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January 9, 2012

Area runners compete at Dartmouth Relays

Press-Republican

HANOVER, N.H. — Saranac's Jake Spear finished in third place in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump this past weekend at the 43rd-Annual Dartmouth Relays.

Spear recorded a 20-10.75 in the long jump and established an indoor school record with a 42-10.75 in the triple jump.

Also for the boys, Ticonderoga's Jay Hebert placed fourth in the 55 hurdles with a 7.99.49.

Saranac's Corey Duval set a school indoor record while finishing fifth in the shot put with a 47-11.50, while the Chiefs' Micah Patterson took fifth in the 600 meters in 1:26.01.

Seton Catholic's Mitchell Ryan (10:22.26) and Evan Page (10:53.86) set personal bests while competing in the unseeded 2 mile.

The Saranac boys finished 13th as a team.

Champagne ninth

Seton Catholic eighth-grader Margaret Champagne led the way on the girls' side as she ran a personal best 5:43.34 to place ninth overall in the unseeded mile.

Teammates Melissa Whyman was 22nd overall in 5:55.45 and Phoebe Christopher 25th in 5:58.15.

The Saranac distance medley team of Ellen Thew, Alexis Bruno, Lexi Blockson and Morgan Kelly finished 17th in 14:26.11.

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Dartmouth Relays

Local competitors

Boys' events

Unseeded mile- 38, Javeed Nazir (Ticonderoga), 5:03.19. 40, Bowen Christopher (Seton Catholic), 5:04.86. 55, Shawn Silliman (Ticonderoga), 5:12.94. 68, Erik Ziemer (Seton Catholic), 5:31.94.

Seeded mile- 28, Barrett Waling (Seton Catholic), 4:46.57.

Unseeded 2 mile- 23, Mitchell Ryan (Seton Catholic), 10:22.26. 49, Evan Page (Seton Catholic), 10:53.86. 59, Sean Tyrell (Saranac), 11:09.55.

600- 5, Micah Patterson (Saranac), 1:26.01.

Shot put- 5, Corey Duval (Saranac), 47-11.50. 19, Evan Bresette (Seton Catholic), 37-01.

Weight throw- 16, Corey Duval (Saranac), 43-08.50.

55 hurdles- 4, Jay Hebert (Ticonderoga), 7.99. 49, preliminaries, Taylor Maggy (Saranac), 9.55.

1600 sprint medley- 11, Saranac (Joe Bernardi, Jake Spear, Billy Badger, Micah Patterson), 3:46.79.

Long jump- 3, Jake Spear (Saranac), 20-10.75.

Triple jump- 5, Jake Spear (Saranac), 42-10.75.

Team finishes- 13, Saranac. 46, Ticonderoga.

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Girls' results

Local competitors

Unseeded mile- 9, Margaret Champagne (Seton Catholic), 5:43.34. 22, Melissa Wyman (Seton Catholic), 5:55.45. 25, Phoebe Christopher (Seton Catholic), 5:58.15. 48, Tawnia Provost (Saranac), 6:35.32.

Unseeded 2 mile- 40, Tracy Rush (Saranac), 14:02.70. 41, Maddy Munn (Seton Catholic), 14:23.33.

55 hurdles- 73, Hope Craig (Saranac), 11.07.

Distance medley- 17, Saranac (Ellen Thew, Alexis Bruno, Lexi Blockson, Morgan Kelly), 14:26.11.

Shot put- 16, Tori Phaneuf (Saranac), 31-02.25.

800 meters- 40, Alexis Bruno (Saranac), 2:45.03.

1,000 meters- 34, Ellen Thew (Saranac), 3:18.66.

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