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INTERVIEWS/RACE AND FIELD VIDEOS
Videos
PTFCA Boys 60H Finals (Meet Record)
PTFCA Girls 60H Finals
PTFCA Girls 60m Dash
PTFCA Boys 60m Dash Finals
PTFCA Boys Long Jump
PTFCA Boys Pole Vault
PTFCA Girls Long Jump
PTFCA Girls Shot Put
PTFCA Girls Pole Vault
PTFCA Boys Shot Put
PTFCA Boys Triple Jump
PTFCA Girls Triple Jump
PTFCA Boys 200m H1
PTFCA Boys 200m H2
PTFCA Boys 200m H3
PTFCA Boys 200m H4
PTFCA Boys 200m H5
PTFCA Boys 200m H6
PTFCA Boys 200m H7
PTFCA Girls 200m H1
PTFCA Girls 200m H2
PTFCA Girls 200m H3
PTFCA Girls 200m H4
PTFCA Girls 200m H5
PTFCA Girls 200m H6
PTFCA Girls 200m H7
PTFCA Girls 4x400 H3
PTFCA Girls 4x400 H4
PTFCA Girls Mile H1
PTFCA Girls Mile H2
PTFCA Girls Mile H3
PTFCA Boys 400 H1
PTFCA Boys 400 H2
PTFCA Boys 400 H3
PTFCA Boys 400 H4
PTFCA Boys 800 H1
PTFCA Girls 800 H2
PTFCA Girls 800 H1
PTFCA Girls 800 H3
PTFCA Boys 800 H2
PTFCA Boys 800 H3
PTFCA Girls 400 H4
PTFCA Girls 400 H5
PTFCA Boys 3000m
Amanda Benninghoff
Caela Williams
Courtney Smith
Emily Stauffer
Emma Keenan
Hanna Green
Jack Huemmler
Jason Coon
PTFCA Boys Mile H1
Marissa Sheva
Marshay Ryan
Niager Mathis
Qhyle Elijah
Regan Rome
PTFCA Boys Mile H2
Tim Moses
PTFCA Boys 4x200m H1
PTFCA Boys 4x200m H2
PTFCA Boys 4x200m H3
PTFCA Boys 4x200m H4
PTFCA Boys 4x200m H5
PTFCA Boys 4x200m H6
PTFCA Boys 4x200m H7
PTFCA Girls 4x200m H1
PTFCA Girls 4x200m H3
PTFCA Girls 4x200m H4
PTFCA Girls 4x200m H5
PTFCA Girls 4x200m H6
PTFCA Girls 4x800m H1
PTFCA Girls 4x800m H2
Max Norris
Cyre Virgo
Jody Ann Evans
Wellington Zaza
Norristown 4x200
PTFCA Boys 4x800m H1
Elizae McDonald
Kayla Coley
Katelyn Jackson
Tessa Barrett
Veronica Eder
PTFCA Boys 4x800m H2
Lasalle
West Chester Henderson
Great Valley
Brad Rivera
PTFCA Boys DMR
Pennridge
Bensalem
Swenson
PTFCA Girls DMR
PTFCA Girls 4x400m H5
Ryan Whiting (World Champion and Olympian)
PTFCA Boys 4x400m H1
PTFCA Boys 4x400m H2
PTFCA Boys 4x400m H3
PTFCA Boys High Jump
PTFCA Girls High Jump
PTFCA Girls 4x200m H2
PTFCA Boys 4x400m H4
MEET SUMMARY BY LEX MERCADO
Boys
Wellington Zaza of Garnet Valley had a career day in his final indoor state championship meet. The senior came home with three gold medals and a 3rd place medal on a relay to lead his team to a 2nd place finish. Zaza started the day with a meet record in the 60 meter hurdles in 7.84 and then in the semifinals and finals, he ran 7.79 to win the title and earn US#3 honors. His other two golds came in the field events as he took home the long jump title on his last jump to come away as the winner with a US#6 mark of 23-9. Finally in the triple jump, Zaza bettered his seasonal best by one inch with a US#8 mark of 49-11!
