Mitrecic Wins Regional Pole Vault Title

Feb 09,2017 by Shawn Soper

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams acquitted themselves well at the state regional meet this week including a 3A-South Regional pole vault championship for Jillian Mitrecic.

Mitrecic won the 3A-South regional championship in the pole vault, representing Decatur’s top finish in the regional championships on Tuesday. Also on the girls’ side, Adrianna Serpe finished ninth overall in the 55-meter hurdles, Bethany Williams finished ninth in the high jump, while Christian Romano finished 11^th. Claire Billings was 11^th in the 500, while Alyssa Romano was 17^th. Kate Carpenter finished 13^th in the 55-meter hurdles, while Khalin Wise was 15^th in the shot put.

On the boys’ side, Wyatt Davy finished fourth in the high jump. Zach Cicoccio was fifth in the pole vault, while Davy finished sixth. Patrick Miller was 12^th in the shot put. In the 3,200, Jack Reimer was 12^th and Javier Hernandez finished 16^th. Kevin Beck was 12^th in the 1,600 and 15^th in the 800.

About The Author: Shawn Soper

Shawn Soper has been with The Dispatch since 2000. He began as a staff writer covering various local government beats and general stories. His current positions include managing editor and sports editor. Growing up in Baltimore before moving to Ocean City full time three decades ago, Soper graduated from Loch Raven High School in 1981 and from Towson University in 1985 with degrees in mass communications with a journalism concentration and history.