By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@thecitizennews.com

In track, they call it a false start.

In an article Friday, the Starr's Mill Lady Panther track team was incorrectly called region champions. In fact, they were in the lead after the first part of the Region 4-AAA competition, but they had another day to go. The Lady Panthers did not finish in first place in the region meet — Woodward Academy did. Starr's Mill finished in second place with 71 points overall.

The Lady Panthers had first and second place finishers in the 1,600-meter run and the 3,200-meter run. Eva Massmann took first place in the 1,600-meter run (5:31.36) and second place in the 3,200-meter run (11:57.46), while Ashley Meredith placed second in the 1,600 (5:34.10) and first in the 3,200 (11:56.36). Both girls qualified for the state meet. It is the third consecutive year that Massmann has qualified in both events for the state, but this was the first year that she won the region in the 1,600-meter run.

Starr's Mill also had two second place finishers in the shot put and the discus. Erica Jubasz took second in the shot put with a throw of 30'04.50, while Carmen Williams took second in the discus throw with a toss of 94'07. Both girls qualified for the state competition. The other qualifier for the state competition is cassie Shular. Shular took second place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:24.83. Katie Hughes placed fourth in the event with 2:28.97.

In other events, CC Shipmon and Iceland Williams placed sixth and seventh respectively in the 200-meter dash. Shipmon finished with 27.93, while Williams finished in 28. The 4x100-meter relay team of Shipmon, Williams, Shular and Stephanie Gresham placed seventh with 53.48. The 4x400-meter relay team of Shipmon, Shular, Williams and Melissa House placed third with a time of 4:15.08.

Amanda Owens and Shular also tied for seventh in the high jump, reaching a height of 4'08. Gresham placed seventh in the triple jump with a jump of 32'05.25 and placed 10th in the long jump with a jump of 15'06.

Sandy Creek tied for sixth at the meet with 41 points. They had one first place finisher, Jessica White in the 300-meter low hurdles. White finished in 45.71. She also took seventh place in the 100-meter intermediate hurdles.

The Lady Patriots also had several third place finishers. Alexis McCoy placed third in the 400-meter dash in a time of 59.84, Rae Lynch placed third in the 3,200-meter run with 12:10.74, Ashley Lott took third in the shot put with a throw of 30'02.50 and Jessica DeMooney placed third in the discus with a throw of 92'06.50. McCoy finished 11th in the high jump with a jump of 4'06.00, while DeMooney placed seventh in the shot put with a throw of 29'04.00.

In other events, Brittany Mabra placed sixth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.45, while Millicent Thomas placed eighth in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:04.18. Mandi Harrington placed seventh in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:38.14, while Hillary Vernon placed ninth in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 6:35.52. Jessica Lovelace placed eighth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 13:38.70 Jennifer Worsham placed fifth in the long jump with a jump of 16'03.75.

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