Top WPIAL track & field performances as of May 1, 2024

By: Paul Schofield
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | 8:54 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 distances are what have been reported to PennTrackXC MileSplit by May 1.)

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

1. (5) William Smith, Woodland Hills, 10.62; 2. (15) Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 10.78; 3. (24) Aidan Allison, Greensburg Central Catholic, 10.84.

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

1.(8) Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 21.74; 2. (20) William Smith, Woodland Hills, 22.10; 3. (26) Matt Nguyen, Mt. Lebanon, 22.21.

400: Jayden Horton-Mims, Imhotep Charter, 45.95.

1.(28) Luke Denny, Norwin, 50.05; 2. (42) Zach Nash, North Allegheny, 50.36; 3. (45) Kayden Lightner, North Hills, 50.39.

800: Dale Hall, Hampton, 1:52.28.

2.(3) Ryan Pajak, Ringgold, 1:54.16; 3. (4) Kayden Lightner, North Hills, 1:54.29; 4. (12) Clark Lalomia, Quaker Valley, 1:55.73.

1600: Drew Griffith, Butler, 3:59.81.

2.(8) Dale Hall, Hampton, 4:16.08; 3. (9) Jack Bertram, North Alegheny, 4:16.11; 4. (10) Patrick Burgos, Elizabeth Forward, 4:16.20.

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: Tyler Burgess, Palmyra, 14.09.

1.(12) Davin Gartley, Quaker Valley, 14.56; 2 (19) Luke Cramer, Mt. Lebanon, 14.83; 3. (21) Achan Green, Penn Hills, 14.86.

300 hurdles: Andrew Beers, Parkland, 37.29.

1. (6) Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 39.14; 2. (14) Gamaliel Mogire, North Hills, 39.52; 3 (15) Aaron Taylor, Canon-McMillan, 39.55.

400 relay: Coatesville, 41.56.

1.(10) Butler, 42.60; 2. (17) Norwin, 43.04; 3. (20) North Allegheny, 43.04.

1600 relay: Coatesville, 3:17.37.

1.(14) Butler, 3:22.61; 2. (34) Penn-Trafford, 3:27.63; 3. (39) Norwin, 3:27.85.

3200 relay: Central Bucks West, 7:45.99.

1.(19) Butler, 8:04.41; 2. (20) South Fayette, 8:04.69; 3. (29) Fox Chapel, 8:08.25.

Discus: Peyton Murray, Hempfield, 186-3

2. (2) Matthew Sarnowski, Penn-Trafford, 185-7; 3. (10) Nino Nadarevic, Gateway, 165-8; 4 (23) Nicholas Rohal, Connellsville, 156-4.

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

1. (5) Peyton Murray, Hempfield, 59-1; 2. (7) Dino Nadarevic, Gateway, 57-6; 3. (9) Jaden Kirkwood, New Castle, 57-4.

Javelin: Bronson Krainak, Danville, 211-8.

1. (10) Logan Kerstetter, Penn-Trafford, 179-3; 2. (11) Ryan Beam, Pine-Richland, 178-10; 3. (13) Louis Liberatore, Canon-McMillan, 177-5.

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

1.(6) Ruben Gordon, Washington, 6-7; 2. (16) John Jablunovsky, Ligonier Valley; Dylan Langdon, North Allegheny; and Emery Moye, Pine-Richland, 6-5.

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

1. (13) Xavier Thomas, Central Catholic, 22-5 ¾; 2. (16) Tucker Jeremias, Avonworth/Northgate, 22-4 ¼; 3. (27) Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 22-2 1/4.

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

1. (11) Luke Cramer, Mt. Lebanon, 45-9 ¼; 2. (14) Xavier Thomas, Central Catholic, 45-6 ½; 3, (16) Kyrell Harris, New Castle, 45-1.

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

1. (6) Nicholas Puskar, Norwin, 15-1; 2. (9) Zach Duckworth, North Allegheny, 14-8; 3. (17) Charlie Weber, Indiana, 14-3.

Girls

100: Avery Lewis, Friends Central, 11.21.

1.(6) Eva Denis, Greensburg Central Catholic, 12.12; 2. (7) Hayzes Robinson, Avonworth/Northgate, 12.18; 3. (17) Tori Atkins, Laurel, 12:24.

