Hopewell Track and Field
Hopewell Track and Field Meet vs Blackhawk – 300+ Photo Slideshow of all the Events!
What an amazing afternoon of events here in Hopewell. Hopewell Sports Nation has brought coverage of the Varsity Baseball Teams first win of the season, the Junior High Softball teams Season Opener Double Header, and now the highlights of todays Home Track and Field Meet. While it was a little chilly with temperatures only in the mid forties the athletes came prepared to represent for their school and to show off their off all of the work they have been putting in during the off season. Hopewell TNF showed up and put on a show today. You will see some of the familiar names below like Zach Kovell, Josh Brunton, Thomas Pipkens, Dom Gaughan, Mia Blakeslee, and Emma Palmieri who Hopewell Sports Nation has covered before on many occasions either from Track and Field or other sports these kids are involved in. However this year you will see some new names jump out at you.
DONT FORGET TO VIEW THE 300+ PHOTO SLIDESHOW AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE!!!
Here are some of the highlights from the meet today.
Boys Events:
The Hopewell Boys took 1st and 2nd in the 100m, 200m, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 800m, and won the 400m, 4×100 relay, and 4×400 relay, an impressive start to the Season these guys already seemed dialed in to compete!!
- 100m – Josh Brunton won with a big personal best 11.53, Zach Kovell was 2nd in 11.58
- 200m – Nasir Wade won in 23.36, Josh Brunton was 2nd in 23.62
- 400m – Zach Kovell won in 53.15. Greg Gigliotti was 3rd in 55.95 – a big PB for him
- 110 hurdles – Zach Lucas won in 16.37, Luke McGrail was 2nd
- 300 hurdles – Zach Lucas won in 45.30, with Julian Baldwin just behind in 45.31
- 800m – Freshman Jack Biega won again in 2:20, and senior Charlie Houston took 2nd in 2:21
- 4×100 – Nasir Wade, Zach Kovell, Josh Brunton, and Nick Adams – won in 44.30, their best time of the year
- 4×400 – Brunton, Adams, Baldwin, and Kovell won dominantly in 3:40
Other Events:
- The High Jump bar was raised by Freshman Avery Bokor who won with a huge PB of 5’10”. Nasir Wade was 3rd with 5’8″
- Triple Jump – Nick Adams led a Hopewell sweep with 39’4″. Andy Gaguzis and Thomas Pipkin took 2nd and 3rd
- Javelin – Senior Mike DiNardo won with a PB throw of 118’8″
- Discus – Junior Dom Gaughan had a big PB throw of 101’3″ for 3rd
- Pole vault – Sam Milligan won with a 9’0″ clearance. Chris Holland took second
- Boys won the team score against Blackhawk 103-47
Girls Events:
The girls lost on the team score 95-51, but had some really big personal and seasonal bests.
- Emma Palmieri won the 100m (12.88) and 400m (59.85) and anchored the 4×100 (51.99) and 4×400 (4:18.65) relays to victories and season best times
- Madi Inderelst ran a personal best in the 800m (2:39) and contributed her fastest ever splits in the 4×800 and 4×400 relays
- Reese Murray had a breakthrough performance in the 300m hurdles with a 51.07 win – a PB by over 2 seconds
- Marlee Page won the javelin by over 22 feet with a throw of 90’4″
- Emma DiCicco took 3rd in the shot put with a big PB throw of 26’6″.
- Mia Blakeslee, Lahna Murray, and Harley Hample all cleared the the winning height of 4’6″, though the Blackhawk jumper took first on tiebreaker rules
Join Hopewell Sports Nation as we cover the next TNF Meet:
Our next meet is at Avonworth next Monday. We will face Avonworth and Beaver
Here is a link to our full result
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