Top PIAA track & field performances as of May 8, 2024

By: Paul Schofield
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 5:21 PM

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Here are the top running times, throwing distance and jumping distances in Pennsylvania this season. Also included are the top three WPIAL and City League athletes and their rankings in the state.

WPIAL/City League best

Boys

(Times and distance are what have been reported to PennTrackXC MileSplit by May 8.)

100: Jesse Myers, State College and Shawn McCoullum, George Washington, 10:57.

1. (6) William Smith, Woodland Hills, 10.62; 2. (17) Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 10.78; 3. (27) Aidan Allison, Greensburg Central Catholic, 10.84.

200: Jayden Morton-Mims, Imhotep Charter, 21.02.

1.(13) Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 21.74; 2. (26) William Smith, Woodland Hills, 22.10; 3. (37) Matt Nguyen, Mt. Lebanon, 22.21.

400: Jayden Horton-Mims, Imhotep Charter, 45.82.

1.(30) Da’Karri Williams, Beaver Falls, 49.78; 2. Isaiah Hicks, Canon-McMillan, 49.85; 3. (36) Luke Denny, Norwin, 49.96.

800: Drew Griffith, Butler, 1:52.05.

2. (2) Dale Hall, Hampton, 1:52.28; 3.(4) Kayden Lightner, North Hills, 1:53.00; 4. (11) Ryan Pajak, Ringgold, 1:54.16.

1600: Drew Griffith, Butler, 3:59.81.

2.(2) Dale Hall, Hampton, 4:14.21; 3. (6) Rowan Gwin, Fox Chapel, 4:15.30; 4. (10) Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 4:16.11.

3200: Drew Griffith, Butler, 8:37.43

2. (2) Ryan Pajak, Ringgold, 8:38.02; 3. (3) Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 8:56.99; 4. (4) Jaxon Schoedel, Mohawk, 9:01.40.

110 hurdles: Tyrese Washington, Pottstown, 13.76.

1.(15) Davin Gartley, Quaker Valley, 14.66; 2 (17) Austin Kurta, West Mifflin, 14.68; 3. Gamaliel Morgire, North Hills, 14.69.

300hurdles: Andrew Beers, Parkland, 37.29.

1.(6) Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 38.86; 2. (18) Gamaliel Mogire, North Hills, 39.52; 3 (19) Kyler Matson, Seneca Valley, 39.53.

400 relay: Coatesville, 41.56.

1.(14) Butler, 42.60; 2. (18) North Allegheny, 42.68; 3. (22) Fort Cherry, 42.79.

1600 relay: Coatesville, 3:17.37.

1.(14) Butler, 3:22.61; 2. (24) North Hills, 3:25.27; 3. (41) Penn-Trafford, 3:27.63.

3200 relay: Central Bucks Wesy, 7:45.99.

1.(22) South Fayette, 8:04.27; 2. (24) Butler, 8:04.41; 3. (27) Winchester Thurston, 8:05.95.

Discus: Peyton Murray, Hempfield Area, 186-3

2. (2) Matthew Sarnowski, Penn-Trafford, 185-7; 3. (10) Nino Nadarevic, Gateway, 168-3; 4 (18) Nicholas Rohal, Connellsville, 164-3.

Shot put: Brady Mider, Berks Catholic, 61-6 1/2.

1. (5) Peyton Murray, Hempfield Area, 59-1; 2. (6) Jaden Kirkwood, New Castle, 58-10 ¼; 3. (9) Dino Nadarevic, Gateway, 57-6.

Javelin: Bronson Krainak, Danville, 211-8.

1. (15) Logan Kerstetter, Penn-Trafford, 179-3; 2. (16) Ryan Beam, Pine-Richland, 178-10; 3. (18) Louis Liberatore, Canon-McMillan, 177-5.

High jump: Hayden Smith, Union-Allegheny Clarion, 6-11.

1.(6) Ruben Gordon, Washington, 6-7; 2. (21) John Jablunovsky, Ligonier Valley; Dylan Langdon, North Allegheny; Jack Ozimek,South Park; and Emery Moye, Pine-Richland, 6-5.

Long jump: Jayden Ekoko, Easton Area, 24-0.

1. (6) Nicholas Humphries, North Allegheny, 23-2; 2. (11) Xavier Thomas, Central Catholic, 22-9; 2. (21) Tucker Jeremias, Avonworth/Northgate, 22-4 ¼.

Triple jump: Jordan Sowell, Cheltenham, 49-4.

1. (12) Luke Cramer, Mt. Lebanon, and Thomas Debelak, Quaker Valley, 45-9 ¼ ; 3. (15) Xavier Thomas, Central Catholic, 45-6 ½.

Pole vault: Drake Risser, Lower Dauphin, 16-3.

