Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, March 1, 1992 TAG: 9203010216
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: D10 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: FAIRFAX LENGTH: Short
The multi-talented athlete won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.48 seconds in the Group AAA boys' indoor track and field meet. The mark was six-tenths of a second off of his personal best.
Tiki Barber, Ronde's twin brother, finished fourth in the 55-meter dash.
T.C. Williams won the team title and three records fell, including the 12-year-old high jump mark.
T.C. Williams won just two events, the 4x200 and 4x400 relays, but finished with 76 points to easily outdistance the 32 of Great Bridge.
Cave Spring finished a distant fourth, tied with Centreville with 24 points.
First Colonial's Jamel Green jumped 7 feet, an effort that was 2 inches better than the old mark set in 1980 by Greg Byers of Albemarle and matched twice since then.
Lawrence Jackson of Great Bridge smashed the pole vault record. Jackson's 16-1 eclipsed the 15-3 standard established by Thomas Cooke of James Wood last year.
In the 500-meter dash, Darryl Gaines of Highland Springs was timed in 1:03.70, breaking the 1984 record of 1:03.8 by Ronald Coleman of Denbigh.
In the girls' competition, Bethel won three events on the way to capturing the team title. Bethel finished with 44 points, eight ahead of second-place Highland Springs.
Patrick Henry finished 21st in the competition. - Associated Press
by CNB