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And the winner of the Weir 1-mile track title run goes to?

And the winner of the Weir 1-mile track title run goes to?

Next all-comers meet set for July 9

* Nearly 800 photos from the June 25 meet
* PHDC Facebook page
CVAC website (this is where results will be posted when available)

HAGERSTOWN, Md., June 25, 2013 — Athletes from at least three states took advantage of nice weather and affordable entry fees at the third of five meets this summer on Tuesday in the 15th annual Back-on-Track Pete Wright Memorial Summer All-Comers Track and Field Series at North Hagerstown High School.

PHDC member Mike Meadows, shown here in the 800, ran under 5:30 in the 1-mile run on a hot night on the track.

PHDC member Mike Meadows, shown here in the 800, ran under 5:30 in the 1-mile run on a hot night on the track.

 

Sam Shunney picks up the pace in the final 100 meters of the 1-mile run.

PHDC member Sam Shunney picks up the pace in the final 100 meters of the 1-mile run.

Track events are held at Callas Stadium on Pennsylvania Avenue. Entry is free for students and only $2 per event for adults. Potomac Highlands Distance Club members who participated Tuesday night included Mike Meadows (Martinsburg, W.Va.), Josiah and MacKenzie Spradlin (Midlothian, Md.), Patrick and Sam Shunney (Kearneysville, W.Va.) as well as Ian and Willow Weir (State Line, Pa.) and family.

Events regularly contested each of the five nights include the long jump, shot put, discus, the 100-meter dash, 200, 400, 800, mile, 2 mile, 400-meter relay and the 1600-meter relay.

The series is coordinated by the Cumberland Valley Athletic Club and officiated by club volunteers.

 

PHDC member MacKenzie Spradlin, 11, shaved off 28 seconds from her 1-mile time on Tuesday night compared to June 11, lowering her summer best to 9:18 from 9:46.

PHDC member MacKenzie Spradlin, 11, shaved off 28 seconds from her 1-mile time on Tuesday night compared to June 11, lowering her summer best to 9:18 from 9:46.

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