.77
long jump: Dawan Smith-Bryson Cartwright
pole vault: Carl Richardson-Derek Munce
3200 meters: Steve Eshelman, 10:28.72
3rd place
Hurdles: Kieran Purnell-Chandler Benson-Reid
4x800 girls: Alexis Groce, Kelsey Cabrera, Alli Henderson, Lauriel Robertson, 10:53.37
4x1600 girls: Kettyde Deravines, Lauriel Robertson, Kristen Schulze, Sigmarie Rodriquez, 33:17.52
sprint medley boys: Josh Johnson, Shane Letthand, Chas Holden, Taiwan Savage, 3:38.87
4x400 girls: Tyesha Bowman, Khila Hughes, Aaliyah Davis, Alexis Groce, 4:19.83
high jump: Aaliyah Davis-Lauriel Robertson
long jump: Shekinah Brown-Keyanna Winder
triple jump: Keyanna Winder-Nia Becton
shot put: Kari Elzey-Aaliyah Davis & Jon Jones-Derrick Strickland

Keyanna Winder scored three individual wins, while Molly Bliss busted out bests to win the 1600 & 800 meters as the girls improved to 8-0 with wins over Laurel and Sussex Central at home Tuesday. Meanwhile, Carl Richardson and Phil Shorts each posted a pair of individual wins to keep the boys undefeated as well.

For the girls, Kari Elzey tossed a career-best to win shot and added a win in discus, while Kesline Beaucejour teamed up with career bests in both events as well. Sandra Legros, Sigmarie Rodriquez and Alexis Groce each scored a pair or relay wins, while freshman Lakeisha Pettyjohn scored 14.5 points. Shekinah Brown, Aaliyah Davis, Kelsey Cabrera and Lauriel Robertson each added at least 15 points.

On the boys' side, Derek Munce smashed a best to win high jump, while Josh Johnson, Alex Vantine, Bryson Cartwrigh and Shane Letthand each picked up a pair of relay wins. Ryan Thomas led the team with 24 points.

Boys
Milford 117, Laurel 25
Milford 110, S.Central 35
S.Central 78, Laurel 51

 3200 relay - MHS (Johnson, Eshelman, Richardson, Phalen) 9:20; 110 hurdles - Purnell, M, 16.3, 100 - Taylor, SC, 11.5, 800 relay - MHS (Brown, Shorts, Cartwright, Letthand) 1:31.3, 1600 - Eshelman, M, 4:51.4, 400 relay - MHS (Vantine, Cartwright, Holden, Letthand) 43.8, 400 - Shorts, M, 53.4, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 41.7, 800 - Savage, M, 2:16.6, 200 - Shorts, M, 23.6, 3200 - Richardson, M, 10:31.9, 1600 relay - MHS (Brown, Vantine, Doughty, Johnson) 3:34.6, long jump - Cartwright, M, 21-3, high jump - Munce, M, 5-10, shot put - Rife, L, 44-5, discus - Rife, L, 127-6, triple jump - Thomas, M, 38-7.5, pole vault - Richardson, M, 10-6. MHS 8-0, 8-0.

Girls
Milford 131, Laurel 5
Milford 120.66, S.Central 21.33
S.Central 70, Laurel 36

 3200 relay - MHS (Schulze, Fitzgeral-Lorah, Legros, Rodriquez) 13:56, 100 hurdles - Winder, M, 17.4, 100 - Sivels, M, 13.0, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, Bowman, Henderson, Groce) 1:54.1, 1600 - Bliss, M, 5:27, 400 relay - MHS (Rodriquez, Mullane, Legros, Pettyjohn) 1:01.2, 400 - Groce, M, 61.1, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 50.7, 800 - Bliss, M, 2:30.7, 200 - Mackey, SC, 28.3, 3200 - Cabrera, M, 13:03, 1600 relay - MHS (Bliss, Johnson, Davis, Groce) 4:32, long jump - Winder, M, 16-2, high jump - Davis, M, 4-6, shot put - Elzey, M, 32-10, discus - Elzey, M, 100-6, triple jump - Winder, M, 31-1.5, pole vault - Westwood, M, 7-0. MHS 8-0, 8-0.

Ryan Thomas won triple jump with a career-best and later added a state-qualifying win in pole vault, scoring 26 points, to lead the boys to a pair of victories over Dover and Polytech on a cold Friday night in Dover. Meanwhile, Keyanna Winder won long jump, triple jump and 100-meter hurdles to lead the girls as both teams improved to 6-0 on the the season.

For the boys, Isaiah Brown and Bryson Cartwright scored big nights as each scored an individual win and two relay wins, while Shane Letthand and Phil Shorts won the 200 and 400, respectively. On the girls' side Shekinah Brown, Tyesha Bowman, Destiny Sivels, Alexis Groce, Molly Bliss, Kelsey Cabrera and Kesline Beaucejour scored key individual wins.

Shorts qualified for states in the 400 meters, while Aaliyah Davis added a provisional qualifier in long jump.

Boys
Milford 105, Polytech 41
Milford 87, Dover 59
Dover 87.5, Polytech 58.5

 3200 relay - MHS (Brown, Morgan, Richardson, Phalen) 8:55; 110 hurdles - Fowler, D, 15.5, 100 -Okeke, P, 11.1, 800 relay - Dover (Bouges, Watson, Tolson, Wright) 1:33.1, 1600 - Barnes, D, 4:57, 400 relay - MHS (Vantine, Cartwright, Holden, Letthan) 45.2, 400 - Shorts, M, 51.4, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 42.7, 800 - Barnes, D, 2:05, 200 - Letthand, M, 22.5, 3200 - Richardson, M, 10:45, 1600 relay - MHS (Brown, Shorts, Doughty, Cartwright) 3:36, long jump - Cartwright, M, 20-10.5, high jump - Tolson, P, 5-8, shot put - Myles, P, 47-3, discus - Myles, P, 118-9, triple jump - Thomas, M, 43-7, pole vault - Thomas, M, 10-0. MHS 6-0, 6-0.

Girls
Milford 90, Dover 52
Milford 95, Polytech 50
Dover 73, Polytech 69

 3200 relay - Dover (Robinson, Green, Francazio, Hennesy) 11:09, 100 hurdles - Winder, M, 16.2, 100 - Sivels, M, 12.7, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, Johnson, Henderson, Groce) 1:55.2, 1600 - Bliss, M, 5:39, 400 relay - Dover (Casey, Solomon, Bryce, Abrams) 55.0, 400 - Bowman, M, 61.7, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 53.3, 800 - Bliss, M, 2:32, 200 - Groce, M, 26.9, 3200 - Cabrera, M, 13:13, 1600 relay - Polytech (Spruance, Thompson, Alcocer, Bowman) 4:35, long jump - Winder, M, 15-8.5, high jump - Robinson, D, 4-6, shot put - Hillman, P, 29-4, discus - Beaucejour, M, 87-9.5, triple jump - Winder, M, 32-10, pole vault - Parson, P, 7-6. MHS 6-0, 6-0.

Both the boys & girls track & field teams improved to 4-0 on the season after sweeping away Smyrna and Caesar Rodney in hard-fought battles that spanned over two days and ended Wednesday.

 The boys rallied strong with 27 points in the final four events as freshman Ryan Thomas busted out a career-best to win triple jump, Shane Letthand and Dawan Smith went 1-2 in the 200, Carl Richardson, Steve Eshelman and Henry Phalen swept the 3200 meters before the 4x400 team of Isaiah Brown, Josh Johnson, Bryson Cartwright and Taiwan Savage cruised to victory to close out the huge team win. Smith led the Bucs with 28.5 points for the day.
 
 For the girls, Molly Bliss led the way with wins in the 1600 and 800 meters and two winning relays, while Alexis Groce, Keyanna Winder, Shekinah Brown, Destiny Sivels, Tyesha Bowman, Aaliyah Davis and Kesline Beaucejour scored key wins. Alli Henderson scored a key rally in the 300 hurdles, while Kelsey Cabrera ran strong in the distance races.
 
 New state qualifiers included Kai Purnell in the 300 hurdles, Letthand in the 200, and Jasmine Williams in shot put. Phalen (3200), Thomas (pole vault) and Beaucejour (shot put) added provisional qualifiers.
 
Boys
Milford 78, Caesar Rodney 68
 3200 relay - MHS (Savage, Johnson, Brown, Doughty) 8:49; 110 hurdles - Ward, CR, 16.5, 100 - Price, CR, 11.3, 800 relay - MHS (Shorts, Smith, Cartwright, Letthand) 1:31, 1600 - Simons, CR, 4:38, 400 relay - CR (Brown, Trammell, Gibbs, Clark) 44.4, 400 - Smith, M, 51.7, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 41.2, 800 - Simons, CR, 2:05, 200 - Letthand, M, 22.7, 3200 - Richardson, M, 10:26, 1600 relay - MHS (Brown, Cartwright, J.Johnson, Savage) 3:29, long jump - Smith, M, 21-.5, high jump - Shells, CR, 5-8, shot put - Hodges, CR, 38-8, discus - Sumey, CR, 97-0, triple jump - Thomas, M, 43-0, pole vault - Willis, CR, 10-0.

Milford 111, Smyrna 34
 3200 relay - MHS (Savage, Johnson, Brown, Doughty) 8:49; 110 hurdles - Purnell, M, 16.9, 100 - Boyer, S, 11.7, 800 relay - MHS (Shorts, Smith, Cartwright, Letthand) 1:31, 1600 - Eshelman, M, 4:45, 400 relay - MHS (Vantine, Letthand, Shorts, Cartwright) 44.4, 400 - Smith, M, 51.7, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 41.2, 800 - Savage, M, 2:07, 200 - Letthand, M, 22.7, 3200 - Richardson, M, 10:26, 1600 relay - MHS (Brown, Cartwright, J.Johnson, Savage) 3:29, long jump - Smith, M, 21-.5, high jump - Valez, S, 5-8, shot put - Williams, S, 41-4, discus - Williams, S, 108-2, triple jump - Thomas, M, 43-0, pole vault - Wojnarowski, S, 10-0. MHS 4-0, 4-0.

Girls
Milford 91, Caesar Rodney 54
 3200 relay - MHS (Bliss, Henderson, Cabrera, Groce) 10:44, 100 hurdles - Carter, CR, 17.3, 100 - Sivels, M, 13.1, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, Bowman, Henderson, Groce) 1:50, 1600 - Bliss, M, 5:42, 400 relay - MHS (Winder, Brown, Sivels, Hughes) 50.6, 400 - Groce, M, 61.1, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 50.3, 800 - Bliss, M, 2:34, 200 - Bowman, M, 26.5, 3200 - Cabrera, M, 13:04, 1600 relay - MHS (Bliss, Hughes, Davis, Groce) 4:22, long jump - Carter, CR, 15-8, high jump - Carter, CR, 4-8, shot put - Davis, M, 30-7, discus - Beaucejour, M, 88-6, triple jump - Carter, CR, 34-96, pole vault - Estrada, CR, 7-6.

Milford 115, Smyrna 26
 3200 relay - MHS (Bliss, Henderson, Cabrera, Groce) 10:44, 100 hurdles - Winder, M, 17.4, 100 - Sivels, M, 13.1, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, Bowman, Henderson, Groce) 1:50, 1600 - Bliss, M, 5:42, 400 relay - MHS (Winder, Brown, Sivels, Hughes) 50.6, 400 - Groce, M, 61.1, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 50.3, 800 - Bliss, M, 2:34, 200 - Bowman, M, 26.5, 3200 - Vickers, S, 12:57, 1600 relay - MHS (Bliss, Hughes, Davis, Groce) 4:22, long jump - Winder, M, 15-2.25, high jump - Williams, S, 4-6, shot put - Davis, M, 30-7, discus - Beaucejour, M, 88-6, triple jump - Winder, M, 32'6, pole vault - Westwood, M, 7-0. MHS 4-0, 4-0.

Shekinah Brown scored a team-high 17.5 points, including a win in the 300-meter hurdles in a new school-record time of 47.97 seconds, as the girls edged out Tatnall win the 20-team Caravel Invitational Saturday. Meanwhile, Dawan Smith won the long jump and scored 19.5 points to lead the boys to a runner-up finish, just two points behind Brandywine.

Kari Elzey won discus and added a career-best toss in shot put, while Destiny Sivels (100), Tyesha Bowman (400) Kesline Beaucejour (discus) and Hannah Westwood (pole vault) scored silver medals. Khila Hughes also anchored two medal-winning relays.

For the boys, Bryson Cartwright and Ryan Thomas scored medals in the jumps, while the 400-meter relay of Alex Vantine, Shane Letthand, Phil Shorts and Cartwright and the 1600-meter relay of Shorts, Cartwright, Smith and Isaiah Brown each placed third in season-best times.