Max Norris of Harriton became the 2nd boys distance runner to break the 8:30 mark in the 3000 meter run, pulling away from the field in the final 300 meters to win the event in 8:28.93. Ethan Martin of Fox Chapel and Dan Savage of Cardinal O'Hara ran lifetime bests to finish in the top 3. Jack Huemmler of Strath Haven made up for a tough race last weekend at the Millrose Games to surge in the final two laps of the mile in 59 seconds to win the state crown in 4:17.95. Tony Russell of West Chester Henderson and Tom Coyle of Lasalle rounded out the top 3. The 800 meter run was won in a rare wire to wire fashion by Brad Rivera of Bensalem. The senior ran a big lifetime personal best in the event with a US#4 time of 1:52.43! Christian Sanders of Upper Merion finished 2nd and Jeff Wiseman of Council Rock South finished 3rd.
As for the rest of the sprint action, Niager Mathis of Swenson was a double winner, taking home the 60 meter dash in 6.89 and then coming back and winning the 200 meter dash in 21.95, both PA#1 marks for FAT performances. Cody Minnig of Neshaminy took 2nd in the 60 meter dash while Tyler Whitmore of Upper Moreland was the runner up in the 200 meter dash. The 400 meter dash went to Qhyle Elijah of Bensalem in 48.76 to edge out Nick Stenderowicz of Pennridge. Jimmy Brooks of Wilson (3) finished 3rd.
In other field event action, Elizae McDonald of Coatesville came away with the high jump title with a clearance of 6-6 with no misses. Inb Short of Milton Hershey and Charles Wilson-Adams of Tyrone Area finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Tim Moses of Palmyra did not get the chance to clear 16 feet for the 5th time this season in the pole vault, but still came away with the state title with a clearance of 15-6. In the shot put, Jason Coon of Schuylkill Valley emerged as the champion by almost two feet with a US#9 mark of 59-7.75. Jon Yohman of Wilmington and Luke Lewis of Hickory both threw 57-10.25.
In the relays, Norristown continued their 2013 superiority in the 4x200 meter relay taking home the gold in 1:29.68 just ahead of Pennridge (1:29.87) and Garnet Valley (1:29.93). In the 4x400 meter relay, Pennridge overcame Bensalem to win the gold with a US#3 time of 3:19.47. Bensalem ran 3:20.75 for 2nd and Penn Wood ran 3:21.76. Bensalem did win the 4x800 meter relay with a US#7 time of 7:51.80 ahead of West Chester Henderson (7:54.73) and Pennsbury (7:54.88). Current US#1 Lasalle decided to run the distance medley relay and after taking the lead going into the 3rd leg, Tom Coyle brought it home on the anchor leg with a state leading and US#4 time of 10:19.47. Council Rock North finished 2nd in 10:20.34 and Strath Haven finished 3rd in 10:20.62.
Bensalem came away as the team champions with 41 points! Garnet Valley was 2nd with 36 and Pennridge scored 31 points to finish 3rd.
Girls
Swenson girls were firing on all cylinders from the first gun to the final race as they repeated as team champions with a huge score of 62 points ahead of Cheltenham and Penn Wood! Swenson had big performances in the sprint relays at the end of the meet. They started with a meet record performance in the 4x200 meter relay with a US#4 time of 1:39.87, which is just over 4 tenths of a second off the all time state record of 1:39.44 set by William Penn in 1997. They beat out defending champions Pennridge and Penn Wood for the title They capped off their big state title winning performance with a 3:55.99 win in the 4x400 meter relay to repeat as champions in that event ahead of Penn Wood and Pennsbury.
In the distance relays, Great Valley ended Strath Haven's reign as 4x800 meter champions, running most of the relay on their own with a state leading time of 9:19.40 to cruise ahead of Pennsbury and Garnet Valley. They led the state in both relays until West Chester Henderson took the state lead in the distance medley relay with a US#8 time of 12:09.28. Cardinal O'Hara finished 2nd and Germantown Friends finished 3rd.
