Hanover and Atlee are region track champions after strong showings at Matoaca

ROBBY FLETCHER

Sports Editor

There were few surprises as far as favorites entering the Class 4, Region B Outdoor Track Championships.

All season long, the Hanover Hawks and Atlee Raiders have established themselves as teams to beat in the region, with both rosters stacked with state qualifiers and previous region champs. The results at regionals were par for the course when the Atlee boys team won the region title and its girls team claimed the runner-up spot while the Hanover girls team won the title and the boys team finished in third. The championships were held at Matoaca High School.

Hanover’s girls team had six events end in first place results, with sophomore Jaelynn Joiner continuing her stellar season with a win in the 100-meter dash (12.57 seconds) and second place finishes in the 200 dash (26.12) and the long jump (17 feet, 2.5 inches).

Senior Alli Crytser and sophomore Ellie Agustin also turned in winning performances on the track, with the senior Hawk winning the 800 (2:17.28) and the 1600 runs (5:12.23). Crytser’s sophomore teammate Agustin was similarly terrific, winning the 3200 run (11:19.47) and placing second in the 1600 just behind Crytser (5:12.96).

Hanover’s 4x800 relay team also won first place on the track with a time of 9:41.31. Another event ending in a Hanover vic- tory was Lily Hubert’s win in the high jump (5-0), while second place finishes from Erin Smith in the triple jump (35-0.5) and pole vault (9-6) capped off an excellent day at the track as Hanover gets set for states.

Hanover’s boys team had first place showing from star athletes Deonte Harris and Todd Benhase, with Harris winning the 110-meter hurdles (15.16) and placing second in the 300 hurdles, high jump and long jump. Benhase won his gold in the pole vault with a 14-0 result, just ahead of second place finisher Luke Benhase (13-6).

Atlee’s boys team was as sharp as it had been all season, with winning performances from runners like Patrick Allen, Travis Albon and the 4x800 relay team being commonplace. It was no different under the bright lights of regionals.

Allen held off a strong run from Patrick Henry’s Andrew Senfield in the 800 dash and won by a hair with a time of 1:57.29 to Senfield’s 1:57.34. The 1600 run was a similarly tight contest between the two, with Allen again coming out on top with a time of 4:25.57 that was just ahead of Senfield’s 4:26.72 time.

Albon’s win came in the 3200, where he finished the race in 9:45.06 with teammate Andre Chavez close behind in second place with a time of 9:45.06.

The 4x800 relay win was nowhere near the close finish those individual runs were, with Atlee’s group featuring Albon, Chavez, Carson Echard and Josh Fong cruising to a 8:04.33 time while the closest finisher was Patrick Henry with a time of 8:17.50.

The Raiders girls team claimed the second place spot in part because of strong performances from runners like Josie Rempe and Tori Goodson, with Rempe winning the 100 (12.64) and 200-meter dash events (25.34). Rempe also finished second in the 300 hurdle competition with a time of 46.34 seconds. Goodson won the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.44 seconds.

Both teams now prepare for an even bigger stage: the Class 4 State Championships in Lynchburg, Virginia on June 2-3.

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