TSTCA Indoor Meet #3 (@Edinboro U.)
Plum's Jake Susalla returns to the track for the first time this indoor season in the 3000 at TSTCA (Photo by Don Rich)
BOYS PREVIEW
SPRINTS/HURDLES: Micah Watts of West Mifflin will have a full plate on Saturday. He'll compete in the 60m, the 200, and then the long jump. He's the likely favorite in all three. In the 60 hurdles, PA#2 Patrick Kimball of Mt. Lebanon comes in as the top seed. PA#8 Ayden Owens is also in the hurdles field.
DISTANCE: Isaiah Bailey of Penn Hills is the top seed in the 800 meters, as he'll look to improve on a sub-2 effort at the last TSTCA meet. Bailey is also entered in the mile. That mile should be a good race, featuring Peters Township's Nick Wolk, North Allegheny's Jacob Stupak, and Bradford's Logan Caruso. Wolk will return in the 3000 with Caruso, Will Loevner (who is also entered in the 3200 at SPIRE), Plum's Jake Susalla, and Mt. Lebanon's Todd Gunzenhauser.
FIELD: Meadville's AJ Byham broke out with a huge high jump PR at the last TSTCA meet. He returns for more on Saturday, possibly trying to build on his PA#! 6-8. The aforementioned Watts leads the competitors in the long jump. In the pole vault, watch out for the Hempfield (7) duo of Adam Gamber and Hayden Fox. In the shot put, PA#3 Dom Marshall of Hempfield (7) will look for a big day.
Jayla Ellis (center) and Ashley Amato (left) will battle it out in the 60 hurdles once again at Edinboro (Photo by Phil Grove)
GIRLS PREVIEW
REALYS: Mount Lebanon certainly has the talent to put together a good DMR, and it's possible that Saturday's TSTCA will be a good opportunity for them to improve on their PA#13 from a few week's ago at Edinboro.
SPRINTS/HURDLES: It's been a little while since we've seen Nicole Scherer of Burrell, who last competed at Kent State on January 17. Scherer is entered in the 60m and 200m this weekend. The 60m hurdles will be a good race between Jayla Ellis of Penn Hills, Ashley Amato of Plum and Olivia Rowe of Oakland Catholic. Claire Dougherty of Mount Lebanon will compete in the 400 meters.
DISTANCE: Mount Lebanon's Kelsey Potts is scheduled to compete in the mile, where she'll be heavily favored. In the 3000, Grove City's Catie Jaskowak, who hasn't competed indoors in her career will be one of the top seeds.
FIELD: Jaime Handra of Trinty (7) leads the field of high jumpers that also includes Hempfield (7)'s Gina Cuneo. Ellis of Penn Hills and Raja Rutherford of Seton-LaSalle will be two of the favorites in the girls long jump. In the pole vault, Hempfield's Molly DeBone (PA#5) and Laurel Highlands' Cassandra Phelan (PA#9) will return to Edinboro. Oakland's Rowe will compete in the triple jump. In the shot put, look out for Hempfield's Samantha Orie.