ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, May 9, 1993                   TAG: 9305090191
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: E10   EDITION: METRO 
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TECH RUNNERS PROSPER IN TRACK MEET

Virginia Tech runners won seven events at the Liberty University Invitational track meet in Lynchburg.

In men's events, Hokie Chris Sieben threw the javelin 194 feet, 4 inches and Geof Tonini leaped 45 feet, 1 3/4 inches in the triple jump.

Meredith Newby tossed the shot put 37 feet, 1 3/4 inches in the women's competition. Krista Harmon jumped 33 feet, 9 1/2 inches in the triple jump, Heidi Allen ran the 1,500-meters in 4 minutes, 48.51 seconds and Kari Manheimer threw the javelin 111 feet, 6 inches.

In other sports:

High school runners from William Fleming and Patrick Henry placed in 12 events in the 60-school Newport News Invitational.

Arminta Crosby led the Patriot girls, finishing second in the 100-meter dash, fourth in the 200-meter dash and running the first leg of the third-place 400-meter relay team. Regina Johnson finished second in the shot put and third in the discus and Kathryn McGrath finished fourth in the 800-meter run.

Jamie Price was the lone finisher for the Patriots' boys team. He placed third in the 200-meter dash.

William Fleming runners Paul Witt, Leroy Witt, Ernest Harrington and Clyde Lewis finished third in the 400-meter relay and the 1600-meter relay placed fifth. Todd Lewis finished third in the 400-meter dash and Milliner placed fourth in the long jump.

At River's Edge, Enrique Lavin and Rodrigo Lebezma each scored one goal as Randolph-Macon Academy (4-2-1 overall, 1-2-1 district) downed Roanoke Catholic 2-1 in a Virginia Independent Conference high school soccer match. Charles Cunningham scored the lone goal for the Celtics (4-6, 1-4).

Roanoke Catholic eighth grader P.J. Moyer made the all-conference team at the Virginia Independent Conference track championships at Harrisonburg. Moyer was second in the long jump, third in the 200-meters, third in the triple jump and fourth in the 100-meters. Fishburne Military Academy won with 95 points. Roanoke Catholic finished fourth of five teams with 17 points.

In Lynchburg, Robey Caldwell (4-0) pitched a complete-game seven-hitter and Cave Spring defeated Heritage 9-1 in a non-conference baseball game. The Knights (10-4) broke a two-game losing streak and had 14 hits. Brent Shorter and Chad Smith each had two hits and two RBI. Heritage is 6-6.

Cave Spring defeated E.C. Glass 2-1 in the consolation game of the E.C. Glass Invitational soccer tournament in Lynchburg. Scott Mangus and Jamie Garcerant had second-half goals for the Knights (6-4-1). Thomas Jefferson of Arlington defeated Clover Hill of Richmond in the championship game. Thomas Jefferson advanced by beating Cave Spring 5-0 on Friday. Clover Hill beat E.C. Glass 1-0 in two overtimes.



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