Results for the 2025 Butler Invitational

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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.

Quaker Valley won the boys team title with Davin Gartley sweeping the hurdles and Jonah Montagnese winning the 3,200.

Pine-Richland took two firsts: Emery Moye in the high jump and Ryan Beam in the javelin. Host Butler won the 400 and 1,600 relays with Norwin taking the 3,200.

New Castle’s Kaevon Gardner (100) and McKeesport’s Javien Robinson (200) won the sprints.

Other WPIAL winners were West Mifflin’s Josiah Vidzro (400), North Hills’ Kayden Lightner (800) and Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic (discus).

On the girls side, Delaney Schumaker swept the hurdles to lead South Fayette to a second-place finish in the team race. Norwin took first.

Eden Christian’s Lara DeFazio (long), Winchester Thurston’s Alexis Bansah (triple) and Ellwood City’s Delaney Sturgeon (high) won the jumps. North Catholic (400), North Allegheny (1,600) and South Fayette (3,200) won the relays.

Other WPIAL winners were Upper St. Clair’s Sadie Tomczyk (200), Moon’s Rachel Stepp (400), Knoch’s Kara Fennell (pole vault) and Derry’s Sophia Mazzoni (javelin), who broke her own meet record with a throw of 160-10.

Boys

100

1. Kaevon Gardner, New Castle, 10.84

2. Kemon Spell, McKeesport, 10.99

3. Vincent Feliciano, Mercyhurst Prep, 11.09

4. Kevin Shriver, Butler, 11.15

5. Loch Bresnahan, Franklin Regional, 11.19

6. Austin Friedline, Knoch, 11.22

7. Marcus Dorsey, Penn Hills, 11.24

8. Devaughn Griffin, Oil City, 11.26

200

1. Javien Robinson, McKeesport, 22.20

2. Gabriel Hein, Mars, 22.56

3. Christopher Rubcic, Butler, 22.58

4. Marcus Dorsey, Penn Hills, 22.60

5. Devaughn Griffin, Oil City, 22.62

6. Amari Jackson, Beaver, 22.65

7. Mason Burford, Central Clarion, 22.66

8. Jayden Stammer, Gateway, 22.71

400

1. Josiah Vidzro, West Mifflin, 49.51

2. Jonathan Newton, West Allegheny, 49.62

3. Brady Brinkley, North Allegheny, 50.07

4. James Irwin, Quaker Valley, 50.36

5. Nicholas Machado, Mt. Lebanon, 50.37

6. Kent Holmes, Plum, 50.48

7. Carter Ekas, Butler, 50.54

8. Da’Karri Williams, Beaver Falls, 50.58

800

1. Kayden Lightner, North Hills, 1:52.98

2. Clark LaLomia, Quaker Valley, 1:53.41

3. Michael Gomes, Unattached, 1:53.87

4. Ben McLean, Pine-Richland, 1:54.17

5. Jackson Pethel, Quaker Valley, 1:54.80

6. Greg Abel, North Allegheny, 1:56.74

7. Justin Gross, Kiski Area, 1:57.19

8. Isaiah Irwin Evans, Mt. Lebanon, 1:58.32

1600

1. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 4:11.76

2. Jake McGhee, Penn-Trafford, 4:18.81

3. Maddox Roach, East Liverpool, 4:19.18

4. Brayden Frair, Bradford Area, 4:19.90

5. Luke Simpson, Norwin, 4:20.43

6. Eli DeSimone, Winchester Thurston, 4:24.12

7. Christopher Belch, Hampton, 4:26.47

8. Evan Dawson, South Fayette, 4:26.73

3200

1. Jonah Montagnese, Quaker Valley, 8:56.66

2. Jaxon Schoedel, Mohawk, 8:59.09

3. Michael Braun, Freeport, 9:02.25

4. Tyler Giunipero, Moon, 9:16.09

5. MJ Pottinger, Grove City, 9:19.16

6. Carter French, Knoch, 9:19.56

7. Jake McGhee, Penn-Trafford, 9:21.57

8. Thomas Gaydos, Norwin, 9:21.89

110 hurdles

1. Davin Gartley, Quaker Valley, 14.37

2. Ryan Schiller, Norwin, 14.39

