Track and Field
Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Wetzel grits teeth through shutdown
April 28, 2020
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Senior spotlight: WPIAL high jump gold medalist had more championship aspirations
April 19, 2020
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Senior spotlight: Spring sports cancellation has WVU-bound Burrell track star weighing options
April 18, 2020
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Senior spotlight: WPIAL pole vault champ takes talents into kitchen
April 12, 2020
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Early-season track and field invitationals canceled
March 25, 2020
Two of the area’s marquee track and field invitationals have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Carlynton, Chartiers Valley track and field expect to have good seasons
March 19, 2020
Good news for Carlynton’s athletic programs spells bad news — at least in the short term — for the Cougars’ track and field team.
3 WPIAL indoor track athletes earn 1st-team PTFCA all-state honors
March 8, 2020
Indiana’s Kendall Branan, North Allegheny’s Casey Burton and Shaler’s Cam Mbalo earned first-team all-state indoor track honors from the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association.
3 WPIAL track athletes win state titles at PTFCA indoor championship
March 2, 2020
Indiana senior Kendall Branan was one of three WPIAL track athletes who won state titles Sunday at the PTFCA indoor championship at Penn State.
North Allegheny track star Casey Burton in prime position for memorable senior season
February 27, 2020
Becoming a standout in track and field wasn’t the initial intention for North Allegheny senior Casey Burton.
Mt. Lebanon’s Patrick Anderson among nation’s best after TSTCA Indoor Championship
February 23, 2020
Mt. Lebanon senior Patrick Anderson ran one of the fastest 3,000-meter times in the nation this season at the TSTCA Indoor Championship Saturday at Edinboro.
Shaler Area track stays sharp during indoor season
February 21, 2020
Having something to look forward to is something Shaler Area indoor track coach Shawn Ryan stressed before the TSTCA Championships last weekend.
North Allegheny’s Casey Burton holds No. 1 spot in state long jump rankings
February 17, 2020
North Allegheny’s Casey Burton ranks first in the state in girls long jump after winning the TSTCA indoor meet Saturday in Edinboro.
Fox Chapel indoor track team hoping to peak for big meets
February 14, 2020
The Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor season is coming to a close, and Fox Chapel coach Tom Moul is confident his team will finish the season strong.
Led by freshman sprinter, Shaler track team shattering records
January 16, 2020
Eloise Facher had a subdued reaction to Shaler Area track and field coach Shawn Ryan’s news.
GCC’s Patrick Brewer chooses Cornell, plans to compete in decathlon
January 10, 2020
Greensburg Central Catholic senior Patrick Brewer will be wearing red on his uniform this fall.
Butler high jumper ranks 2nd nationally after TSTCA indoor opener
January 5, 2020
Butler high jumper Sami Taoufik started his TSTCA indoor track season Saturday with an early-season victory that has him ranked second nationally.
Penn Hills athletes look to get jump start with indoor track season
December 26, 2019
The journey for the Penn Hills track program starts now as the group will utilize the indoor season to prepare for outdoor season in the spring.
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 8
December 24, 2019
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books.
Quaker Valley’s Annie Wicker to run for William & Mary
December 20, 2019
A lead from a Quaker Valley alum convinced senior Annie Wicker to sign a letter of intent to compete for the William &Mary women’s cross country and track and field teams next season.
Fox Chapel runner Fitch signs with Temple
Fox Chapel senior Christian Fitch is the most decorated American runner to come down the pike — literally and figuratively — for the Temple men’s cross country team since James Snyder became coach in 2013.
