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Source: The Charlotte Observer, Sunday - Apr. 17, 1988. Queen City Meet Abuzz Over Record In Discus Event By Herb White, Special Correspondent The Charlotte Observer Sun Valley High discus thrower Harlis Meaders felt he was going to have a good day at the Queen City Relays at Myers Park. And have a good day he did, smashing the meet and state marks in the boys discus. About 30 schools from the Carolinas participated. Only one meet record was broken, but Meaders' mark had coaches and spectators buzzing throughout the day. Meaders stunned the crowd and the competition with a toss of 197 feet 10 inches, shattering the meet record of 166 set by Tommy Eckerd of Hickory in 1984. Meaders' mark topped the state best of 172-4 and is the best by an American schoolboy so far this year, surpassing 196-8. Meaders, a senior who is considering several college track offers, topped the state mark with each official throw, with tosses of 187-8 and 193-6 before his third effort. "I knew I hadn't done my best," he said. Meaders' third heave proved to be his best, sailing down the right side of the discus area before landing nearly 198 feet from the circle. Meaders, whose only loss this year came in the Newport News Relays in Virginia, said he felt the 200-foot mark was within reach. His fourth toss seemed to top that barrier, but was ruled foul. Tired from that throw, Meaders finished with efforts of 189-9 and 196-4. "Two hundred is my goal. I pray I can get 200," he said. "I thought I could today, but I got tired." Meaders' main competition was expected to be Garinger's Vernon Grier, last year's state champion. The two met last season and have been friendly rivals since. "We knew each other from the outdoor season last year," Meaders said. "He wanted me, and I wanted him." Although Grier was in the field, Meaders said he didn't do anything special. Figuring the competition would be fierce, Meaders felt he would have to keep up with Grier to win. "I knew Vernon was going to be here, and I haven't been beaten inside the state this year. But I knew that if anybody could beat me, it was him," he said. But while Meaders was piling up big numbers, Grier struggled. He fouled on his first two attempts, digging himself into a hole that he couldn't get out of. Grier managed a toss of 162-11, good for fourth place. "After he scratched his first two, he did the smart thing and threw to get into the final," Meaders said. "He told me he was coming for me." Meaders was pleased with his performance but expects to get better. "I've been improving all year," he said. "I haven't reached my peak yet." Alice Vinson, Meaders' Sun Valley teammate, took the Ralph Sandiford award for outstanding female athlete by winning the girls' 100 meters with a time of 12.4 and the triple jump with a leap of 36-3. Vinson surprised herself in the 100 meters, nipping Lynette Gardin of Ashbrook at the tape. Vinson's winning time was a personal best. Recovering from a slow start, Vinson moved to the lead with Gardin. The two were even most of the way, but Vinson's lean at the tape was the difference. "I think my lean helped me a lot at the end," she said. "We were neck and neck all the way. I had a slow start coming out." Vinson had an easier time of it in the triple jump, soaring seven inches farther than her nearest competitor, Tafoya Taylor of Albemarle. Josh Mills of Dobyns-Bennett won two field events, taking the girls shot-put with a toss of 43-1 and the discus with 119-7. (Results courtesy of Myers Park HS): GIRLS Long Jump 1. Marcella Gardin, Gastonia Ashbrook 18-0 2. Von Ross, West