The Shadow
LYNCHBURG — Area indoor track athletes had quite a day Saturday at the Heritage Invitational.
Covington sprinter T.K. Tomlinson won the 55 meter dash and teammate Mitchell Tallman won the pole vault, equaling a school record.
Alleghany was led by Maggie Thompson, who finished third and four respectively in the long and triple jumps.
Both leaps were Mountaineer indoor school records.
Tomlinson was the fastest in a 57-runner, 55 meter field, crossing the line in a season-best 6.72 seconds.
Tallman equaled a 41-year old Cougar school record (David Pence, 1977) with a winning pole vault of 12 feet.
On the girls side, Thompson had a big meet.
Thompson broke her own AHS?school records in both the long and triple jumps, soaring 16-4¼ in the long and 35-1½ in the triple.
Other top 10 efforts in the 31-team meet included:
— Ethan Forbes, CHS, 8th, 1,000 meters;
— Levi Counts, AHS, 3rd, 1,600 meters – 3rd, 3,200 meters;
— Marvin Harvey, CHS, 9th, 55 meter hurdles;
— Covington boys relays, 4th, 4 x 400 – 7th, 4 x 800;
— Shaun Smith, CHS, 2nd, shot put;
— Luke Fisher, CHS, 7th, pole vault;
— Alleghany girls relay, 8th, 4 x 200.
The Cougars and Mountaineers now prepare for their respective regional meets, both scheduled for Roanoke College.
Covington will participate in the combined Class 1 and 2, Region C championships on Friday, February 15, while Alleghany will be in the Class 3, Region D meet on Saturday, February 16.
Area boys Results
55 Meter Dash: 1. T.K. Tomlinson (C), 6.72; 40. Nehemiah Reeves (A) and Shaun Smith (C), 7.47
300 Meter Dash: 20. Marvin Harvey (C), 43.23; 28. Nehemiah Reeves (A), 44.19; 32. Zach Ratliff (C), 45.21; 35. Jeffrey Harris (A), 47.07
500 Meter Dash: 15. Austin Angle (C), 1:22.42; 18. Jeffrey Harris (A), 1:24.18
1,000 Meter Run: 8. Ethan Forbes (C), 3:06.28; 14. Mason Honaker (A), 3:17.12; 19. Evan Rose (C), 3:27.25; 23. Brandon Willard (A), 4:00.47
1,600 Meter Run: 3. Levi Counts (A), 5:04.37; 13. Randall Deschler (A), 5:46.43
3,200 Meter Run: 3. Levi Counts (A), 11:05.97
55 Meter Hurdles: 9. Marvin Harvey (C), 9.84; 14. Zach Ratliff (C), 10.20
4 x 400 Meter Relay: 3. Covington, 4:10.65
4 x 800 Meter Relay: 7. Covington, 10:37.22
Long Jump: 27. Austin Angle (C), 17-3; 40. Marvin Harvey (C), 14-7
Triple Jump: 11. Marvin Harvey (C), 36-2¼; 17. Austin Angle (C), 33-2
Shot Put: 2. Shaun Smith (C), 45-5; 35. Peyton Webb (C), 29-0
Pole Vault: 1. Mitchell Tallman (C), 12-0; 7. Luke Fisher (C), 9-0
Area GIRLS results
55 Meter Dash: 46. Alexis Schultz (A), 9.00; 55. Shelby Leichter (C), 9.79
4 x 200 Meter Relay: 8. Alleghany, 2:16.71
Long Jump: 3. Maggie Thompson (A), 16-4¼
Triple Jump: 4. Maggie Thompson (A), 35-1½
