Gill Athletics Invitational
Another candidate for the top stop in the State Pole Vault emerged at the Gill High School Invitational at Kutztown Feb 2 as Lower Dauphin's Matt Condran cleared 14’6. Tunkhannock's Matt Blaisere won the High Jump by going over 6-5. The Shot Put competition in PA continued its strong Indoor showing as Dane Miller of Schuylkill Valley won with a toss of 55-05.**. Jon Hart of Wyomissing was 2nd, 54-01.**. In a preview of the 55 at States, Tyrone Diggs of Harrisburg, held off Susquehanna Township's Marcel Coleman by .06 in 6.61. In the 'consolation' heat, Pottsgrove's Robert Frescatore went 6.70.
In the girls' competition, PA athletes did well in the distance and field events. Hershey's Angie Saterstad ran the 3000 in 10:24.20, to improve on her PA#1 time. Spring-Ford's Julean Benkoski cleared 5-4 in the High Jump. Kourtney Marquis, Pennsbury, inched closer to the top in PA in the Pole Vault, going over 10-9. In the Shot Put, two of the competitors most likely to square off at States, were one-two, as Honesdale's Cycerli Ash went 41-5, and Milton Hershey's Crystal Griffin threw over 39-9.