Charlotte 17-11.5 3. Latoya Taylor, Albemarle 17-0.25 4. Cassandra Adams, Richmond County 16-8.5 5. Tammy Houston, Charlotte Garinger 16-5 6. Anita Robinson, Shelby 16-4.75 Triple Jump 1. Alice Vinson, Sun Valley 36-3 2. Latoya Taylor, Albemarle 35-8 3. Corrie Claiborne, Spring Valley (SC) 32-10.5 4. Cassandra Adams, Richmond County 32-8 5. Dalene Ingram, Rock Hill (SC) 31-8.5 6. Latia Pemberton, Albemarle 31-4 Shot Put 1. Josh Mills, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (TN) 43-1 2. Minnie Hayes, Charlotte Myers Park 34-4.5 3. Rosalina Reza, Spring Valley (SC) 33-10.5 4. Maleka Sensabaugh, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (TN) 33-4 5. Rona Mobley, Rock Hill (SC) 32-5 6. Latina Pemberton, Albemarle 32-4.5 Discus 1. Josh Mills, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (TN) 119-7 2. Rosalina Reza, Spring Valley (SC) 105-5 3. Susan Inge, Sun Valley 99-9 4. Bashawn Jamison, West Charlotte 99-8 5. April Reid, Charlotte Harding 98-10 6. Maleka Sensabaugh, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (TN) 98-2 High Jump 1. Kelly Smelser, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (TN) 5-0 2. Stuart Elmore, Charlotte Myers Park 4-10 3. Andrea Brewer, Sun Valley 4-10 4. Lola Jones, Rowan 4-10 5. Tammy Houston, Charlotte Garinger 4-10 6. Susie Britt, Albemarle 4-10 3200m 1. Bunnie Lampesis, Spring Valley (SC) 11:26.9 2. Whitney Ritten, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (TN) 11:38.9 3. Carla Copenhauer, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (TN) 12:08.6 4. Lachandra Smith, Charlotte Harding 12:22.3 5. Ronda Roseboro, Rock Hill (SC) 12:30.2 6. Shelly Jenkins, East Forsyth 12:34.8 300m Intermediate Hurdles 1. Tiffany Myers, Spring Valley (SC) 48.0 2. Shannon Barber, Rock Hill (SC) 49.0 3. Shelly Langlin, Rock Hill Northwestern (SC) 49.6 4. Wanda Nelson, Charlotte Olympic 49.7 5. Wanda Wilson, Charlotte Garinger 50.5 6. Tarsha Grippen, Spring Valley (SC) 50.7 100m Dash 1. Alice Vinson, Sun Valley 12.4 2. Lynette Gardin, Gastonia Ashbrook 12.4 3. Milissa McDonald, Richmond County 12.5 4. Von Ross, West Charlotte 12.8 5. Monica Dawkins, Richmond County 12.8 6. Kim Hinton, Rock Hill Northwestern (SC) 12.9 Shuttle Hurdle Relay 1. Spring Valley (SC) 1:10.1 2. Charlotte Olympic 1:12.2 3. Rock Hill Northwestern 1:12.5 4. Charlotte Myers Park 1:15.6 5. North Rowan 1:15.7 6. Northeast Guilford 1:16.0 4x100m Relay 1. Gastonia Ashbrook 49.1 2. Richmond County 49.1 3. East Mecklenburg 50.5 4. Spring Valley (SC) 50.8 5. Charlotte Harding 50.9 6. North Mecklenburg 51.6 Distance Medley Relay (800-400-1200-1600) 1. Spring Valley (SC) 13:13.6 2. Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (TN) 13:17.8 3. Rock Hill (SC) 13:42.3 4. East Forsyth 13:48.5 5. Charlotte Garinger 14:40.0 6. Charlotte Myers Park 14:41.0 4x200m Relay 1. Richmond County 1:45.6 2. Spring Valley (SC) 1:47.0 3. East Mecklenburg 1:48.3 4. North Mecklenburg 1:48.5 5. Charlotte Harding 1:48.8 6. Rock Hill (SC) 1:49.0 Sprint Medley Relay (100-200-300-400) 1. Gastonia Ashbrook 2:22.0 2. Richmond County 2:22.6 3. East Mecklenburg 2:30.0 4. Sun Valley 2:30/3 5. North Rowan 2:31.2 6. West Charlotte 2:31.4 4x400m Relay 1. East Mecklenburg 4:06.6 2. Spring Valley (SC) 4:08.4 3. Gastonia Ashbrook 4:09.1 4. East Forsyth 4:23.0 5. Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (TN) 4:24.2 6. Charlotte Myers Park 4:27.3 4x800m Relay 1. East Mecklenburg 9:54.6 2. Spring Valley (SC) 10:04.4 3. Rock Hill (SC) 10:08.2 4. East Forsyth 10:10.2 5. Sun Valley 10:34.4 6. Northeast Guilford 10:38.0 BOYS Long Jump 1. Therome George, Shelby 21-6.25 2. Johnny James, Charlotte Myers Park 21-3 3. Tony Mauney, Shelby 21-0.75 4. Chip Lewis, Morganton Freedom 20-8.5 5. Marc Johnson, Gastonia Ashbrook 20-5 6. Lateef Johnson, West Charlotte 20-4.5 Triple Jump 1. Marcus Davis, Richmond County 44-11 2. Herman Maye, Winston-Salem Carver 43-8 3. Ridrickus Green, East Mecklenburg 43-2 4. Therome George, Shelby 42-10.5 5. Johnny James, Charlotte Myers Park 42-9.5 6. Nigel Brown, Richmond County 42-6.5 Shot Put 1. Brian Evans, Spring Valley (SC) 54-3 2. Frank Gardin, Morganton Freedom 52-6 3. Harlis Meaders, Sun Valley 51-11 4. Mike Cross, Rowan 51-6.5 5. Les Hall, Spring Valley (SC) 51-2 6. Antioine Rivens, West Charlotte 47-10.5 Discus 1. Harlis Meaders, Sun Valley 197-10 New Meet Record (Also #1 NC All-Time) 2. Frank Gardin, Morganton Freedom 164-0 3. Brian Evans, Sun Valley 163-10 4. Vernon Grier, Charlotte Garinger 162-11 5. Reggie Lindsay, Rock Hill (SC) 158-10 6. Mark Lattimore, Charlotte Harding 158-0 High Jump 1. Clifford Maske, Charlotte Independence 6-2 2. Dexter Evans, Rock Hill Northwestern 6-2 3. Sherman Miller, North Rowan 6-0 3. Mike Christopher, Shelby 6-0 5. Lamont Douglas, East Mecklenburg 6-0 6. Anthony Freeman, Bessemer City 6-0 300m Intermediate Hurdles 1. Lawrence Lloyd, Richmond County 38.7 2. Sam Hairston, Winston-Salem Carver 39.5 3. Quinson Lightner, Rock Hill (SC) 39.7 4. Roy Maxwell, Charlotte Garinger 40.7 5. Arny Bryant, Morganton Freedom 40.8 6. Rennie Ware, Rock Hill Northwestern (SC) 41.0 3200m 1. Y. Robinson, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett 9:42.2 2. Phillip Honeycutt, Richmond County 9:46.4 3. Bill Cave, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett 9:52.0 4. David Chabot, Charlotte Garinger 9:53.8 5. Brian Zagorski, Monroe 9:56.1 6. Robbie Sellati, Sun Valley 9:58.2 4x800m Relay 1. Charlotte Garinger 8:09.5 2. Richmond County 8:10.6 3. Sun Valley 8:13.0 4. East Forsyth 8:19.0 5. East Mecklenburg 8:23.9 6. Monroe 8:28.9 100m Dash 1. Brian Beckhami, Rock Hill Northwestern (SC) 10.9 2. Frank Adams, Gastonia Ashbrook 10.9 3. Franzel Strong, Charlotte Independence 11.0 4. Willie Sadler, West Charlotte 11.0 5. A.J. McDonald, Richmond County 11.1 6. Tyron Lyette, Spring Valley 11.2 Shuttle Hurdle Relay 1. Charlotte Garinger 56.9 2. Rock Hill (SC) 57.8 3. Rock Hill Northwestern 57.8 4. Charlotte Harding 58.5 5. Charlotte Myers Park 58.7 6. Richmond County 59.3 4x100m Relay 1. Charlotte Olympic 42.1 2. Charlotte Garinger 42.4 3. Charlotte Harding 42.8 4. Rock Hill (SC) 42.8 5. Charlotte Independence 43.0 6. Winston-Salem Carver 43.5 Distance Medley Relay (800-400-1200-1600) 1. Sun Valley 10:46.0 2. Charlotte Garinger 10:58.5 3. East Forsyth 11:01.7 4. Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (TN) 11:01.9 5. Richmond County 11:03.6 6. East Mecklenburg 11:36.0 4x200m Relay 1. Charlotte Olympic 1:27.6 2. Charlotte Garinger 1:27.9 3. West Charlotte 1:29.4 4. Charlotte Myers Park 1:29.8 5. North Rowan 1:29.9 6. East Mecklenburg 1:30.2 Sprint Medley Relay (200-200-400-800) 1. North Rowan 3:38.0 2. Morganton Freedom 3:40.7 3. East Mecklenburg 3:41.6 4. Charlotte Harding 3:43.1 5. Richmond County 3:44.5 6. Rock Hill (SC) 3:45.6 4x400m Relay 1. Richmond County 3:20.2 2. Charlotte Garinger 3:20.8 3. North Rowan 3:23.8 4. Rock Hill 3:26.6 5. West Charlotte 3:27.9 6. Rock Hill Northwestern (SC) 3:28.2 Pole Vault 1. Robert Dibble, Spring Valley (SC) 13-0 2. Sherman Miles, North Rowan 13-0 3. Lance Yarborough, Rock Hill Northwestern (SC) 13-0 4. Bryant Noles, Sun Valley 12-6 5. Brad Richardson, Sun Valley 12-6 6. Anthony Andujar, Charlotte Garinger 12-6

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