HOPEWELL VALLEY:Wagner sets record at nationals

Hopewell Valley Central High School alum Paul Wagner, of Titusville, became an NCAA All-American Memorial Day weekend after placing sixth in a field of the best hammer throwers in the nation.

Competing for East Stroudsburg University, Paul was a part of the largest contingent ESU ever sent to the National Championships, held this year in San Angelo Texas. His throw of 196-8 is a new Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Record, and school record.

Paul adds this honor to his PSAC Championship in the Hammer this spring and the 35-pound weight in the winter.

Wagner is a 2006 graduate of Central High, where he was Mercer County shot and discus champion as well as state sectional champion and top five in the state.