Two young sprinters from Aberdeen's Soaring Eagles Track Club captured bronze medals in the 100-meter dash Saturday at the National AAU Junior Olympics in New Orleans.
Mylique McGriff finished third in the age-12 boys 100. Christina Riggins took third in the age-12 girls 100.
They were the top performers among 20 Harford County athletes who competed with 12,000 other young athletes in eight days of track and field competition.
McGriff, of Havre de Grace, was timed in 12.18 seconds in the 100. He also placed fifth in the long jump at 16 feet, 9 inches, and sixth in the 200 in 25.28.
Riggins, who was selected for the Hershey North American finals the same week but decided to compete in New Orleans instead, ran 12.97 seconds in the 100. She also placed fifth in high jump at 4-8.
Nia Alleyne, of Aberdeen, was 21st in the 17-18 triple jump at 36-5 1/2.
Among other Harford performances: Kiersten Bond, of Aberdeen, was 33rd in the 17-18 long jump at 17-3 1/2 and 51st in the triple jump at 33-7 3/4
Cherry Hill 5 Miler
Thirty-two runners in the RASAC Cherry Hill 5 Miler in Street Sunday endured the three H's of running misery: hills, heat, and humidity. David Stevenson and Mike Monaghan led the way over a course said to be the hilliest in Harford County.
Stevenson won in 33:34, edging Monaghan by 13 seconds. Rob Stevenson took third in 35:44; Duane Christy, of Havre de Grace, was fourth in 37:48; and Rob Bartholomew, fifth in 38:02.
In races elsewhere ...
Shana Hersh, of Havre de Grace, opened a lead on the run to win the 40-44 age group in the Philadelphia Women's SheRox Triathlon Aug. 7. She swam 0.6K in 14:19, biked 25K at 21.6 mph, and ran 5K in 22:08 to finish 1 minute ahead of the runner-up in 1:22:45. She was third overall in the field of 930.