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MILFORD TRACK & FIELD
2009 BOYS
DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONS!
 

2009 BOYS, GIRLS SOUTHERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS!

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.

Here's a look at the medal-winners:

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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The 2009 home opener originally set versus Lake Forest on Tuesday, March 31 has been postponed to Friday, May 1 at MHS, beginning at 3:30 p.m.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boys
Milford 97, Smyrna 49

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here are a look at the place-winners:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here's a look at the place-winners:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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