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NTL BOYS TRACK & FIELD: HUDSON, GAMBRELL LEAD ATHENS TO FOURTH-PLACE FINISH AT LEAGUE MEET (24 PHOTOS) (2019-05-10)

Valley Sports Report
ATHENS - Junior Damian Hudson and sophomore Benny Gambrell were both triple-winners to lead the Athens boys to a fourth-place finish at the NTL Track & Field Championships here Friday at Alumni Stadium.

Towanda claimed the NTL crown with 136 points, while runner-up Wyalusing tallied 122.5, and third-place Troy had 99 points. The Wildcats tied Wellsboro for fourth place with 96 points, and Sayre was 10th with 13.

Hudson won the 100-meter dash in a time of 11.1 seconds. He also won the 200-meter dash in 22.7 seconds.

Hudson said he got a little help from an old friend (and former teammate).

"I wasn't expecting that," said Hudson of his win in the 100. "But in the prelims, I felt it.

"And Kalen (Keathley) came out once again for NTLs. He helped with my warm-up, and he boosted my confidence," added Hudson.

Hudson and Gambrell teamed with senior Zach Trasco and freshman Shayne Reid to win the 400-meter relay in a time of 44.46 seconds.

Hudson also teamed with Trasco, Reid, and senior Brayden Murrelle to finish second in the 1,600-meter relay in a time of 3:36.7.

Gambrell won the long jump with a leap of 21-feet, 8 1/2-inches, and Athens senior Brayden Murrelle was eighth at 19-feet, 5-inches.

Gambrell also won the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 42-feet, 10 1/2-inches.

Gambrell went back-and-fourth with Troy's T.J. Landis in the finals, before securing the win with his final hop, skip, and jump. Landis finished second with a personal-best 42-feet, 1-inch.

"It was a good experience," Gambrell said about being pushed. "I haven't really been pushed like that this year, and to have that really got me in the mindset to push forward."

Sayre sophomore Bobby Benjamin was second in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 10-feet and Athens junior Ben Biles was fifth at 9-feet.

Athens junior T.J. Toscano placed fourth in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:06.1. He finished seventh in the 1,600-meter run in a time of 4:48.5, and also finished 12th in the 3,200-meter run in a time of 11:26.1.

Athens sophomore Asher Ellis finished fourth in the javelin with a throw of 132-feet, 7-inches, and junior Carson Stanfield was sixth at 130-feet, 3-inches.

Trasco finished fifth in the high jump, clearing the bar at 5-feet, 6-inches, and Biles was eighth at 5-feet, 4-inches.

Murrelle placed fifth in the 400-meter dash in a time of 54.3 seconds.

Athens senior Noah Wright finished fifth in the discus with a throw of 124-feet, 6-inches, and Sayre sophomore Zach Belles was eighth at 116-feet, 7-inches. Belles finished sixth in the shot put with a heave of 41-feet, 11 1/2-inches.

The Athens foursome of freshmen Brendan Jones, John Ayres, Connor Dahl, and Kyle Anthony finished sixth in the 3,200-meter relay in a time of 9:23.8.

Biles finished seventh in the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 46.3 seconds. He also finished 12th in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 19.7 seconds.

Several Valley athletes narrowly missed the podium (top-eight finish) and placed in the top 12.

Murrelle and Reid tied for 10th in the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.0 seconds.

Athens freshman Kyle Anthony finished 10th in the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 47.5 seconds, and Sayre sophomore Connor Young was 12th in 48.9 seconds.

Sayre sophomore Tavone McClenny finished 11th in the triple jump with a mark of 35-feet, 5-inches, and Young was 12th at 35-feet.

Ellis was 12th in the discus with a toss of 102-feet, 1-inch, and Wright was 12th in the shot put at 37-feet, 6 1/2-inches.

Athens and Sayre return to action Thursday in Day 1 of the District 4 Championships at Williamsport High School.

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IN PHOTO 1: Athens junior Damian Hudson. ... PHOTOS BY TIM BIRNEY and MATT PATTON.


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