Penn-Trafford notebook: Top track performers rank among WPIAL’s best

By: Paul Schofield
Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 11:01 AM

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Here is a list of some of Penn-Trafford’s top track and field performers and how they rank in the WPIAL this season. The top 24 advance to WPIAL individual championships May 14 at Slippery Rock.

Some of the standout performers are Jack McGhee (800, 1600 and 3200), Ekulous Lett and Aidon Lett (hurdles) and Logan Kerstetter (throws). Kerstetter is the reigning WPIAL Class 3A javelin champion.

Penn-Trafford Boys

(As of May 1, with WPIAL position)

400 relay: (27 WPIAL) 44.93 (Ian Savering, Jesse Lisbon, Brady Newell, Jake McMurdy); 1,600 relay: (4 WPIAL) 3:25.19 (Ekoulus Lett, Aidon Lett, Thomas Cheplick III, Jake McGhee).

110 hurdles: (6 WPIAL) Ekoulus Lett, 14.79; (8 WPIAL) Aidon Lett, 15.24; 1,600: (2 WPIAL) Jake McGhee, 4:18.81. 400: (13 WPIAL Thomas Cheplick III, 50.54; (29 WPIAL) Noah Geary, 51.82. 300 hurdles: (4 WPIAL) Ekoulus Lett, 39.10; (7 WPIAL) Aidon Lett, 39.72. 800: (6 WPIAL) Jake McGhee, 1:58.0. 200: (29 WPIAL) Thomas Cheplick III. 22.89; (50 WPIAL) Noah Geary, 23.26. 3,200: (4 WPIAL) Jake McGhee, 9:21.57.

Long jump: (25 WPIAL) Ekoulus Lett, 20-7. Triple jump: (50 WPIAL) Jesse Lisbon, 39-8.75. Pole vault: (17 WPIAL) Don Mock, 13-1; (30 WPIAL) Matthew Alaia, 12-7. Discus: (8 WPIAL) Logan Kerstetter, 142-1. Javelin: (4 WPIAL) Logan Kerstetter, 179-6; (46 WPIAL) Michael DeRiggi, 136-3. Shot put: (25 WPIAL) Logan Kerstetter, 44-5.

Penn-Trafford Girls

1,600 relay: (21 WPIAL) 4:22.21 Hanna Weishaar, Olivia Weishaar, Taryne Piconi, Anna Coy)..

400: (22 WPIAL) Hanna Weishaar, 1:01.65; (46 WPIAL) Olivia Weishaar, 1:03.33. 300 hurdles: (34 WPIAL) Olivia Weishaar, 49.81. 800: (20 WPIAL) Hanna Weishaar, 2:25.02.

Long jump: (61 WPIAL) Alison Krier, 15-1. High jump: (40 WPIAL) Mackenzie Furnish, 4-10. Discus: (13 WPIAL) Sarah Bernard, 106-8; (28 WPIAL) Naavah McPherson, 95-0. Javelin: (20 WPIAL) Eliyah McPherson, 106-11; (47 WPIAL) Mackenzie Furnish, 91-6. Shot put: (15 WPIAL) Sarah Bernard, 33-4; (26 WPIAL) Eliyah McPherson, 31-10.

Lacrosse teams on roll

Penn-Trafford’s boys and girls lacrosse team continue to perform well.

The boys are 7-2 in Section 1-2A, trailing South Fayette (8-0), Peters Township (8-1) and Bethel Park (8-2). The Warriors are 10-5 overall. They’re on a five-game winning streak.

The girls are 7-3 in Section 1-3A after playing in Class 2A in 2024. The Warriors trailed Upper St. Clair (9-0), Mt. Lebanon (7-1) and Peters Township (6-1).

They won their third consecutive game April 30 by defeating Canon-McMillan, 16-6.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

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