New state qualifiers included Steve Eshelman, Carl Richardson and Kelsey Cabrera in the 1600, Taiwan Savage and Mike Doughty in the 800, Derek Munce in the high jump & pole vault, and Thomas (high jump), Shorts (200), Letthand (100), Bowman (400) and Kieran Purnell (300 hurdles).

 Despite hail storms and cold rain that shortened their day, the boys’ & girls’ track & field teams fared well at the Crimson Tide Classic Saturday in Washington, D.C. Kari Elzey successfully defended her meet title and record in discus with a career-best and Penn Relay qualifying throw of 117 feet.

Jon Jones and Derrick Strickland also had a solid day in discus placing second and fourth, respectively. Aaliyah Davis scored a best in shot put, Shekinah Brown added PRs in long jump and hurdles, while the 3200-meter runners of Carl Richardson, Steve Eshelman and Henry Phalen each shattered bests to move up on the Bloom Top 10.

Kelsey Cabrera (3200) and Dawan Smith (200) added state qualifiers, while Bryson Cartwright (100 & 200) and Lauriel Robertson (high jump) added provisional qualifiers.

Shekinah Brown and Keyanna Winder each scored 14.25 points, while Aaliyah Davis and Molly Bliss each won a pair of individual events to lead the girls over Lake Forest Tuesday. Meanwhile, Ryan Thomas won triple jump and scored 11 points to lead the boys.

Isaiah Brown crushed a career-best to win 300 hurdles and also qualified for states in the 110s, while Bryson Cartwright busted out a big long jump to qualify for states. Taiwan Savage added a qualifier in the 400, while Carl Richardson and Steve Eshelman (1600), Kieran Purnell (300 hurdles), Ryan Thomas (high jump) and Derek Munce (pole vault) also qualified provisionally for states.

Boys
Milford 106, Lake Forest 40

 3200 relay - MHS (Doughty, Escalante, Munce, Smith) 9:32; 110 hurdles - Frasier, LF, 15.7, 100 - Forrest, LF, 11.5, 800 relay - MHS (Cartwright, Savage, J.Johnson, Shorts) 1:34.5, 1600 - Eshelman, M, 4:56.2, 400 relay - MHS (Vantine, Brown, Shorts, Cartwright) 45.5, 400 - J.Johnson, M, 53.1, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 41.8, 800 - Doughty, M, 2:15.2, 200 - Shorts, M, 23.5, 3200 - Richardson, M, 10:46.6, 1600 relay - MHS (Doughty, Brown, J.Johnson, Savage) 3:46.1, long jump - Cartwright, M, 21-8, high jump - Frasier, LF, 5-10, shot put - Shahan, LF, 42-4, discus - Jones, M, 133-0, triple jump - Thomas, M, 39-4, pole vault - Munce, M, 9-6. MHS?2-0, 2-0.

Girls
Milford 117, Lake Forest 27

 3200 relay - Lake (Rosser, Lozzi, Mogle, Fabi) 12:30, 100 hurdles - Brown, M, 17.8, 100 - Sivels, M, 12.9, 800 relay - MHS (Groce, Sivels, Deravines, Johnson) 2:04.6, 1600 - Bliss, M, 5:38.1, 400 relay - MHS (Winder, Brown, Sivels, Bowman) 54.5, 400 - Groce, M, 61.5, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 50.5, 800 - Bliss, M, 2:33.1, 200 - Bowman, M, 26.5, 3200 - Cabrera, M, 13:23.8, 1600 relay - MHS (Corporan, Hughes, Schulze, Rust) 5:55.8, long jump - Winder, M, 15-1.5, high jump - Davis, M, 4-6, shot put - Davis, M, 29-11, discus - Elzey, M, 107-10, triple jump - Winder, M, 29’10.5, pole vault - Westwood, M, 6-6. MHS 2-0, 2-0.

 The boys’ & girls’ track & field teams picked up 56 medals, including 41 golds, to sweep away the 12-team competition with first-place team trophies at the icy, cold Field & Track Relays at A.I. duPont High School on Friday.
 Steve Eshelman started the day with a career-best to win the 3200 meters, while Keyanna Winder and Shekinah Brown led the team with four golds apiece. Jon Jones and Derrick Strickland qualified for states in the discus, while Josh Johnson added a qualifier in high jump as did Hannah Westwood in pole vault.
 Here’s a look at the team’s place-winners:

1st place
shuttle hurdles girls: Keyanna Winder, Shekinah Brown, Joycelynn Johnson, Kettyde Deravines, 1:13.8
shuttle hurdles boys: Kieran Purnell, Isaiah Brown, Chandler Benson-Reid, Darreus McCrea, 1:15
4x200 girls: Destiny Sivels, Tyesha Bowman, Shekinah Brown, Alexis Groce, 1:49.6
4x200 boys: Dawan Smith, Bryson Cartwright, Phillip Shorts, Isaiah Brown, 1:32.8
4x100 girls: Keyanna Winder, Shekinah Brown, Destiny Sivels, Tyesha Bowman, 51.2
sprint medley boys: Josh Johnson, Phillip Shorts, Alex Vantine, Taiwan Savage, 3:55.8
4x400 girls: Molly Bliss, Tyesha Bowman, Alli Henderson, Alexis Groce, 4:17.7
long jump: Shekinah Brown-Keyanna Winder & Dawan Smith-Bryson Cartwright
triple jump: Keyanna Winder-Alli Henderson & Ryan Thomas-Taiwan Savage
discus: Kari Elzey-Kesline Beaucejour & Jon Jones-Derrick Strickland
3200 meters: Steve Eshelman, 10:30.4
2nd place
4x100 boys: Alex Vantine, Dawan Smith, Phillip Shorts, Bryson Cartwright, 44.7
pole vault: Carl Richardson-Derek Munce
high jump: Josh Johnson-Derek Munce
shot put: Kari Elzey-Aaliyah Davis & Jon Jones-Derrick Strickland
3rd place
pole vault: Hannah Westwood
high jump: Lauriel Robertson-Aaliyah Davis
4th place
shot put girls: Kesline Beaucejour-Jasmine Williams
sprint medley girls: Khila Hughes, Lauriel Robertson, Joycelynn Johnson, Kelsey Cabrera, 5:04
5th place
4x800 girls: Molly Bliss, Alli Henderson, Kelsey Cabrera, Alexis Groce, 10:33.7
4x800 boys: Taiwan Savage, Carl Richardson, Mike Doughty, Josh Johnson, 8:48.8
DMR girls: Molly Bliss, Lauriel Robertson, Kettyde Deravines, Kelsey Cabrera, 15:34
DMR boys: Steve Eshelman, Isaiah Brown, Mike Doughty, Carl Richardson, 11:50.4
6th place
4x1600 boys: Henry Phalen, Jeremy Morgan, Kierian Firch, Victor Rueda, 21:28.8

Dawan Smith scored 14.25 points and qualified for states in the 100, 400 and long jump, while Alexis Groce posted 11.25 points and qualified in the 200 and 400 as the boys and girls opened their 2011 season with home wins versus Seaford Tuesday.

Shekinah Brown (long jump, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles) and Keyanna Winder (triple jump, long jump, 100 hurdles) each qualified for three events to help the girls, while Molly Bliss won the 800 and 1600 in state-qualifying times. Kari Elzey added state-qualifying throws to win the shot put & discus, while Alli Henderson (300 hurdles) and Destiny Sivels (100) scored state-qualifying wins. Tyesha Bowman (100, 200), Kesline Beaucejour (discus), Aaliyah Davis (shot put) and Destiny Whidbee (discus) also qualified for states.

For the boys, Carl Richardson won the 3200 and pole vault, while Jon Jones swept the shot put and discus as each made states. Isaiah Brown (300 hurdles), Kieran Purnell (110 hurdles) and Ryan Thomas (triple jump) scored wins and qualifiers, while Steve Eshelman (3200), Josh Johnson (400), Taiwan Savage (triple) and Derrick Strickland (shot put) also added state qualifiers.

Savage (800), Michael Doughty (1600), Derek Munce (high jump) and Phil Shorts (200) notched provisional qualifiers.

Boys
Milford 115, Seaford 29 

 3200 relay - Seaford (Mondestin, Amisial, Cetoute, Jules) 8:58.5; 110 hurdles - Purnell, M, 15.6, 100 - Church, S, 11.5, 800 relay - MHS (Smith, Savage, J.Johnson, Shorts) 1:33.8, 1600 - Doughty, M, 4:58.7, 400 relay - MHS (Vantine, Goode, Shorts, Cartwright) 45.1, 400 - Smith, M, 51.8, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 43.0, 800 - Savage, M, 2:07.7, 200 - Church, S, 22.9, 3200 - Richardson, M, 10:35, 1600 relay - MHS (Doughty, Holden, K.Johnson, Goode) 3:59.6, long jump - Smith, M, 21-2, high jump - Munce, M, 5-6, shot put - Jones, M, 43-0, discus - Jones, M, 117-9, triple jump - Thomas, M, 40-2.5, pole vault - Richardson, M, 10-6. MHS 1-0, 1-0.

Girls
Milford 119, Seaford 14

 3200 relay - MHS (Schulze, Robertson, Fitzgerald-Lorah, Corporan) 13:17, 100 hurdles - Winder, M, 17.3, 100 - Sivels, M, 12.9, 800 relay - MHS (Groce, Henderson, Deravines, Johnson) 1:56.3, 1600 - Bliss, M, 5:31.3, 400 relay - MHS (Winder, Brown, Sivels, Bowman) 52.1, 400 - Groce, M, 60.0, 300 hurdles - Henderson, M, 52.3, 800 - Bliss, M, 2:33, 200 - Groce, M, 27.0, 3200 - none, 1600 relay - MHS (Corporan, Jackson, Deravines, Robertson) 5:31.3, long jump - Winder, M, 15-7, high jump - Robertson, M, 4-4, shot put - Elzey, M, 29-7, discus - Elzey, M, 100-10, triple jump - Murray, S, 31-10.5, pole vault - Westwood, M, 6-6. MHS 1-0, 1-0.

Congratulations go out to the Milford High girls’ track & field team who scored the school’s first indoor state meet trophy by finishing tied for the runner-up spot at the 2011 DIAA state championship held Saturday at the University of Delaware. Meanwhile, the boys scored a solid eighth-place overall.

Keyanna Winder finished second in both the 55-meter hurdles and long jump, while Alexis Groce added a second in the 400. Her career-best time of 60.29 seconds ranked 33rd ALL-TIME on the STATE indoor performance list. Molly Bliss also reached the state all-time list with her 800-meter run.

Josh Johnson led the boys with a silver medal in the high jump, and he also anchored the third-place 4x800 team with Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty and Carl Richardson. Dawan Smith also scored a bronze in long jump with a jump of 21 feet, 4.25 inches -- 41st ALL-TIME in the state!
Runner-up champions
Keyanna Winder, long jump, 16'1.75"
Keyanna Winder, 55 hurdles, 9.40
Alexis Groce, 400, 60.29
Josh Johnson, high jump, 5’8”
Bronze medals
Boys 3200-meter relay of Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty and Carl Richardson, 8:36.21
Dawan Smith, long jump, 21’4.25”
4th
Girls 800-meter relay of Destiny Sivels, Shekinah Brown, Alli Henderson, Tyesha Bowman,1:53.16       
Molly Bliss, 800, 2:26.40
Shekinah Brown, long jump, 15'2.5" 
5th
Girls 3200-meter relay of Molly Bliss, Alexis Groce, Kelsey Cabrera, Alli Henderson, 10:26.11       
Girls 1600-meter relay of Molly Bliss, Tyesha Bowman, Alli Henderson, Alexis Groce, 4:19.13
Taiwan Savage, triple jump, 41'5.5"        
6th
Boys 1600-meter relay of Dawan Smith, Taiwan Savage, Bryson Cartwright, Josh Johnson, 3:39.83
Dawan Smith, 400, 51.72     
Tyesha Bowman, 400, 1:02.58     
Ryan Thomas, high jump, 5'4"       
Ryan Thomas, triple jump, 40’11.75"   

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In an incredibly close chase for the Henlopen Indoor title Friday, both the boys and girls finished runner-up -- just missing a championship sweep. The boys slipped to CR, 146-144, while the girls were edged by Cape, 125-121. Overall, the Bucs still scored a strong day with nine individual champions and two relay titles.

