Hess Sprints to Fourth OA Award; Jones’ Falcons Collect Team Trophy

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Hess Sprints to Fourth OA Award; Jones’ Falcons Collect Team Trophy

Apr 30, 2017
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BY JEFF FALK

LEBANON – Ariel Jones gave Reagan Hess a run for her money. And then when she fell just short, Jones took part in the ultimate consolation prize.

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, during the annual staging of the Lebanon County Track and Field Championships at Lebanon High School, Hess, a fleet senior from Annville-Cleona, garnered the Outstanding Female Athlete award for the fourth time in her career – a record that will never be broken – by edging Jones, a Cedar Crest 12th-grader who established three meet records of her own. Thanks to a 4-2 vote by the head coaches, Hess received the award, thanks to wins in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, and the long jump.

Hess was not afforded an opportunity to compete in the 400-meter relay because of an injury to a teammate.

But Jones certainly derived a certain measure of satisfaction by helping the Falcons to their second straight team trophy. Her points were key for a Cedar Crest squad that edged rival Palmyra, 210 team points to 205.5.

Elco was third in the team competition, while Annville-Cleona was fourth, followed by the host Cedars and Northern Lebanon.

“I voted for Ariel Jones,” said Cedar Crest head coach Rob Bare. “Reagan Hess is a phenomenal athlete. She’s going to have all colors of medals around her neck – gold, silver, bronze – at the league meet, at districts and states. But not giving Ariel Jones a piece of that was a disservice to track and field. She set three county records and got a third-place in the most competitive event in the meet (the long jump). She was the outstanding athlete on the winning team.

“It’s all good,” said Falcon assistant coach Brandon Risser. “It doesn’t matter. It was a good day.”

“It’s a goal I set for myself coming into these meets,” said Hess, before the Outstanding Athlete award winner was announced. “You never know who’s going to do something amazing. It would be an honor. But if somebody like Ariel got it, I’d be happy for them.

“You have those packs,” continued Hess. “The girls who have been competing against you. Today was the most I talked to Ariel. I know she’s an outstanding high jumper and that that’s her favorite event.”

In the morning, Hess bested Jones in the long jump – Hess’ signature event – and broke her own record in the process. Her 19-1.5 was a good foot beyond the rest of the field, but just off her personal best of 19-3.

Hess also blew away the competition by posting a 12.13 in the 100-meter dash. She topped off her performance by clicking off a winning time of 25.61 in the 200.

“I’m really happy with that,” said Hess of her effort in the long jump. “It’s weird. I usually do better in the cold weather. But it’s an honor. I feel incredibly blessed.

“Usually, the county meet to me, I almost take it like districts,” Hess continued. “I’m running against good competition and against (Class) AAA competition. It’s incredible, the gift I have been given.”

No one has ever enjoyed a more prolific career at the county meet than Hess. Over her four years, she earned four gold medals in the 100, four gold medals in the 200, four in the long jump and has been part of two golds and a silver in the 400-meter relay.

“It’s really hard to put into words when I reflect on it,” said Hess, who will continue her athletic and academic careers at Slippery Rock University. “I’m going to miss it – the familiar faces, the great competition.”

Jones was certainly in postseason form in the high jump, the triple jump and as part of Cedar Crest’s record-setting 400-meter dash quartet.

Jones, a basketball star, established a new local standard by clearing 5-7.5 in the high jump. She also set a new meet record with her 37-3 in the triple jump. And then she teamed with DeAsia Holloman, Hannah McCurdy and Destinee Holloman to post a 49.5 in the sprint relay.

“Our girls are really front loaded,” said Bare. “It’s about competition. You want to go out there and put your best foot forward. Everyone always exceeds their seeds.”

In addition to Jones’ efforts, the Falcons also got key contributions from their depth.

Cedar Crest sophomore Hannah Woelfling copped county gold in the discus.

“Both teams way outperformed their seeds,” said Risser of the battle with Palmyra. “That is just insane. Palmyra came to play. Their effort was tremendous. But our girls found a way to score 4.5 more points than them.”

The Cougars claimed first-place finishes in eight events. Palmyra dominated the middle and long distance races.

Palmyra’s Mia Julian took top honors in the 400, while teammate Jess Dembrowski hit the finish line first in the 800. Cougar Kelsei Bixler won the 1600-meter run by ten seconds, and Sarah Hollen posted a similar margin of victory in the 3200.

