Reece Watterson is TEC Champion Hagerstown boys, Centerville girls TEC champs

May 21, 2021 at 4:14 p.m.
Reece Watterson is TEC Champion Hagerstown boys, Centerville girls TEC champs
Reece Watterson is TEC Champion Hagerstown boys, Centerville girls TEC champs

By Vivian Risch-

Hagerstown and Centerville battled each other for top team champion honors in the Tri-Eastern Conference meet at Hagerstown last week.

The Hagerstown boys and Centerville girls are the 2021 TEC team champions again. The Tigers won the title a full 74 points ahead of second-place Centerville.

The teams were reversed in the girls events with Centerville beating Hagerstown 130-108.5 in team points.

The young and few in number Patriot boys’ eighth-place finish (43 pts.) was highlighted by Reece Watterson’s personal best in the discus! Not only was it his personal best, but THE BEST of 18 entries!

The 2021 TEC Discus Champion threw 123’02” to out-distance the 122’07 mark of Union City’s Tabius Reagan in second place.

The Patriot boys also placed in the top five in three other events.
•Luke Paddock-3rd, 400m dash; 4th place 4x400m relay; 4th place 4x400m relay).
•Caden Coffman-4th place 4x400m relay team; 4th place 4x800m relay team.
•Jack Hodgkin-4th place 4x400m relay team.
•Braydon Reiboldt--4th place 4x400m relay team; 4th place 4x800m relay team.
•Bradley Meadows-4th place 4x800m relay team.
The IHSAA boys track sectional is Thursday, May 20 (today) at Connersville. Regional qualifiers will compete at Warren Central on May 27.
Union County’s Lady Patriots placed fifth as a team with 12 top five performances.
•Kalin Baumbauer-4th, 100m dash; 5th, 200m dash.
•Carly McCashland-4th 400m dash; 3rd 4x400m relay team.
•Emma Townsend-5th 400m dash; 4x800m relay team.
•Priscilla Kelley-5th 3200m run; 3rd 4x400m relay team, 4x800m relay team.
•Kaleah Louden-4th 100m hurdles; 5th 300m hurdles; 4x100m relay team.
•Rylee Seal-4th4x100m relay team.
•Kelly Bruns-4th 4x100m relay team.
•Emma Cox-4th 4x100m relay team.
•Marissa Young-4x800m relay team.
• Libby Page-3rd high jump.

The IHSAA girls track sectional was Tuesday, May 18 at Connersville.
The top three winners in all individual events and relays advance to the IHSAA girls regional at Franklin on Tuesday, May 25.

2021 TEC Girls Team scores...Centerville 130, Hagerstown 108.5, Winchester 96, Northeastern 78, UNION COUNTY 70.50, Tri 41, Lincoln 28, Knightstown 17, Union City 5.
Union County girls TEC results:
100m-Baumbauer 4th, 13.69.
200 m-Baumbauer 5th, 28.61; Cox 7th, 29.98.
400m-McCashland 4th, 1:06; Townsend 5th, 1:07.
800m-Antrim 7th, 3:00; Nelson 9th, 3:03.
1600m - Kelley 6th, 6:22; Genny Antrim 10th, 6:51.
3200m-Kelley 5th, 13:44; Hallie Moster 10th, 16:28.
100m hurdles - Kaleah Louden 1st,
100m hurdles-Louden 4th, 17.89; Fields 9th, 20:.09.
300m hurdles-Louden 5th, 55:03; Coyle 8th, 56.72.
4x100m relay-Union County 4th, 55.51 (Louden, Baumbauer, Bruns, Cox).
4x400m relay-Union County 3rd, 4:35 (McCashland, Townsend, Young, Kelley).
4x800m relay-Union County 3rd, 11:17 (Antrim, Townsend, Young, Kelley).
High jump-Libby Page 3rd, 4’08; Fields 14th, 4’02.
Long jump-Baumbauer 4th, 14’01; Bruns 12’06.
Discus-Shepler 7th, 79’03; Vauthier 15th, 56’06.
Shot put-Shepler 8th, 26’08; Vauthier 10th, 25’10.
Boys Team scores...Hagerstown 158, Centerville 84, Northeastern 67.50, Lincoln 58, Tri 55, Union City 53, Winchester 47.50, Union County 43, Knightstown 18.
Union County boys TEC results:
100m-Harris 14th, 12.60; Doyle 16th, 12.84.
200m-Harris 12th, 26.84; Torres 13th, 27.20.
400m -Paddock 3rd, 54.79; Coffman 6th, 56.50.
800m-Reiboldt 6th, 2:16; Hodgkin 11th, 2:27.
1600m-Elleman 10th, 5:29; Hodgkin 13th, 5:36.
3200m-Meadows 9th, 12:10; Page 10th, 13:26.
110m hurdles-Torres 8th, 19.57; Elleman 11th, 20.92.
300m hurdles-Elleman 7th, 48.34; Torres 12th, 52.37.
4x100m relay-Union County 8th 50.03 (Meadows, Torres, Doyle, Harris).
4x400m relay-Union County 4th, 3:47 (Paddock, Coffman, Hodgkin, Reiboldt).
4x800m relay-Union County 4th 9:05 (Coffman, Paddock, Meadows, Reiboldt).
High jump-Meadows 7th, 5’02.
Long jump-Doyle 16th, 14’10.
Shot put-Watterson 8th, 36’07.
Discus-Watterson 1st, 123’02.