Henlopen Champions (1st)
Molly Bliss, 1600, 5:33.1        
Molly Bliss, 800, 2:30.1       
Carl Richardson, pole vault, 10'6"       
Carl Richardson, 3200, 10:39.9       
Alexis Groce, 400, 60.6 (No. 40 on the all-time STATE indoor record list)       
Josh Johnson, 400, 52.2       
Destiny Sivels, 55 meters, 7.56               
Jon Jones, shot put, 40'4.25"       
Dawan Smith, long jump, 21'3.5"       
Girls 1600-meter relay of Molly Bliss, Tyesha Bowman,Shekinah Brown, Alexis Groce 4:24.4       
Boys 3200-meter relay of Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty, Carl Richardson, Josh Johnson, 8:41.3       
Runner-ups
Dawan Smith, 400, 52.4      
Dawan Smith, 200, 23.73       
Steve Eshelman, 3200, 10:47.9       
Tyesha Bowman, 400, 62.8      
Taiwan Savage, 800, 2:07.1       
Kari Elzey, shot put, 29'3"       
Hannah Westwood, pole vault, 6'6"       
Derek Munce, pole vault, 10'0"       
Boys 1600-meter relay of Alex Vantine, Taiwan Savage, Bryson Cartwright, Miles Russell, 3:41       
Girls 3200-meter relay of Molly Bliss, Alexis Groce, Kelsey Cabrera, Alli Henderson, 10:28.5       
Girls 800-meter relay of Destiny Sivels, Tyesha Bowman, Alli Henderson, Shekinah Brown, 1:53.55       
Bronze medals
Tashea Jackson, 55, 7.92       
Ryan Thomas, high jump, 5'8"       
Ryan Thomas, triple jump, 40'7.5"       
Keyanna Winder, long jump, 15'4"       
4th
Carl Richardson, 1600, 4:49.4       
Miles Russell, 400, 54.4       
Tyesha Bowman, 200, 28:32       
Taiwan Savage, triple jump, 39'11"       
5th
Shekinah Brown 55 hurdles, 10.11       
Steve Eshelman, 1600, 4:57.5       
Alli Henderson, 400, 1:07.5       
Mike Doughty, 800, 2:14.4       
Alexis Groce, 800, 2:37.7       
Jeremy Morgan, 3200, 11:37       
Kelsey Cabrera, 3200, 13:26.6       
Khila Hughes, high jump, 4'6"       
Derek Munce, high jump, 5'4"       
Destiny Sivels, long jump, 14'8"       
Chasten Young, shot put, 34'2"       
Jasmine Robinson, shot put, 23'7.5"       
6th
Kelsey Cabrera, 1600, 6:15.6       
Shekinah Brown, long jump, 13'8"       

Student-athletes Orolando Duffus, Sheena Johns and Allison Sikes of Saint Augustine's College were named to the 2010 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team, which was announced Friday. Saint Augustine's College tied for the second-most student-athletes on the team.

Johns, a junior from Milford and former standout runner at Milford High School, is an NCAA Division II All-American in indoor track and field with a 3.66 cumulative GPA. She was part of the 4x400 relay team which placed second at the 2010 Division II Indoor Championships. An All-CIAA performer, Johns is a member of the CIAA Outdoor Champion 4x100 relay team and the CIAA Indoor Champion 4x400 relay team. She helped the Lady Falcons win the 2010 CIAA Indoor and Outdoor team crowns.

Academically, Johns is the top honor student in the computer information systems department of the division of business and computer science. A business administration major, Johns is also on the Presidential Scholars List, the 2009 Fall Dean's List, and the Scholar Athletes List. Johns won the school's Mother Cynthia Pratt Award for the most outstanding female student-athlete who has demonstrated a commitment to public service.

Congratulations to junior Kari Elzey who threw a career-best 112 feet, 6 inches to win the Meet of Champions discus title Wednesday night at Dover High. She earns first-team All-state for the toss.

Shayla Dukes scored a third-place medal in the high jump, while the 400-meter relay of Keyanna Winder, Shekinah Brown, Destiny Sivels and Tyesha Bowman placed third -- just 7 one-hundredths out of a win with a 49.87.

In his final race as a Milford High runner, Patrick Helmick set a new school record of 4:28.00 in the 1600 meters, while Taiwan Savage set a Bloom record of 2:00.42 in the 800.

Other MHS participants: Miranda Spina (pole vault, 5th, 8'6"); Shayla Dukes (long jump, 4th, 16'3.5"); girls 4x800 of Tyesha Bowman, Jessica Griffith, Lauriel Robertson, Alexis Groce (8th, 10:57.72); Keyanna Winder (100 hurdles, 18.18, 7th); Destiny Sivels (100, 8th, 12.83), 4x200 of Dawan Smith, Nick Albert, Michael Johnson, Taiwan Savage (5th, 1:32.64); Erik Gibbs (800, 2:03.85); Carl Richardson (3200; 10:26.61).

Keyanna Winder, Shekinah Brown, Destiny Sivels and Tyesha Bowman set a new school record of 49.67 to finish runner-up in the 400-meter relay and highlight a strong weekend at the state championship for the girls, who finished third in Division II. Kari Elzey (discus) and Shayla Dukes (high jump) also scored runner-up performances.

Meanwhile, the boys endured tough circumstances all weekend long and slipped to ninth overall. Patrick Helmick surged to a school record of 4:29.61 to place fourth in the 1600 meters, which helped erase the sting of an untimely disqualification on Friday that stripped him and fellow teammates of Michael Johnson, Taiwan Savage, and Erik Gibbs of a new school record and 3200-meter relay state title.

Here's a look at all the place-winners:

Runner-ups
Kari Elzey, discus, 107'4"       
Shayla Dukes, high jump, 4'10"       
400-meter relay of Keyanna Winder, Shekinah Brown, Destiny Sivels, Tyesha Bowman, 49.67       
Bronze medals
Shayla Dukes, long jump, 17'1.5"       
4th
Kesline Beaucejour, discus, 87'8"        
Aaliyah Davis, shot put, 31'1"       
Patrick Helmick, 1600, 5:29.61       
Dawan Smith, long jump, 21'.25"       
400-meter relay of Alex Vantine, Jhavon Goode, Miles Russell, Bryson Cartwright, 45.37       
800-meter relay of Destiny Sivels, Tyesha Bowman, Ziondra Russ, Shekinah Brown, 1:47.86       
3200-meter relay of Alexis Groce, Ziondra Russ, Alli Henderson, Jessica Griffith, 10:37.87       
5th
Keyanna Winder, 100 hurdles, 17.00        
Erik Gibbs, 800, 2:04.03       
Miranda Spina, pole vault, 8'0"       
Steve Hagen, pole vault, 10'6"       
1600-meter relay of Erik Gibbs, Taiwan Savage, Miles Russell, Michael Johnson, 3:32.19       
6th
Shayla Dukes, 300 hurdles, 49.86       
Tyesha Bowman, 200, 26.39       
Carl Richardson, pole vault, 10'0"       
Kari Elzey, shot put, 29'9.5"       
1600-meter relay of Alli Henderson, Tyesha Bowman, Khila Hughes, Alexis Groce, 4:21.15

Dawan Smith won the 200 and 400 meter titles and helped the 800 & 1600-meter relay teams to titles as the boys rallied to fend off second-place Caesar Rodney, 105-92, at the 2010 Henlopen meet championship Saturday at Lake Forest. Meanwhile, the girls finished a strong fourth with 78 points, highlighted by three bronze medals by Alexis Groce.

Michael Johnson -- who scored three relay golds and an individual bronze, Taiwan Savage, Erik Gibbs and Patrick Helmick ran an 8:10.1 on Friday to successfully defend their 3200-meter relay conference title and set a new school and Henlopen Conference championship meet record on the first day of competition.

Guy Altidor (high jump) and Alex Vantine (100) qualified for states, while Miranda Spina added a provisional qualifier in 300-meter hurdles. 

Here's a look at the place-winners:

Henlopen Champions
Dawan Smith, 200, 22.84       
Dawan Smith, 400, 50.60       
800-meter relay of Miles Russell, Dawan Smith, Dalton Talley, Michael Johnson, 1:32.72       
1600-meter relay of Michael Johnson, Miles Russell, Taiwan Savage, Dawan Smith, 3:32.97       
3200-meter relay of Michael Johnson, Taiwan Savage, Erik Gibbs, Patrick Helmick, 8:10.1       
Runner-ups
Patrick Helmick, 800, 2:05.3       
Patrick Helmick, 1600, 4:35.3       
Nick Albert, pole vault 12'6"       
Miranda Spina, pole vault 8'6"       
Kim Richardson, pole vault 8'6"       
Kari Elzey, discus, 106'8"       
Destiny Sivels, 100, 12.69       
400-meter relay of Shayla Dukes, Shekinah Brown, Khila Hughes, Destiny Sivels, 51.99       
Bronze medals
Alexis Groce, 800, 2:32.9       
Alexis Groce, 1600, 5:39.5       
Michael Johnson, 400, 52.06       
Steve Hagen, pole vault, 11'6"       
Carl Richardson, 3200, 10:45.2       
Shekinah Brown, 300 hurdles, 50.67       
1600-meter relay of Ziondra Russ, Tyesha Bowman, Alli Henderson, Alexis Groce, 4:23.76       
4th
Shayla Dukes, long jump, 17'1"       
Steve Eshelman, 3200, 11:00.2       
Clarence Cartwright, 300 hurdles, 42.94       
800-meter relay of Destiny Sivels, Tyesha Bowman, Ziondra Russ, Shekinah Brown, 1:49.43       
3200-meter relay of Ziondra Russ, Alli Henderson, Jessica Griffith, Alexis Groce, 10:38.3       
5th
Shayla Dukes, 100, 13.04       
Dalton Talley, 400, 52.48       
Taiwan Savage, 800, 2:08.9       
6th
Tyesha Bowman, 400, 1:02.09       
Destiny Sivels, 200, 27.90       
Rossiny Beaucejour, triple jump, 39'10.5"       
Aaliyah Davis, shot put, 30'0"

Mike Johnson and Rossiny Beaucejour each won a pair of events, Jon Jones set a new Bloom record in discus, and all four relays won as the boys completed an undefeated 11-0 Henlopen Conference regular-season championship Monday with wins over Cape Henlopen and Sussex Tech. Meanwhile, the girls matched their best regular-season record ever, going 10-1 after topping Tech, but falling to undefeated Cape.

Kie Purnell (110 hurdles), Shayla Dukes (100), Destiny Sivels (200), Destiny Whidbee (discus) and Jasmine Williams (shot put) each qualified for states, while Beaucejour (long jump), Bryson Cartwright (200) and Dalton Talley (800) each added provisional qualifiers. Shayla Dukes also reclaimed the long jump school record with a 17 feet, 6.25 inch jump.

Boys
Milford 112, Cape Henlopen 34
Milford 98, Sussex Tech 48

 3200 relay - MHS (J.Johnson, Talley, Gibbs, Helmick) 8:32; 110 hurdles - Beaucejour, M, 16.2, 100 - Sivels, ST, 11.1, 800 relay - MHS (Russell, Albert, C.Cartwright, M.Johnson) 1:35, 1600 - Helmick, M, 4:45.9, 400 relay - MHS (Vantine, Goode, Russell, Bry.Cartwright) 44.5, 400 - M.Johnson, M, 52.8, 300 hurdles - Beaucejour, M, 42.6, 800 - Betts, ST, 2:05.6, 200 - M.Johnson, M, 23.1, 3200 - Richardson, M, 10:31.3, 1600 relay - MHS (Russell, Goode, Smith, Fidderman) 3:37, long jump - Laroya, ST, 22-2, high jump - Belle, ST, 6-0, shot put - Brittingham, C, 41-5.5, discus - Jones, M, 138-5, triple jump - Harper, M, 47-1.5, pole vault - Albert, M, 11-6. MHS 11-0, 11-0.

Girls
Milford 89, Sussex Tech 55
Cape Henlopen 94, Milford 52

 3200 relay - Cape (Coning, Sadowski, Dickens, R.Pepper) 10:21, 100 hurdles - Wells, C, 15.1, 100 - Sivels, M, 12.5, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, Bowman, Russ, Brown) 1:49, 1600 - Coning, C, 5:25, 400 relay - Cape (H.Pepper, Doughty, Smith, Wells) 50.4, 400 - Dickens, C, 58.8, 300 hurdles - Wells, C, 47.8, 800 - Dickens, C, 2:25, 200 - Sivels, M, 27.2, 3200 - Coning, C, 12:19, 1600 relay - Cape (H.Pepper, Sample, Dickens, Coning) 4:13, long jump - Sample, C, 17-9.5, high jump - Wells, ST, 5-0, shot put - Doughty, C, 38-8, discus - Morris, ST, 110-4, triple jump - H.Pepper, C, 34-9, pole vault - Spina, M, 8-6. MHS 10-1, 10-1; Cape 11-0.

Keyanna Winder posted a new school record of 17 feet, 5 inches in long jump to highlight a strong day for the Bucs at Seaford Friday. Katlin Town, Shekinah Brown, Tyesha Bowman, Patrick Helmick and Jason Harper each scored a pair of individual wins, while Miles Russell helped three relay wins.

State qualifiers included Winder (100 hurdles), Alli Henderson (400), Kesline Beaucejour (disc), Dalton Talley (400), Josh Johnson (400) and Jhavon Goode (100), while provisional qualifiers included Guy Altidor (high), Jasmine Williams (shot), Jon Jones (shot), Tashea Jackson (100) and Bryan Pettyjohn (100).