Bixler, Dembrowski and Julian teamed with Ellie Keck for a triumph in the 1600-meter relay. Bixler, Dembrowski and Hollen joined Keck on the top rung of the awards podium for their performance in the 3200-meter relay.

Also for the Cougars, Maliyah Stough was the winner of the 100 high hurdles and Kristin West was acknowledged as the county champion in the javelin.

“Palmyra is phenomenal,” said Bare. “They had nine number-one seeds. It took an outstanding effort to beat them.”

Cedar Megan Deck claimed the pole vault competition by more than a foot, and Lebanon’s Ary-Anna Ostolaza copped the first-place trophy in the shot put. Elco’s Natalie Swingholm took the checkered flag in the 300-meter hurdle race.

“We needed our top guns to show up and be heard,” said Risser. “We relied on that and they rose to the challenge. I think of the 3200 sprint down the line. I was imploring Taylor Laliberte to make a move. Taylor Laliberte gets it done and that’s a four-point swing right there. That’s just one example. But every singe person contributed points.”

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Annual Lebanon County Track and Field Championships

(at Lebanon High School)

Girls’ Results

100: 1. Reagan Hess, AC, 12.13. 2. Destinee Holloman, CC, 12.54. 3. Shayla Bonzelet, CC, 12.85. 4. Maliyah Stough, Pal, 13.19. 5. Camryn Simpson, Pal, 13.44. 6. Timeshah Clark, AC, 13.95.

100 hurdles: 1. Maliyah Stough, Pal, 15.60. 2. Kylie Bomgardner, Pal, 16.80. 3. DeAsia Holloman, CC, 17.18. 4. Jalissa Nolt, ELCO, 18.04. 5. Yessi Gonzalez-Martinez, Leb, 18.38. 6. Elaine Muldoon, CC, 20.30.

200: 1. Reagan Hess, AC, 25.61. 2. Shayla Bonzelet, CC, 26.61. 3. Destinee Holloman, CC, 27.04. 4. Maliyah Stough, Pal, 27.77. 5. Kylie Bomgardner, Pal, 58.77. 6. Devon Rosengrant, ELCO, 28.93. 7. Hannah Williams, ELCO, 30.19. 8. Ana-Gabriella Yik, Leb, 30.81. 9. Hannah Whitman, NL, 30.97. 10. Sydney Mengel, NL, 31.40.

300 hurdles: 1. Natalie Swingholm, ELCO, 49.40. 2. Jannae Bonds, Pal, 50.05. 3. Kylie Bomgardner, Pal, 50.76. 4. DeAsia Holloman, CC, 51.32. 5. Kayla Brooks, CC, 52.26. 6. Yessi Gonzalez-Martinez, Leb, 54.21. 7. Kaylin Nolt, ELCO, 54.70. 8. Gracen Kreider, AC, 55.83. 9. Ana-Gabriella Yik, Leb, 56.22. 10. Sarah Erickson, AC, 57.15. 11. Shannon Ostermayer, NL, 57.20.

400: 1. Mia Julian, Pal, 1:00.86. 2. Shayla Bonzelet, CC, 1:02.06. 3. Sarah Hollen, Pal, 1:02.77. 4. Elizabeth Nazeeri, CC, 1:04.76. 5. Dezaree Balthaser, ELCO, 1:04.79. 6. Hannah Whitman, NL, 1:08.33. 7. Denise Colon-Olivencia, Leb, 1:10.29. 8. Sydney Mengel, NL, 1:11.74. 9. Brikel Remper, ELCO, 1:11.98. 10. Abrianna Ramos, Leb, 1:14.46.

800: 1. Jess Dembrowski, Pal, 2:25.43. 2. Emily Peters, CC, 2:25.64. 3. Ellie Keck, Pal, 2:27.63. 4. Tyra Craun, CC, 2:39.32. 5. Mary Tshudy, AC, 2:55.70. 6. Madison Pillsbury, NL, 3:05.29. 7. Drashti Patel, NL, 3:10.81. 8. Leah Krall, AC, 3:12.78.

1,600: 1. Kelsei Bixler, Pal, 5:34.78. 2. Jess St. Clair, Pal, 5:44.02. 3. Cate Strunk, CC, 5:46.69. 4. Mia Reigert, CC, 6:06.51. 5. Elizabeth Lattanze, ELCO, 6:18.75. 6. Emily Williams, ELCO, 6:27.47. 7. Erin Ditzler, NL, 6:40.06.