200: Avery Lewis, Friends Central, 23.55.

1. (8) Tori Atkins, Laurel, 24.87; 2. (12) Melani Schmidt, Norwin, 25.11; 3. (14) Oliva Renk, South Fayette, 25.16..

400: Kaddel Howard, Cedar Crest, 55.09.

1. (10) Mackenzie Winning, North Allegheny, 57.43; 2 (13) Tori Atkins, Laurel, 57.55; 3. (24) Artemis Conaboy, Bethel Park, 58.15.

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

1. (10) Jenna Lang, Bethel Park, 2:14.51; 2. (21) Emily Sinton, South Fayette, 2:17.67; 3. (24) Eilidh Edgar, Trinity Christian, 2:17.72.

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

1. (14) Grace Fritzman, West Allegheny, 5:02.39; 2. (15) Eliza Miller, Kiski Area, 5:02.96; 3. (17) Chelsea Hartman, Shady Side Academy, 5:03.67.

3200: Baylee Espinosa, Lewisburg, 10:40.01.

1. (3) Grace Fritzman, West Allegheny, 10:46.85; 2 (4) Chelsea Hartman, Shady Side Academy, 10:47.24; 3 (5) Eva Kynaston, North Allegheny, 10:49.18.

100 hurdles: Kendall Loos, Knoch, 13.25.

2. (2) Makiah Buchak, Burrell, 13.46; 3 (3) Aubrey Savannah, Knoch, 13.62; 4 (4) Ella Anderson, Burrell, 13.88.

300 hurdles: Payton Drumwright, Engineering and Science, 43.89.

1. (4) Delaney Schumaker, South Fayette, 44.46; 2. (8) Lauren Bowden, Butler, 45.13; 3. (17) Megan Cain, Mt. Lebanon, 45.82.

400 relay: Cheltenham, 47.41.

1.(7) Mt. Lebanon, 48.98; 2. (11) Avonworth/Northgate, 49.22; 3. (23) Upper St. Clair, 49.58.

1600 relay: Penn Charter, 3:47.67.

1. (5) North Allegheny, 3:56.64; 2. (27) Avonworth/Northgate, 4:02.03; 3. (36) Butler, 4:03.44.

3200 relay: Upper Dublin, 9:13.10.

1.(4) South Fayette, 9:34.21; 2. (9) North Allegheny, 9:35.87; 3. (16) Seneca Valley, 9:40.36.

Discus: Margaret Bila, Lancaster Catholic, 134-4.

1. (4) Maddie Talley, Hempfield, 127-4; 2. (6) Marlo Cyanovich, Montour, 126-3 ½ 3. (12) Zoe Bupp, Shenango, 121-5.

Shot put: Sasha Garnett, Richland, 45-0.

1. (3) Mikayla Anderson, Beaver Falls, 41-8; 2. (5) Katherine Dolinski, Hempfield, 39-10; 3. (8) Avery Hogan, Armstrong, 39-1.

Javelin: Sophia Mazzoni, Derry, 156-10.

2. (14) Jayla Antomachi, Shaler, 128-5; 3. (16) Karlee Buterbaugh, Knoch, 127-5; 4. (17) Abby Tucker, Canon-McMillan, 127-2.

High jump: Sara McConnell, River Valley, 5-6 1/4.

1. (3) Ella Sammel, Trinity, 5-5; 2. (5) Ava Koski, Neshannock, 5-4 1/2; 3. (6) Neela Hill, Laurel Highlands, 5-4 ¼.

Long jump: Avery Lewis, Friends’ Central and Ava Gregorio, George School, 20-1 ½.

1. (3) Kailynn Manson, Taylor Allderdice, 19-6 ½; 2. (6) Clare Ruffing, Carlynton, 18-8; 3. (8) Daphne Flerl, North Catholic, 18-7 ¼.

Triple jump: Destin Smith, Souderton, 40-7.

1. (7) Jordynn Carter, Carlynton, 37-11; 2. (10) Kara Fennell, Knoch, 37-10; 3. (11) Jay Olawaiye, Quaker Valley, 37-8.

Pole vault: Veronica Vacca, Mount Saint Joseph, 13-8.

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