SHIPPENSBURG — The 98th annual Roddick Invitational was chock-full of individual records, milestones and first-place finishes on Saturday at Shippensburg University, and several area track and field athletes from Mifflin County, Juniata, East Juniata and Mount Union each had some shining moments.

Stroup third in 3,200 to lead Juniata

Wyatt Stroup and Joey Bomberger competed in the 3,200-meter run for Juniata, with Stroup earning a medal by placing third with a time of 9:28.52. Bomberger finished 17th in 9:48.95.

Sylvia Brubaker ran in the 1,600 and wound up in 24th place in 5:26.55.

Juniata distance coach Jeff Miller said, “I thought Joey and Wyatt raced competitively today. This is their first 3,200 hard effort this season and they are both where I would like to see them at this point in the track season. This meet brings high level competition like they will see at states. Wyatt showed he’s not afraid of anyone out there by taking the lead with two laps to go in the 3,200 and hanging on to a third-place finish. Joey learned some things in his 3,200 that will help him when he’s racing his next hard 3,200 race.

Miller added, “Sylvia didn’t have the race she wanted in the 1,600, but this was her first hard 1,600 in four months, so it can take several of these high level competitive races to get back into racing at this level. She will regroup and continue to work hard. She just needs to gain confidence in her abilities.”

Wyatt Ehrenzeller participated in the javelin, finishing 16th with a personal-best distance of 155-5.

Indians throwing coach Shane Yeater said, “It was great to see Wyatt throw a PR and to gain experience by competing in a big invitational environment. This experience should give Wyatt the confidence that he will need when it comes to high pressure meets like districts.”

Oden sixth in

steeplechase

for Huskies

Mifflin County’s Hart Oden earned a sixth-place showing in the 2,000-meter steeplechase on Saturday.

Husky teammates Reece Bell placed 27th in the javelin with a throw of 146-11, while Trevan Diven ended up 30th in the 400-meter dash in 52.96 and 40th in the 200 in 23.34.

Nipple fifth in 400 for Tigers

Cody Nipple placed in three events on Saturday for the East Juniata Tigers. The talented runner captured fifth in the 400 in 50.57 as well as 18th in the 200 in 22.38 and 27th in the 100 in 11.17.

Davis Hart took 24th in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.47 and 25th in the 300 hurdles in 43.74. For the Tiger girls, Addy Feltman finished 39th in the 300 hurdles in 51.54 and 41st in the 100 hurdles in 17.64.

Skopic has three top 20 races for MoUNT UNION

Cailyn Skopic had three top-20 finishes for the Mount Union Trojans on Saturday as she took 15th in the 100 hurdles in 16.12, 16th in the 300 hurdles in 49.44 and 18th in the high jump by clearing 5-0.

Trojan teammates Lily House ended up 35th in the long jump at 14-1.75 and 51st in the 200 in 28.96, while Ethan Fisher was 41st in the 800 in 2:13.51 and Caizon Scott ran 49th in the 200 in 23.87.

For the boys, State College won the team title easily with 103.5 points, followed by Palmyra (45), Cumberland Valley (44), Altoona (36.5) and Upper Darby (28). Juniata was 34th with six points, with East Juniata 45th with four points, Mifflin County 52nd with three points and Mount Union did not score.

On the girls side, Cumberland Valley edged State College 65-61 for the team crown. Altoona (49), Dallas (36) and Williamsport rounded out the top five. None of the local teams scored any points.