The field events had most of the hot performances of the day led by Marshay Ryan of Chambersburg, who completed the long and triple jump sweep with huge marks. Her triple jump mark of 40-11.50 to set the meet record and soar all the way to the top of the national list! Lanae Newsome of Brookville finished 2nd and Lydia Dennis of Mars Area was 3rd. Ryan also won the long jump with a new state leading mark of 18-7.75. Dennis and Newsome exchanged places in the long jump, with Dennis finishing 2nd and Newsome 3rd. Sophomore Cyre Virgo of Fleetwood won her first ever indoor state championship in the high jump, tying the national lead with a clearance of 5-10! Defending champion Megan McCloskey of Germantown Academy finished 2nd and India McCoy of Ambridge Area was 3rd with both clearing 5-6. Freshman Emily Stauffer of Cocalico set the pace on her first throw of the shot put competition and never looked back. She threw a lifetime best of 43-6.75 to win by almost 3 feet over Taylor Hojnacki of Central Bucks South and Rachel Fyalkowski of Hempfield (7). Amanda Benninghoff of Council Rock South came away with the state title in the pole vault with a clearance of 12 feet to beat the Hempfield (7) duo of Lexi Masterson and Bridget Guy.
On the track, the fastest 3000 meter run in the history of the state took place with 3 juniors and 1 senior breaking the 10 minute mark. Courtney Smith of Unionville led for most of the race with Tessa Barrett of Abington Heights, Regan Rome of Dallas and Veronica Eder of Central Bucks East trying to run with her. After leaving Eder and Rome behind, Smith made a move on the final lap to try and shake Barrett off, but Barrett hung on and passed by Smith in the final 50 meters to win her first state championship and set a new all time PA state record with a time of 9:47.73, which is also US#5! Smith also broke the old state record with a US#6 time of 9:48.24. Rome and Eder both ran 9:53.59 to share the US#10 spot. Emma Keenan of Gwynedd Mercy Academy repeated as champion in the 800 meter run in the same way she won the title last season by going out from the gun and running wire to wire to win in 2:10.28, good for US#5. Natalie Deacon of West Chester Henderson and Devon Towell of West Chester East finished 2-3. Marissa Sheva of Pennridge earner her long awaited first state gold medal, taking the mile run in 4:58.46 after making a big move in the final two laps of the race.
In the sprint events, Jody Ann Evans of Quakertown completed her two year unbeaten streak with another state championship win in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.47 to tie for US#3! Katelyn Jackson of Cheltenham finished 2nd and Natalia Pinkney of Pennridge finished 3rd. Jackson did take home to 200 meter dash with a state leading time of 24.72 to tie for US#10 ahead of Caela Williams of Penn Wood and Evans of Quakertown. Williams still earned her first individual gold medal, coming from behind on Hanna Green of Greater Latrobe to win the 400 meter dash in 56.01. Imani Harris-Quillen of Swenson finished 3rd out of the unseeded heat. In the 60 meter hurdles, Kayla Coley of Cheltenham improved on her 2012 silver medal finished and came away as the champion with a US#6 time of 8.65. Amy Hicks of Swenson finished 2nd and Gina Lupica of Villa Joseph Marie finished 3rd.
