WPIAL track and field leaders through May 14, 2024

By: Paul Schofield
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | 10:51 PM

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Class 3A boys

(The top four finishers automatically qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championship, as do those who meet the standard if they finish in the top eight. Pole vault is the exception.)

3200 relay (8:02.02): 1. Butler, 7:57.88; 2. North Allegheny, 8:04.05; 3. South Fayette, 8:04.05.

110 hurdles (15.07): 1. Gamaliel Mogire, North Hills, 14.59; 2. Ryan Schiller, Norwin, 14.74; 3. Luke Cramer, Mount Lebanon, 14.83.

100 (11.05): 1. William Smith, Woodland Hills, 10.62; 2. Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 10.78; 3. Kenny Lewis, Gateway, 10.87.

1600: (4:21.50): 1. Drew Griffith, Butler, 3:59.81; 2. Ryan Pajak, Ringgold, 4:08.83; 3. Dale Hall, Hampton, 4:14.21.

400 relay (43.10): 1. Butler, 42.43; 2. North Allegheny, 42.68; 3. Norwin, 43.02.

400: (50.09): 1. Isaiah Hicks, Canon-McMillan, 49.85; 2. Luke Denny, Norwin, 49.96; 3. Cole Brunton, Latrobe, 50.35.

300 hurdles (39.80): 1. Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 38.85; 2. Gamaliel Mogire, North Hills, 39.2; 3. Kyler Matson, Seneca Valley, 39.53.

800 (1:57.0): 1. Dale Hall, Hampton, 1:52.28; 2. Kayden Lightner, North Hills, 1:53.00; 3. Ben McLean, Pine-Richland, 1:56.14.

200 (22.30): 1. Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 21.74; 2. William Smith, Woodland Hills, 22.10; 3. David Graef, Butler, 22.16.

3200 (9:28.00): 1. Drew Griffith, Butler, 8:37.43; 2. Ryan Pajak, Ringgold, 8:38.02; 3. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 8:56.99.

1600 relay (3:24.03): 1. Butler, 3:22.61; 2. Norwin, 3:24.72;3. North Hills, 3:25.27.

High jump (6-5): 1. Dylan Langdon, North Allegheny; Emery Moye, Pine-Richland and Orein McBride-Cager, Butler, 6-5.

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

Long jump (22-3): 1. Nicholas Humphries, North Allegheny, 23-2; 2. Xxavier Thomas, Central Catholic, 22-9; 3. Colton Dean, Canon-McMillan, 22-4.

Triple jump (45-0): 1. Luke Cramer, Mount Lebanon, 45-9 ¼; 2. Xxavier Thomas, Central Catholic, 45-6 ½; 3. Kyrell Harris, New Castle, 45-1.

Shot put (52-0): 1. Peyton Murray, Hempfield Area, 59-1; 2. Jaden Kirkwood, New Castle, 58-10 ½; 3. Dino Nadarevic, Gateway, 57-6.

Discus (153-0): 1.Peyton Murray, Hempfield Area, 186-3;2. Matt Sarnowski, Penn-Trafford, 185-7; 3. Dino Nadarevic, Gateway, 168-3.

Javelin (178-0): 1. Logan Kerstetter, Penn-Trafford, 179-3; 2. Ryan Beam, Pine-Richland, 178-10; 3. Louis Liberatore, Canon-McMillan, 177-5.

Note: In addition to the above standards, for pole vault participants to advance to the PIAA Track and Field Championship, they must clear the minimum standard of 12-3.

Class 3A girls

3200 relay (9:35.48): 1. North Allegheny, 9:24.49; 2. North Catholic, 9:28.32; 3. Norwin, 9:30.10.

100 hurdles (15.40): 1. Rose Kuchera, Canon-McMillan, 14.80; 2. Brandi Brozeski, Norwin, 15.00; 3. Megan Cain, Mount Lebanon, 15.03.

100 (12.50): 1. Olivia Renk, South Fayette, 12.18; 2. Seava Cresta, North Catholic, 12.41; 3. Ashley Mosesso, West Allegheny, 12.46.

1600: (5:08.00): 1. Logan St. John Kletter, Mount Lebanon, 4:46.70; 2. Wren Kucler, North Allegheny, 5:00.48; 3. Grace Fritzman, West Allegheny, 5:0.39.

400 relay (49.56): 1. Mt. Lebanon and North Catholic, 48.98; 3. Penn Hills, 49.38.

400: (58.62): 1. Mackenzie Winning, North Allegheny, 56.73; 2. Melani Schmidt, Norwin, 57.19; 3. Isabella Costa, North Allegheny, 57.80.

300 hurdles (46.25): 1. Lauren Bowden, Butler, 44.32; 2. Delaney Schumaker, South Fayette, 44.46; 3. Megan Cain, Mount Lebanon, 45.78.

