Liberty
The versatile senior played a big role in Liberty's second-place finish in the Class 2A-1A state meet.
Hruch won the state championship in the high jump, and gave the Lions important points with third-place finishes in the 500 and 800. He also ran on the 3,200-meter relay team that took third. And he did it all on a swollen ankle.
Hruch, who is headed to Bucknell next year, finished second in the state in the high jump last year.
Liberty
The Lions finished second to Poly by eight points at the Class 2A-1A state meet, which went right down to the end.
The Lions tied Century for the county championship and then won the Class 2A-1A West regional title. Versatile athletes such as Nick Hruch and Eric Liberatore came through under pressure, and their versatility gave Ward a lot of options in each meet.
Name School Class
Erik Adami North Carroll Senior
Chris Antol Liberty Junior
Ian Becker North Carroll Senior
Ben Burden North Carroll Senior
Brent Dawson Century Senior
Brendan Dulaney Westminster Senior
Nick Hruch Liberty Senior
Theron Johnson Century Junior
Arthur Leathers F.S. Key Junior
Eric Liberatore Liberty Junior
John Lopez Westminster Senior
Brendan Morales Westminster Sophomore
Note // Team selected by Jeff Seidel after consultation with The Sun staff and area coaches.