3,200: 1. Sarah Hollen, Pal, 12:21.74. 2. Lily Brubaker, ELCO, 12:30.08. 3. Cate Strunk, CC, 12:37.46. 4. Taylor Laliberte, CC, 13:06.47. 5. Jess St. Clair, Pal, 13:06.50. 6. Erin Ditzler, NL, 15:21.23.

400 relay: 1. Cedar Crest (DeAsia Holloman, Hannah McCurdy, Ariel Jones, Destinee Holloman), 49.50. 2. Palmyra (Kylie Bomgardner, Camryn Simpson, Maliyah Stough, Natalie Webber), 51.13. 3. ELCO (Alana Nash, Hannah Williams, Heather Gettle, Devon Rosengrant), 54.03. 4. Lebanon (Abrianna Ramos, VAnetta Staten, Jaquelin Madrigal Estrada, Allie Parr), 58.29.

1,600 relay: 1. Palmyra (Kelsei Bixler, Jess Dembrowski, Sarah Hollen, Mia Julian), 4:12.33. 2. Cedar Crest (Emily Peters, Destinee Holloman, DeAsia Holloman, Shayla Bonzelet), 4:14.40. 3. Lebanon (Denise Colon Olivencia, Madison Mattern Cortes), Ana-Gabriella Yik, Yessica Gonzalez-Martinez), 5:01.11.

3,200 relay: 1. Palmyra (Kelsei Bixler, Jess Dembrowski, Sarah Hollen, Ellie Keck), 10:07.29. 2. Cedar Crest (Tyra Craun, Elizabeth Nazeeri, Briseida Martinez, Emily Peters), 10:17.58. 3. ELCO (Dezaree Balthaser, Jordan Rosengrant, Lily Brubaker, Abby Keath), 10:24.89.

Shot put: 1. Ary-Anna Ostolaza, Leb, 35-1. 2. Hannah Weddle, CC, 33-7 ¼. 3. Alexis Thomas, ELCO, 33-4 ¼. 4. Eriley Torres, AC, 33-3. 5. Amber Stamm, Pal, 33-2. 6. Hannah Woefling, CC, 33-4 ½. 7. Alyssa Keath, ELCO, 30-3 ½. 8. Alisha Nicely, Pal, 29-11 ¾. 9. Morgan Dancause, AC, 28-3. 10. Olivia Sforza, Leb, 26-9 ¾.

Javelin: 1. Kirstin West, Pal, 129-8. 2. Grace Miller, CC, 120-6. 3. Madyson Brown, CC, 109-2. 4. Morgan Dancause, AC, 88-11. 5. Hayley Schultz, Pal, 85-6. 6. Ary-Anna Ostolaza, Leb, 85-0. 7. Eriley Torres, AC, 84-0. 9. Taileen Zechman, Leb, 82-3. 9. Hannah Whitman, NL, 80-9.

Discus: 1. Hannah Woelfling CC, 112-2. 2. Mackenzie Drane, AC, 98-8. 3. Amber STamm, Pal, 95-5. 4. Ary-Anna Ostolaza, Leb, 89-3. 5. Kaylynn Keppley, ELCO, 88-10. 6. Hannah Weddle, CC, 81-0. 7. Alyssa Keath, ELCO, 80-11. 8. Eriley Torres, AC, 79-3. 9. Olivia Sforza, Leb, 78-3. 10. Alisha Nicely, Pal, 76-6.

Triple jump: 1. Ariel Jones, CC, 37-3. 2. Camryn Simpson, Pal, 37-1. 3. Hannah Woelfling, CC, 32-10. 4. Kirstin West, Pal, 30-10 ½. 5. Gracen Kreider, AC, 29-2. 6. Alana Nash, ELCO, 28-1 ½. 7. Kaylin Nolt, ELCO, 28-0 ½. 8. Sadie Eisenhour, Leb, 27-2. 9. Teagan Guirate, NL, 22-2 ½.

Pole vault: 1. Megan Deck, Leb, 9-1. 2t. Emily Bidelspach, ELCO, & Sidney Wike, Leb, 8-0. 4t. Jacy Carmenatty, Pal, Amber Levengood, CC & Morgan Menswer, CC, 7-6. 7t. Sarah Domencic, AC, Jennifer Axarlis, ELCO & Mary Tshudy, AC, 7-0. 10t. Hannah Bordner, Pal & Madison Taylor, NL, 6-6.

