Seahawks Solid In State Regional Meet

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity outdoor track teams acquitted themselves well at the state 3A-East region meet this week with a handful of top 10 finishes in some events.

On the boys’ side, Decatur’s London Drummond had a great meet with a fourth-place finish in the high jump and a ninth-place finish in the 200. Eric Bontempo finished fifth in the shot put.

In other results for the Decatur boys, Chad Fischer finished 17^th in the 400. Sam Rakowski finished 13^th in the 800, while Carter McClendon was 21^st. George Cheynet came in 15^th in the 3,200, while Liam Foley was 19^th. Cheynet also finished 22^nd in the 1,600. Kyler Stubblebine finished 13^th in the 300 hurdles. In other field events, Stubblebine was 16^th in the triple jump. In the shot put, Decatur’s Zion Shockley was 12^th, Bontempo was 16^th and Tyler Cook was 23^rd.

On the girls’ side, Caela Berrie finished fourth in the high jump. Abbie Baker was fourth in the pole vault, while Noelle Dennis was seventh. In other events, Emma Stubblebine finished 15^th in the 400 and Doris Krasner came in 14^th in the 800, while Erica Hicks was 18^th.

In the 1,600, Mikayla Denault was 12^th and Krasner finished 17^th. Denault finished 14^th in the 3,200, while Hicks was 16^th. Jessica Janney came in 16^th in the long jump, Adrianna Serpe was 15^th in the triple jump and Diamond Rounds was 20^th in the discus.