Derek Dye's 6-8 Ties Class 2A State Record

WESTMINSTER MD - 5/23/97 -- Middletown junior Derek Dye soared to 6-8 to grab the Class 2A state high jump championship and tie the state meet 2A record. The best high jump of all four classes this year also tied for fifth on the all-time Maryland state meet list, and set a new Middletown High School record.

Dye came from behind in a three-way battle with Brian McGowan of Fort Hill and Teron Gary of Howard. All three were perfect going to 6-4, when Gary took the lead by clearing the bar on his first try as the other two missed once. Then McGowan set a second straight personal record by making 6-6 cleanly on his first try to take over first place as Gary dropped out.

Dye, facing a third place finish, got 6-6 on his third try to stay alive. At 6-8, it went down to the last jump, when the top-seeded Dye was victorious with the best state meet high jump in Maryland in the last two years. The two jumps were about the equivalent in basketball of hitting two three-point buzzer beaters -- one to get to overtime and one to win the game.

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