3. Owen Proskin, Plum, 14.72

4. Gamaliel Mogire, North Hills, 14.98

5. Jeremiah Francis, Norwin, 15.06

6. Jesse Pazehoski, Grove City, 15.13

7. Leonardo Thomas, Unattached, 15.35

8. Sean Cartwright, Franklin Regional, 15.44

300 hurdles

1. Davin Gartley, Quaker Valley, 38.55

2. Aaron Taylor, Canon-McMillan, 38.78

3. Ryan Schiller, Norwin, 39.06

4. Tyler Beck, Norwin, 39.79

5. Owen Proskin, Plum, 39.86

6. Garett Skinner, Fort Leboeuf, 40.12

7. Braden Miller, Kiski Area, 40.52

8. Jared Moyer, Moon, 40.82

400 relay

1. Butler, 42.73

2. McKeesport, 43.09

3. Penn Hills, 43.20

4. Norwin, 43.41

5. Gateway, 43.60

6. Franklin Regional, 44.09

7. Baldwin, 44.25

8. Plum, 44.29 7

1600 relay

1. Butler, 3:21.24

2. Quaker Valley, 3:23.03

3. Moon, 3:26.43

4. Norwin, 3:27.10

5. Kiski Area, 3:27.67

6. North Hills, 3:28.76

7. South Fayette, 3:29.60

8. Winchester Thurston, 3:30.68

3200 relay

1. Norwin, 8:00.13

2. Butler, 8:03.40

3. North Hills, 8:07.25

4. Fox Chapel, 8:12.62

5. Indiana, 8:14.46

6. East Liverpool, 8:16.53

7. Saint Marys Area, 8:19.74

8. Franklin Regional, 8:25.94

Long Jump

1. Jonah Stucchio, Grove City, 23-2.50

2. Blake Skiles, Lakeview, 23-2.25

3. Ronald Porter, Penn Hills, 22-7.50

4. Javon Johnston, Shady Side Academy, 22-2.50

5. Alex Joseph, Mt. Lebanon, 21-11.50

6. Andrew Field, Saint Marys Area, 21-5.50

7. KC Wasiulewski, Fort Leboeuf, 21-4.75

8. Robert Mainor, Hickory, 21-3.50

Triple Jump

1. Jonah Stucchio, Grove City, 47-0.25

2. Thomas Debelak, Quaker Valley, 45-10.50

3. Javon Johnston, Shady Side Academy, 45-0.25

4. Luke Rullo, Greensburg Salem, 44-9.50

5. Peter Krahe, Hickory, 44-7.25

6. Sloan Humphries, Plum, 44-1.50

7. Dustin Joyce, Slippery Rock, 43-7.50

8. Adam Manners, Punxsutawney, 43-7.25

High Jump

1. Emery Moye, Pine-Richland, 6-4

2. Jahmar Wright, Highlands, 6-4

3. Sean Cartwright, Franklin Regional, 6-4

4. Dylan Langdon, North Allegheny, 6-2

5. Owen Proskin, Plum, 6-2

6. Aiden Dywer, Quaker Valley, 6-2

7. Aidan D’Errico, North Allegheny, 6-0

7. Quentcy Stringer, McKeesport, 6-0

Pole Vault

1. Ashton Grossman, Moniteau, 15-0

2. Jonah Stucchio, Grove City, 13-6

3. Jack Silvis, Franklin Regional, 13-6

4. Elijah Thomas, Moon, 13-6

4. Jason Wick, Butler, 13-6

4. Jenson Gregorich, South Fayette, 13-6

7. Joe Whippo, Mohawk, 13-0

8. Jake Jones, Pine-Richland, 13-0

8. Jeremiah Gess, Derry, 13-0

Shot Put

1. DeLathian Boanes, Grove City, 58-4.50

2. Tyler Ondrusek, Central Valley, 55-5

3. Dino Nadarevic, Gateway, 55-1

4. Jack Yatchenko, North Allegheny, 52-1

5. Brayden Ross, Brookville, 50-4.50

6. Ben Walls, Hickory, 50-0.50

7. Gannon McMaster, Brookville, 49-3

8. Logan Knight, Franklin, 48-10.50

Discus

1. Dino Nadarevic, Gateway, 161-7

2. Tyler Ondrusek, Central Valley, 157-3

3. DeLathian Boanes, Grove City, 155-4

4. Garrett Myers, Springdale, 148-1

5. Carson Emerick, Riverside, 147-1

6. Logan Knight, Franklin, 146-0

7. Ryan Kent, Unattached, 142-7

8. Callum Turner, Norwin, 141-7

Javelin

1. Ryan Beam, Pine-Richland, 184-10

2. Vince Broccoli, Baldwin, 176-2

3. Nicco Baggetta, Butler, 175-0

4. Jesse Lucas, Brookville, 169-2

5. Ian McCreary, Grove City, 160-4

6. Landon Lynch, Franklin, 159-5

7. Jack Martin, North Hills, 158-2

