Track and Field

Woodland Hills’ Scoop Smith wins the 100 meters in a time of 10.78 seconds during the Baldwin Invitational on Friday.
Forgot about Scoop? Woodland Hills sprinter reintroduces himself at Baldwin Invitational
May 3, 2025
Scoop Smith is confident he’s still the fastest man in the WPIAL, even if the speedy Woodland Hills junior hadn’t had a chance to show everybody lately.

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Franklin Regional’s Jamie Kociela takes sixth place in the high jump during the Butler Invitational April 17 at Butler High School.
High school track notebook: ’Tis the season for large invitationals
May 1, 2025
This is the time of the year to which athletes competing in track and field look forward.

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Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic throws the discus at the WPIAL meet last year.
WPIAL’s best track and field performances through May 1, 2025
Here are the top performers in the WPIAL as of May 1:

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Quaker Valley’s Davin Gartley beats Norwin’s Ryan Schiller (second) and Plum’s Owen Proskin (3rd) in the 110-meter hurdles during the Butler Invitational on April 17, 2025 at Butler High School.
WPIAL postpones team track semifinals to Wednesday
April 29, 2025
The WPIAL has postponed the team track and field semifinals to Wednesday because of unfavorable weather Tuesday.

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Shady Side Academy freshman Javon Johnston took third in the triple jump at the Butler Invitational.
Shady Side Academy freshman jumps right into high school track career
April 26, 2025
Adam Janosko got a solid report on Javon Johnston before he made it to the Shady Side Academy boys varsity track and field team.

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Ligonier Valley’s John Jablunovsky wins the high jump during the WCCA track meet on April 24, 2025 at Memorial Stadium.
WPIAL’s top track and field performances through April 25, 2025
April 25, 2025
Here are the top performers in WPIAL track and field as of April 25:

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Norwin’s Ryan Schiller beats Penn-Trafford’s Ekoulus Lett and Franklin Regional’s Sean Cartwright in the 100-meter hurdles during the WCCA meet Thursday.
As temperatures rise, records fall left and right at WCCA track meet
April 24, 2025
How did the runners, jumpers and throwers react to the hot weather that greeted them at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championships on Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium?

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Kiski Area’s Gianna Devito wins the high jump at 5 feet, 5 inches during the WCCA Track and Field Championships on Thursday.
Kiski Area’s Devito soars to county win in high jump with 5-5 effort
Kiski Area’s Gianna Devito was happy with her performance at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championships on Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium.

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Quaker Valley girls display the WPIAL Class 2A trophy after winning the 2024 team track and field title.
WPIAL sets pairings for team track championships
When it comes to the WPIAL team track and field championships, three programs have dominated this decade.

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Greensburg Salem’s Luke Rullo took second in the Class 2A triple jump at the PIAA track championship Saturday, May 25, 2024.
Greensburg Salem’s Luke Rullo eyeing another title at WCCA meet
April 23, 2025
When speaking to athletes who have won titles at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championships, they usually talk about how special it is to be the best in the county.

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Kiski Area’s Lauren Ciuca takes part in practice April 23, 2025, at Kiski Area.
Kiski Area, Burrell, Valley have high hopes entering WCCA track meet
Kiski Area’s Lauren Ciuca broke 11 minutes in the 3,200-meter run at last week’s Butler Invitational.

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Penn-Trafford’s Ekoulus Lett wins the 110-meter hurdles ahead of Greensburg Salem’s Max Topper, North Allegheny’s Sam Cohn and Franklin Regional’s Sean Cartwright during the Wildcat Invitational on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Memorial Stadium.
Fresh off winning Wildcat Invitational, Penn-Trafford boys qualify for WPIAL team playoffs
April 20, 2025
Penn-Trafford track and field coach Eric Reger knew winning Section 1-3A would be tough, but earning a third consecutive berth in the WPIAL boys team playoffs was a possibility.

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Gateway’s Austin Lockhart is a senior on the 2025 track and field team.
Gateway’s Austin Lockhart chasing school record, WPIAL success in triple jump
Austin Lockhart leapt 43 feet, 3 inches in the triple jump at last year’s WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships at Slippery Rock.

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Chartiers Valley’s Domi Crowley competes in the pole vault at the Baldwin Invitational last year.
Despite hurdles, Chartiers Valley track teams finding ways to improve
It’s been a challenging season for the Chartiers Valley track and field teams.

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Franklin Regional sophomore Sean Cartwright competes in the high jump at the Wildcat Invitational on April 11, 2025, at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium.
Franklin Regional sophomore ties school’s high jump record, aims higher
April 19, 2025
A long-standing track and field record at Franklin Regional was tied April 9.

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Bethel Park’s Sadie Orie (left) and Autumn Flowers earned medals at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association outdoor championships April 12, 2025, at West Mifflin.
Bethel Park athletes hitting stride at early-season invitationals
Bethel Park’s track and field program has been riding the momentum displayed by team members during the winter indoor season.

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Quaker Valley’s Oumou Thiero takes fourth place in the high jump at the Butler Invitational on Thursday.
Results for the 2025 Butler Invitational
April 18, 2025
North Allegheny’s Jack Bertram (4:13.36) and West Allegheny’s Grace Fritzman (4:59.21) won the signature mile runs at the Butler Invitational on Thursday. Fritzman also won the 3,200.

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Track positions
Data-driven approach helps Shaler track and field athletes improve
April 13, 2025
Shaler boys track coach Shawn Ryan likes numbers. Becoming a track and field coach necessitates an interest in data to help track progress and guide improvement.

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Hampton junior McKenna Restori broke her personal-best time in the 100-meter hurdles twice in the first two meets of the 2025 season.
Hampton junior McKenna Restori on fast track to hurdles success
April 12, 2025
Hampton junior McKenna Restori entered this track season hoping to run the 100-meter hurdles in under 18 seconds.

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Fox Chapel’s Jane Weber won the 400 dash with a time of 1:30.93 at the Ray Peaco Invitational on April 17, 2025.
Fox Chapel track team gears up for invitational season
Fox Chapel track and field coach Tom Moul is happy he doesn’t have to feed his young runners to the wolves once invitational season starts.

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