Travis Miller goes 193-06 to win the Javelin.
Photo Gallery by Carl Strub of the 4/22 Butler Invitational @ Butler High School
Four Photo Galleries and Select Pix by Don Rich of the 4/22 Great Valley Relays @ Great Valley HS
Photo Gallery by Carl Strub of the 4/22 North East @ North East HS
Weekend Highlights:
WEDNESDAY 4/19: The North Allegheny jumpers, throwers and vaulters, buoyed by three strong running relays, won the 4/19 Moon Mixed Relays over a strong Seneca Valley squad. On the same day in eastern PA, also under perfect skies, THURSDAY 4/20: Penn Charter set five meet records in taking six of 13 contested relays at the Karl Hankton Relays at Valley Forge Military Academy. FRIDAY 4/21: In a series of meets held across the state as the rain began to fall on Friday, performances were impressive, despite the cold wind and damp air. If I had to pick one on such a nasty night, I'm glad I picked the precisely run Bald Eagle Invitational at Lock Haven University, where the Lewisburg girls held off a strong challenge by Maryland's Linganore, starting the meet with a win in the 4x800. In the boys' competition, Selinsgrove was the only team with over 100 points. Ryan Ferguson set the tone for the win, garnering a meet record in the 110 Hurdles. At the 4th Wildcat Invitational @ Latrobe, it was on the track that Altoona flexed its muscles with some outstanding performances to take the team title. Rising sprint star A.J. Alexander contributed to two wins. Teammate Darrell Morris was a double winner as well, taking both hurdle events. Zach Epple won the 800. Other outstanding performances included a meet record from Penn-Trafford's Josh Christopher in the 3200. And Wes Banks of Hempfield (7), set two meet and school records in winning the Shot Put and Discus. At the Northern Bedford Invitational, the Berlin Brothersvalley girls used depth and a big throw by senior Megan Lamens to carry them to a 97-82 win over host Northern Bedford Teammate Mike Bowman won the boys' Javelin. The young talent was also evident as Tussey Mountain sophomore Jordon Donaldson won the 400 and the 800. Northern Bedford freshman Taylor Crawford had a big night, winning the Long Jump, and taking 2nd in the 100 Hurdles, 3rd in the Triple Jump, and 4th in the High Jump. 4/21: Big 7 Conference Championships @ Thomas Jefferson HS: Ringgold's Rob Heller took the 400 over West Mifflin's Brandon Coleman. Melissa Alanzen of Canon-McMillan won the Long Jump and the Triple Jump. 4/21-22: Butler Invitational @ Butler HS: Oakland Catholic's Charelise Davis hit the sprint double. Northgate's Lucas Zaraczeny posted a quick 4:16.8 to win the 1600. Jessica Zozos of Shaler set a meet record in the 3200. Terhea Doaty, Pine-Richland, won both hurdle events. In the field, Jade Hambrick of North Allegheny won the Shot and Discus. Denes Veres won the boys' shot.
Bonner took the boys' DMR in 10:50.12 at the 4/22 Great Valley Relays.
