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By Cory Mull

 

 

SPRINTS/HURDLES

Watch out for Carver Engineering & Sciences’ Cierra White in the 100 meter dash. The 2010 winner is back and perhaps better than ever as she holds the PA#1 time with a 11.79. It’s her race to lose, essentially, as she needs to outwork upstarts like Lackawanna Trail’s Lauren Ellsworth (12.22), Christopher Dock’s Karli Balmer (12.36) and Rochester’s Erikka Williams (12.38). West Catholic’s Jada Steward (12.42) could present White with the biggest threat. She was second last year in the final’s to White, though might need to race toe-to-toe with the Carver standout if there’s to be any chance. 

 

It’s the same story in the 200 meter dash, as Cierra White is the overwhelming favorite to repeat in the event. She is PA#1 with a 23.95, though on her tail is PA#8 Michelle Davis of West Catholic. Davis, last year’s runner-up, ran a season best of 24.85 at the District 12 Championships, which was second to only White. West Catholic teammate Jada Steward could also push White and enters as the third seed. Lanae Newsome is seeded fourth (25.61), Yaneshia Gaston is fifth (25.61) and Imani Harris-Quillen is sixth (25.62). 

 

Three medalists return from 2010 in the 400 meter dash, including runner-up Michelle Davis of West Catholic, who might be looking to pocket her first state quarter-mile state championship after being out of reach a year ago. Davis, currently PA#5 with a time of 55.84, could ultimately be pushed by Lackawanna Trail’s Lauren Ellsworth (57.53) and Swenson’s Imani Harris-Quillen (57.48), though. And Bishop McDevitt’s Yaneshia Gaston, the District 3 winner with a time of 57.79, is in the picture, too. Elk Lake’s Cassie Vanetten finished in eight place in 2010, though is seeded 11th heading into the race.

 

There isn’t much separation to be found in the 100 meter hurdles as the top seed, Torrey Hollis of Hughesville, enters with a time of 15.14. Fourteen total hurdlers are under 16 seconds, though none have hit below 14 seconds just yet. That could change over the weekend, but for now, we’ll have to wait and see. Paul Roberson’s Shalaya Sidney is the second seed (15.22), GAR Memorial’s Quieterra Gross is the third (15.30) and Milton Area’s Moira Nester is fourth (15.43). Emily Lelis of Springdale is the fifth seed (15.50). 

 

In the 300 meter hurdles, PA#14 Brodie Ercole enters as the top seed with a seed time of 45.32. Three hurdlers have secured times under 46 seconds, including second seed Moira Nester of Milton Area (45.82) and Aisha Newsome of Brookville (45.87). No medalists from 2010 return. 
 

100 Meter Dash

Rank		Time	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	11.79p	Cierra White	PA Engineering & Science	2011	05/11/2011	Philadelphia Public League Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 11.90 ***
	2.	12.22	Lanae Newsome	PA Brookville Area	2013	04/30/2011	Erie McDowell Invitational
	3.	12.22	Lauren Ellsworth	PA Lackawanna Trail	2011	05/16/2011	PIAA District 2 AA Championship
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 12.25 ***
	4.	12.34p	Aubrey Hutchinson	PA Beaver Area	2012	05/06/2011	38th Annual Baldwin Invitational
	5.	12.36	Karli Balmer	PA Christopher Dock	2011	05/19/2011	PIAA District 1 AA Championships
	6.	12.38p	Jada Steward	PA West Catholic	2012	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
	7.	12.38	Erikka Williams	PA Rochester	2011	05/19/2011	PIAA District 7 AA & AAA Championships
	8.	12.40p	Kami Kaczanowicz	PA Burrell	2014	05/10/2011	WPIAL AA North Section Qualifier

 