Boys
Milford 108, Seaford 38

 3200 relay - MHS (J.Johnson, Talley, Savage, Gibbs) 9:24; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 16.0, 100 - Glover, S, 11.1, 800 relay - MHS (Russell, Albert, Savage, M.Johnson) 1:34.3, 1600 - Helmick, M, 4:44, 400 relay - MHS (Vantine, Goode, Russell, Bry.Cartwright) 44.2, 400 - Smith, M, 51.2, 300 hurdles - Mayer, S, 41.7, 800 - Helmick, M, 2:05, 200 - M.Johnson, M, 23.7, 3200 - Eshelman, M, 11:18, 1600 relay - MHS (Russell, Vantine, Goode, B.Cartwright) 3:37, long jump - Revel, S, 18-8, high jump - Harper, M, 6-2, shot put - Blanchard, S, 44-8, discus - Jones, M, 120-4.5, triple jump - Harper, M, 45-10.5, pole vault - Hearn, S, 13-0. MHS 9-0, 9-0.

Girls
Milford 100, Seaford 39

 3200 relay - Sea (Cetoute, Bienan, Lamontagne, Albury) 13:09.5 100 hurdles - Brown, M, 17.7, 100 - Sivels, M, 12.5, 800 relay - MHS (Hughes, Henderson, Robertson, Jackson) 1:55, 1600 - Griffith,M, 6:31.6, 400 relay - MHS (Jackson, Hughes, Johnson, Winder) 53.8, 400 - Bowman, M, 1:02.9, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 52.0, 800 - Groce, M, 2:32.8, 200 - Bowman, M, 27.3, 3200 - Perciful, S, 16:47.9, 1600 relay - Sea (Gabriel, Bienane, Spence, Hanzer) 4:59.4, long jump - Winder, M, 17-5, high jump - Town, M, 4-8, shot put - Mills, S, 32-6, discus - Elzey, M, 100-2.5, triple jump - Town, M, 30-10, pole vault - Spina, M, 8-6. MHS 9-0, 9-0.

Shayla Dukes won three individual events and helped a winning relay as the girls improved to 8-0 with big wins over Laurel and Sussex Central Tuesday. Meanwhile, Jason Harper and Mike Johnson each scored a pair of wins plus a relay win as the boys also improved to 8-0.

Shekinah Brown qualified for states in the 300 hurdles, while Jhavon Goode (100), Steve Eshelman (1600) and Clarence Cartwright (triple jump) added provisional qualifiers.

Boys
Milford 121, Laurel 25
Milford 117, Sussex Central 29
Sussex Central 80, Laurel 56

 3200 relay - MHS (J.Johnson, Talley, Harper, Smith) 9:06.5; 110 hurdles - Beaucejour, M, 16.7, 100 - Goode, M, 11.7, 800 relay - MHS (Russell, Albert, Savage, M.Johnson) 1:35.3, 1600 - Helmick, M, 4:40.9, 400 relay - MHS (Vantine, Goode, Russell, Bry.Cartwright) 45.1, 400 - M.Johnson, M, 54.7, 300 hurdles - Ilera, L, 42.5, 800 - Gibbs, M, 2:12.4, 200 - M.Johnson, M, 23.4, 3200 - Richardson, M, 11:09, 1600 relay - Laurel (Butler, Joinville, Miller, Harris) 3:46, long jump - Elzey, SC, 19-10.5, high jump - Harper, M, 5-10, shot put - Rife, L, 42-5, discus - Rife, L, 149-7, triple jump - Harper, M, 44-5.5, pole vault - Albert, M, 12-0. MHS 8-0, 8-0.

Girls
Milford 123, Laurel 17
Milford 118, S.Central 23
Sussex Central 81, Laurel 41

 3200 relay - MHS (Robertson, Hughes, Mills, VanAernem) 13:37, 100 hurdles - Brown, M, 18.4, 100 - Sivels, M, 13.1, 800 relay - MHS (Russ, Sivels, Robertson, Jackson) 1:54.5, 1600 - Peters, SC, 6:37, 400 relay - MHS (Dukes, Brown, Sivels, Hughes) 53.9, 400 - Bowman, M, 1:04, 300 hurdles - Dukes, M, 51.7, 800 - Groce, M, 2:36.8, 200 - Bowman, M, 27.6, 3200 - Ortega, SC, 14:22, 1600 relay - MHS (Bowman, Town, Jackson, Groce) 4:35.2, long jump - Dukes, M, 15-11.5, high jump - Dukes, M, 4-10, shot put - Davis, M, 28-3, discus - Elzey, M, 106-0, triple jump - Town, M, 31-6.5, pole vault - Richardson, M, 7-0. MHS 8-0, 8-0.

Shayla Dukes, Shekinah Brown, Destiny Sivels and Tyesha Bowman ran their fastest time of the season in the 400-meter relay (51.25) as did Alli Henderson, Bowman, Katlin Town and Alexis Groce in the 1600-meter relay (4:16.92) to represent MHS at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia Thursday. 

 On Friday, the boys 4x800 of Patrick Helmick, Taiwan Savage, Erik Gibbs and Michael Johnson ran 8:18.71, while the 4x100 of Alex Barnett, Nick Albert, Alex Vantine and Bryson Cartwright went 47.09.

In Saturday's 4x400, Michael Johnson, Erik Gibb, Rossiny Beaucejour and Taiwan Savage ran 3:32.92.

Check out the action and the videos on THEPENNRELAYS.COM

Congratulations to the girls who defeated Caesar Rodney for the first time ever in school history Tuesday at Smyrna. Freshman Alexis Groce won the 1600 and 3200 meters in state-qualifying time after anchoring the winning 4x800 team to its fastest time of the season as the girls won, 77-69. The girls also beat Smyrna, 120-26, to improve to 6-0.

Meanwhile, the boys also improved to 6-0 with another hard-fought 77-69 win over CR and a 100-46 win over Smyrna. Patrick Helmick anchored the winning 4x800, won the 1600, and later set a new Bloom record in the 800 meters to lead the way, while Dawan Smith, Dalton Talley, Bryan Pettyjohn and Nick Albert scored individual wins.

Aaliyah Davis (shot put), Steve Hagen (pole vault), Carl Richardson (1600), Clarence Cartwright (300 hurdles), Keyanna Winder (100), Shayla Dukes (300 hurdles) and Katlin Town (high jump) also added state qualifications, while Jhavon Goode (200), Derek Munce (pole vault), Alex Barnett (triple jump) and Destiny Sivels (100) added provisional qualifiers.

Boys
Milford 77, Caesar Rodney 69
Milford 100, Smyrna 46

 3200 relay - MHS (J.Johnson, Gibbs, Savage, Helmick) 8:16.1; 110 hurdles - Johnson, CR, 14.4, 100 - Mannings, CR, 10.8, 800 relay - CR (Campagnini, Gibbs, Johnson, Clayton) 1:32.3, 1600 - Helmick, M, 4:39.9, 400 relay - CR (Campagnini, Gibbs, Johnson, Mannings) 45.2, 400 - Smith, M, 52.1, 300 hurdles - Talley, M, 41.5, 800 - Helmick, M, 2:01.3, 200 - Mannings, CR, 22.4, 3200 - Abbott, CR, 10:26.6, 1600 relay - MHS (Smith, M.Johnson, Savage, Russell), 3:32.4, long jump - Mannings, CR, 21-2, high jump - Pettyjohn, M, 5-10, shot put - Cruz, CR, 38-1.5, discus - Jones, M, 120-9, triple jump - Campagnini, CR, 44-0, pole vault - Albert, M, 13-0. MHS?6-0, 6-0.

Girls
Milford 77, Caesar Rodney 69
Milford 120, Smyrna 26

 3200 relay - MHS (Russ, Robertson, Henderson, Groce) 10:29.7, 100 hurdles - Carter, CR, 17.0, 100 - Sivels, M, 12.7, 800 relay - CR (Stevenson, Hatten, Brown, Hunt) 1:48.9, 1600 - Groce, M, 5:47.6, 400 relay - MHS (Dukes, Brown, Sivels, Winder) 51.9, 400 - Stevenson, CR, 60.0, 300 hurdles - Dukes, M, 49.7, 800 - Brown, CR, 2:33.6, 200 - Stevenson, CR, 25.6, 3200 - Groce, M, 13:05, 1600 relay - CR (Stevenson, Brown, Hatten, Brown) 4:14.5, long jump - Brown, CR, 16-2, high jump - Carter, CR, 5-0, shot put - Davis, M, 28-6, discus - Elzey, M, 100-11.5, triple jump - Carter, CR, 34-7, pole vault - Spina, M, 8-6. MHS 6-0, 6-0.

Led by a first & second-place finish in discus, the boys & girls combined to place third at the Cape Co-ed Relays Saturday.

All four discus throwers of Jon Jones, Derrick Strickland, Kari Elzey and Jasmine each scored career-best throws to lead the way, while the 3200-meter relay team of Alexis Groce, Erik Gibbs, Alli Henderson and Patrick Helmick scored gold on the track.

Shayla Dukes who teamed with Jhavon Goode to win high jump also set a new school record in long jump of 17 feet, 2 inches, while Nick Albert and Miranda Spina vaulted season bests to win pole vault. Carl Richardson (pole vault), Robinson (discus) and Strickland (shot put) qualified for states.

Destiny Sivels and Shayla Dukes each scored 23 points and Alexis Groce scored two individual wins and a relay win to help the girls defeat Dover and Polytech at home Tuesday. Meanwhile, the boys, led by Jason Harper's 24 points, also dropped Dover and Polytech as both teams survived the elements to improve to 4-0 for the season.

Kyien Young and Derrick Strickland busted out best throws to qualify for states in shot put and discus, while Steve Eshelman surged to a career-best to qualify for states in the 3200 meters. Alexis Groce (1600) and Katlin Town (triple jump) scored provisional qualifiers.

Boys
Milford 110, Polytech 36
Milford 100, Dover 46
Dover 93, Polytech 52

 3200 relay - MHS (Richardson, Talley, Savage, Helmick) 8:47.5; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 16.7, 100 - Watson, D, 11.7, 800 relay - Dover (n/a) 1:35.3, 1600 - Helmick, M, 4:44, 400 relay - Dover (n/a) 46.1, 400 - Cosme, D, 51.4, 300 hurdles - Tolson, D, 42.9, 800 - Savage, M, 2:08.9, 200 - Cosme, D, 23.9, 3200 - Richardson, M, 10:42, 1600 relay - MHS (Gibbs, Helmick, Savage, Russell), 3:35, long jump - Son, P, 17-4, high jump - Harper, M, 5-6, shot put - Myles, P, 42-7, discus - Jones, M, 129-2, triple jump - Harper, M, 41-3.75, pole vault - Son, P, 9-0. MHS 4-0, 4-0.

Girls
Milford 106, Polytech 38
Milford 88, Dover 56
Dover 90, Polytech 45

 3200 relay - MHS (Russ, Hughes, Henderson, Groce) 11:04.8, 100 hurdles - Winder, M, 19.2, 100 - Sivels, M, 13.4, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, Dukes, Town, Brown) 1:55, 1600 - Groce, M, 6:03, 400 relay - MHS (Dukes, Brown, Sivels, Winder) 53.9, 400 - Hayes, D, 1:03.7, 300 hurdles - Brown, M, 56.5, 800 - Groce, M, 2:37.5, 200 - Hayes, D, 27.4, 3200 - Clayton, D, 16:04, 1600 relay - Dover (n/a) 4:54, long jump - Evans, D, 14-8.5, high jump - Dukes, M, 4-6, shot put - Potter, D, 32-2, discus - Elzey, M, 84-3, triple jump - Evans, D, 30-5.5, pole vault - Spina, Richardson, M, 6-0. MHS 4-0, 4-0.

Led by Jason Harper's school record triple jump of 47 feet, 1.75 inches and a dominating win by the 3200-meter relay of Patrick Helmick, Taiwan Savage, Erik Gibbs and Michael Johnson, the boys topped the 20-field team at the Caravel Invitational Saturday. Meanwhile, Shayla Dukes (long & high jump) and Kari Elzey (discus) scored individual wins to pace the girls to a third-place finish.

Miles Russell (200) and Dawan Smith (long jump) qualified for states.

Here's a look at the place-winners:

Jason Harper won high jump and triple jump and placed second in long jump to lead the boys to a third-place finish out of 30 top-flight teams at the Crimson Tide Classic Saturday in Washington, D.C. Harper's 44'11" jump was good enough for a new meet record.

Meanwhile, Kari Elzey set a new meet record of 105'1" in discus, helping the girls to a 8th-place finish. Shayla Dukes also set a new school record in high jump (5'2"), placed 4th in long jump and made finals in hurdles, while Shekinah Brown qualified for states in the 110 hurdles and 200 meters and Alexis Groce busted out a 2:28.17 to place 5th in the 800.

