Great Day for Hempfield Athletes at MAC Championships

Glad I (and my loyal wife) took the trip!  It was a long day, but the three Hempfield athletes had great day of competition!!  Let start with the Weight Throw & Eric Solomon!

Ever since Eric was in high school he loved the Weight Throw, problem was - we do not throw the weight in high school!  We have discus, shot, & javelin, but NO weight throw!  In college, Eric is shining!  Here is what was said about Eric's weekend at the school website:

Junior Eric Solomon (Columbia, PA) made an immediate impact by winning the weight throw with a meet-record-toss of 17.91 meters, one year after ending second.  That is tied for the 16th longest throw in the country this season.

Eric throwing the weight!!!

That is "first place", "meet record toss", and "16th best in the country (division 3)!!!  Great day for Eric!

Pole Vault, Rachel Poletti, Messiah.  Rachel, a junior at Messiah, had a great afternoon!  Rachel had her highest finish of her career for Messiah at the MAC Championships - a SIXTH place finish!  Rachel is still ranked number six all time in Hempfield History among lady pole vaulters!

Rachel her senior year at Hempfield!

Melissa Fellenbaum had an awesome day - GLAD I was there to see it!!  She WON the pole vault competition!  Set a new MAC Championship Meet Record - 3.82 meters or 12'6", and is ranked 3rd nationally in the women's division 3 pole vault!  WHAT A DAY!!!

From the Alvernia University website:

Bethlehem, Pa. (Feb. 23, 2013) - Senior Melissa Fellenbaum (Mount Joy, Pa./Hempfield) won the Middle Atlantic Conference Pole Vault title for the second straight time at the at the Indoor Track and Field MAC Championships held at Lehigh University on Saturday.  With Fellenbaum's jump of 3.82m she not only took gold, but also set a new meet-record in the process.  The second place finisher in the Pole Vault came in at 3.15m.  Last season, Fellenbaum took the 2012 indoor title with a jump of 3.50m.

Melissa had an outstanding career at Hempfield!  Until last year, she had the school record, at one time had the PIAA District 3 record, & now has the Alvernia School Record!  Wow! Good luck Melissa at Nationals next week in Illinois!!!