200 Meter Dash

Rank		Time	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	23.95	Cierra White	PA Engineering & Science	2011	05/11/2011	Philadelphia Public League Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 24.50 ***
	2.	24.85	Michelle Davis	PA West Catholic	2011	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 25.00 ***
	3.	25.08	Imani Harris-Quillen	PA Swenson Arts & Technology	2013	05/11/2011	Philadelphia Public League Championships
	4.	25.19	Chante Moore	PA West Catholic	2011	05/14/2011	Swarthmore Last Chance Meet
	5.	25.23	Jada Steward	PA West Catholic	2012	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
	6.	25.61	Lanae Newsome	PA Brookville Area	2013	05/20/2011	PIAA District 9 AA Championship
	7.	25.61	Yaneshia Gaston	PA Bishop McDevitt	2011	05/20/2011	PIAA District 3 AA Championships
	8.	25.67	Ines Antensteiner	PA Lewisburg Area	2011	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship

 

400 Meter Dash

Rank		Time	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	55.84	Michelle Davis	PA West Catholic	2011	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 56.00 ***
	2.	56.07	Chante Moore	PA West Catholic	2011	05/14/2011	Swarthmore Last Chance Meet
	3.	56.92	Cierra White	PA Engineering & Science	2011	04/23/2011	17th PTFCA Colonial Classic
	4.	57.48	Imani Harris-Quillen	PA Swenson Arts & Technology	2013	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
	5.	57.53	Lauren Ellsworth	PA Lackawanna Trail	2011	05/16/2011	PIAA District 2 AA Championship
	6.	57.79	Yaneshia Gaston	PA Bishop McDevitt	2011	05/20/2011	PIAA District 3 AA Championships
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 58.00 ***
	7.	58.25	Kim Watterson	PA Springdale	2012	05/19/2011	PIAA District 7 AA & AAA Championships

 

100 Meter Hurdles

Rank		Time	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	15.14	Torrey Hollis	PA Hughesville	2011	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	2.	15.22	Shalaya Sidney	PA Paul Robeson School for Human Services	2011	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
	3.	15.27	Emily Lelis	PA Springdale	2014	05/06/2011	Pine-Richland Invitational
	4.	15.30	Quieterra Gross	PA GAR Memorial	2014	05/16/2011	PIAA District 2 AA Championship
	5.	15.34h	Amy Hicks	PA Swenson Arts & Technology	2013	04/25/2011	Philadelphia Public League Relays
	6.	15.39p	Shali Muhammad	PA Paul Robeson School for Human Services	2011	05/11/2011	Philadelphia Public League Championships
	7.	15.43	Moira Nester	PA Milton Area	2011	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	8.	15.65	Aisha Newsome	PA Brookville Area	2013	05/20/2011	PIAA District 9 AA Championship

 

300 Meter Hurdles

Rank		Time	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	45.32	Brodie Ercole	PA Lewisburg Area	2011	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	2.	45.75	Aisha Newsome	PA Brookville Area	2013	05/07/2011	Oil Country Track & Field Invitational
	3.	45.82	Moira Nester	PA Milton Area	2011	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	4.	46.09	Shalaya Sidney	PA Paul Robeson School for Human Services	2011	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
	5.	46.10	Christina Gulliver	PA Bloomsburg	2012	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	6.	46.30	Shali Muhammad	PA Paul Robeson School for Human Services	2011	05/11/2011	Philadelphia Public League Championships
	7.	46.44	Kaitlyn Mcsurdy	PA North Schuylkill	--	04/15/2011	Mount Carmel Invtational
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 46.50 ***
	8.	46.70	Rachel Chulock	PA Central Columbia	2011	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship

 

