Wildcats mix success and disappointment in Regional championship meet
February 24-25, 2006 - Arthur Ashe Center, Richmond, VA
The Central Region Championship meet provided both thrills and heartbreak for the DRHS track and field program. While sending a record number of individual and team representatives to the to State meet, the DRHS squad also failed to advance some of its top performers.
Megan Fuson and Ashley Orr lead DRHS girls
Ashley Orr, the much-heralded jumper and sprinter, advanced with solid peformances in the long jump (3rd) , triple jump(3rd) , and 300 M dash (4th). Senior, Megan Fuson, who prior to Ashley's arrival had been the Wildcat's strongest sprinter and jumper, delivered with a 5th in the long jump and 6th in the 500 M dash.
Joining Orr and Fuson in advancing to the state meet were Briana Hudson and Katelyn Zimmerman in the high jump and the girls 4x200 and 4x400 M relay teams. Neither Briana nor Katelyn had the performances they hoped for at the Regional meet, with Briana finishing tied for 6th and Katelyn failing to score. Both had cleared state-qualifying heights in earlier meets. The girls 4x200 M relay was on track to finish in the top four before being knocked down just after the final exchange. The disqualification of the Hugenot 4x200 M team was little consolation. The 4x200 and 4x400 relays advanced based on prior meet performances.
The biggest disappointment for the girls team was Erin Bragg's 7th place finish in the 3200 M run. Running in 2nd place for most of the race, Erin could not hold on and missed qualifying for the state meet by one place.
Jumpers lead boys to State meet
The DRHS boys, too, had their share of exhilaration and despair. Kirk Fischer(4th) and Feild Craddock(5th) both qualified in the high jump as Deep Run looked strong to start the day on Saturday. Matthew Armentrout sailed to a 4th in the pole vault to join Kirk and Feild in going to the State championship.
As the day went on, the DRHS opporunities faded. Most disappointed was David Lynch, whose stirring final leg in the previous night's 4x800 M relay gave way to a 10th place finish in the 1000 M run.
Drew Spicer's 4th place finish in the 3200 M run sent him to the the State Meet.
Deep Run Boys Results
Go to Girls| Event | Place | Athlete | Result | Pts |
| Boys Long Jump | 24 | Kirk Fischer | 18-02.50 | - |
| Boys High Jump | 4 | Kirk Fischer | 6-02.00 | 5 |
| " | 5 | Feild Craddock | 6-00.00 | 4 |
| Boys Shot Put | 22 | Kevin Parkhurst | 36-11.25 | - |
| Boys Pole Vault | 4 | Matt Armentrout | 12-06.00 | 5 |
| " | 9 | Feild Craddock | 10-06.00 | - |
| Boys 4x800 Meter Relay | 6 | Drew Spicer, Davis Franklin, Alex Hopkins, David Lynch | 8:51.06 | 3 |
| Boys 4x200 Meter Relay | 20 | Chase Lowe, Akeriam Reames, Steve Center, Davis Franklin | 1:46.24 | - |
| Boys 1000 Meter Run | 10 | David Lynch | 2:47.16 | - |
| Boys 3200 Meter Run | 4 | Drew Spicer | 10:14.80 | 5 |
| Boys 4x400 Meter Relay | 16 | David Lynch, Davis Franklin, Chase Lowe, Lewis Holston | 3:55.82 | - |
Men - Team Rankings - 15 Events Scored
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1) Huguenot High School 71 2) Manchester High School 65
3) Hermitage High School 55 4) Atlee High School 41
5) Midlothian High School 32 6) Petersburg High School 30
7) Mills Godwin High School 29 8) Thomas Dale High School 26
9) Clover Hill High School 23 9) Meadowbrook HS 23
9) Highland Springs High Scho 23 12) Lee-Davis High School 22
12) Deep Run High School 22 14) Patrick Henry High School 19
14) Matoaca High School 19 16) Henrico High School 18
17) Douglas Freeman High Schoo 12 18) Varina High School 10
19) James River High School 9 20) Colonial Heights High Sch 7
21) Monacan High School 6 21) L. C. Bird High School 6
23) Thomas Jefferson High (Ric 5 24) Dinwiddie High School 4
25) J. R. Tucker High School 3 25) George Wythe High School 3
27) Armstrong High School 2
Deep Run Girls Results
Go to Boys| Event | Place | Athlete | Result | Pts |
| Girls Long Jump | 3 | Ashley Orr | 17-03.00 | 6 |
| " | 5 | Megan Fuson | 16-07.50 | 4 |
| Girls Triple Jump | 3 | Ashley Orr | 36-09.75 | 6 |
| " | 7 | Brianna Hudson | 34-08.75 | 2 |
| " | 8 | Marlena Daly | 34-06.50 | 1 |
| Girls High Jump | 6 | Brianna Hudson | 5-00.00 | 2.5 |
| " | 13 | Katelyn Zimmerman | 4-08.00 | - |
| Girls 4x800 Meter Relay | 13 | Rebecca Wayland, Katie Harrell, Lindsey Jones, Dominique Bennett | 11:11.10 | - |
| Girls 55 Meter Hurdles - Preliminaries | 21 | Jacquelyn Wright | 10.68 | - |
| Girls 55 Meter Dash - Finals | 8 | Megan Fuson | 7.76 | 1 |
| " | 10 | Katie Fuson | 7.81 | - |
| Girls 4x200 Meter Relay | 11 | Katie Fuson, Marlena Daly, Samantha Autry, Joanna Hassell | 2:00.35 | - |
| Girls 500 Meter Dash | 6 | Megan Fuson | 1:24.59 | 3 |
| " | 17 | Beth Olberding | 1:30.39 | - |
| Girls 1000 Meter Run | 10 | Sarah Dillon | 3:19.96 | - |
| Girls 300 Meter Dash | 5 | Ashley Orr | 44.34 | 4 |
| " | 7 | Katie Fuson | 44.79 | 2 |
| Girls 3200 Meter Run | 7 | Erin Bragg | 11:59.79 | 2 |
| " | 14 | Jennifer Harrell | 12:45.00 | - |
| Girls 4x400 Meter Relay | 4 | Megan Fuson, Brianna Hudson, Joanna Hassell, Ashley Orr | 4:22.39 | 5 |
Women - Team Rankings - 15 Events Scored
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1) Atlee High School 76 2) Midlothian High School 72
3) Lee-Davis High School 63 4) Hermitage High School 57
5) Douglas Freeman High Schoo 41 6) Deep Run High School 38.50
7) Armstrong High School 31 8) Matoaca High School 27.50
9) Maggie Walker Govr's Scho 26 10) Mills Godwin High School 24
11) Huguenot High School 23 12) Manchester High School 22
13) J. R. Tucker High School 12 14) James River High School 10
14) Hanover High School 10 14) Colonial Heights High Sch 10
17) Dinwiddie High School 8.50 18) Patrick Henry High School 8
19) Henrico High School 6 20) Monacan High School 4
20) Meadowbrook HS 4 20) Clover Hill High School 4
23) Thomas Dale High School 3 24) Hopewell High School 2.50
25) Prince George High School 2