Long jump: 1. Reagan Hess, AC, 19-1 ½. 2. Camryn Simpson, Pal, 17-7 ¾. 3. Ariel Jones, CC, 17-3 ¾. 4. Destinee Holloman, CC, 16-8 ¾. 5. Devon Rosengrant, ELCO, 15-0 ¾. 6. Kirstin West, Pal, 14-3. 7. Gracen Kreider, AC, 14-0. 8. Natalie Swingholm, ELCO, 13-9 ¼. 9. Teagan Guirate, NL, 11-0 ¼.

High jump: 1. Ariel Jones, CC, 5-7 ½. 2t. Hannah Woelfling, CC, & Hayley Schultz, Pal, 4-10. 4. Sadie Eisenhour, Leb, 4-8. 5t. Maia Gingrich, AC, & Jannae Bonds, Pal, 4-6. 7. Emily Bidelspach, ELCO, 4-4. 8. Sarah Erickson, AC, 4-0.

Team scores: 1. Cedar Crest, 210. 2. Palmyra, 205.5. 3. ELCO, 87. 4. Annville-Cleona, 72.5. 5. Lebanon, 62. 6. Northern Lebanon, 14.

Lebanon County Track and Field Championship Records


LEBANON COUNTY MEET RECORDS

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EVENT EFFORT PERFORMER SCHOOL YEAR

100m Dash 12.0 Leslie Hummer Annville-Cleona 1985

10.4 Greg Miller Palmyra 1999

200m Dash 25.1 Reagan Hess Annville-Cleona 2016

21.4 Greg Miller Palmyra 1999

400m Dash 57.5 Sue Wolfe Annville-Cleona 1987

49.0 Jeronimo Rodriguez 2015

800m Run 2:17.4 Kayleigh Perry ELCO 2010

1:54.3 Derin Klick Lebanon 2016

1600m Run 5:08.8 Kayleigh Perry ELCO 2009

4:19.4 Drew Gerberich ELCO

3200m Run 11:13.8 Stacy Stoner Northern Lebanon 1995

9:40.1 Connor Strynkowski Palmyra 2011

100m Hurdles 15.3 Shannon Kalnoski Cedar Crest 1992

110m Hurdles 14.4 Matt Deysher Cedar Crest 2011

300m Hurdles 45.9 Joy Buckwalter Palmyra 1989

39.1 Chris Bradley Cedar Crest 2010

400m Relay 49.5 DeAsia Holloman, Hannah McCurdy, Arile Jones, Destinee Holloman, Cedar Crest 2017

43.1 Peter Groff, Damon Edwards, Cedar Crest 2014 Jarred Brandt, Denzel Pierre

1600m Relay 4:06.8 Maria Tukis, Jess Dembrowski, Palmyra 2014 Miranda Salvo, Katie Dembrowski

3:24.7 Chris Coleman, Alex Galli, Cedar Crest 2011 Shaun Ditzler, Mychal Robinson

3200m Relay 10:01.6 Erin Frey, Angie Paliometros, Lebanon 1995

Shelby Margut, Jess Lentz

8:00.4 Chad Bomgardner, Jordan Cruise Cedar Crest 2013 Jared Glosser, Willie Bragg

Shot Put 40-10 Becky Eisenhower Cedar Crest 2004

61-1.25 Jeremy Silverman Annville-Cleona 2001

Discus 125-0.5 Rachel Bryce Annville-Cleona 1993

161-10 Jeremy Silverman Annville-Cleona 2001

Javelin 133-9 Meghan Briggs Palmyra 2006

203-9 Thomas Jordan Cedar Crest 2003

Long Jump 19-1.5 Reagan Hess Annville-Cleona 2017

22-2.75 Pete Habegger Cedar Crest 2003

Triple Jump 37-3 Ariel Jones, Cedar Crest 2017

45-2.5 Mike Wagner Annville-Cleona 1980

High Jump 5-7.5 Ariel Jones, Cedar Crest 2017

5-6 Kim Snyder Palmyra 1988

6-6 Dana Hollinger Cedar Crest 1979

6-6 Andrew Batula Annville-Cleona 2008

Pole Vault 12-1 Erin Winters, Lebanon 2014

14-9.5 Darryl Miller Northern Lebanon 1979

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