MID-DISTANCE/DISTANCE

Three-time champion Kalyn Fisher of Lewisburg has finally graduated, so that means she’s officially released her stranglehold of the 800 meter run. So where does it go from here? Boiling Springs sophomore and PA#19 Lillie Brown could be the safe pick, as her 2:17.09 in the District 3 Championships gives her the field’s top seed heading into the preliminaries on Friday. But is she the favorite? It’s debatable, but her 2:14.6 solo anchor in helping her team to a district record in the 4x800 puts some nice separation over her competitors. Christopher Dock senior Janine Powis was the runner-up in 2010 and uncorked a 2:13 in the process. Can she recapture a little bit of that magic in the half-mile? She’ll have to improve upon her 2:19.48 seed time in a hurry. Elk County Catholic’s Kennedy Weisner times in at 2:17.84 and is the second seed. Casey Gallaher of Forest Hills is the third seed at 2:18.91. Last year’s fifth-place medalist, Cranberry sophomore Mckenna Spence, could be a real threat at the end of the race. She’s ranked sixth in this race and ran a 2:19.56 in her District 9 Championships. Another medalist from last year (3rd), Homer Center junior Angel Piccirillo has opted to concentrate on the 4x800 and her main event, the 1600. Her 2:10 anchor at District 6 would have changed the dynamic of this race.

 

Piccirillo does enter as the sixth seed on paper, but the junior and PA#1 is the hands down favorite in the 1,600 meter run. She’s the returning champion from 2010 and pocketed a remarkable 4:47.16c at The Penn Relay Carnival in late April. If she runs anywhere close to her personal record, Piccirillo is almost untouchable. But this race is hard to predict sometimes and she needs to be aware of a few contenders, like PA#10 Caitlin Bungo, last year’s sixth-place finisher, who enters with a seed time of 5:06.46 at the District 7 Championships. Elk County Catholic’s Kennedy Weisner (5:07.26) is also in striking distance, as is South Fayette’s Nicole Hilton (5:06.38). 

 

South Fayette senior Nicole Hilton, PA#9 in the 3,200 meter run, is the sole competitor entering with a time under 11 minutes, so she could be the prohibitive favorite to record her first state title. Hilton, who recorded her 10:57.37 seed time at the District 7 Championships, was the field’s runner-up a year ago and is the only medalist returning from 2010. Northern Bedford’s Maria Snyder (11:17.58) is the second seed, Saint Basil’s Megan McGarrity (11:19.00) is seeded third and Holy Redeemer’s Marissa Duraka enters as fourth. Central Cambria’s Kendall Seymour, 10th a year ago, is seeded fifth and could be a dark horse pick for the title. 
 

800 Meter Run

Rank		Time	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	2:14.42	Angel Piccirillo	PA Homer Center	2012	05/18/2011	PIAA District 6 AA Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 2:15.00 ***
	2.	2:17.09	Lille Brown	PA Boiling Springs	2013	05/20/2011	PIAA District 3 AA Championships
	3.	2:17.59	Kennedy Weisner	PA Elk County Catholic	2014	05/06/2011	62nd Annual West Central Coaches Small School (AA) Invitational
	4.	2:18.91	Casey Gallaher	PA Forest Hills	2013	05/18/2011	PIAA District 6 AA Championships
	5.	2:19.12	Drew Anderson	PA Camp Hill	2013	05/20/2011	PIAA District 3 AA Championships
	6.	2:19.48	Janine Powis	PA Christopher Dock	2011	05/19/2011	PIAA District 1 AA Championships
	7.	2:19.56	Mckenna Spence	PA Cranberry	2013	05/20/2011	PIAA District 9 AA Championship
	8.	2:19.71	Allison Hall	PA Blue Ridge	2011	05/16/2011	PIAA District 2 AA Championship

 