The boys 3200-meter relay of Patrick Helmick, Taiwan Savage, Erik Gibbs and Michael Johnson ran a 8:12.25 to place third, while Savage set a new Bloom record of 2:02.27 in the open 800. Jon Jones added a state qualifier in discus as did Bryson Cartwright in long jump, Dawan Smith in the 200 and Dalton Talley in the 300 hurdles. Clarence Cartwright (300 hurdles) and Nick Albert (400) provisionally qualified.

Here's a look at the other place-winners:

Freshmen Alexis Groce and Tyesha Bowman each scored a pair of individual wins and assisted a winning relay to help the girls to a win over Lake Forest Wednesday. Jason Harper, who set a new Bloom record of 6-feet-2 inches in high jump, and Derrick Strickland each scored two individual wins to lead the boys.

Rossiny Beaucejour qualified for states in the triple jump, 110 hurdles & 300 hurdles, while Harper (long jump), Bowman (400), Dawan Smith (400), Patrick Helmick (800), Erik Gibbs (800), Bryan Pettyjohn (high jump), Nick Albert (pole vault) also qualified. Provisional qualifiers included Strickland (shot put), Alex Vantine (100), Steve Hagen (pole vault), Carl Richardson (pole vault & 3200), Steve Eshelman (3200), Bryson Cartwright (long jump) and Shayla Dukes (300 hurdles).

 Boys
Milford 106, Lake Forest 40

 3200 relay - MHS (Russell, Richardson, Savage, Gibbs) 9:30; 110 hurdles - Bryant, LF, 14.7, 100 - Bryant, LF, 10.9, 800 relay - LF (Bryant, Yilnaz, Frasier, Forrest) 1:35.1, 1600 - Helmick, M, 4:55, 400 relay - MHS (Pettyjohn, BryCartwright, Vantine, Talley) 46.6, 400 - Smith, M, 53.0, 300 hurdles - Beaucejour, M, 43.6, 800 - Savage/Helmick, M, 2:05, 200 - Frasier, LF, 22.7, 3200 - Richardson, M, 10:56, 1600 relay - MHS (Gibbs, Savage, Shorts, Russell), 3:40.5, long jump - Harper, M, 20-7.75, high jump - Harris, LF, 6-2, shot put - Strickland, M, 40-4, discus - Strickland, M, 112-7, triple jump - Harper, M, 45-8, pole vault - Albert, M, 11-6. MHS 2-0, 2-0.

Girls
Milford 91, Lake Forest 55

 3200 relay - MHS (Mills, VanAernem, Ramirez, Yokota) 15:15, 100 hurdles - Brooks, LF, 14.3, 100 - Brooks, LF, 12.5, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, Bowman, Town, Brown) 1:52.7, 1600 - Groce, M, 6:10, 400 relay - MHS (Dukes, Brown, Sivels, Johnson) 53.0, 400 - Bowman, M, 1:04.9, 300 hurdles - Brooks, LF, 49.4, 800 - Groce, M, 2:39, 200 - Bowan, M, 27.1, 3200 - Bullock, LF, 15:21, 1600 relay - MHS (Town, Henderson, Brown, Groce) 4:16, long jump - Dukes, M, 16-11.5, high jump - Tilghman, LF, 4-8, shot put - Bull, LF, 27-4, discus - Elzey, M, 99-11, triple jump - Tilghman, LF, 29-3.25, pole vault - Moore, LF, 8-0. MHS 2-0, 2-0.  

Both the boys and girls finished runner-up at the A.I. duPont Field & Track Relays Saturday. Clarence Cartwright and Katlin Town led the teams with four medals each. Mike Johnson, Taiwan Savage and Patrick Helmick each scored three golds, while Jason Harper and Erik Gibbs added two each.

 Here's a look at all the place-winners:

1st place
1600 relay - Katlin Town, Alli Henderson, Shekinah Brown, Alexis Groce, 4:28.6
1600 relay - Erik Gibbs, Taiwan Savage, Miles Russell, Mike Johnson, 3:33.8
sprint medley - Nick Albert, Isiah Fidderman, Clarence Cartwright, Patrick Helmick, 3:47.9
3200 relay - Patrick Helmick, Taiwan Savage, Erik Gibbs, Mike Johnson, 8:21.9
distance medley - Taiwan Savage, Mike Johnson, Patrick Helmick, Carl Richardson, 11:42.9
high jump - Jason Harper & Jhavon Goode; Shayla Dukes & Katlin Town
triple jump - Jason Harper & Clarence Cartwright
discus - Jon Jones & Derrick Strickland
2nd place
400 relay - Tashea Jackson, Tyesha Bowman, Khila Hughes, Shekinah Brown, 54.5
800 relay - Khila Hughes, Tyesha Bowman, Katlin Town, Shekinah Brown, 1:53.1
shuttle hurdles - Kieran Purnell, Clarence Cartwright, Brandon Cartwright, Jhavon Goode
swedish medley - Tashea Jackson, Khila Hughes, Tyesha Bowman, Lauriel Robertson, 2:38
discus - Kari Elzey & Kesline Beaucejour
3rd place
400 relay - Bryson Cartwright, Jhavon Goode, Alex Vantine, Isiah Fidderman, 46.8
shuttle hurdles - Kim Richardson, Shekinah Brown, Miranda Spina, Joycelynn Johnson
shot put - Kari Elzey & Kyien Young; Jon Jones & Derrick Strickland
long jump - Bryson Cartwright & Clarence Cartwright; Shayla Dukes & Katlin Town
pole vault - Nick Albert & Carl Richardson
4th
800 relay - Bryson Cartwright, Jhavon Goode, Alex Vantine, Miles Russell, 1:37.3
4x1600 - Carl Richardson, Steve Eshelman, Henry Phalen, Enrique Escalante, 20:45
pole vault - Miranda Spina
5th
swedish medley - Isiah Fidderman, Alex Vantine, Kieran Purnell, Miles Russell
sprint medley - Khila Hughes, Lauriel Robertson, Tashea Jackson, Jessica Griffith
pole vault - Derek Munce & Jesse McCormick
6th
long jump - Lauriel Robertson & Joycelynn Johnson

Kari Elzey won three events, qualifying for states in the shot and discus, to lead the girls to a home win over Woodbridge to open 2010. Meanwhile, Clarence Cartwright led the boys with 11 points, including a win in long jump.

 Shayla Dukes came two inches shy of a school record in long jump and also qualified for states in the high jump, while numerous Bucs qualified for states in their events.

 Check out "Season points leaders," "State qualifiers," and "Bloom Top 10" for more.

Boys
Milford 126, Woodbridge 19

 3200 relay - MHS (Escalante, T.Cartwright, Munce, Syester) 9:53; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 15.7, 100 - Vantine, M, 11.9, 800 relay - MHS (J.Johnson, Russell, BryCartwright, Vantine) 1:39.2, 1600 - Helmick, M, 4:49.6, 400 relay - MHS (Pettyjohn, BryCartwright, Fidderman, Talley) 47.4, 400 - M.Johnson, M, 52.2, 300 hurdles - Talley, M, 44.3, 800 - Savage, M, 2:05.3, 200 - M.Johnson, M, 23.3, 3200 - Eshelman, M, 11:16, 1600 relay - Wood (Majette, Laurel, Dale, Roberts) 3:58, long jump - C.Cartwright, M, 18-5, high jump - Harper, M, 5-8, shot put - Jones, M, 39-9, discus - Strickland, M, 113-9, triple jump - Harper, M, 41-0, pole vault - Davis, W, 9-0. MHS?1-0, 1-0.

Girls
Milford 100, Woodbridge 30

 3200 relay - MHS (Richardson, Marconi, VanAernem, Groce) 14:17, 100 hurdles - Hinton, W, 18.0, 100 - Maddox, W, 12.8, 800 relay - MHS (Sivels, Hughes, Bowman, Robertson) 1:52.7, 1600 - Richardson, M, 7:46.9, 400 relay - MHS (Dukes, Brown, Sivels, Winder) 52.8, 400 - Henderson, M, 1:05.7, 300 hurdles - Spina, M, 57.7, 800 - Groce, M, 2:36, 200 - Maddox, W, 27.1, 3200 - Elzey, M, 16:52, 1600 relay - Wood (Downing, Sampson, DeSheilds, Maddox), long jump - Dukes, M, 16-11, high jump - Dukes, M, 4-8, shot put - Elzey, M, 28-11, discus - Elzey, M, 98-4, triple jump - no jumps, pole vault - Spina, M, 7-6. MHS 1-0, 1-0.

Congratulations to the boys who finished third out of 30+ teams at 2010 DIAA state indoor meet Saturday at University of Delaware. The girls finished a solid 12th overall.

Jason Harper started the day with his first state title (and the first for MHS since 1976) in high jump with Josh Johnson runner-up. The 3200-meter relay of Patrick Helmick, Taiwan Savage, Erik Gibbs and Michael Johnson finished a close second, as did Dawan Smith in long jump.

The 1600-meter relay of Miles Russell, Johnson, Johnson and Gibbs finished third as well as senior vaulter Nick Albert and Miranda Spina. Kari Elzey scored a career-best toss of 30 feet, 5.5 inches in shot put.

See complete results at N5CTA.com; here's a look at the MHS place-winners: 

State Champion
Jason Harper, high jump, 5’10”

Runner-up
Josh Johnson, high jump, 5’8”
Dawan Smith, long jump, 20’9.75”
3200-meter relay of Patrick Helmick, Taiwan Savage, Erik Gibbs, Michael Johnson, 8:30.37

3rd place
Nick Albert, pole vault, 11’6”
Miranda Spina, pole vault, 8’6”
1600-meter relay of Josh Johnson, Miles Russell, Erik Gibbs, Michael Johnson, 3:36.55

4th
Shayla Dukes, high jump, 4’8”

6th
Rossiny Beaucejour, triple jump, 39’1.75”
Katlin Town, high jump, 4’8”
Kari Elzey, shot put, 30’5.5”
800-meter relay of Shayla Dukes, Katlin Town, Alli Henderson, Shekinah Brown, 1:55.54

Congratulations to the 2009-10 Milford High track & field boys who successfully defended their Henlopen Conference Indoor Championship Friday at Snow Hill, Md., scoring 138 points to run away from the competition!
 Nick Albert highlighted the strong performances by winning the pole vault title in a new school record of 13 feet, 6 inches.
 Miranda Spina also won pole vault to lead the girls to a fifth-place team finish.
 Here's a look at all the medal winners:
Henlopen champions:
3200-meter relay: Erik Gibbs, Taiwan Savage, Patrick Helmick, Michael Johnson, 8:41
800-meter relay: Josh Johnson, Miles Russell, Dawan Smith, Michael Johnson, 1:38.58
long jump: Dawan Smith, 20'7"
high jump: Jason Harper, 5'10"
pole vault: Nick Albert, 13'6" *new school record*
pole vault: Miranda Spina, 8'0"
Henlopen runner-ups:
Michael Johnson, 400, 53.35
Carl Richardson, 3200, 10:25
Jason Harper, triple jump, 42’5.5”
Shayla Dukes, high jump, 4’8”
Third-place medalists:
Rossiny Beaucejour, 55 hurdles, 8.70
Josh Johnson, 400, 53.37
Josh Johnson, high jump, 5’6”
Rossiny Beaucejour, triple jump, 40’6”
Jason Harper, long jump, 19’7.5”
Chasten Young, shot put, 36’1.25”
1600-meter relay: Rossiny Beaucejour, Dawan Smith, Miles Russell, Michael Johnson
Kim Richardson, pole vault, 7’0”
Katlin Town, high jump, 4’6”
Fourth place:
3200-meter relay: Alexis Groce, Rebekah Yanacek, Savannah Becker, Jessica Griffith, 10:58
800-meter relay: Shayla Dukes, Alli Henderson, Katlin Town, Shekinah Brown, 1:55.65
Shekinah Brown, 55 hurdles, 10.36
Josh Johnson, 200, 24.6
Patrick Helmick, 800, 2:10
Carl Richardson, pole vault, 9’6”
Jon Jones, shot put, 35’5”
Fifth place:
Shayla Dukes, 55 dash, 7.96
Carl Richardson, 1600, 4:54
Miles Russell, 400, 54.95
Alexis Groce, 400, 1:05.60
1600-meter relay: Shekinah Brown, Alli Henderson, Katlin Town, Alexis Groce, 4:43
Katlin Town, long jump, 13’5”
Kari Elzey, shot put, 26’7.25”
Sixth place:
Kyien Young, shot put, 25’10.75”
Miranda Spina, 55 hurdles, 10.57
Derek Munce, pole vault, 8’0”
Erik Gibbs, 800, 2:13
Shekinah Brown, 200, 28.7

Jason Harper jumped a new school record 46 feet, 6.75 inches Friday at the Nike Outdoor Nationals at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, N.C.  He placed 14th overall.