8. Mason Friedman, Fort Leboeuf, 157-5

Mile Run

1. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 4:13.36

2. Jake McGhee, Penn-Trafford, 4:20.23

3. Brayden Frair, Bradford, 4:21.48

4. Luke Simpson, Norwin, 4:22.23

5. Eli DeSimone, Winchester Thurston, 4:25.80 1.

6. Maddox Roach, East Liverpool, 4:26.64

7. Christopher Belch, Hampton, 4:28.02

8. Evan Dawson, South Fayette, 4:28.37

Team Scores

1. Quaker Valley 66

2. Grove City Area 55

3. Norwin 54

4. Butler 51

5. North Allegheny 40.5

6. McKeesport Area 27.5

7. North Hills 26

8. Pine-Richland 25.5

9 Gateway 21

9 Plum 21

10 Franklin Regional 21

Girls

100

1. Josslyn Hancock, Hickory, 12.14

2. Sadie Tomczyk, Upper St. Clair, 12.36

3. Gabrielle Layne, Plum, 12.50

4. Maya Jeckavitch, Wilmington, 12.51

5. Melani Schmidt, Norwin, 12.56

6. Monroe Law, Winchester Thurston, 12.62

7. Mylee Harmon, Redbank Valley, 12.63

8. Mackenzie McIntyre, Penn Hills, 12.69

200

1. Sadie Tomczyk, Upper St. Clair, 24.85

2. Melani Schmidt, Norwin, 25.34

3. Gabrielle Layne, Plum, 25.44

4. Josslyn Hancock, Hickory, 25.57

5. Selma Bajgoric, Mt. Lebanon, 25.61

6. Maya Jeckavitch, Wilmington, 25.75

7. Morgan Duker, Mars, 26.01

8. Rachel Stepp 9 Moon, 26.09

400

1. Rachel Stepp, Moon, 55.98

2. Melani Schmidt, Norwin, 56.83

3. Morgan Duker, Mars, 57.71

4. Gracie Reed, Indiana, 58.02

5. Maya Jeckavitch, Wilmington, 58.07

6. Selma Bajgoric, Mt. Lebanon, 58.13

7. Lucia Hayes, Saint Marys Area, 58.86

8. Kwilai Karto, Quaker Valley, 59.08

800

1. Gabby Pistner, Saint Marys Area, 2:13.14

2. Karis McElhaney, Greenville, 2:14.20

3. Megan Mehall, Southmoreland, 2:15.60

4. Eilidh Edgar, Trinity Christian, 2:16.07

5. Jillian White, Hickory, 2:16.55

6. AnnaSophia Viccari, West Middlesex, 2:16.68

7. Marisol Montoya, Mt. Lebanon, 2:17.93

8. Cecilia Montagnese, Quaker Valley, 2:18.21

1600

1. Grace Fritzman, West Allegheny, 4:57.59

2. Karis McElhaney, Greenville, 4:58.22

3. Cecilia Montagnese, Quaker Valley, 5:00.47

4. Annie Czajkowski, Norwin, 5:03.60

5. Gabby Pistner, Saint Marys Area, 5:08.01

6. Abigail Weinstein, Winchester Thurston, 5:11.54

7. Madeline Stock, South Fayette, 5:13.91

8. Caroline Shirley, Franklin Regional, 5:14.53

3200

1. Grace Fritzman, West Allegheny, 10:48.61

2. Maren Iski, Pine-Richland, 10:50.42

3. Lauren Ciuca, Kiski Area, 10:59.76

4. Grace Trimmer, Uniontown, 11:02.66

5. Angela Zeng 9 South Fayette, 11:05.36

6. Caroline Shirley, Franklin Regional, 11:07.34

7. Josie Jones, Grove City, 11:08.35

8. Charlotte Barker, Shady Side Academy, 11:10.30

100 hurdles

1. Delaney Schumaker, South Fayette, 14.75

2. Brandi Brozeski, Norwin, 14.77

3. Abby Satina, Pine-Richland, 15.21

4. Reyah Griffin, Pine-Richland, 15.47

5. Abigail Paterline, Franklin Regional, 15.48

6. Karina Karadus, Norwin, 15.55

7. Abby Malesiewski, North East, 15.60

8. Adraya Baxter, Butler, 15.73

300 hurdles

1. Delaney Schumaker, South Fayette, 44.25

2. Mylee Harmon, Redbank Valley, 44.62

3. Lily Cramer, Mt. Lebanon, 45.72

4. Abby Satina, Pine-Richland, 45.88

5. Ellie Whippo, Mohawk, 46.33

6. Adraya Baxter, Butler, 47.02

7. Rose Pocasangre, Quaker Valley, 47.07

8. Abigail Paterline, Franklin Regional, 47.19

400 relay

1. North Catholic, 49.51

