ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: SUNDAY, May 23, 1993                   TAG: 9305230155
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: D-10   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From staff and wire reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short


KNIGHTS WIN REGION TRACK TITLE

James River's Danny Peery won two events and led the Knights to the Region C boys' track and field title on Saturday at Glenvar High School.

George Wythe cruised to the girls' crown behind three first-place finishes by Stacey Green and two by Eve Kendall.

Peery won the 110-meter hurdles in 15.3 seconds and the 300-meter hurdles in 41.3 as James River amassed 97 points. Patrick Henry-Glade Spring was second with 72 points, followed by Covington (61) and Giles (60).

In the girls' competition, George Wythe totaled 127 points, blowing out Floyd County (83) and PH-Glade Spring (72). Green won the long jump with a mark of 17-5 3/4, the triple jump (36-7 1/2) and the 200-meter dash (25.6 seconds). Kendall was first in the discus (104-8) and the 400-meter dash.

NOTE: See microfilm for statistics.



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