800 (2:18.47): 1. Eliza Miller, Kiski Area, 2:13.37; 2. Jenna Lang, Bethel Park, 2:13.98; 3. Amelia Barilla, Penn-Trafford, 2:15.98.

200 (25.70): 1. Oliva Renk, South Fayette, 24.81; 2. Melani Schmidt, Norwin, 25.11; 3. Sadie Tomczyk, Upper St. Clair, 25.40.

3200 (11:08.00): 1. Eva Kynaston, North Allegheny, 10:46.00; 2. Grace Fritzman, West Allegheny, 10:46.85; 3. Wren Kucler, North Allegheny, 10:50.47.

1600 relay (4:01.50): 1. North Allegheny, 3:56.64; 2. Norwin, 3:59.30; 3. Butler, 4:01.36.

High jump (5-3): 1. Ella Sammel, Trinity, 5-5; 2. Anna Troutman, Fox Chapel, and Brandi Brozeski, Norwin, 5-4.

Pole vault (11-6): 1. Grace Iwig, Hempfield Area, 12-6; 2. Lindsay Breneman, North Allegheny, 12-3; 3. Aubrey Rock, Butler, and Nadia Constantakis, Pine-Richland, 12-1.

Long jump (17-9): 1. Logan Kuchera, Canon-McMillan, 19-3; 2. Daphne Flerl, North Catholic, 18-7 ¼; 3. Aniela Balog, North Catholic, 18-5 ¾.

Triple jump (36-6): 1. Rose Kuchera, Canon-McMillan, 38-8; 2. Jaedin Griggs, Moon Area, 37-8 ½’ 3. Elisabeth Franczyk, Canon-McMillan, 37-1.

Shot put (37-6): 1. Maggie Clair, Canon-McMillan, 39-11; 2. Katherine Dolinski, Hempfield Area, 39-10; 3. Avery Hogan, Armstrong, 39-1.

Discus (118-0): 1. Maddie Tully, Hempfield Area, 127-4; 2. Marlo Cyanovich, Montour, 126-3 ½; 3. Claire Conti, Fox Chapel, 114-8.

Javelin (122-0): 1. Jayla Antomachi, Shaler, 130-5; 2. Abby Tucker, Canon-McMillan, 127-2; 3. Lily Shahan, Belle Vernon, 126-10.

Note: In addition to the above standards, for pole vault participants to advance to the PIAA Track and Field Championship, they must clear the minimum standard of 9-6.

Class 2A boys

3200 relay (8:15.55): 1. Winchester Thurston, 8:05.95; 2. Ellwood City, 8:13.71; 3. Quaker Valley, 8:19.19.

110 hurdles (15.35): 1. Devin Gritley, Quaker Valley, 14.66; 2. Austin Kurta, West Mifflin, 14.68; 3. Nick Franitti, Ellwood City, 14.96.

100 (11.25): 1. Aidan Allison, Greensburg Central Catholic, and DeJuan Croumbles, The Neighborhood Academy, 10.84; 3. Khalil Taylor, Seton-LaSalle, 10.91.

1600: (4:31.13): 1. Clark LaLomia, Quaker Valley, 4:17.95; 2. Michael Braun, Freeport, 4:18.61; 3. Nick Szekely, Greensburg Central Catholic, 4:23.43.

400 relay (44.30): 1. Fort Cherry, 42.79; 2. Greensburg Central Catholic, 43.25; 3. South Park, 43.26.

400 (50.70): 1. Da’Karri Williams, Beaver Falls, 49.78; 2. Zachary Lovell, Hopewell, 50.02; 3. Jerry Davis, Greensburg Central Catholic, 50.52.

300 hurdles (40.80): 1. Devin Gritley, Quaker Valley, 38.99; 2. Austin Kurta, West Mifflin, and Adam Halinka, Southmoreland, 39.90.

800 (1:59.70): 1. Clark LaLomia, Quaker Valley, 1:55.73; 2. Colten Crizer, Ellwood City, 1:57.34; 3. Ethan Haring, Eden Christian, 1:57.42.

200 (22.88): 1. Demarius Day, West Mifflin, 22.56; 2. Zachary Kovell, Hopewell, 22.61; 3. Tegan Henke, Fort Cherry, 22.62.

3200 (9:48.01): 1. Alex Platt, Burrell, 10:03.00; 2. Jack Iyer, Winchester Thurston, 10:04.80; 3. Drew Steffler, Ellwood City, 10:06.84.

1600 relay (3:29.60): 1. Quaker Valley, 3:27.13; 2. Greensburg Central Catholic, 3:30.64; 3. Beaver Falls, 3:32.04.

High jump (6-3): 1. John Jablunovsky, Ligonier Valley, and Jack Ozimek, South Park, 6-5; 3. Jack Schrockman, Burgettstown, 6-4.

