Track and Field

Sewickley Academy junior reaches new heights at Robert Morris meet
May 11, 2025
Sewickley Academy’s Herlynn Niepa enjoyed her time May 1 at the inaugural Bobby Mo Don’t Run Slow track and field invitational hosted by Robert Morris.

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Quaker Valley’s Davin “Macky” Gartley beats Norwin’s Ryan Schiller (second) and Plum’s Owen Proskin (third) in the 110-meter hurdles during the Butler Invitational on April 17.
Quaker Valley athletes flood list of top WPIAL track performances
The Quaker Valley track and field teams stormed past the opposition April 30 in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 2A team playoffs at Shenango.

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North Allegheny’s Taylor Neese wins the girls shot put during the Lady Wildcat Invitational on April 11 at Latrobe.
North Allegheny track team counts on talented group of throwers
May 10, 2025
North Allegheny is known for its distance runners, but some of the Tigers’ most valuable athletes only travel about 8 feet.

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Franklin Regional’s Caroline Shirley (middle) competes in the 3,200-meter run at last year’s WPIAL meet.
Franklin Regional notebook: Top track athletes gear up at Pine-Richland
With the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships approaching, several Franklin Regional athletes went to the Pine-Richland Invitational to stay sharp.

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Shady Side Academy track teams aim high
Jeff Perlis would like to make a trip to the New Balance Nationals, a long weekend for the Shady Side Academy track team. The Bulldogs coach said the school will have a larger contingent competing this summer than it did last year, when Chelsea Hartman was the only qualifier.

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David Black is a member of the Fox Chapel 3,200-meter relay team.
Fox Chapel runners compete for spots on relay teams
Fox Chapel track and field coach Tom Moul enjoys the depth the Foxes have on their relay teams this season.

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Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic finishes fifth in the WPIAL 3A boys discus during the WPIAL championships Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at Slippery Rock.
Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic betters meet record at South Fayette Invitational
May 4, 2025
For the second year in a row, Dino Nadarevic established a new meet record at the South Fayette Invitational on April 26.

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Herlynn Niepa leads Sewickley Academy athletes at South Fayette Invitational
Sewickley Academy’s track and field program finished with a pair of medalists April 26 at the 2025 South Fayette Invitational.

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Annie Czajkowski (center), Addie Farrah (left) and Anna Dansak will help Norwin chase its first WPIAL title since 2008.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin girls track and field reaches 8th WPIAL finals in row
May 3, 2025
The Norwin girls track and field team made quick work of its opponents in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals to continue an impressive run of success.

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California’s Lee Qualk wins the long jump at the Baldwin Invitational on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Baldwin High School.
Not just a ‘Single-A’ athlete: California long jumper Lee Qualk clears 23 feet for Baldwin Invite gold
California’s Lee Qualk rushed for 383 yards in a football game last fall, and on Friday posted another extraordinary number when he long jumped more than 23 feet.

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Norwin’s Melani Schmidt wins, Ligonier Valley’s Katia Gunter finishes second and Norwin’s Mia McCabe takes third in the 400 meters during the WCCA track meet April 24.
Norwin notebook: Track teams make themselves at home atop podium
The track and field teams continue to highlight the “win” in Norwin.

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Franklin Regional’s Jamie Kociela takes sixth place in the high jump during the Butler Invitational on April 17.
Franklin Regional just misses out on WPIAL track upset
Aw, so close.

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Baldwin track coach Rich Wright during the Baldwin Invitational Friday May 2, 2025 at Baldwin High School.
As Baldwin Invite’s meet director, Rich Wright strives to honor late coach Ed Helbig
On the night before the Baldwin Invitational, track coach Rich Wright talked with longtime friend Ed Helbig on the drive home from the stadium. The two Baldwin coaches had run the event for years as a terrific tandem.

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Franklin Regional’s Jamie Kociela takes sixth place in the high jump during the Butler Invitational April 17 at Butler High School.
High school track notebook: ’Tis the season for large invitationals
May 1, 2025
This is the time of the year to which athletes competing in track and field look forward.

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Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic throws the discus at the WPIAL meet last year.
WPIAL’s best track and field performances through May 1, 2025
Here are the top performers in the WPIAL as of May 1:

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Quaker Valley’s Davin Gartley beats Norwin’s Ryan Schiller (second) and Plum’s Owen Proskin (3rd) in the 110-meter hurdles during the Butler Invitational on April 17, 2025 at Butler High School.
WPIAL postpones team track semifinals to Wednesday
April 29, 2025
The WPIAL has postponed the team track and field semifinals to Wednesday because of unfavorable weather Tuesday.

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Shady Side Academy freshman Javon Johnston took third in the triple jump at the Butler Invitational.
Shady Side Academy freshman jumps right into high school track career
April 26, 2025
Adam Janosko got a solid report on Javon Johnston before he made it to the Shady Side Academy boys varsity track and field team.

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Ligonier Valley’s John Jablunovsky wins the high jump during the WCCA track meet on April 24, 2025 at Memorial Stadium.
WPIAL’s top track and field performances through April 25, 2025
April 25, 2025
Here are the top performers in WPIAL track and field as of April 25:

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Norwin’s Ryan Schiller beats Penn-Trafford’s Ekoulus Lett and Franklin Regional’s Sean Cartwright in the 100-meter hurdles during the WCCA meet Thursday.
As temperatures rise, records fall left and right at WCCA track meet
April 24, 2025
How did the runners, jumpers and throwers react to the hot weather that greeted them at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championships on Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium?

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Kiski Area’s Gianna Devito wins the high jump at 5 feet, 5 inches during the WCCA Track and Field Championships on Thursday.
Kiski Area’s Devito soars to county win in high jump with 5-5 effort
Kiski Area’s Gianna Devito was happy with her performance at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championships on Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium.

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