SATURDAY 4/22: Wow, and congrats covers it all for Center thrower Allyn Lauglin at the Beaver County Championships @ Riverside HS. She has been heading for the magic white line in the dirt that tells everyone she has put the shot 50 feet. Laughlin hit the mark on the nose... not a quarter-inch more or less. The mark gives her the #1 throw in the US. She also won the Discus. Talented teammate Lindsay Dolan won the Triple Jump, the 100 Hurdles and was 2nd in the 300 Hurdles. Ambridge's Jonathan Kowal was a double champ, taking the 300 Hurdles and 110 Hurdles. Riverside's Denes Veres won the Shot Put to go with his Discus win. At the Central Bucks West Relays, the North Penn girls won four relays on the track and four in the field events. The 2x300 Meter Hurdles is individually timed, and North Penn hurdler Erin Berg ran a 46.9. On the boys' side, Abington's Jerrett Eaton went 39.6. Central Bucks South, Archbishop Wood, and Neshaminy were3 all under 45 seconds in their 4x100. Neshaminy posted a good 1:32.7 in the 4x200. Pennridge's girls ran 9:57.6 to take the 4x800. Home team CB West captured the Sprint Medley Relay in 4:10.0. At the 15th Lady Spartan Invitational @ Latrobe HS: the home girls of Hempfield got 20 important points from thrower Samantha Fetter to hold off Norwin 75.5 to 68. Fetter won the Shot Put and the Discus, going 128-03. Teammates Erika Carranza and Katie Thompson went one-two in the 800. Norwin captured the 4x400 and the 4x800, with Hempfield 2nd. Norwin's Megan Duncan posted a fast 400. The Penn Hills 4x100 won. Diana Filtz, Penn-Trafford, ran a fast 5:07.8 to win the 1600, and also took 2nd in the 3200 to Penn Hills' Kaitlin Grimm. The American Conference Relays @ Wissahickon HS featured Methacton star Ryann Krais and an increasingly strong crew of teammates who helped her win four golds, three in track relays, and one in the field. The Wissahickon boys ran 10:56.4 to win the DMR. Four different Wissahickon boys set a meet record in the 4x1600, going 18:06.8. There was a rare tie in the 300 Hurdles. It was a better day to be a distance runner or a thrower who didn't mind the mud at most meets, including the Great Valley Relays. And on a track located along a ridge, you have to expect wind. It was the rain we could have done without. The day started with a Delaware County record and a Meet Record in the 4x1600. The West Chester Henderson girls posted a strong 4x800. Strath Haven set a meet record in the Shuttle Hurdles. Strath Haven also won the 4x100 and the 4x400. Conestoga was anchored with a 2:17-point 800 by Liz Costello, racing to a Sprint Medley Relay win. In the field, Coatesville won the Shot Put Relay Kaleena Gray. Penncrest's Karen Shump had the top throw of the day. Shump also won the Discus. Glen Mills dominated the Shot Put Relay with Robert Williams and Nathan Stewart. Upper Darby's Dominique Asbury had a season-best in the High Jump. His teammate Bintou Dibba had the top Long Jump. They came, it poured, they left the Stan Morgan Invitational @ Carlisle HS. With a deluge that affected the timing as much as the athletes, the meet management called it a day after a few sprint trials, the 300 Hurdles and a few throwing events. The trials were declared finals (so don't take too much meaning from the results), other than Chambersburg frosh Anyssa Barbour continued to cruise. Hershey's Jess Tack won the Shot Put with a throw of 35-05.75. At the City of Hermitage T&F Invite @ Hickory HS, Union City's Natalie Clickett had a big day in the Shot Put and Discus. Northwestern's Cody Cipalla lead a fast bunch in the 200 with five guys under 23.3. 5th in that race was Franklin's Cody Cummings who obviously liked the longer distance of 400 meters. Cipalla won the High Jump. Mercer's Justin Angemeier was 4-inches beyond West Middlesex thrower Josh Brown in taking the Javelin. At the North East Invitational @ North East HS, Iroquois' Nicole Wilson won the Shot Put and Discus. Other double winners included Eisenhower's Elisha Jones in the Long Jump and Javelin; Iroquois' Ryan Johnson in the Discus and Shot Put; and Tyler Sweet of Warren in the 110 Hurdles and Javelin. At the Bulldog Relays at Winston Churchill HS in Maryland, William Penn York competed at this meet, finishing 5th in the Girls' team competition with 48 points. At the Glasgow Invitational @ Glasgow HS, DE, Garnet Valley's boys tied for 3rd place with 52 points behind wins in the 400 by Kevin Barnum, and 4x400. The Garnet Valley girls team finished 8th with 21 points. Laurel Highlands' Jared Jodon joined a big-time club in the Pole Vault at the Morgantown High/WVU T&F Invite @ U. of West Virginia. Other top performances from the Laurel Highlands team came from Breehana Jacobs with wins in the 100 and 200. She also helped the 4x100. And teammate Jack Macioce cruised to a 3rd place in the 200. At the Leonard Stephan Inv @ Willson HS, the home team's Tory Toso, a junior, set a Berks County record in the Pole Vault, clearing 12-0. Cedar Crest hurdlerTobias Robinson sprinted through the rain and wind to two wins in the 110 and 300 Hurdles. The Javelin was strong as Meghan Briggs of Palmyra and Laland Barker of Annville-Cleona were champs. 4/22: Kane Invitational @ Kane HS: Elk County Catholic's Frank Ehrensberger won the 100, 200 and 400. Teammate Sandy Newell won the 400 and 800. Erin Hannon, Bradford, took four events,. A big throw in the Shot from Alleghany-Limestone's Blake Eaton 60-04.75. He also captured the Discus. 4/22: Leonard Stephan T&F Classic @ Wilson HS: The home team's Tory Toso, a junior, set a Berks County record in the Pole Vault, clearing 12-0. In the 100 hurdles, she took 2nd in 15.6 to Reading's Jazmin Hunt who went 15.0.