Pole vault (13-6): 1. Connor Progar, Hopewell, and Reece Sullivan, Riverside, 13-7; 3. Garrett Eicher, Mt. Pleasant; Mason Schroyer, Waynesburg; and Gage Sowers, Mt. Pleasant, 13-0.

Long jump (21-6): 1. Jack Ozimek, South Park, 22-2 ¾; 2. Braedin Lunger, Charleroi, and Lee Qualk, California, 22-1.

Triple jump (44-0): 1. Thomas Debelak, Quaker Valley, 45-9 ¼; 2. Lorenzo Fancher, East Allegheny, 44-9 ½; 3. Luke Rullo, Greensburg Salem, 43-1 ½.

Shot put (49-6): 1. Colton Fedrizzi, Shenango, 54-10 ½; 2. Jonah Pfender, Fort Cherry, 53-9; 3. Kevin Mahoney, Laurel, 47-7 ¼.

Discus (148-0): 1. Carson Emerick, Riverside, 145-10; 2. Colton Fedrizzi, Shenango, 143-6; 3. Garrett Myers, Springdale, 140-7.

Javelin (176-0): 1. Karter Schrock, Apollo-Ridge, 163-1; 2. Corey Bouchelle, Fort Cherry, 153-11; 3. Elliot Liskooka, Union, 153-5.

Note: In addition to the above standards, for pole vault participants to advance to the PIAA Track and Field Championship, they must clear the minimum standard of 11-6.

Class 2A girls

3200 relay (9:50.40): 1. Quaker Valley, 10:02.34; 2. Winchester Thurston, 10:04.88; 3. Southmoreland, 10:08.44.

100 hurdles (16.01): 1. Sasha Hoffman, Greensburg Central Catholic, 15.45; 2. Ellie Whippo, Mohawk, 15.56; 3. Kwilai Karto, Quaker Valley, 15.75.

100 (12.70): 1. Eva Denis, Greensburg Central Catholic, 12.12; 2. Hayzes Robinson, Aconworth/Northgate, 12.18; 3. Tori Atkins, Laurel, 12.24.

1600: (5:18.30): 1. Chelsea Hartman, Shady Side Academy, 5:00.65; 2. Lexi Fluharty, Riverside, 5:16.41; 3. Ava Santora, Knochm 5:18.05.

400 relay (50.80): 1. Winchester Thurston, 49.08; 2. Avonworth/Northgate, 49.22; 3. Quaker Valley, 49.43.

400 (59.85): 1. Tori Atkins, Laurel, 57.55; 2. Megan Mehall, Southmoreland, 58.24; 3. Emma Palmieri, Hopewell, 58.77.

300 hurdles (47.64): 1. Emma Larkin, Geibel, 46.62; 2. Ellie Whippo, Mohawk, 46.82; 3. Erin Schaeffer, Freeport, 47.01.

800 (2:20.60): 1. Eilidh Edgar, Trinity Christian, 2:17.31; 2. Ellie Cain, Quaker Valley, 2:18.63; 3. Megan Mehall, Southmoreland,2:20.82.

200 (26.25): 1. Tori Atkins, Laurel, 24.87; 2. Monroe Law, Winchester Thurston, 2.07; 3. Deirdra Cox, Beaver Falls, 25.45.

3200 (11:35.00): 1. Chelsea Hartman, Shady Side Academy, 10:47.24; 2. Alexis Abbett, Aquinas Academy, 11:17.40; 3. Lexi Fluharty, Riverside, 11:20.71.

1600 relay (4:08.75): 1. Avonworth/Northgate, 4:02.03; 2. Fort Cherry, 4:10.41; 3. Riverview, 4:13.08.

High jump (5-2): 1. Oumou Thiero, Quaker Valley, 5-6 ¼; 2. Sophia Yard, Apollo-Ridge, 5-5; 3. Ava Koski, Neshannock, 5-4 ½.

Pole vault (10-6): 1. Elizabeth Michael, Beaver Area, 12-3; 2. Mackenzie Magness, Freeport, 11-9; Aurea, Hickenboth, Freedom, 11-7.

Long jump (16-11): 1. Clare Ruffing, Carlynton, 18-8; 2. Sara Roe, Shenango, 18-3 ½; 3. DaShae Cochran, Winchester Thurston, 17-11.

Triple jump (35-6): 1. Jay Olawaiye, Quaker Valley, 38-1 ½; Jordynn Carter, Carlynton, 37-11; Kara Fennell, Knoch, 37-10.

Shot put (36-6): 1. Mikayla Anderson, Beaver Falls, 41-8; 2. Zoe Bupp, Shenango, 38-7; 3. Alexis Geiwitz, Laurel, 37-11 ½.

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.