Anne Bibis, Eden Chrisman, Jayln Clow, Leo Medvedkin, Kyle Murr, Jordan Schucker, Graham Thomas and Dorrien Zimmerman made the trip to Shippensburg's Seth Grove Stadium to compete in the District Three Class 3A Track and Field Championships May 21-22. The group brought home five medals, including pair of golds.

Murr, a senior jumper, rose to the top of the medal stands not once, but twice. He competed in the triple jump on Friday and matched his personal best 47-10.5 on his very first jump, winning the competition by just over two feet. Ironically, that was the exact same distance he jumped in the L-L League Championships to also take first.

"Kyle just killed it," said head coach Ben Shober. "He matched his PR on his very first jump."

One day later, Murr, seeded ninth in the long jump with a 21-9.25, turned in a winner, going 22-4 for another gold.

"His very first jump was 22-4 which is a PR and the first time he's gone over 22 feet in his career," Shober said. "He's really stepping up and peaking at the right time."

The last Comet athlete to win a pair of district golds was Taraje Whitfield in 2018. He won the 110 and 300 hurdles.

Also on Friday, Thomas, another senior, was the top seed in the 3200 (9:08.73) but settled for a silver medal with a 9:21.24, following Greencastle-Antrim's Weber Long (9:18.98) to the finish line. Manheim Township's Tyler Stevens was third (9:24.08).

"Graham was a little disappointed with his 3200 but it was a great race and great competition to lead into states," said Shober. "His PR is 9:08 which he ran at Henderson in perfectly cool weather. The heat was definitely a factor this weekend."

On Saturday, Thomas and Weber met again, this time in the mile. Weber clocked a 4:16.16 for a second gold and Thomas settled for third with a 4:19.59, just 1.2 seconds behind Exeter Township's Alex Holbrook, who grabbed second.

"Graham was less than a second off his 1600 PR," noted Shober. "It was a great race against the top two seeds. We're excited for states."

Manor's next highest place-winner was Eden Chrisman with a three-way tie for fifth place in the pole vault.

"Eden came in at 11 feet and nailed it on her first attempt," Shober said. "She's been working on a new pole and is really close to perfecting it. We're excited for her to compete at states in what is really her first year in track and field."

Medvedkin, a junior, competed in the 400 where he finished in 14th place while Bibus, a sophomore, was a 15th place finisher in the mile (5:21.65). "They both did really well in their first trip to Shippensburg," said Shober. "Both were close to PR's in their heat and both will be around next year. They are just infectious with their work ethics and positive attitudes."

Clow, a senior, finished 17th in the discus (94-08), Schucker was 13th in the javelin (109-07) and Dorrien Zimmerman, also a senior, competed in the prelims of the 110m hurdles.

"Jordan threw two feet over her PR," exclaimed Shober. "Unfortunately, she was about two feet away from making the finals.

"Jayln had a rough day. These things happen sometimes," he added. "We are proud of her accomplishments in her time with the team. Dorrien was surprised to make it into districts. He had a great career with us."