 The boys 400-meter relay of Dwayne Mason, Dawan Smith, Jalil Davis and Devon Sivels placed runner-up in the Emerging Elite class with a 42.98. They had set a school record earlier in the day with a 42.91 in the prelims.

The boys 800-meter relay of Davis, Sivels, Michael Johnson and Smith ran a school record 1:29.80 to place runner-up in the Emerging Elite division as well. 

Smith placed 4th in his heat in the 200 with a 23.02 and 4th in his heat in the 400 with a 50.44

Congratulations to the Milford High boys track & field team for winning the 2009 Division II state title Saturday at Caesar Rodney with 92 points. The girls finished a strong fourth overall, led by Miranda Spina who set a new school record of 9'0" to win the pole vault title.

Dalton Talley, Michael Johnson, Bremante Parker and Dawan Smith closed out the day by setting a new school record and winning the 1600-meter relay. The 400-meter relay of Bryan Pettyjohn, Dwayne Mason, Jalil Davis and Devon Sivels and the 800-meter relay of Davis, Sivels, Johnson and Smith won titles earlier in the day. Smith also claimed the team's lone individual state title in the 200 meters.

The 3200-meter relay of Jordan Showell, Patrick Helmick, Erik Gibbs and Johnson set a school record in placing third on Friday.

 HERE'S A LIST OF STATE MEDAL AND PLACE-WINNERS FOR THE BOYS & GIRLS:

STATE CHAMPIONS:
Dawan Smith, 200 meters, 22.60
Miranda Spina, pole vault, 9'0" *New MHS record
Bryan Pettyjohn, Dwayne Mason, Jalil Davis, Devon Sivels, 400-meter relay, 43.62
Jalil Davis, Devon Sivels, Michael Johnson, Dawan Smith, 800-meter relay, 1:30.48
Dalton Talley, Michael Johnson, Bremante Parker, Dawan Smith, 1600-meter relay, 3:25.36 *New MHS record
Runner-ups:
Jason Harper, triple jump, 45'.5"
Shayla Dukes, long jump, 16'5"
Third place:
Chris Pink, pole vault, 12'6"
Shayla Dukes, high jump, 4'10"
Jason Harper, high jump, 6'0"
Dawan Smith, 400 meters, 49.93
Dalton Talley, 300-meter hurdles, 49.93
Jordan Showell, Patrick Helmick, Erik Gibbs, Michael Johnson, 3200-meter relay, 8:10.97 *New MHS record
Ziondra Russ, Kira Robinson, Shayla Dukes, Shekinah Brown, 800-meter relay, 1:48.77
Shayla Dukes, Kira Robinson, Ziondra Russ, Shekinah Brown, 400-meter relay, 51.31
Fourth place:
Nick Albert, pole vault, 12'6" 
Jason Harper, long jump, 20'6.75"
Kari Elzey, discus, 94'8.5"
Fifth place:
Nathan Simpson, pole vault, 12'0"
Devon Sivels, 100 meters, 11.35
Katlin Town, high jump, 4'10"
Sixth place:
Kira Robinson, 100 meters, 12.95
Justin Arseneau, shot put, 44'8.75"
Dalton Talley, 110-meter hurdles, 16.86
Molly Bliss, Ziondra Russ, Shekinah Brown, Jessica Griffith, 3200-meter relay, 10:51.52
Molly Bliss, Miranda Spina, Shekinah Brown, Jessica Griffith, 1600-meter relay, 4:34.19
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Dawan Smith won the 200 and 400 meters in a new Bloom record time of 49.88 to pace the boys to a runner-up finish in the Henlopen Championships Saturday at Lake Forest. The boys scored 109 points to CR's 134. Meanwhile, the girls put together a great team effort to finish third overall behind CR and Cape.

 Other MHS individual Henlopen champions included Nick Albert, who set a new school record of 13'4" in pole vault, Jason Harper in triple jump and Shayla Dukes in high jump. Jordan Showell, Patrick Helmick, Erik Gibbs and Michael Johnson ran a school-record time of 8 minutes, 14 seconds to win the 3200-meter relay on Friday. Their time also ranks as the sixth fastest time ever run at the meet.

Jason Harper also tied a Bloom record of 6'0" to place third in high jump. Molly Bliss qualified for states in the 800 meters, while Miranda Spina added a provisionally qualifier in 300 hurdles. Katlin Town placed runner-up in high jump and scored her career-best jumps in long and triple.

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HENLOPEN CHAMPIONS:
Dawan Smith, 400 meters, 49.88
Dawan Smith, 200 meters, 22.91
Shayla Dukes, high jump, 5'0"
Jason Harper, triple jump, 45'2"
Nick Albert, pole vault, 13'4" 
Jordan Showell, Patrick Helmick, Erik Gibbs, Michael Johnson , 3200-meter relay, 8:14
Runner-ups:
Chris Pink, pole vault, 12'6"
Katlin Town, high jump, 5'0"
Miranda Spina, pole vault, 8'6"
Jalil Davis, Devon Sivels, Michael Johnson, Dawan Smith, 800-meter relay, 1:30.4
Bremante Parker, Dwayne Mason, Michael Johnson, Dawan Smith, 1600-meter relay, 3:30
Third place:
Kira Robinson, 100 meters, 13.02
Kira Robinson, 200 meters, 27.34
Jason Harper, high jump, 6'0"
Ziondra Russ, Amanda Evans, Shayla Dukes, Shekinah Brown, 800-meter relay, 1:52.2
Ziondra Russ, Kira Robinson, Shekinah Brown, Shayla Dukes, 1600-meter relay, 4:20.2
Molly Bliss, Ziondra Russ, Tori Cox, Jessica Griffith, 3200-meter relay, 10:31.7
Fourth place:
Michael Johnson, 400 meters, 52.39
Nathan Simpson, pole vault, 11'6"
Steve Eshelman, 3200 meters, 11:08.9
Bryan Pettyjohn, 110 hurdles, 15.52
Bryan Pettyjohn, Dwayne Mason, Jalil Davis, Devon Sivels, 400-meter relay, 44.96
Fifth place:
Shayla Dukes, long jump, 16'1.25"
Devon Sivels, 100 meters, 11.45
Justin Arseneau, shot put, 44'3.5"
Patrick Helmick, 800 meters, 2:05.8
Erik Gibbs, 3200 meters, 11:15.4
Sixth place:
Jordan Showell, 800 meters, 2:06
Molly Bliss, 800 meters, 2:33
Erik Gibbs, 1600 meters, 4:50
Tori Cox, 3200 meters, 14:32.7
Joycelynn Johnson, Ziondra Russ, Amanda Evans, Shekinah Brown 400-meter relay, 54.62

Jordan Showell, Patrick Helmick, Erik Gibbs and Michael Johnson ran a school-record time of 8 minutes, 14 seconds to win the 3200-meter relay Friday in the first day of the Henlopen Championship at Lake Forest. Their time also ranks as the sixth fastest time ever run at the meet.

Jason Harper also tied a Bloom record of 6'0" to place in high jump, while Devon Sivels, Dwayne Mason, Bryan Pettyjohn and Dawan Smith advanced to the finals in the sprint events. Justin Arseneau placed fifth in shot put.

For the girls, Molly Bliss, Ziondra Russ, Tori Cox and Jessica Griffith crushed their season-best time to place third in the 3200 relay, while Kira Robinson advanced to the finals in the 100. Miranda Spina and Kim Richardson scored their career-best vaults to place in pole vault, while Shayla Dukes and Katlin Town recorded their career jumps in long jump.

With regular-season wins in their regular-season finale at home Monday, the Bucs combined for 20 victories for the second-straight season. The boys finished 11-1 overall, while the girls ended 9-3.

Steve Eshleman ran personal bests in both the 1600 and 3200 meters to qualify provisionally for the boys, while Bryan Pettyjohn, Dawan Smith, Devon Sivels, Jason Harper, Chris Pink, Justin Arseneau and Dalton Talley scored individual wins.

For the girls, Kira Robinson won the 100, while Miranda Spina again matched her school record to win pole vault. The 3200- and 800-meter relays ran their fastest times of the season.

Boys
Milford 94, Sussex Tech 52
Milford 117, Cape Henlopen 29
Sussex Tech 80, Cape Henlopen 60

 3200 relay - ST (Betts, Price, Spellman, Townsend) 8:29.5; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 15.5, 100 - Sivels, M, 11.2, 800 relay - MHS (Smith, Talley, Sivels, Johnson) 1:33.3, 1600 - Price, ST, 4:55, 400 relay - Cape (Hixon, Vazquez, Hardy, Brisco) 45.6, 400 - Smith, M, 51.5, 300 hurdles - Talley, M, 40.8, 800 - Townsend, ST, 2:04.1, 200 - Hixon, C, 23.3, 3200 - Price, ST, 10:48.8, 1600 relay - MHS (Showell, Sivels, Parker, Johnson) 3:38.3, long jump - Laroya, ST, 20-1.5, high jump - Belle, ST, 5-8, shot put - Arseneau, M, 44-2, discus - Brittingham, C, 124-11, triple jump - Harper, M, 42-3, pole vault - Pink, M, 12-6. MHS?11-1, 10-1.

Girls
Milford 72.5, Sussex Tech 62.5
Cape Henlopen 98, Milford 47
Cape Henlopen 102, Sussex Tech 38

 3200 relay - Cape (Sadowski, Haag, Bachman, Coning) 10:32, 100 hurdles - Seth, C, 15.5, 100 - Robinson, M, 12.9, 800 relay - Cape (Smith, Dickens, Pepper, Pearsall) 1:49.4, 1600 - Pepper, C, 5:26, 400 relay - Cape (Seth, Pearsall, Smith, Wells) 50.9, 400 - Dickens, C, 1:01.8, 300 hurdles - Wells, C, 48.1, 800 - Pepper, C, 2:28.4, 200 - Seth, C, 27.1, 3200 - Coning, C, 13:08, 1600 relay -Cape (Pepper, Pepper, Wells, Dickens) 4:20.4, long jump - Seth, C, 17-8, high jump - Smith, C/Town, M, 4-6, shot put - Morris, ST, 35-7, discus - Morris, ST, 99-7, triple jump - R.Pepper, C, 31-7.5, pole vault - Spina, M, 8-6. MHS 9-3, 8-3.

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The boys and girls swept away three of four relays to clinch the 2009 Henlopen Conference Southern Division title with wins over Lake Forest Friday. The boys improve to 9-1 on the season, while the girls are now 8-2.

For the girls, Molly Bliss, Jessica Griffith, Ziondra Russ and Shayla Dukes each won an individual event and help winning relays, while Miranda Spina added a win in pole vault. On the boys side, Jason Harper won the long and triple jump, and Erik Gibbs, Patrick Helmick and Steve Eshelman helped sweep away the distance events. Justin Arseneau also tossed a career-best to win shot put. The boys also scored three relay wins, while Dawan Smith won the 400 and Nick Albert and Chris Pink led pole vault.

Rossiny Beaucejour qualified for states in 110 hurdles, and Kari Elzey tossed career-best marks in shot and discus.

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Boys
Milford 97, Lake Forest 49

 3200 relay - MHS?(Parker, Russell, Showell, Johnson, Parker) 9:09.8; 110 hurdles - Bryant, LF, 15.1, 100 - Forrest, LF, 11.0, 800 relay - LF (Forrest, Brown, Frasier, Bryant) 1:31.9, 1600 - Gibbs, M, 4:57.5, 400 relay - MHS (Pettyjohn, Davis, Mason, Sivels) 44.8, 400 - Smith, M, 51.1, 300 hurdles - Bryant, LF, 41.3, 800 - Helmick, M, 2:12.2, 200 - Forrest, LF, 22.5, 3200 - Eshelman, M, 11:06.3, 1600 relay - MHS (Talley, Parker, Johnson, Smith) 3:32, long jump - Harper, M, 19-5.5, high jump - Harris, LF, 5-10, shot put - Arseneau, M, 45-5, discus - Hartung, LF, 156-1, triple jump - Harper, M, 43-3, pole vault - Albert, M, 11-6. MHS?9-1, 8-1.

Girls
Milford 75.5, Lake Forest 70.5

 3200 relay - MHS (Bliss, Griffith, Cox, Russ) 11:13, 100 hurdles - Brooks, LF, 15.7, 100 - Brooks, LF, 12.7, 800 relay - MHS (Russ, Evans, Brown, Robinson) 1:54.6, 1600 - Griffith, M, 6:18, 400 relay - MHS?(Dukes, Brown, Evans, Johnson) 54.4, 400 - Russ, M, 1:07.3, 300 hurdles - Brooks, LF, 26.5, 800 - Bliss, M, 2:46.8, 200 - Brooks, LF, 26.5, 3200 - Elliott, LF, 13:56.9, 1600 relay -MHS (Bliss, Griffith, Brown, Russ) 4:42.6, long jump - Dukes, M, 15-10.5, high jump - Tilghman, LF, 4-10, shot put - Smith, LF, 29-2, discus - Smith, 88-0, triple jump - Tilghman, LF, 30-2, pole vault - Spina, M, 8-0. MHS 8-2, 7-2.
  

