PA Sets 3 US#1s In Philly


Girls' Recap

TRACK EVENTS

  • The Neumann Goretti girls dropped a US#1 in the 4x800-meter relay, clocking the sixth fastest time in state history and second fastest by a PA team at Penn. The Saints went 8:57.09 for the win and wound up second overall (top American squad) to Jamaica's Holmwood Tech (8:48.33). Mykala Perry posted the fastest split -- 2:11.51 -- for NG.
  • The Neumann Goretti girls also posted the fastest Pennsylvania time of the day in the 4x400-meter relay. NG blasted a 3:45.22 in the Philadelphia Area race to close out the girls' high school races on Saturday. Perry split 54.69 on the second leg.
  • Sydni Townsend of Neumann Goretti was the top PA finisher in the 400-meter hurdles, running a time of 1:00.19 to finish seventh overall. That time improves upon her own PA#1, which she ran at Bullis.  Upper Dublin's Madison Langley-Walker was 12th in 1:02.83.
  • Cheltenham posted the meet's top 4x100-meter relay time by a Pennsylvania squad. The Panthers went 47.39 in the Tri-State finals for the win and a new PA#1. Coatesville took fourth in a PA#2 time of 47.94.
  • Marlee Starliper of Northern captured the win in the girls' mile, running 4:47.51 for the victory, a US#3. The sophomore made a pivotal move around the midway point and was home-free from there. Upper Saint Clair's Savannah Shaw was 4:55.74 for third, a US#16.
  • Katie Dammer of Abington Heights went 9:45.76 for fourth in a close girls' 3K. She hung near the front for most of the race and came away with a strong result.
  • Friends' Central took fifth in the DMR Championship of America. FCS ran 12:14.22 to finish as the top PA team. Penn Charter was sixth in 12:19.52.



FIELD EVENTS

  • Skylar Ciccolini of Mifflin County tossed the nation's best throw in the javelin on Thursday to win the event by nearly 30 feet over second place. Ciccolini threw 172-02, a PR and new US#1. It's also the second best throw in state history, trailing only Madison Wiltrout's national high school record throw of 185-08.
  • Another US#1 came in the shot put, which was dominated by Berwick's Payden Montana. She threw a new PR and nation leader of 50-07 to win by over three and a half feet. That's just four inches off Heather Colyer's 1997 state record of 50-11.
  • Athens Area's Breana Gambrell won the girls' long jump with her season best jump of 20-04.5. The senior took down New York's Lanae-Tava Thomas for the win. That's a PA#1 and US#4 leap for Gambrell.
  • Perkiomen Valley's Christina Warren put together a terrific series on the triple jump runway. The junior posted a best of 41-00.5 for a new PR, PA#, and US#15. She also had two other jumps over 40 feet.
  • Piper Klinger of Selinsgrove was the top Pennsylvania girl in the discus. She launched a throw of 151-09 to place fourth. That was a PA#1 as of Thursday, though Klinger (and Montana) would throw better on Saturday.
  • Pittston Area's Abby Norwillo placed fifth in the pole vault. She cleared 12-03.5 to finish as the top PA girl.
  • Lydia Bottelier of Palisades continued her great season in the high jump. She jumped 5-07.25 for eighth, though that clearance matched that of the third place finisher.