1600 Meter Run

Rank		Time	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	4:47.16c	Angel Piccirillo	PA Homer Center	2012	04/28/2011	The Penn Relays Carnival
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 5:00.00 ***
	2.	5:02.22c	Caitlin Bungo	PA Sewickley Academy	2012	05/06/2011	38th Annual Baldwin Invitational
	3.	5:03.42	Kennedy Weisner	PA Elk County Catholic	2014	05/06/2011	62nd Annual West Central Coaches Small School (AA) Invitational
	4.	5:04.11c	Nicole Hilton	PA South Fayette High School	2011	05/06/2011	38th Annual Baldwin Invitational
	5.	5:08.18	Morgan Richards	PA Hickory	2012	04/30/2011	City of Hermitage T&F Invite
	6.	5:09.01	Maria Snyder	PA Northern Bedford	2013	05/06/2011	62nd Annual West Central Coaches Small School (AA) Invitational
	7.	5:09.69	Janine Powis	PA Christopher Dock	2011	04/29/2011	Lady Hatter Classic
	8.	5:11.06	Karlie Heistand	PA Hamburg Area	2014	05/14/2011	BCIAA Firing Championship Track Meet (Berks Ct)

 

3200 Meter Run

Rank		Time	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	10:54.90	Nicole Hilton	PA South Fayette High School	2011	05/06/2011	38th Annual Baldwin Invitational
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 10:55.00 ***
	2.	11:02.90	Marissa Durako	PA Holy Redeemer High School	2013	05/07/2011	James Cross Wilkes-Barre Invitational
	3.	11:04.23	Maria Snyder	PA Northern Bedford	2013	05/06/2011	62nd Annual West Central Coaches Small School (AA) Invitational
	4.	11:13.18	Angel Piccirillo	PA Homer Center	2012	04/02/2011	36th Annual Altoona Igloo Invitational
	5.	11:18.00	Kendall Seymour	PA Central Cambria	2011	04/09/2011	Bedford Giant Eagle Invitational
	6.	11:18.04	Megan McGarrity	PA Saint Basil Academy	2013	04/09/2011	11th Annual Hurricane Track Classic
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 11:20.00 ***
	7.	11:21.70	Lauren Lehman	PA Boiling Springs	2011	05/13/2011	Mid-Penn Conference Champs
	8.	11:23.30	Elizabeth McDonald	PA Country Day School of the Sacred Heart	2012	05/19/2011	PIAA District 1 AA Championships

 

RELAYS

Four of the top eight finishers from a year ago return in the 4x100 meter relay. Among them, PA#4 West Catholic is the team with the most to gain, and possibly the most to lose. They’re the defending state champs and lead the pack in 2011 with an impressive 48.05. Swenson Arts & Technology, last year’s runner-up, is this year’s five-seed (49.40). PA#11 Carver Engineering & Sciences, third a year ago, enters as a viable threat as the second seed (48.88). Lewisburg is third (49.28) and Brookville is fourth (49.30).

 

Five of the top eight medal-winners from 2010 are back in the 4x400 meter relay. Chief among them is PA#5 West Catholic, last year’s champion, which boasts a time of 3:58.70. Threats to challenge are second seed Villa Joseph Marie, third seed Saint Basil Academy and fourth seed Lewisburg. 

 

Just one top eight finisher in the 4x800 meter relay returns from 2010. And PA#19 Boiling Springs, the event’s top seed at 9:29.73, is the only team under 9:30. And they have a 2:10 anchor in sop Lillie Brown. Second seed Saint Basil Academy enters with a time of 9:36.61 and Montoursville is third with a seed time of 9:38.28. Central Cambria, last year’s runner-up, is seeded fourth with a time of 9:43.58. The other returning medalist is Villa Joseph Marie, 4th in 2010.

