Delaware Indoor Track State Championships showcase top talent
Stellar performances prove track is back
Maiya Derddy of Padua, center, shown winning the 55 meters, also won the 200 and 400. Alexis Reeves of DelCastle, shown left of Derddy, placed second in the race. BY DAVE FREDERICK
February 15, 2013
Johnasia Lewis of Delcastle, center, wins the 55-meter hurdles. BY DAVE FREDERICK
Caesar Rodney captures the first three places in the 55 meters, led by Adrian Trammell, second from left. BY DAVE FREDERICK
Roxanne Ramirez of Sussex Tech runs a leg of the 4-by-800-meter relay. BY DAVE FREDERICK
Tyra Reid anchors Caesar Rodney to win the 4-by-200-meter relay as Alexis Groce of Milford chases her to place second. BY DAVE FREDERICK
Get out! No really, get out! Hurdlers burst from the blocks in 55-meter trials. BY DAVE FREDERICK
Raven Luckett of Smyrna was state champ in the long jump. BY DAVE FREDERICK
Sam Young of Cape steps on a bar 11-feet-6-inches in the air. BY DAVE FREDERICK
The meet was sold out a week before the event. BY DAVE FREDERICK
The times and distances at the Feb. 9 DIAA Indoor State Track Championships were across the board as good as any over the last 40 years, proving that the winter sport athletic directors keep trying to kill is alive and well.
Caesar Rodney, powered by sprinters, won the boys' meet, followed by Dover, Salesianum, A.I. DuPont and Tatnall.
The girls' competition was won by the Padua Pandas, followed by Tatnall, Smyrna, Delcastle and Caesar Rodney.
Cape Henlopen placed eighth in the girls' competition and 10th among the boys. The championships were held in Newark.
