DMS Wins Big In Track

DMS Wins Big In Track
By David Gravely

Good things continue to happen for spring sports in Dublin, as the Dublin Middle School boys and girls track teams both took home wins last week in the Fort Chiswell meet on Thursday.

Both Pulaski County middle schools performed well, with the Dublin boys team finished in first place with a total of 152 points, followed closely by Pulaski Middle School with 126.5 points. Scott Memorial finished in third place with 65.5 points, Carroll County finished fourth with 42 points, Fort Chiswell finished fifth with 22 points, and Rural Retreat finished sixth with 16 points.

On the girls side, Dublin won first place with 144.5 points. Scott Memorial finished second with 84 points, Fort Chiswell finished third with 58.5 points, Pulaski Middle finished fourth with 48.5 points, Carroll County finished fifth with 47.5 points, Rural Retreat finished sixth with 30 points, and Bland finished seventh with 16 points.

For the Dublin Middle School boys, Ryan East finished third in the shot put and third in the discus. Kevin Smith finished fourth in the discuss, tied for first in the high jump, third in the triple jump, fourth in the 100 meter dash, and first in the 400 meter run. Ryan Spangler finished fifth in the discus, while Tyler Gravely finished sixth in the 800 meter run. Malik Eaves finished tied for first in the high jump, third in the long jump, first in the triple jump, first in the 100 meter dash, and first in the 200 meter run. Bradley Church finished fifth in the 100 meter hurdles and second in the 300 meter hurdles, while Turman finished fourth in the 1600 meter run. Johnson finished sixth in the 400 meter run, Isaac Poe finished second in the 800 meter run ahead of Turman, who finished in fifth, and Elliot Brewster finished sixth in the 800. Dublin also first in the 1600 meter relay and second in the 400 meter relay.

For the Lady Dukes, Jesse Lynn finished first in the shotput, third in the discus, third in the high jump, first in the triple jump, third in the 100 meter dash, and third in the 200 meter run. Moriah Hinton finished fourth in the discus and first in the 300 meter hurdles, while Infinity Harmon finished fifth in the triple jump. Smith finished third in the shotput and fifth in the 400 meter run. Redd finished first in the discuss, Pennington finished second in the triple jump, and Madchen Myers finished fourth in the triple jump. Ashley Gunter finished sixth in the 100 meter hurdles, Deeds finished fourth in the 1600 meter run, Lester finished fourth in the 400 meter run, and Ashleigh Powers finished fourth in the 300 meter hurdles. Deeds also finished third in the 800 meter run, Coffey finished fifth in the 800, and Anderson finished second in the 200 meter run. Dublin Middle School also finished first in the 1600 meter relay and first in the 400 meter relay.