Hagerstown and Centerville battled each other for top team champion honors in the Tri-Eastern Conference meet at Hagerstown last week.

The Hagerstown boys and Centerville girls are the 2021 TEC team champions again. The Tigers won the title a full 74 points ahead of second-place Centerville.

The teams were reversed in the girls events with Centerville beating Hagerstown 130-108.5 in team points.

The young and few in number Patriot boys’ eighth-place finish (43 pts.) was highlighted by Reece Watterson’s personal best in the discus! Not only was it his personal best, but THE BEST of 18 entries!

The 2021 TEC Discus Champion threw 123’02” to out-distance the 122’07 mark of Union City’s Tabius Reagan in second place.

The Patriot boys also placed in the top five in three other events.
•Luke Paddock-3rd, 400m dash; 4th place 4x400m relay; 4th place 4x400m relay).
•Caden Coffman-4th place 4x400m relay team; 4th place 4x800m relay team.
•Jack Hodgkin-4th place 4x400m relay team.
•Braydon Reiboldt--4th place 4x400m relay team; 4th place 4x800m relay team.
•Bradley Meadows-4th place 4x800m relay team.
The IHSAA boys track sectional is Thursday, May 20 (today) at Connersville. Regional qualifiers will compete at Warren Central on May 27.
Union County’s Lady Patriots placed fifth as a team with 12 top five performances.
•Kalin Baumbauer-4th, 100m dash; 5th, 200m dash.
•Carly McCashland-4th 400m dash; 3rd 4x400m relay team.
•Emma Townsend-5th 400m dash; 4x800m relay team.
•Priscilla Kelley-5th 3200m run; 3rd 4x400m relay team, 4x800m relay team.
•Kaleah Louden-4th 100m hurdles; 5th 300m hurdles; 4x100m relay team.
•Rylee Seal-4th4x100m relay team.
•Kelly Bruns-4th 4x100m relay team.
•Emma Cox-4th 4x100m relay team.
•Marissa Young-4x800m relay team.
• Libby Page-3rd high jump.

The IHSAA girls track sectional was Tuesday, May 18 at Connersville.
The top three winners in all individual events and relays advance to the IHSAA girls regional at Franklin on Tuesday, May 25.

2021 TEC Girls Team scores...Centerville 130, Hagerstown 108.5, Winchester 96, Northeastern 78, UNION COUNTY 70.50, Tri 41, Lincoln 28, Knightstown 17, Union City 5.
Union County girls TEC results:
100m-Baumbauer 4th, 13.69.
200 m-Baumbauer 5th, 28.61; Cox 7th, 29.98.
400m-McCashland 4th, 1:06; Townsend 5th, 1:07.
800m-Antrim 7th, 3:00; Nelson 9th, 3:03.
1600m - Kelley 6th, 6:22; Genny Antrim 10th, 6:51.
3200m-Kelley 5th, 13:44; Hallie Moster 10th, 16:28.
100m hurdles - Kaleah Louden 1st,
100m hurdles-Louden 4th, 17.89; Fields 9th, 20:.09.
300m hurdles-Louden 5th, 55:03; Coyle 8th, 56.72.
4x100m relay-Union County 4th, 55.51 (Louden, Baumbauer, Bruns, Cox).
4x400m relay-Union County 3rd, 4:35 (McCashland, Townsend, Young, Kelley).
4x800m relay-Union County 3rd, 11:17 (Antrim, Townsend, Young, Kelley).
High jump-Libby Page 3rd, 4’08; Fields 14th, 4’02.
Long jump-Baumbauer 4th, 14’01; Bruns 12’06.
Discus-Shepler 7th, 79’03; Vauthier 15th, 56’06.
Shot put-Shepler 8th, 26’08; Vauthier 10th, 25’10.
Boys Team scores...Hagerstown 158, Centerville 84, Northeastern 67.50, Lincoln 58, Tri 55, Union City 53, Winchester 47.50, Union County 43, Knightstown 18.
Union County boys TEC results:
100m-Harris 14th, 12.60; Doyle 16th, 12.84.
200m-Harris 12th, 26.84; Torres 13th, 27.20.
400m -Paddock 3rd, 54.79; Coffman 6th, 56.50.
800m-Reiboldt 6th, 2:16; Hodgkin 11th, 2:27.
1600m-Elleman 10th, 5:29; Hodgkin 13th, 5:36.
3200m-Meadows 9th, 12:10; Page 10th, 13:26.
110m hurdles-Torres 8th, 19.57; Elleman 11th, 20.92.
300m hurdles-Elleman 7th, 48.34; Torres 12th, 52.37.
4x100m relay-Union County 8th 50.03 (Meadows, Torres, Doyle, Harris).
4x400m relay-Union County 4th, 3:47 (Paddock, Coffman, Hodgkin, Reiboldt).
4x800m relay-Union County 4th 9:05 (Coffman, Paddock, Meadows, Reiboldt).
High jump-Meadows 7th, 5’02.
Long jump-Doyle 16th, 14’10.
Shot put-Watterson 8th, 36’07.
Discus-Watterson 1st, 123’02.

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