WEST UNITY: May 2 – Six schools were in contention for the gold at the 2014 Hilltop Relays on May 2, but only two of those schools pulled into town at full team strength.
While Stryker, North Central, Fayette and the hosts from Hilltop made spirited cases for themselves, only the Edon Bombers and the Montpelier Locomotives were able to place combatants in each of the 13 events. The Boys in Bomber Blue came out of the gates fast and furious with the Locos in fourth place, but Montpelier would slowly climb the rankings until they passed the Fayette Eagles for second place.
Trailing Edon by just two points after the 800 relays, the Locos made their move in the 3200 relays, taking a 54-50 lead with four events remaining. Edon won two of the final four events and placed second in the other two, but so did Montpelier. The attrition paid off as the Locos won the final event to give them an 82-78 win over Edon for the championship, with Fayette, who faded down the stretch, placing third with 54.
North Central placed fourth with 24 points, with Stryker edging Hilltop for sixth, 17-16.
The following first place finishes were posted by event and school…
Discus
1st – Fayette 226′ 6″
Gilmore and Baker
Shot
1st – Edon 77′ 6.5″
Whittaker and Ordway
High Jump
1st – Montpelier 10′ 10″
Blake and McCord
Long Jump
1st – Montpelier 37′ 5.5″
Wang and Snyder
Pole Vault
1st – Edon 21′ 0″
Walkowski and Kirkingburg
Distance Medleys
1st – Fayette 20:19.3
Hunter, Suarez, Lopez and Lantz
Shuttle Hurdles
1st -Montpelier 59.8
Shaull, Zuver, Hutchinson and Snyder
800 Relays
1st – Montpelier 1:37.1
Royer, Wang, Zuver and Snyder
3200 Relays
1st – Montpelier 9:08.7
Dewire, Blake, Rings and Birdsall
400 Relays
1st – Montpelier 46.6
Royer, Snyder, Wang and Zuver
Sprint/Distance Medleys
1st – Edon 6:01.6
Baker, Walkowski, LaDuke and Martin
1600 Relays
1st – Edon 3:52.3
Peeples, Walkowski, Martin and Kirkingburg
Sprint Medleys
1st – Montpelier 1:44.8
Rupert, Taylor, Royer and Shaull