Locals compete at nationals
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Area athletes had a busy weekend at the USATF National Masters Track and Field Meet at North Carolina A&T’s Truist Stadium.
On Friday, area track official Donald Groubert competed in the men’s 60-64 hammer throw and finished with a mark of 64-1. Groubert also threw the javelin and recorded a mark of 45-7. On Saturday, threw 66-2 in the discus. On Sunday, Groubert had a personal-best toss of 23-6 in the weight throw.
East Liverpool’s Sheri Liebschner received an eighth place ribbon for her performance in the women’s 55-59 400-meter dash with a time of 1:28.94 on Friday. She was ninth in 800 in the same age grouping (3:29.49) on Saturday. She was scratched from the 2,000-meter steeplechase.