Max Adams of Hempfield (7) rebounded very nicely from his shot put performance to earn a silver medal in the discus with a throw of 187-6! Courtney McCartney of Selinsgrove also earned silver, throwing 47-4.50 in the shot put to become an All American! Madeleine Davidson of North Allegheny finished 3^rd in the mile run championship with a time of 4:47.07 to become an All American! Abby Jones of Franklin also earned a 3^rd place finish, clearing 5-7.75 to become a high jump All American! Hempfield (7) girls finished 6^th in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 47.02 to add All American certificates to their state championship.

Cardinal O’Hara boys were hard done by finishing 7^th in the distance medley relay with a time of 10:05.47, just two seconds off the championship winning time of 10:03.02. Kailyn Clancy of California Area was 7^th in the shot put with a throw of 44-9. Unionville girls ran 12:32.44 to finish 8^th in the distance medley relay. Sam Ritz of Germantown Academy ran 4:12.54 to finish 13^th in the mile run. Sarah Walker of Germantown Academy ran 2:09.12 to finish 9^th in the 800 meter run. Maddie Holmberg of Hempfield (7) jumped 19-2.50 to finish 8^th in the long jump.

• 100 Meter Hurdles - Jenny Martin (Methacton) 15.00;
• Javelin - Nicolette Serratore (Methacton) 124-3; 
   

DAY ONE (FRIDAY):
In the freshmen 2 mile, Germantown Friends Nick Dahl set a new meet record by a 12 second margin with a winning time of 9:19.01! He followed that up with a 2^nd place finish in the freshmen mile with a time of 4:25.03. Mike Riddick of Downingtown West finished 6^th in the freshmen 100 meter dash with a time of 11.40. Ashley Williams of Easton ran 14.79 to finish 6^th in the Emerging Elite 100 meter hurdles.  Colin Abert of Easton ran 4:18.03 to finish 12^th in the Emerging Elite mile. Brandon Standback of Bishop McDevitt jumped 45-9.75 to finish 3^rd in the Emerging Elite triple jump.

Stephen Minto of Hershey cleared 14-8.25 to finish 6^th in the Emerging Elite pole vault Scott Schlegel of Emmaus cleared 6-3.25 to finish tied for 4^th in the high jump. Alexandra Stevenson of Bethel Park finished 2^nd in the Emerging Elite discus with a throw of 129-2. Nicholas Hassler of Parkland threw 163-9 to finish 2^nd in the javelin. Kaitlyn Toman of Salisbury cleared 12-3.50 to finish 2^nd in the Emerging Elite pole vault. Grace Becker of Central Bucks East cleared 5-5.75 to finish 5^th in the Emerging Elite high jump. 

PREVIEWS BY ALISON CARSON - SPECIAL TO PENNTRACKXC.COM

 

Lakeview graduate Fawn Miller of the University of Florida was crowned the NCAA Outdoor Champion in the women’s javelin. The 2009 state champion in the javelin won the highest honor at the collegiate level with a winning throw of 190-8, over 8 feet better than the field. Laura Loht, a graduate of Mifflin County now competing for Penn State, finished 5^th with a throw of 178-6, which is a new Penn State school record. Jessie Merckle, a graduate of Fort Cherry, finished 12^th for Wake Forest with a throw of 160-3. Penn Wood graduate Darrell Hill of Penn State finished 15^th in the shot put with a mark of 62-9.50. Cheltenham graduate Brittney Howell of Penn State jumped 20-0.25 to finish 20^th in the long jump. Conestoga Valley graduate Robert Cardina of Penn State was 7^th after the first day of the decathalon with a score of 4087 points.
 

In track semifinals, Leah Nugent of Kentucky advanced to the finals of the 400 meter hurdles. The Abington graduate and 300 meter hurdles state meet record holder ran 57.15 to finish 7^th in qualifying. West Chester Henderson grad Luke Lefebure of Stanford advanced to the finals of the 800 meter run with the 4^th fastest qualifying time of 1:48.46. Ce’aira Brown of Overbrook ran the 8^th fastest 800 meter time, but missed the finals. The Overbrook grad ran 2:05.01, but finished 3^rd in her heat and failed to advance on time. Springside alum Taylor Ellis-Watson of Arkansas finished 13^th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 52.48. Cierra White of Texas Tech ran 11.38 in the 100 meter dash, good for a 17^th place finish for the Engineering and Science grad and state champ. Pennridge alum Tori Gerlach of Penn State ran 10:51.17 in the 3000 meter steeplechase semifinals.

DAY 2

Robert Cardina finished the decathlon with an 8^th place finish! The Penn State athlete and the Conestoga Valley graduate scored 7666 points to secure All American honors! Elaina Balouris of William and Mary finished 5^th in the 10000 meter run with a time of 32:46.57. That performance secured an All American certificate for the Hampton graduate. North Hills graduate Margo Malone, running for Syracuse, ran 34:03.08 to finish 20^th.

In track semifinals, Cierra White rebounded from her 100 meter performance to qualify for the finals of the 200 meter dash. The Engineering and Science alum and Texas Tech junior ran 23.01 to earn the 4^th best time in the semifinals. Homer Center graduate and Villanova sophomore Angel Piccirillo snagged a spot in the 1500 meter final, running 4:21.47 to advance. Germantown Friends alum Jake Waterman finished 19^th in the 3000 meter steeplechase for Purdue with a time of 8:57.13. Brittney Howell of Penn State sits in 3rd place after day 1 of the women's heptathlon. The Cheltenham alum scored 3474 points. 

DAY 3

Leah Nugent of Kentucky and formerly of Abington finished 7^th in the 400 meter hurdle finals with a time of 58.25 to earn her first All American certificate! West Chester Henderson grad Luke Lefebure of Stanford finished 6^th in the 800 meter final with an All American performance of 1:47.46! Matt Fischer of Penn State and formerly of Unionville ran 15:05.99 in the 5000 meter final.

DAY 4

Homer Center alum Angel Piccirillo of Homer Center ran 4:27.66 to finish 12^th in the 1500 meter final. Cierra White of Texas Tech, formerly of Engineering and Science, ran 23.33 to finish 8^th in the 200 meter dash and earn All American honors. Imani Brown, formerly of Reading and now representing Alabama finished 20^th in the triple jump with a mark of 51-0.75.