Jon Jones nailed a career-best throw to win discus and Shayla Dukes won three events and qualified provisionally for the 400 as the Bucs toppled Seaford at home Thursday. Josh Johnson qualified provisionally in the 400 as well.

Boys
Milford 107, Seaford 39

 3200 relay - MHS(Showell, Russell, Johnson, Parker) 9:09; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 15.6, 100 - Sivels, M, 11.5, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Smith, Mason, Talley) 1:33.2, 1600 - Jules, S, 5:07, 400 relay - MHS (Pettyjohn, Davis, Mason, Sivels) 44.7, 400 - M.Johnson, M, 52.3, 300 hurdles - Talley, M, 41.6, 800 - Fields, S, 2:10.5, 200 - Smith, M, 24.4, 3200 - Eshelman, M, 10:52.9, 1600 relay - MHS (J.Johnson, Cartwright, Mullen, Russell) 4:09, long jump - Purnell, S, 19-3, high jump - Mayer, S, 6-2, shot put - Arseneau, M, 44-0, discus - Jones, M, 125-11, triple jump - Harper, M, 43-3, pole vault - Pink, M, 12-6. MHS 8-1, 7-1.

Girls
Milford 105, Seaford 23

 3200 relay - MHS (Sennett, Deravines, Orosco, Cates) 15:53, 100 hurdles - Brown, M, 19.5, 100 - Robinson, M, 13.1, 800 relay - MHS (Russ, Brown, Deravines, Robinson) 1:57.7, 1600 - Cox, M, 6:46, 400 relay - MHS?(Johnson, Evans, Exantus, Deravines) 57.0, 400 - Dukes, M, 1:06.3, 300 hurdles - Johnson, M, 56.9, 800 - Venables, S, 2:36.9, 200 - Brown, M, 29.1, 3200 - none, 1600 relay - none, long jump - Dukes, M, 14-8.5, high jump - Dukes, M, 4-6, shot put - Young, M, 27-4, discus - Elzey, M, 81-10, triple jump - Town, M, 28-9.5, pole vault - Spina, M, 8-0. MHS 7-2, 6-2.

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Bryan Pettyjohn, Jason Harper and Shayla Dukes each scored over 40 points a piece to lead the boys and girls track teams to a sweep of St. Thomas More, Laurel and Sussex Central Tuesday.

Dalton Talley qualified for states in the 400 meters, while Molly Bliss and Miles Russell scored provisional qualifiers in the event. Mike Johnson (800), Jason Harper (100) and Ziondra Russ (100) added provisional times as well. The boys move to 7-1 on the season while the girls are now 6-2.

Boys
Milford 129, S.Central 17
Milford 125, Laurel 21
Milford 146, St. Thomas More 0
S.Central 116, St. Thomas More 6
S.Central 75, Laurel 53
Laurel 103, St. Thomas More 5

 3200 relay - S.Central (Rosario, Savage, Escalante, Zeitler) 9:11.1; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 15.0, 100 - Sivels, M, 10.9, 800 relay - MHS (J.Johnson, B.Cartwright,Russell, Joseph) 1:37.9, 1600 - Gibbs, M, 4:58.7, 400 relay - MHS (Pettyjohn, Davis, Mason, Sivels) 44.6, 400 - Talley, M, 52.8, 300 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 45.1, 800 - M.Johnson, M, 2:08.6, 200 - Smith, M, 22.7, 3200 - Eshelman, M, 11:49, 1600 relay - MHS (Gibbs, Showell, Parker, Russell) 3:41, long jump - Albert, L, 19-10.5, high jump - Harper, M, 5-6, shot put - Arseneau, M, 41-9, discus - Rife, L, 121-5, triple jump - Harper, M, 43-2, pole vault - Pink, M, 12-0. MHS 7-1, 6-1.

Girls
Milford 106, S.Central 36
Milford 92, Laurel 44
Milford 109, St. Thomas More 19
S.Central 93, St. Thomas More 16
Laurel 77, St. Thomas More 15
Laurel 68, S.Central 55

 3200 relay - S.Central (Ashwell, Ortega, Paul, Dorleans) 13:41, 100 hurdles - Butler, L, 19.0, 100 - Robinson, M, 12.7, 800 relay - MHS (Russ, Brown, Deravines, Robinson) 1:54.5, 1600 - Stant, ST, 5:42.7, 400 relay - MHS?(Dukes, Brown, Johnson, Robinson) 55.5, 400 - Knox, SC, 1:05, 300 hurdles - Dukes, M, 53.6, 800 - Charelon, L, 3:01.2, 200 - Ross, L, 28.7, 3200 - Betts, SC, 15:44, 1600 relay - Laurel (Charelon, Miller, Butler, McCrea) 4:52, long jump - Dukes, M, 15-10.5, high jump - Town, M, 4-6, shot put - Hillman, ST, 35-6, discus - Hillman, ST, 85-1, triple jump - Town, M, 28-8.5, pole vault - Spina, M, 8-0. MHS 6-2, 5-2.

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Ziondra Russ, Kira Robinson, Shekinah Brown and Shayla Dukes scored the team's fastest time of the season (4:23.50) in the 1600-meter relay to highlight a solid showing at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.

Joycelynn Johnson, Robinson, Brown and Dukes also ran a 53.34 in the 400-meter relay.

For the boys, Jalil Davis, Dawan Smith, Dwayne Mason and Devon Sivels ran a 44.29 in the 400 relay, while Miles Russell, Michael Johnson, Clarence Cartwright and Smith ran a 3:39.72 in the 4x4.

In an extremely close meet Tuesday, Dawan Smith led the way for the boys with wins in the 200, 400 and 1600-meter relay. Bryan Pettyjohn won high jump and helped the 400-meter relay to wins, while Jason Harper won triple jump and Justin Arseneau swept away the shot put and discus. For the girls, Kira Robinson won the 100, Katlin Town won high jump and Kari Elzey discus.

The bucs qualified Erik Gibbs (1600), Jordan Showell (800), Mike Johnson (400), Bremante Parker (400), Shayla Dukes (300 hurdles) and Katlin Town (high jump) for states, while Rossiny Beaucejour reached provisional qualification in both hurdles.

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Boys
Caesar Rodney 74, Milford 72
 3200 relay - CR (Abbott, Kealty, Simons, Line) 8:25.7; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 15.5, 100 - Campagnini, CR, 11.2, 800 relay - CR (Mannings, Tiller, Banaag, Berry) 1:30.9, 1600 - Hawkins, CR, 4:41, 400 relay - MHS (Pettyjohn, Davis, Mason, Sivels) 44.5, 400 - Smith, M, 50.0, 300 hurdles - Talley, M, 40.1, 800 - Abbott, CR, 2:03.8, 200 - Smith, M, 22.5, 3200 - Line, CR, 10:17.3, 1600 relay - MHS (Parker, Talley, Johnson, Smith) 3:27, long jump - Mannings, CR, 20-5.5, high jump - Pettyjohn, M, 5-10, shot put - Arseneau, M, 44-4, discus - Arseneau, M, 121-11, triple jump - Harper, M, 45-3, pole vault - Albert, M, 12-6.

Milford 106, Smyrna 40
 3200 relay - MHS (Showell, Parker, Gibbs, Johnson) 8:30.7; 110 hurdles - Cole, S, 14.9, 100 - Williams, S, 11.2, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Smith, Mason, Sivels) 1:31, 1600 - Tonkon, S, 4:41.9, 400 relay - MHS (Pettyjohn, Davis, Mason, Sivels) 44.5, 400 - Smith, M, 50.0, 300 hurdles - Cole, S, 39.8, 800 - Tonkon, S, 2:05, 200 - Smith, M, 22.5, 3200 - Gibbs, M, 11:06.7, 1600 relay - MHS (Parker, Talley, Johnson, Smith) 3:27, long jump - Harper, M, 20-0, high jump - Pettyjohn, M, 5-10, shot put - Arseneau, M, 44-4, discus - Arseneau, M, 121-11, triple jump - Harper, M, 45-3, pole vault - Albert, M, 12-6.

MHS?4-1.

Girls
Caesar Rodney 108, Milford 38
 3200 relay - CR (Hunt, Jones, Brown, Seiwell) 10:39.6, 100 hurdles - Allen, CR, 15.7, 100 - Robinson, M, 13.1, 800 relay - CR (Baynard, Hunt, Brown, Stevenson) 1:48.3, 1600 - Seiwell, CR, 5:27.9, 400 relay - CR (S.Allen, Winder, Harden, Baynard) 50.8, 400 - Stevenson, CR, 1:01.5, 300 hurdles - Allen, CR, 49.2, 800 - Brown, CR, 2:50.7, 200 - Stevenson, CR, 27.3, 3200 - Seiwell, CR, 11:56.9, 1600 relay - CR (Hunt, Hayward, Stevenson, Brown) 4:33.3, long jump - Allen, CR, 16-1, high jump - Town, M, 4-8, shot put - Campbell, CR, 28-10, discus - Elzey, M, 78-7, triple jump - Carter, CR, 32-3, pole vault - Dimeo, S, 8-6.

Milford 94, Smyrna 51
 3200 relay - MHS?(Russ, Griffith, Cox, Russ) 11:06.3, 100 hurdles - Brown, M, 19.2, 100 - Robinson, M, 13.1, 800 relay - MHS (Russ, Evans, Brown, Robinson) 1:52, 1600 - Griffith, M, 6:15.7, 400 relay - MHS?(Dukes, Brown, Johnson, Robinson) 52.5, 400 - Dimeo, S, 1:05.9, 300 hurdles - Dukes, M, 52.3, 800 - Thomas, S, 2:58.6, 200 - Blood, S, 28.4, 3200 - Cox, M, 13:47.2, 1600 relay - MHS (Evans, Brown, Richardson, Russ) 4:55.1, long jump - Dukes, M, 15-0, high jump - Town, M, 4-8, shot put - Elzey, M, 26-10, discus - Elzey, M, 78-7, triple jump - Town, M, 30-1, pole vault - Dimeo, S, 8-6. MHS 3-2.

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The girls and boys teamed up to win the Cape Henlopen Co-ed Relays Saturday. Miranda Spina (8'6") set a new school record in pole vault, and Chris Pink later tied the boys mark with a 13'0" as the duo took first to cap a strong day for the Bucs.

The  400-meter relay of Bryan Pettyjohn, Shayla Dukes, Dwayne Mason and Kira Robinson scored gold as did the long jump duo of Dukes and Jalil Davis. Justin Arseneau tossed a 44'0" in shot put to earn bronze with Kyien Young.

Other medal winners included:

2nd place: 800 relay of Jalil Davis, Shekinah Brown, Dalton Talley, Kira Robinson; Jason Harper-Katlin Town (high jump); Rossiny Beaucejour-Katlin Town (triple jump), Kari Elzey-Jon Jones (discus).

3rd place: 3200 relay of Ziondra Russ, Erik Gibbs, Tori Cox, Chris Pink; Jason Harper-Katlin Town (long jump), Kyien Young-Justin Arseneau (discus).

The boys and girls each won Section II championship at the Twilight Relays Friday at Caravel Academy. The boys won four field events and five track relays, while the girls won three field events.  Bremante Parker, Dalton Talley, Dwayne Mason and Dawan Smith finished the night by setting a new school record of 3:25.37 in the 1600-meter relay.

The 3200-meter relay of Jordan Showell, Patrick Helmick, Erik Gibbs and Michael Johnson scored gold in a new Bloom record time of 8:28, Jason Harper won high jump, and Dawan Smith won the 400 meters and helped the 400-meter relay to victory as the boys finished runner-up to CR on a windy, rainy, cold Saturday at Lake Forest at the Keith S. Burgess Invitational. Kira Robinson ran her best times of the season, finishing second in the 100 and third in the 200 to lead the girls to a fifth-place team finish.

Pole vault, long jump and triple jump were not contested due to weather. Meanwhile, Harper (high jump) and Patrick Helmick (800) qualified for states, while Clarence Cartwright (300M hurdles), Michael Johnson (400) and Jordan Showell (800) earned provisional qualifiers. 

Here's a look at the MHS place-winners:

1st: Dawan Smith (400), Jason Harper (high jump), 3200-meter relay of Jordan Showell, Patrick Helmick, Erik Gibbs and Michael Johnson, 400-meter relay of Jalil Davis, Dawan Smith, Dwayne Mason, Devon Sivels.

2nd: Patrick Helmick (800), Jon Jones (discus), 1600 relay of Michael Johnson, Bremante Parker, Dwayne Mason, Dawan Smith, Kira Robinson (100).

3rd: Justin Arseneau (shot put), Kira Robinson (200), 400 relay of Shayla Dukes, Shekinah Brown, Joycelynn Johnson, Kira Robinson.

