Photo by Ryan Kelly
First Colonial senior Justin Burke, arguably the state's top returning sprinter, opened his indoor season with a bang at the Beach District Regular Season Meet on Tuesday in Hampton. At the Boo Williams Sportsplex, Burke clocked a US #2 300 meter dash time of 35.59 along with a US #4 clocking of 6.50 in the 55 meter dash in his 2011-2012 indoor season debut. The First Colonial 4x200 also motored to a US #2 time of 1:32.67 with Burke as one of the four legs. Two automatic state qualifying performances were recorded in the boys 1600 meter run between Princess Anne's Matthew Schwartzer (4:25.02) and Kellam's Sean Helmke (4:25.49) going down to the wire to determine the race winner. Cox junior Chenara Lacey's clearance of 5'4" at the Beach District meet is the current state leading performance in the girls' high jump. Salem's Justice Steward posted swift times in both the 55 (7.27) and 300 (42.14) meter dashes.