 

4x100 Meter Relay

Rank		Time	Team	Date	Meet
	1.	48.05	PA West Catholic	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
	2.	48.88	PA Engineering & Science	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
	3.	49.19	PA Brookville Area	04/30/2011	Erie McDowell Invitational
	4.	49.28	PA Lewisburg Area	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	5.	49.31	PA Swenson Arts & Technology	05/11/2011	Philadelphia Public League Championships
	6.	49.55	PA Paul Robeson School for Human Services	04/28/2011	The Penn Relays Carnival
	7.	49.75	PA Saint Basil Academy	04/20/2011	Abington Jack Armstrong Invitational
	8.	49.85	PA Bloomsburg	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship

 

4x400 Meter Relay

Rank		Time	Team	Date	Meet
	1.	3:55.74	PA West Catholic	04/28/2011	The Penn Relays Carnival
	2.	4:01.47	PA Villa Joseph Marie	05/19/2011	PIAA District 1 AA Championships
	3.	4:01.55	PA Saint Basil Academy	05/19/2011	PIAA District 1 AA Championships
	4.	4:02.00	PA Paul Robeson School for Human Services	04/25/2011	Philadelphia Public League Relays
	5.	4:03.21	PA Lewisburg Area	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	6.	4:03.69	PA Wellsboro Area	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	7.	4:04.26	PA Warrior Run	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	8.	4:05.30	PA Forest Hills	05/18/2011	PIAA District 6 AA Championships

 

4x800 Meter Relay

Rank		Time	Team	Date	Meet
	1.	9:29.73	PA Boiling Springs	05/20/2011	PIAA District 3 AA Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 9:30.00 ***
	2.	9:36.61	PA Saint Basil Academy	05/19/2011	PIAA District 1 AA Championships
	3.	9:38.28	PA Montoursville Area	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	4.	9:40.86	PA Villa Joseph Marie	04/09/2011	Lady Skins Invitational
	5.	9:43.58	PA Central Cambria	05/18/2011	PIAA District 6 AA Championships
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 9:45.00 ***
	6.	9:45.97	PA Central Columbia	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	7.	9:46.34	PA Christopher Dock	05/19/2011	PIAA District 1 AA Championships
	8.	9:46.73	PA Homer Center	05/18/2011	PIAA District 6 AA Championships

 

JUMPS

 

 

Seven of the top eight finishers in the high jump from 2010 have graduated, so this year it could be anyone’s event. No leaper has distanced themselves over another by a wide margin. Northwestern senior Nicole Lockard, PA#10, enters as the classes top seed with a height of 5 -5, which she secured at the District 10 championships. But she’s followed closely by district foe and PA#18 Alexandra Schriefer of North East (5-4) and PA#26 Ebony Smith of Eastern Allegheny (5-3). From there, it could be a fight. The next six highest seeds have entry heights of 5-2 and the next 12 are stuck at 5-0. There are only three seniors in the top nine seeds of the event. 

 

In the long jump, the top three seeds have all registered jumps longer than 18 feet. Similarly, they all happen to ranked in the top 10 in PA this season. Perhaps the most interesting tussle could focus around PA#4 Shalaya Sidney of Paul Roberson and PA#5 Erikka Williams of Rochester. Sidney enters with a top seed of 18-5.75 while Williams, last year’s runner-up, owns a mark of 18-5. Williams, though, has been more consistent over her career, having secured three jumps of 18-5 on her resume, including one this past winter at the PTFCA Indoor State Championships. Sidney, meanwhile, recorded her 18-5.75 this past weekend at the District 12 Championships. Third seed and PA#9 Shali Muhammed, a teammate of Sidney’s at Paul Roberson, enters with an 18-2.25. She was eighth last year. Bloomsburg junior Lauren Ball, sixth in 2010, is seeded fourth with a 17-9.

 

At pole vault, there is no Allison Vanek in 2011, which is to say there is not an overwhelming favorite to win the event. To the contrary, there‘s an interesting selection of balanced talent. Notre Dame Green Pond senior and PA#6 Monica Pechanec enters as the top seed with a mark of 11-9, which she accomplished at the Colonial League Championships. She topped 12-3 indoor at New Balance Nationals. Not far below is second seed and PA#7 Virginia LaMacchia of Central Columbia, last year’s silver medalist, who won the District 4 Championship with a mark of 11-7. In 2010, five tied for fifth place. Four of those same competitors return in 2011, all of which are seeded within the event’s top six seeds. LaMacchia; who cleared 11-9 indoor; is the most accomplished to this point, but PA#11 Hailey Kester of Salisbury Township is the third seed with a mark of 11-6 and PA#15 Vanessa Munley of Riverside (2) enters at a mark of 11-3. Beth Ledford rounds out last year’s medal winners as the sixth seed with a entry height of 11-0. 

