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B-4 Sports Wednesday, April 20, 2016 The Press-Dispatch hurdles with a personal-best time of 44.41 seconds. Riley placed fifth in the long jump competition with a leap of 18 feet, 3.5 inches and was fifth in the 200 -me- ter dash with a season-best time of 24.01 seconds, while Early was fifth in the pole vault competition with a season-best leap of 10 feet, 6 inches. The team of Benson, Boyd, McCord and senior Noah Scott placed fifth in the 1,600 -meter relay with a season-best time of 3:56.93, while the team of Benson, senior Earl Townsend and sophomores Caden Arm- strong and Jacob Bohnert placed fifth in the 3,200 -me- ter relay with a time of 10 :17.82. Several Chargers who did not place posted personal- best marks: • Armstrong had per- sonal-best times in the 1,600 -meter run (5:16) and the 3,200 -meter run (11:53). • Boyd had a season-best leap of 9 feet, 6 inches in pole vault. • Carpenter had a person- al-best time of 1:01.88 in the 400 -meter dash. • Dixon had a personal- best time of 12.28 seconds in the 100 -meter dash, and a season-best leap of 5 feet, 2 inches in high jump. • Johnson had a person- al-best time of 6:05 in the 1,600 -meter run. • Kirby had a personal- best time of 58.59 seconds in the 400 -meter dash, and a season-best leap of 16 feet, 9.5 inches in long jump. • Wilkison had a person- al-best time of 12.12 in the 100 -meter dash. • Sophomore Silas Goff had a season-best throw of 94 feet, 1 inch in discus. • Freshman Andrew Krieg had a season-best throw of 32 feet, 7 inches in shot put. • Sophomore Zach Pan- cake had a season-best throw of 34 feet, 4.5 inches in shot put. • Senior Adam Sendmey- er had a season-best time of 24.87 seconds in the 200 -me- ter dash. • Freshman Jacob Vest had a personal-best time of 1:03.87 in the 400 -meter dash. As a team, Pike Central scored a total of 42 points, trailing Jasper (156 points), Northeast Dubois (73) and Southridge (43). For- est Park was fifth with 37 points. "We had a lot of improve- ments in our performances from previous meets, which helped us place in sever- al events," Chargers head coach Chris Kramer said. "We finally had some good weather to have a meet in, and we also performed real- ly well with the added pres- sure of the big-meet atmo- sphere." Pike Central, which host- ed South Spencer on Mon- day, April 18, will return to action on Thursday, April 21, when the Chargers will par- ticipate in the Southridge In- vitational. Then, on Wednes- day, April 27, Pike Central will participate in the Princ- eton Invitational. CHARGERS Continued from page 1 Pike Central High School senior Dalton Riley goes airborne while competing in the boys' long jump competition during the Dubois-Pike Invita- tional hosted by Jasper on Thursday, April 14. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Earl Townsend (left) hands the baton to sophomore Jacob Bohnert while competing in the boys' 3,200-me- ter relay during the Dubois-Pike Invitational host- ed by Jasper on Thursday, April 14. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Baron Earley clears a hurdle while competing in the boys' 300-meter intermediate hurdles during the Dubois-Pike Invitational hosted by Jasper on Thursday, April 14. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School freshman Christian Benson runs one leg of the boys' 1,600-meter re- lay during the Dubois-Pike Invitational hosted by Jasper on Thursday, April 14. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Jared McCord goes airborne while competing in the boys' long jump competition during the Dubois-Pike Invitational hosted by Jasper on Thursday, April 14. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Noah Scott competes in the boys' 100-meter dash during the Dubois-Pike Invitational hosted by Jasper on Thursday, April 14. Ed Cahill photo McCord leads PCHS boys' track team past Southridge Junior Jared McCord placed first in the 110 -me- ter high hurdles, the 300 -meter intermediate hurdles and high jump as the Pike Central High School boys' track and field team defeated visiting Southridge 88 -42 on Mon- day, April 18. McCord placed first in the 110 -meter high hurdles with a time of 16.66 sec- onds, first in the 300 -me- ter intermediate hurdles with a season-best time of 43.50 seconds, and first in high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 8 inches. McCord also teamed up with senior Dalton Riley, sophomore Adam Wilki- son and freshman Chris- tian Benson to place sec- ond in the 1,600 -meter re- lay with a season-best time of 3:49.24. Other Charges who post- ed first-place finishes were freshman Andrew Krieg in discus with a throw of 113 feet, 3 inches; sophomore Gavin Boyd in the 200 -me- ter dash with a personal- best time of 23.19 seconds; Benson in the 800 -me- ter run with a season-best time of 2:25.84; Riley in long jump with a leap of 18 feet, 1/2 inch; and sopho- more Caden Armstrong in the 3,200 -meter run with a time of 12:19.34. In addition, the team of Armstrong, Benson, sopho- more Jacob Bohnert and se- nior Earl Townsend placed first in the 3,200 -meter re- lay with a time of 10 :11.19; and the 400 -meter relay team of Boyd, Riley, Wilki- son and junior Jaylon Ow- ens placed first with a sea- son-best time of 45.00 sec- onds. Also placing second for the Chargers were Arm- strong in the 1,600 -me- ter run with a season-best time of 5:14; Bohnert in the 3,200 -meter run with a sea- son-best time of 13:02; Ri- ley in the 200 -meter dash with a season-best time of 23.56 seconds; soph- omore Baron Earley in the 300 -meter interme- diate hurdles with a sea- son-best time of 46.67 sec- onds; freshman Jade John- son in the 800 -meter run with a season-best time of 2:28.50 ; junior Cole Leighty in discus with a season-best throw of 108 feet, 6 inches; and sopho- more Zach Pancake in shot put with a throw of 35 feet, 2 inches. Placing third for the Chargers were Earley in pole vault with a leap of 10 feet; Leighty in shot put with a season-best throw of 39 feet, 10 inches; Ow- ens in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 11.75 sec- onds; Townsend in the 1,600 -meter run with a season-best time of 5:55 and in the 3,200 -meter run with a season-best time of 13:16.71; freshman Colton Carpenter in the 400 -me- ter dash with a season-best time of 1:00.84; and soph- omore Silas Goff in discus with a season-best throw of 98 feet, 7 inches. Also posting season-best performances but not plac- ing were: • Wilkison posted a sea- son-best time of 12.00 sec- onds in the 100 -meter dash. • Freshman Austin Dix- on posted a season-best time of 25.93 seconds in the 200 -meter dash. • Sophomore Lane Ridao posted a season- best time of 6:28 in the 1,600 -meter run. • Senior Noah Scott posted a season-best time of 1:01.00 in the 400 -me- ter dash. • Senior Adam Send- meyer posted a season- best time of 24.28 seconds in the 200 -meter dash. • Freshman Jacob Vest posted a season-best time of 26.62 seconds in the 200 -meter dash. "It was another great evening to run and it showed in a lot of our im- provements from our per- formances in previous meets," Pike Central head coach Chris Kramer said. "We did really well consid- ering this was also coming off of prom weekend, and all the dancing at prom and the great activities that were done at post prom." See Cindy, Fran, Pam or John to place your order today. 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