Photos by Patty Morgan, Megan Zeller, Charles Stone, David Beyerle, Gayle Rich and Don Rich
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Girls Long Jump: Marshay Ryan, Chambersburg 18-7.75
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Boys Long Jump: Wellington Zaza, Garnet Valley 23-9
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Girls Triple Jump: Marshay Ryan, Chambersburg 40-11.50 (Meet Record)
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Boys Triple Jump: Wellington Zaza, Garnet Valley, 48-11.50
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Girls High Jump: Cyre Virgo, Fleetwood, 5-10
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Boys High Jump: Elizae McDonald, 6-6
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Girls Pole Vault: Amanda Benninghoff, Council Rock South, 12-0
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Boys Pole Vault: Tim Moses, Palmyra, 15-6
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Girls Shot Put: Emily Stauffer, Cocalico, 43-6.75
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Boys Shot Put: Jason Coon, Schuylkill Valley, 59-7.75
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Girls One Mile Run: Marissa Sheva, Pennridge, 4:58.46
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Boys One Mile Run: Jack Huemmler, Strath Haven, 4:17.95
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Girls 400 Meter Dash: Caela Williams, Penn Wood, 56.01
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Boys 400 Meter Dash: Qhyle Elijah, Bensalem, 48.76
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Girls 60 Meter Hurdles: Kayla Coley, Cheltenham, 8.65
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Boys 60 Meter Hurdles: Wellington Zaza, Garnet Valley, 7.79 (Meet Record)
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Girls 60 Meter Dash: Jody-Ann Evans, Quakertown, 7.47
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Boys 60 Meter Dash: Niager Mathis, Swenson, 6.89
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Girls 800 Meter Run: Emma Keenan, Gwynedd Mercy Academy, 2:10.28
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Girls 200 Meter Dash: Katelyn Jackson, Cheltenham, 24.72
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Boys 200 Meter Dash: Niager Mathis, Swenson, 21.95
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Girls 3000 Meter Run - Tessa Barrett, Abington Heights, PA State All-Time 3000 9:47.73. |
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Girls 4x200 Meter Relay: Swenson, 1:39.87 (Meet Record)
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Boys 4x200 Meter Relay: Norristown, 1:29.68
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Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: Great Valley, 9:19.40
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Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: Bensalem, 7:51.80
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Girls Distance Medley Relay: West Chester Henderson, 12:09.28
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Boys Distance Medley Relay: Lasalle, 10:19.47
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Girls 4x400 Meter Relay: Swenson, 3:55.99
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Boys 4x400 Meter Relay: Pennridge 3:19.47
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Girls Team Champion: Swenson, 62 points
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Boys Team Champion: Bensalem, 41 points
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Girls Team Runner-Up: Cheltenham, 36 points
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Boys Team Runner-Up: Garnet Valley, 36 points
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Girls Team Third Place: Penn Wood, 32 points
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Boys Team Third Place: Pennridge, 31 points
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Newspaper Coverage from across PA
Scranton Times-Tribune: INDOOR TRACK: Abington Heights' Tessa Barrett wins state title in 3,000-meter run
The Daily Review: Three locals compete at PTXC Invitational
Pre-Meet Coverage
Girls Preview by Lex Mercado
Additional Coverage from the Week
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02/22 - 02/23 |
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Geneva, OH COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED |
| 02/23 |
Two sophomores took home some medals in the Finals held at the Armory in New York. Jenny Bellefleur of Parkway Northwest HS, won the girls 55 meter dash in tie PA#13 7.46, while Kanae Taylor of Engineering & Science was 5th in the 400 in 59.52.
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New York, NY RESULTS POSTED |
| 02/23 |
Landmark Conference Indoor Championship
Susquehanna University
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Selinsgrove, PA COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED |
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02/23 - 02/24 |
Edinboro University
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Edinboro, PA COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED |
| 02/24 |
Elk County Catholic junior Kennedy Weisner was in the mix for the first 2/3rds of the race, but when the push began with 800 to go, she was able to keep contact and finished 9th in 4:55.71.
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Seattle, WA RESULTS POSTED
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| 02/24 |
Oberlin College
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Oberlin, OH RESULTS POSTED NO PA ATHLETES |
| 02/25 |
 79th Eastern States Championships R
Megan McCloskey of Germantown Academy followed up her 2nd place finish at the state championships with a win in the Eastern States high jump with a mark of 5-8. Megan McGarrity of St Basil Academy finished 6th in the mile with a time of 5:17.01 and teammate Katie Cassidy ran 2:16.21 to finish 7th in the 800 meter run.
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New York, NY RESULTS POSTED |