1. (8) Nicholas Puskar, Norwin, 15-1; 2. (13) Zach Duckworth, North Allegheny, 14-8; 3. (21), Jake Jones, Pine-Richland, 14-4.

Girls

100: Avery Lewis, Friends Central, 11.21.

1.(9) Eva Denis, Greensburg Central Catholic, 12.12; 2. (11) Hayzes Robinson, Avonworth/Northgate, and Olivia Renk, South Fayette.

200: Avery Lewis, Friends Central, 23.55.

1.(9) Olivia Renk, South Fayette, 24.81; 2. (11) Tori Atkins, Laurel, 24.87; 3. (17) Monrow Law, Winchester Thurston, 25.07.

400: Kaddel Howard, Cedar Crest, 55.09.

1. (9) Mackenzie Winning, North Allegheny, 56.73; 2 (11) Melani Schmidt, Norwin, 57.19; 3. (17) Tori Atkins, Laurel, 57.55.

800: Olivia Cieslak, Haverford Township, 2:04.77.

1. (8) Eliza Miller, Kiski Area, 2:13.37; 2. (10) Jenna Lang, Bethel Park, 2:13.98; 3. (28) Sylvia Kashak, Thomas Jefferson, 2:16.97.

1600: Olivia Cieslak, Haverford Township, 4:42.72.

1. (2) Logan St, John Kletter, Mount Lebanon, 4:46.70; 2. (12) Wren Kucler, North Allegheny, 5:00.48; 3. (13) Chelsea Hartman, Shady Side Academy, 5:00.65.

3200: Claire Paci, Greencastle-Antrim, 10:32.56.

1. (6) Eva Kynaston, North Allegheny, 10:46.0; 2. (7) Grace Fritzman, West Allegheny, 10:46.85; 3 (8) Chelsea Hartman, Shady Side Academy, 10:47.24.

100 hurdles: Macaela Walker, Oxford Area, 14.28.

1. (6) Rose Kuchera, Canon-McMillan, 14.80; 2. (12) Brandi Brozeski, Norwin, 15.0; 3. (13) Megan Cain, Mount Lebanon, 15.03.

300 hurdles: Macaela Walker, Oxford Area, 42.77.

1. (8) Lauren Bowden, Butler, 44.32; 2 (9) Delaney Schumaker, South Fayette, 44.46; 3. (22) Megan Cain, Mt. Lebanon, 45.78.

400 relay: Cheltenham, 47.41.

1.(12) Mt. Lebanon and North Catholic, 48.98; 3. (16) Winchester Thurston, 49.08.

1600 relay: Friends’ Central, 3:47.67.

1. (7) North Allegheny, 3:56.64; 2. Norwin, 3:59.30; 3. (25) Butler, 4:01.36.

3200 relay: Upper Dublin, 9:13.10.

1.(3) North Allegheny, 9:24.49; 2. (6) North Catholic, 9:28.32; 3. (7) Norwin, 9:30.10.

Discus: Genesis Castro, J.P.McCaskey, 139-2.

1. (6) Maddie Talley, Hempfield Area, 127-4; 2. (8) Marlo Cyanovich, Montour, 126-3 ½’ 3. (15) Zoe Bupp, Shenango, 121-5.

Shot put: Sasha Garnett, Richland, 47-7 3/4.

1. (3) Mikayla Anderson, Beaver Falls, 41-8; 2. (4) Maggie Clair, Canon-McMillan, 39-11; 3. (6) Katherine Dolinski, Hempfield Area, 39-10.

Javelin: Sophia Mazzoni, Derry, 159-0.

2. (12) Karlee Buterbaugh, Knoch, 131-5; 3. (17) Jayla Antomachi, Shaler Area, 130-5; 4. (22) Abby Tucker, Canon-McMillan, 127-2.

High jump: Ella Bahn, Spring Grove, 5-9.

1. (2) Oumou Thiero, Quaker Valley, 5-6 ¼; 2. (5) Sophia Yard, Apollo-Ridge and Ella Sammel, Trinity, 5-5.

Long jump: Avery Lewis, Friends’ Central and Ava Gregorio, George School, 20-1 1/2.

1. (3) Kailynn Manson, Taylor Allderdice, 19-6 1/2; 2. (7) Clare Ruffing, Carlynton, 18-8; 3. (9) Daphne Flerl, North Catholic, 18-7 ¼.

Triple jump: Destin Smith, Souderton, 41-11.

1. (6) Rose Kuchera, Canon-McMillan, 38-8; 2. (9) Jordynn Carter, Carlynton, 37-11; 3. (12) Kara Fennell, Knoch, 37-10.

Pole vault: Veronica Vacca, Mount Saint Joseph, 14-0.

1. (4) Grace Iwig, Hempfield Area, 12-6; 2. (5) Lindsay Breneman, North Allegheny, 12-3 and Elizabeth Michael, Beaver Area, 12-3.

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.