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PHS Takes Merchants' Relays Last Thurdsay

Published Wednesday, April 30, 1997 in the Nevada County Picayune

The 23rd annual Prescott Merchants Relays were held last Thursday.

In spite of the threatening weather, cooler temperatures and a slight rain, several area athletes reached the qualifying standards for their state meet, coach Eddie Jackson said.

The Wolves accomplished this in some events, but more importantly the Wolves gave a supreme effort and won their own meet.

"We have been in the shadows of Stamps and Mineral Springs all spring," Jackson said, "but when the Wolves got a chance to run on their own track, they performed very well and scored 102 points."

The Wolves will be competing in the 7AA District meet this week at home.

The field events and running prelims were to be held on Tuesday. The finals are set for Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

"With a great effort from every squad man, the Wolves could win their 15th conference title," Jackson said. "We will need some extra effort to finish in the top two of some events, which we are not already qualified for state, if we plan on making a run at the state title."

Listed below are the scoring performances for the Wolves in the Merchant Relays last Thursday.

4x100 relay: Team of C. Hopson, C.D. Flemons, Jas. Morrow, Ch. Butler, for third place.

100 meter dash: C. Hopson, second place.

4x200 relay: Team of C. Hopson, Jas. Morrow, Al Johnston and C. Butler, second place.

400 meter dash: C.D. Flemons, first place.

4x100 `Honey Bun' relay: B. Van Hook, K. Johnson, J. Yates and T. Burton, first place.

800 meter run: Jas. Morrow, second place.

200 meter dash, A. Johnston, sixth place.

1600 meter relay: Jas. Morrow, C.D. Flemons, C. Hopson and C. Butler, first place.

Shot put: K. Johnson, fifth place.

Discus: T. Burton, third place.

Long jump: C. Hopson, fourth place and C.D. Flemons, sixth place.

Pole vault: Jas. Morrow, first place and J. Kisselburg, second place.

High jump: C.D. Flemons, fourth place.
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