 

Richland’s Paige Lumley has always saved her best for last in the triple jump, so perhaps the junior has been waiting for this venue all along. A two-time medalist and a fourth-place finisher in 2010, Lumley enters as the event’s second seed with a 36-6 mark. She’s seven inches behind Brookville sophomore and PA#14 Lanae Newsome. But as a freshman, Lumley leaped to a personal record of 37-5 and as a sophomore, recorded a 37-4.5 mark. Until then, however, it will be Newsome’s event to lose. No other medalists from 2010 return. Third seed Lauren Ball of Bloomsburg enters with a mark of 36-5.50 and she’s followed by freshman teammate Britni Phillips, who sports a 36-1. 

 

Long Jump

Rank		Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	18-5.75	Shalaya Sidney	PA Paul Robeson School for Human Services	2011	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
	2.	18-5	Erikka Williams	PA Rochester	2011	04/27/2011	Midwestern Athletic Conference
	3.	18-2.5	Lauren Ball	PA Bloomsburg	2012	04/30/2011	14th Annual Lock Haven High School Classic
	4.	18-2.25	Shali Muhammad	PA Paul Robeson School for Human Services	2011	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 17-06.00 ***
	5.	17-5	Alonte Pitts	PA Valley	2012	04/28/2011	89th Westmoreland County Coaches Association
	6.	17-4.5	Alexis King	PA Wilmington	2012	04/15/2011	Union Scotties Girls Invitational
	7.	17-3	Kayla Hope	PA Tamaqua Area	2012	05/18/2011	PIAA District 11 AA Championships
	8.	17-2	Allison Patrick	PA Philipsburg-Osceola Area	2011	04/30/2011	14th Annual Lock Haven High School Classic

 

Triple Jump

Rank		Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	37-1	Lanae Newsome	PA Brookville Area	2013	05/20/2011	PIAA District 9 AA Championship
	2.	36-6	Paige Lumley	PA Richland	2012	05/18/2011	PIAA District 6 AA Championships
	3.	36-5.5	Lauren Ball	PA Bloomsburg	2012	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	4.	36-4	Sami Lane	PA Loyalsock Township	2011	05/14/2011	Susquehanna Valley Coaches Invitational
	5.	36-3	Mariah Burns	PA Wilmington	2012	04/15/2011	Union Scotties Girls Invitational
	6.	36-3p	Taylor Nitkiewicz	PA Mount Pleasant Area	2012	04/28/2011	89th Westmoreland County Coaches Association
	7.	36-1.5	Amani Nesmith	PA Swenson Arts & Technology	2013	04/23/2011	McNamara Mustangs Invitational
	8.	36-1.5	Abby Schroeder	PA Keystone Oaks	2011	04/30/2011	Jaguar Invitational

 

