Evening star., 1961-04-09
Atoms Win
Relays Title
AtGroveton
BY CARL SELL
Star Staff Writer

Annandale High School cap
tured the last two events to pull
away from Mclean and win the
second annual Fairfax County
Relays track meet yesterday at
Groveton.
Annandale finished with SO
points. Mclean was second with
81, followed by Fairfax with SO
and Madison with 80. The six
other entries finished far back.
Annandale and Mclean each
had At points after the finish
of the 880-yard relay, but the
Atoms took the two-mile and
sprint-medley to win the meet
for the second straight year.
First in Six Events
The Atoms won five first
place medals and tied with
Mclean for first in another,
the shuttle hurdle relay. The
Atoms did not have a winner
among the five field events.
Jack Tidwell of Groverton
came up with the top individual
feat of the day by pole vault
ing IL feet, 51a inches to take
that event. Jack then missed
three attempts at IL feet, 8
inches. His winning vault was
almost a foot better than the
record of 10 feet, ga inches he
set last year.
Seven meet records were
S h a ttered, with Annandale
breaking three of them. The
Atoms won the 440-yard relay
in 46.1 seconds, the 880-yard
relay in 1872 and the sprint
medley in 1858. all record
breaking performances.
First Negro Competes
Mclean and Annandale were
clocked in 60.8 seconds in the
Shuttle-hurdle event to set q
new standard. The race was run
in two sections against the
clock with the Atoms and High
landers winning in identical
times.
Preston Blackwell of Madison
was the first Negro to compete
in a varsity event in the county.
He finished fifth in the broad
Jump.
Summaries:
FIELD EVENTS
Pole Vault: Jack Tidwell, Grove.
ton; Win TMBob Bruce Mclean; 3-Bry-
Church; 5-Mike Meiloy, Annandsie
Height, IL feet, 5Ia inches. inject
record. old record 10 feet. 694 set BY
Tidwell last year,.
Shot Put: I.FTed Bryant. Madison;
Stephens. Lee; Lees Jim iAJ; Jensen. S-Ffhl: Fair!
fax; 5-Don Williams, Mclean. Dis.
tance, 45 feet, PA inches.
Discus Tom Gage, Fairfax; p
tspseD ETnis stsPhs4s' sfaS4f Lee 3Jss Christ
Lean: 5-Mike Adams, Groveton. Dis.
tance. 132 feet, IA inches.
Broad Jump Paul Nystrom, Fall,
Church; 2-Brian Adams, Mclean
ScIeanH SGH huoept, ps.,ee lee aaMIGeoIge S WEBB
son; Distance. 20 feet, 594 inches.
High jump Tim Mallon, Stuart
Mike Benton, Madison; 3-Ton
eSSs; eSSs:b Fairfaxi pot t-psytd ,,i,i LipP; Fall
Height. 5 feet; 9s inches (meet rec
ord. old record feet, 8 inches set b.
Mcpherson Of Groveton last year,.
RELAY EVENTS
440-yard relay l-Annandale (Wil
Bert Kriebep; Mclean; 3-Moun
Vernon; 4-Lee; 5-Groveton. Time
45.l seconds inject record, old recor,
47;4 set last year by Annandale).
d.Io piStsncs tMHr,ndI, medley Mina relay I-Annan
Bob Blankenbaker. Hugh DarnelD; .
5-stuart. Time, 1885,.
Four mile relay: Madison (Chie
PaTsOns ReSnS!d Hnnahds. aodsa Psss saTt9E
Mount Vernon; 4-Fairfax: 5-Mc
Lean. Time, 20:54.2 (meet record, oil
record 21:17.9 set last year by An
Mile relay; Mclean Brian Ad
ans, Frank Norris Bill Hazelton, Pet
BocheneD:. 2-Falls Church: 3
, fax. Time. 3:43.3 (new meet record. oil,
rseord nSoTS,oS Of 3:47'2 set last year b.
Shuttle hurdle relay: l-(tie) Nc
Lean Barney Barco, Don Shippman
George Webb and Bob Fuller) ant
Annandale Dick Callow. Richard Mon
3Lstuart; 4-Fairfax; .5-Herndon
Time, COS seconds (meet record. OLE
record 1:O1 set last year by Amman
dale).
SSO-yard relay: 1-Annandale Cwn
lie Hoffman, Doug Ulery. Tom Baird
Bert .KriebeD; 2-McLean: 3-Stuart
. 4mMount Vernon: 5-Madison. Time
set last year by Annandale).
Tisdaie, Dennis Landrith. Marshal
Windsor, Hugh DarnelN; Madison
3-Mount Vernon: 4-Herndon: s.
Groveton. Time. 9:07.2.
Sprint medley relay: 1-Annandal
rCS STSm .I Baird; Doug ulsry Bert M s KTiebsl
3--McLean; 4-Fairfax; madison
Time. 1853 (meet record. old recorI
1904 set last year by Annandale)
Team scoring-Annandale. IS: Nc
Lean, 81; Fairfax, 80; Madison, 80
Mount Vernon. %; Falls Church. 25
Stuart. pa Groveton' 20; Lee II