Potter-Dix, Leyton athletes emerge from C-D pack

Potter-Dix high jumper Regyn Hicks tied the meet record for Class D, clearing 5-02 at Saturday's Bayard C-D.

A record mark is quite an achievement any time. But just placing in any event was a chore at Bayard, thanks to a crowded field of 19 teams. In some events more than 40 athletes vied for a podium position, forcing events to overlap and competitors to scramble from one discipline to another and back.

Still, the Coyotes and Warriors performed well. Leyton's Kaitlyn Berner surpassed her target mark of 34 feet to win the triple jump. Four others from the schools-Alexus Rozelle (shot put),...