High Jump

Rank		Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	5-5	Nicole Lockard	PA Northwestern	2011	05/21/2011	PIAA District 10 AA Championship
	2.	5-4	Alexandra Schriefer	PA North East	2012	05/21/2011	PIAA District 10 AA Championship
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 5-04.00 ***
	3.	5-3	Ebony Smith	PA East Allegheny	2012	05/19/2011	PIAA District 7 AA & AAA Championships
	4.	5-2	Corrin Regginello	PA Hickory	2012	04/02/2011	TSTCA Outdoor Championships
	5.	5-2	Alyssa Reichart	PA Littlestown	2012	04/09/2011	6th Arctic Blast Invitational
	6.	5-2	Tichina Rhodes	PA Mastery Charter School	2013	04/25/2011	Philadelphia Public League Relays
	7.	5-2	Kristen Belko	PA Hickory	2012	04/30/2011	City of Hermitage T&F Invite
	8.	5-2	Lauren Lubarski	PA Hickory	2012	04/30/2011	City of Hermitage T&F Invite
	9.	5-2	Michaela Williams	PA Schuylkill Valley	2011	05/14/2011	BCIAA Firing Championship Track Meet (Berks Ct)
	10.	5-2	Jada Dunsen	PA Lancaster Mennonite	2014	05/13/2011	Lebanon-Lancaster League Championship
	11.	5-2	Virginia LaMacchia	PA Central Columbia	2012	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	12.	5-2	Megan Van Doren	PA Mount Carmel Area	2012	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	13.	5-2	Danielle Bernini	PA Mount Carmel Area	2011	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	14.	5-2	Linda Roldan	PA Greenville	--	05/21/2011	PIAA District 10 AA Championship
	15.	5-2	Laurel Shickler	PA North East	2012	05/21/2011	PIAA District 10 AA Championship

 

Pole Vault

Rank		Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	12-0	Marissa Kalsey	PA Waynesburg Central	2012	05/10/2011	WPIAL AA South Section Qualifier
	2.	11-9	Monica Pechanec	PA Notre Dame Green Pond	2011	05/12/2011	Colonial League Championships
	3.	11-7	Virginia LaMacchia	PA Central Columbia	2012	05/21/2011	PIAA District 4 AA Championship
	4.	11-6	Hailey Kester	PA Salisbury Township	2011	05/12/2011	Colonial League Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 11-06.00 ***
	5.	11-3	Vanessa Munley	PA Riverside (2)	2012	05/16/2011	PIAA District 2 AA Championship
	6.	11-0	Bethany Ledford	PA Huntingdon Area	2011	04/16/2011	85th Shippensburg University Invitational
	7.	11-0	Sammie Weinheimer	PA North East	2011	04/30/2011	City of Hermitage T&F Invite
	8.	10-9.5	Brittany Kidd	PA Bedford	2011	04/02/2011	36th Annual Altoona Igloo Invitational

 

THROWS

 

Elk County Catholic senior and PA#2 Megan Dornish will look to become a repeat title-winner in the shot put, where she is heavily favored with an entry mark of 44-4.75 -- which she first accomplished at the Penn Relay Carnival in April. But watch out for Middletown’s Aubree Ray, PA#8, who has progressively improved over the last month. The senior uncorked a personal record 40-3 over the weekend at the District 3 Championships and was an eighth-place finisher a year ago. Two sophomore Hickory teammates, PA#3 Symone Somerset and PA#11 Taylor Woods, enter as the fourth and fifth seeds, respectively. Somerset, who threw a 42-3 heave at the Mercer County Track and Field Invitational, was fourth in 2010. Mary Newell of Villa Joseph Marie is the event’s third seed with a mark of 38-10.75. 

 

Much like the shot put, it could be a two-way fight in the discus. Although Middletown’s Aubrey Ray, PA#2, is favored with a 139-3, don’t discount Elk County Catholic and PA#5 Megan Dornish, who enters with a 134-10. Both hurlers have been consistently knocking down throws in the 130s, though Ray with more thrust and power. Ray was also a silver-medalist in 2010 (with a heave of 142-3) and could be looking to capture her first state championship. The dark horse could be Hickory sophomore Taylor Woods, who enters as the fourth seed with a 131-03. Her sister, Emily, won in 2010. Hickory teammate, Lauren Lubarski, is seeded third (131-5) while Northern Schuylkill’s Cater Green enters as the fifth seed. 