4th: Shayla Dukes (300M hurdles), Kari Elzey (discus), Michael Johnson (400), Bryan Pettyjohn (110 hurdles),.

5th: Shayla Dukes (high jump), Taiwan Savage (3200), Clarence Cartwright (300 hurdles), 3200 relay of Ziondra Russ, Jessica Griffith, Kari Elzey, Tori Cox.

6th: Shekinah Brown (200), Ziondra Russ (400),   Jordan Showell (800), Devon Sivels (100), Dalton Talley (110 hurdles), 800 relay of Jalil Davis, Dawan Smith, Brandon LeGrand, Devon Sivels.

New state qualifiers included Dalton Talley (110M hurdles), Dawan Smith (200), Michael Johnson (200), and Jonathan Jones (discus). Provisional qualifiers included Steve Eshelman (3200), Bremante Parker (400), Erik Gibbs (400) and Justin Arseneau (high jump).

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Boys
Milford 136, Woodbridge 10
 3200 relay - MHS (Helmick, Showell, Gibbs, M.Johnson) 8:40; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 15.6, 100 - Sivels, M, 11.3, 800 relay - MHS (Pettyjohn, Joseph, Cartwright, Russell) 1:38.9, 1600 - Helmick, M, 5:03.9, 400 relay - MHS (Davis, Legrand, Mason, Sivels) 44.9, 400 - Parker, M, 54.6, 300 hurdles - Talley, M, 43.4, 800 - Nunez, M, 2:24.9, 200 - Smith, M, 22.4, 3200 - Lloyd, W, 19-10.5, 1600 relay - MHS (Pettyjohn, Cartwright, Russell, J.Johnson) 4:03, long jump - Davis, M, 19-6, high jump - Arseneau/Harper, M, 5-6, shot put - Arseneau, M, 41-6.5, discus - Jones, M, 122-10, triple jump - Harper, M, 43-0, pole vault - Albert, M, 12-6. MHS 3-0.

Girls
Milford 89, Woodbridge 46
 3200 relay - MHS (Cox, Deravines, Cates, Orosco) 13:03, 100 hurdles - Hinton, W, 18.4, 100 - Maddox, W, 12.6, 800 relay - Woodbridge 1:57.9, 1600 - Griffith, M, 6:23.3, 400 relay - MHS (Dukes, Brown, Johnson, Robinson) 53.1, 400 - DeCarlo, W, 1:10.6, 300 hurdles - Dukes, M, 55.1, 800 - McGriffith, M, 3:25.4, 200 - Maddox, W, 27.0, 3200 - none, 1600 relay - Woodbridge 4:52.9, long jump - Dukes, M, 16-.5, high jump - Dukes, M, 4-6, shot put - Elzey, M, 27-5.5, discus - Elzey, M, 67-3.5, triple jump - Town, M, 28-1, pole vault - Richardson, M, 6-6. MHS 2-1.

Devon Sivels and Kira Robinson ran state-qualifying time to win the 100 and 200 to help the boys and girls to victories on Tuesday. The boys topped Dover, 102-44, and Polytech, 121-25, while the girls topped Poly, 102-42, and dropped a tough one to Dover, 89-52.

Jason Harper won the triple and high jump and led the Bucs with 26 points, while Shayla Dukes won the 300 hurdles and high jump, qualifed for states in the long jump and add 29.25 points. Dwayne Mason added state qualification in the 100 and 200, while Jalil Davis (200), Dawan Smith (400), Dalton Talley (300 hurdles), Bryan Pettyjohn (110 hurdles) and Kim Richardson (pole vault) also qualified. Brandon Legrand (100, 200), Derrick Strickland (shot put), Davis (long jump) and Talley (110 hurdles) added provisional qualifiers.

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Boys
Milford 121, Polytech 25
Dover 87, Polytech 58
 3200 relay - MHS (Johnson, Nunez, Showell, Parker) 9:01.6; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 15.2, 100 - Sivels, M, 11.3, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Smith, Legrand, Sivels) 1:34.6, 1600 - Gibbs, M, 5:09.7, 400 relay - MHS (Talley, Davis, Mason, Joseph) 46.0, 400 - Smith, M, 53.1, 300 hurdles - Talley, M, 42.0, 800 - Showell, M, 2:14.4, 200 - Sivels, M, 22.8, 3200 - Gibbs, M, 11:22, 1600 relay - MHS (Talley, Johnson, Legrand, Smith) 4:12, long jump - Davis, M, 19-6, high jump - Harper, M, 5-4, shot put - Myles, P, 41-1.5, discus - Arseneau, M, 103-6, triple jump - Harper, M, 43-1.5, pole vault - Simpson, M, 11-6.

Milford 102, Dover 44
 3200 relay - MHS (Johnson, Nunez, Showell, Parker) 9:01.6; 110 hurdles - Pettyjohn, M, 15.2, 100 - Sivels, M, 11.3, 800 relay - MHS (Davis, Smith, Legrand, Sivels) 1:34.6, 1600 - Johnson, D, 5:08.5, 400 relay - MHS (Talley, Davis, Mason, Joseph) 46.0, 400 - Cosme, D, 52.0, 300 hurdles - Talley, M, 42.0, 800 - Barnes, D, 2:10.6, 200 - Sivels, M, 22.8, 3200 - Gibbs, M, 11:22, 1600 relay - Dover (Cosme, Barnes, Watson, Johnson) 3:41, long jump - Davis, M, 19-6, high jump - Harper, M, 5-4, shot put - Arseneau, M, 41-0, discus - Arseneau, M, 103-6, triple jump - Harper, M, 43-1.5, pole vault - Simpson, M, 11-6.

Girls
Milford 102, Polytech 42
 3200 relay - MHS?(Russ, Henderson, Griffith, Cox) 11:30, 100 hurdles - Spina, M, 19.4, 100 - Robinson, M, 12.8, 800 relay - MHS (Dukes, Evans, Russ, Robinson) 1:55.7, 1600 - Lanagan, P, 6:17.8, 400 relay - Poly?(Gaines, Parker, Spruance, Spruance) 57.0, 400 - Robinson, M, 1:08, 300 hurdles - Dukes, M, 54.7, 800 - McCove, P, 3:13.9, 200 - Robinson, M, 27.6, 3200 - Cox, M, 14:56, 1600 relay - MHS (Henderson, Brown, Russ, Spina) 4:54, long jump - Dukes, M, 15-1.5, high jump - Dukes, M, 4-6, shot put - Young, M, 25-5, discus - Elzey, M, 83-9, triple jump - Spruance, P, 31-8, pole vault - Richardson, M, 7-0.

Dover 89, Milford 52
Dover 111, Polytech 30
 3200 relay - MHS?(Russ, Henderson, Griffith, Cox) 11:30, 100 hurdles - Chandler, D,  17.3, 100 - Robinson, M, 12.8, 800 relay - Dover (Austin, Hayes, Chandler, Brady) 1:54.3, 1600 - Robinson, D, 6:16.8, 400 relay - Dover (Austin, Boyce, Chandler, Brady) 55.9, 400 - Hayes, D, 1:02.5, 300 hurdles - Dukes, M, 54.7, 800 - Robinson, D, 2:53.3, 200 - Robinson, M, 27.6, 3200 - Cox, M, 14:56, 1600 relay - Dover (Boyce, Hayes, Robinson, Sanders) 4:37.1, long jump - Sanders, D, 15-3.5, high jump - Dukes, M, 4-6, shot put - Potter, D, 29-6, discus - Meade, D, 98-0, triple jump - Sanders, D, 31-8, pole vault - Richardson, M, 7-0.

The MHS boys continued their hot start winning the Nesbitt Relays on a windy Saturday at Queen Anne's High (Md.). The girls came together for a third-place trophy as well.

Here's a look at the medal-winners:
1st-place:
800 relay: Jalil Davis, Dawan Smith, Brandon LeGrand, Devon Sivels, 1:33.4
400 relay: Jalil Davis, Brandon LeGrand, Dwayne, Mason, Devon Sivels, 44.3
800 relay: Shayla Dukes, Amanda Evans, Ziondra Russ, Kira Robinson, 1:55.2
1600 relay: Dalton Talley, Devon Sivels, Mike Johnson, Dawan Smith, 3:38.8
pole vault: Nick Albert-Nate Simpson
discus: Kari Elzey-Brittany Cumberledge
triple jump: Jason Harper-Rossiny Beaucejour
high jump: Jason Harper-Bryan Pettyjohn
high jump: Shayla Dukes-Katlin Town
2nd place:
shot put: Kari Elzey-Kyien Young
long jump: Shayla Dukes-Katlin Town
shot put: Justin Arseneau-Lonnie Joseph
discus: Justin Arseneau-Jon Jones
3rd place:
3200 relay: Michael Johnson, Dalton Talley, Jordan Showell, Erik Gibbs, 8:51.3
1600 relay: Ziondra Russ, Shekinah Brown, Amanda Evans, Miranda Spina, 4:52
long jump: Jalil Davis-Jason Harper
sprint medley: Jalil Davis, Dwayne Mason, Jordan Showell, Erik Gibbs 3:55.2
co-ed shuttle hurdles: Shekinah Brown, Miranda Spina, Rossiny Beaucejour, Bryan Pettyjohn

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The MHS boys jumpstarted the 2009 season in stunning fashion blazing through the competition at the A.I. Field & Track Relays Friday.  The boys swept the sprint relay events and finished runner-up in seven other events. Meanwhile, the girls finished fourth overall led by the first-place shuttle hurdle team of Miranda Spina, Shekinah Brown, Joycelynn Johnson, Kettyde Deravines.

Here's a look at the medal-winners:
1st-place:
800 relay: Jalil Davis, Dawan Smith, Brandon LeGrand, Devon Sivels, 1:31.2
400 relay: Dwayne Mason, Dawan Smith, Brandon LeGrand, Devon Sivels, 43.4
sprint medley: Bremante?Parker, Dwayne Mason, Brandon LeGrand, Erik Gibbs, 3:50.6
1600 relay: Dalton Talley, Jordan Showell, Devon Sivels, Dawan Smith, 3:35.5
pole vault: Nick Albert-Chris Pink-Nate Simpson-Jesse McCormick
shuttle hurdles: Miranda Spina, Shekinah Brown, Joycelynn Johnson, Kettyde Deravines, 1:22.5
high jump: Shayla Dukes-Katlin Town
2nd place:
shuttle hurdles: Jason Kollock, Rossiny Beaucejour, Dalton Talley, Bryan Pettyjohn, 1:13.5
swedish medley: Jalil Davis, Bryan Pettyjohn, Dalton Talley, Miles Russell, 2:08.4
high jump: Bryan Pettyjohn-Jason Harper
long jump: Jalil Davis-Jason Harper
triple jump: Jason Harper-Rossiny Beaucejour
shot put: Justin Arseneau-Derrick Strickland
discus: Justin Arseneau-Jon Jones
3200 relay: Ziondra Russ, Alli Henderson, Tori Cox, Jessica Griffith, 11:25.1
3rd place:
3200 relay: Jordan Showell, Erik Gibbs, Taiwan Savage, Bremante Parker, 8:49.8
discus: Kari Elzey-Jasmine Robinson

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Congratulations to the boys track team who claimed the Henlopen Conference Indoor Championship Wednesday at Snow Hill. The girls finished 5th overall.

Individual champions included Nick Albert, who set a new school indoor record of 12-feet, 6 inches in pole vault; Bryan Pettyjohn in high jump and Kira Robinson in 55 meters.

Relay champions included the girls 3200-meter relay team of Molly Bliss, Jessica Griffith, Alli Henderson and Tori Cox and the boys' 800-meter relay of Dawan Smith, Dalton Talley, Devon Sivels and Mike Johnson.

Runner-ups included Devon Sivels (55 meters), Dawan Smith (400 meters) and the boys 1600-meter relay of Mike Johnson, Devon Sivels, Clarence Cartwright and Dawan Smith.

Third-place medalists included Patrick Helmick (800 meters), Molly Bliss (800 meters), Dawan Smith (200 meters), Jason Harper (triple jump), Shayla Dukes (long jump and high jump), Miranda Spina (pole vault) and the boys 3200-meter relay of Johnson, Steve Eshelman, Helmick and Jordan Showell.

4th place
Bryan Pettyjohn (hurdles)
Tori Cox (3200)
Chris Pink (pole vault)
Katlin Town (high jump)
girls 800 relay of Shekinah Brown, Kira Robinson, Alli Henderson, Shayla Dukes

5th place
Jordan Showell (800)
Devon Sivels (200)
Jason Harper (long jump)

6th place
Alli Henderson (400)
Justin Arseneau (shot put)
Kari Elzey (shot put)
Nathan Simpson (pole vault)
Courtney Enfield (high jump)
Jason Harper (high jump)

The team will compete in the state championship Saturday at the University of Delaware.