2. Quaker Valley, 49.57

3. Plum, 50.37

4. Woodland Hills, 50.52

5. Fox Chapel, 50.74

6. Shaler, 50.81

7. Hickory, 51.00

8. Hopewell, 51.10

1600 relay

1. North Allegheny, 4:02.33

2. South Fayette, 4:04.47

3. Norwin, 4:05.13

4. Butler, 4:05.55

5. Saint Marys Area, 4:10.40

6. North Catholic, 4:11.55

7. Greenville, 4:14.60

8. Mars, 4:14.94

3200 relay

1. South Fayette, 9:23.05

2. Norwin, 9:38.74

3. Shady Side Academy, 9:42.85

4. North Hills, 9:48.42

5. Butler, 9:52.07

6. Hampton, 9:52.48

7. Fox Chapel, 9:55.80

8. Winchester Thurston, 9:58.77

Long Jump

1. Lara DeFazio, Eden Christian, 18-3

2. Lydia Delsite, Moon, 17-6.50

3. Mackenzie Magness, Freeport, 17-4

4. Alexis Bansah, Winchester Thurston, 17-3.50

4. Keira Kraemer, Mt. Lebanon, 17-3.50

6. Vanessa Pickett, Quaker Valley, 17-3

6. Aubrey Rock, Butler, 17-3

8. Anna Lazzara, North Catholic 17-2.25

Triple Jump

1. Alexis Bansah, Winchester Thurston, 40-1.50

2. Jay Olawaiye, Quaker Valley, 39-0.50

3. Jaedin Griggs, Moon, 38-7

4. Lydia Delsite, Moon, 38-2.50

5. Keira Kraemer, Mt. Lebanon, 37-11.50

6. Kara Fennell, Knoch, 37-3.50

7. Tayla Kurzawa, Upper St. Clair, 37-1.50

8. Anna Engelman, Upper St. Clair, 36-11

High Jump

1. Delaney Sturgeon, Ellwood City, 5-6

2. Tayla Kurzawa, Upper St. Clair, 5-4

3. Alexis Sherry, Laurel, 5-4

4. Mariah Rodemoyer, North East, 5-4

4. Oumou Thiero, Quaker Valley, 5-4

6. Jamie Kociela, Franklin Regional, 5-4

7. Ava Koski, Neshannock, 5-2

8. Gianna Devito, Kiski Area, 5-2

Pole Vault

1. Kara Fennell, Knoch, 12-0

2. Lindsay Breneman, North Allegheny, 11-6

3. Aleah Morgante, Grove City, 11-6

4. Aubrey Rock, Butler, 11-6

5. Elliana Kostok, Punxsutawney, 10-6

6. Kiley DeNoble, Norwin, 10-6

7. Halle Swidzinski, Butler, 10-6

8. Mackenzie Magness, Freeport, 10-6

Shot Put

1. Maggie Goodlin, Greenville, 42-5

2. Grace Mozes, Commodore Perry, 38-11.50

3. Alexis Geiwitz, Laurel, 37-5

4. Brenna Armstrong, Central Clarion, 37-1.50

5. Jayla Antomachi, Shaler, 36-7.50

6. Avery Hogan, Armstrong, 36-3

7. Robin Zimmer, Fort Leboeuf, 35-10

8. Alexis Heller, Norwin, 34-3

Discus

1. Kyndra Seddon, Lakeview, 131-5

2. Audrey Maxwell, North Allegheny, 119-9

3. Claire Conti, Fox Chapel, 117-6

4. Mary Grusky, Punxsutawney, 116-9

5. Maria Depner, Moon, 113-3

6. Liberty Paladin, Shaler, 111-5

7. Amara McKissick, Laurel, 109-6

8. Lyla Vivirito, Highlands, 107-4

Javelin

1. Sophia Mazzoni, Derry, 160-10

2. Karlee Buterbaugh, Knoch, 133-2

3. Jayla Antomachi, Shaler, 131-8

4. Mary Grusky, Punxsutawney, 126-11

5. Elizabeth Wilson, Latrobe, 119-10

6. Alexis Heller, Norwin, 116-7

7. Makenzie Kurtz, Knoch, 113-6

8. Sarah Wilson, Armstrong, 112-5

Mile Run

1. Grace Fritzman, West Allegheny, 4:59.21

2. Karis McElhaney, Greenville, 4:59.89 1.

3. Cecilia Montagnese, Quaker Valley, 5:02.48

4. Annie Czajkowski, Norwin, 5:05.74

5. Gabby Pistner, Saint Marys Area, 5:09.75

6. Abigail Weinstein, Winchester Thurston, 5:13.31

7. Jillian White, Hickory, 5:16.71

8. Madeline Meeuf, North Catholic, 5:17.48

Team Scores

1. Norwin 57

2. South Fayette 44

3. Moon Area 34

4. Quaker Valley 33

5. Upper St. Clair 29

6. Greenville 28

7. North Allegheny 26

8. Pine-Richland 24

9 Mt. Lebanon 23.5

10 Knoch 23