 

The javelin field opened up significantly when Tamaqua senior Allison Updike, last year’s winner with a heave of 161-2, went down with an knee injury. The University of Georgia commit was the overwhelming favorite to repeat in the event. And without her, it seemed as though the field was up for grabs. But all was not lost for Tamaqua. Sophomore Christine Streisel, who stepped in for Updike after the injury and became the team’s No. 1 thrower, is presumably the event’s favorite. She unleashed a PA#3 153-10 at The Penn Relays Carnival. She comes into the event as the second seed, having thrown a 135-10 at the District 11 Championships. The event’s top seed, PA#8 Jessica Delic of Penn Cambria, enters as the seed favorite with a mark of 138-04. Hickory and PA#10 Lauren Lubarski is third, Fort Cherry’s Jessie Merckle, is fourth and Delone Catholic’s Stormie Hibshman is fifth. Merckle has thrown 144-0.5 this season.
 

Shot Put

Rank		Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	44-5.5	Megan Dornish	PA Elk County Catholic	2011	04/28/2011	The Penn Relays Carnival
	2.	42-3	Symone Somerset	PA Hickory	2011	05/14/2011	Mercer County Track and Field Invitational
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 41-06.00 ***
	3.	40-3	Aubree Ray	PA Middletown Area	2011	05/20/2011	PIAA District 3 AA Championships
	4.	39-10.5	Taylor Woods	PA Hickory	2012	05/14/2011	Mercer County Track and Field Invitational
	5.	38-11.5	Kalene Anderson	PA Pine Grove Area	2011	04/09/2011	23rd Pan-Ram Invitational
	6.	38-10.75	Mary Newell	PA Villa Joseph Marie	2012	05/19/2011	PIAA District 1 AA Championships
	7.	38-6	Jennifer Neider	PA Hickory	2012	05/14/2011	Mercer County Track and Field Invitational
	8.	38-5.5	Zhane Stones	PA High School of the Future	2013	05/19/2011	PIAA District 12 AA Championships

 

Discus

Rank		Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	139-3	Aubree Ray	PA Middletown Area	2011	05/20/2011	PIAA District 3 AA Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 135-00.00 ***
	2.	134-10	Megan Dornish	PA Elk County Catholic	2011	05/20/2011	PIAA District 9 AA Championship
	3.	132-0	Taylor Woods	PA Hickory	2012	05/06/2011	38th Annual Baldwin Invitational
	4.	131-5	Lauren Lubarski	PA Hickory	2012	05/21/2011	PIAA District 10 AA Championship
	5.	124-0	Kayla Pound	PA Seneca	2011	05/07/2011	North East Invitational
	6.	122-3	Carter Green	PA North Schuylkill	2014	05/18/2011	PIAA District 11 AA Championships
	7.	122-1	Alaura Hanssen	PA Wilmington	2011	05/21/2011	PIAA District 10 AA Championship
	8.	121-9	Ahna Huss	PA Shenandoah Valley	2013	05/18/2011	PIAA District 11 AA Championships

 

Javelin

Rank		Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
	1.	155-4	Allison Updike	PA Tamaqua Area	2011	04/01/2011	Tamaqua Raider Invitational
	2.	153-10	Christine Streisel	PA Tamaqua Area	2013	04/28/2011	The Penn Relays Carnival
	3.	144-0.5	Jessie Merckle	PA Fort Cherry	2012	05/06/2011	Pine-Richland Invitational
	4.	138-4	Jessica Delic	PA Penn Cambria	2011	05/18/2011	PIAA District 6 AA Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 137-00 ***
	5.	134-10	Lauren Lubarski	PA Hickory	2012	05/21/2011	PIAA District 10 AA Championship
	6.	131-5	Kiesha Dornish	PA Johnsonburg Area	2012	04/30/2011	Erie McDowell Invitational
	7.	129-4	Stormie Hibshman	PA Delone Catholic	2012	05/20/2011	PIAA District 3 AA Championships
	8.	128-11	Kelsey Carlsen	PA Northeast Bradford	2012	04/28/2011	The Penn Relays Carnival