Evening star., 1961-05-14
Hudgins, Pegrom Establish Records
As WI Wins Group IA Track Title
By CARL SELL
Star Staff Writer

Harold Hudgins and Earl
Pegram of Washington-Lee
High School smashed meet
records yesterday as the Cen
erals piled up 1895 points to
win the Northern Virginia
Group la track championship
team title at Annandale.
Hudgins tossed the discuss
153 feet, 11a inches to break
the record of 1913 set by Har-
old Outen of George Washing
ton in 1854. Hudgins, a Junior,
then returned to the ring and
recorded a practice toss Of 1853
feet.
Pegram was clocked in 20.1
seconds for the 180-yard low
hurdles on the straightaway,
bettering the old mark of 20.3
set on a curve by Bill johnson
of Wakefield in 1857.
Wakefield, winner Of the
meet last year, finished second
In the team standings With
373s points. Annandale was
third with 26 points, with Nc
Lean fourth with %.
3 Winners for Generals
The Generals had only three
winners among the 13 events,
but, as usual. piled up enough
placing points to take the team
title.
Cleil Fitzwater, a sophomore
from Osbourn of Manassas, won
the 100 and 220-yard dashes to
account for all of his schools
points. He won both events
easily, being clocked at 1912 for
the 100 and 22.5 for the 220.
Ron Taylor of Hammond took
the mile in 4:36.1 and Bob
Hundley of WI nipped Dave
Hazard of Hammond for sec
ond place. Hugh Darnell of An
nandale, the early pace setter,
finished fourth.
Comes From Behind
Bob Blankenbaker came from
behind in the final so yards to
win the 880-yard run in 1904.
Blankenbaker had dropped back
after taking an early lead, but
Spurted at the finish to over
take Duncan Higgins of WI
and Jay Nichols of Falls
Church.
1OO-yard dash, ,Cleil Fitzwater,
Osbourn: .. Steve HsIlow' Mclean: s.
man, Annandale: 5, Mo Keatins, York
town. Time, 1O.2 seconds,
bouTn; 2, Mayer. Wakeiield; s. BIN
man, Annandaie. Time, 22.5.
44O-yard dash-I, John BAH; Wake
field; 2, Jim Barnett; Wiz; 3 steve
MakefisldS s. Tom Baird Annandaie'
sso-yaTd rum, Bob Blankenbaker,
Annandale; 9. Duncan Higgins, WI;
anIsS,6n z Jag Neh0IS W,tsd Fss chuEeh MsrsS sSah
Windsor Annsndsle Time, 2;0O4
Mile run-1, Ron Taylor Hammond;
., Bob Hundley. WI; 3, Dave Hazard,
dals; 5, Pete satori, Madison. Time.
i2O-yard high hurdles-1, Stan WILL
liams, WI; 2 Earl Pesram, WI; B.
Fairfax; 3; Dave LipD. Falls Church.
O.O
Is0-ySrd low hurdles-l Pegram.
W. W. Case Ind5x FaiEiaT; TS;.:SI Terry E.uVUd WI:
5. Lee Lyons. Madison. Time. sG.i |
district record; old record Of 20.3
set on curve by Bill johnson Of Wake
field in 1850.
Kriebel, Darnell. Blankenbaker and
Baird; 2. WI: 3, Wakefield; 4. Nc
Lean; 5, Hammond. Time. 1922.
pOs HpMi Mt. M.oyy JACK TiSSs 9FGys g. pe5
Church; g., Thad King, Wakefield.
Height. II feet, inches: ~
High JUMP, Ron BeSttie; tae;,.71a wake
Dick calloE. Annandale; =, ttisl Jay
Xann Wilder. Wakefield: Tom Fitch
TsEEs9WR TeIabs ,s.t sRd cfTi incbes Pter'On' "-h
Shot put. Gage. Fairfax; ., Ed
Lusby. CIV; 3, Fred Bryant, Madison;
son. Distance, SO feet, sss inches.
Discus. Harolld Hudgins, WI; |
2, Pat Mszzocolli, Hammond; 8, Mike
Adams. Groveton; 4. Jim Blount. Wake
field: 5, Fred Vaughn, Hammond. Dis
tance. l53 feet, IA inches.
District record: old record Of III
feet. 8 INCHES set by Hal outen OF
CIV in 1o54).
Broad jump. Preston Blackwell. |
Madison; 2, Bob Arenholtz. Hammond; |
q Henderson, WI: 4, HobSon, WI; |
s, Nystrom, Falls Church. Distance,
90 feet, 10K inches.
Team Scoring
Washington-Lee, 4e3s: Wakefield,
37A Annandale, %: Hammond, 23; |
Mclean, l3; Fairfax. 1926; Osbourn
and Madison, IL; Groveton. q; Falls
Church, rs; CIV, 4; yorktown, rs.