Mellissa Miller won the 100 and 200, and got 2nd in the 400.
But Lewisburg's Kalle James-Wintjen got points in the 100 and 200 and anchored the 2nd place
4x100 and 4x400 for the winning Lewisburg girls. (Photo by PennTrackXC.com)
MISSING MEET RESULTS FROM PRIOR WEEKS
4/1 - Franklin Relays @ Franklin HS
4/7-8: Union Area Invitational @ Union Area HS
4/8: 26th Purple & White Relays @ Shamokin HS (NEED GIRLS' RESULTS)
4/19: Moon Mixed Relays @ Moon Area HS: With big help from jumper Maura Higgins, throwers Adam Hambrick and his sister Jade Hambrick, and Pole Vaulters Sean Gil, Billy Knight, and Kristen Zeleznik, North Allegheny won the annual mixed relay meet by 11 over Seneca Valley, 117-109. Higgins leapt 35-11 in the Triple Jump. Adam Hambrick threw 53-01.50 in the Shot and 151-04 in the Discus. Jade Hambrick went 36-07.50 and 121-06, respectively. And the three North Allegheny vaulters dominated their event. Other notable individual marks came from Brittany Maun of Reynolds, clearing 5-05 in the High Jump; and the Shot Put-Discus double by Center's Allyn Laughlin, with marks of 46-07 and 125-00. North Allegheny also won the 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800.
4/19: Karl Hankton Relays @ Valley Forge Military Academy: Penn Charter won six of the 13 contested relays, highlighted by meet records of 42.7 in the 4x100, 1:05.8 in the Shuttle Hurdles, 1:32.3 in the 4x200, 2:06.8 in the 4x300 Hurdles, and 11:23.4 in the Distance Medley Relay.
4/21: Central League Boys JV Meet #1: Results are posted. Use link upper right of this page.
4/21: 1st Annual East Stroudsburg University HS Inv:
4/21: 4th Wildcat Invitational @ Latrobe HS: You can tell the weather was better than Saturday, because there was a Pole Vault competition. But it was on the track that Altoona flexed its muscles with some outstanding performances to take the team title. Rising star A.J. Alexander ripped through the 200 in 22.6 to beat Latrobe's Jay Obstarczyk by 1/10th. He also ran a leg of the winning 4x100 which went 43.1. Teammate Darrell Morris was a double winner as well, taking the 110 Hurdles in 14.8 and the 300 Hurdles in 40.8. Zach Epple won the 800 in 2:00.5 for more Altoona points. Penn-Trafford's Josh Christopher set a meet record of 8:48.9 for 3200 meters. Wes Banks of Hempfield (7), set two meet records. His 57-01 Shot Put and 165-08 Discus were also school records.
4/21: Bald Eagle Invitational @ Lock Haven University: What did we do to deserve a repeat of our early April weather? All week it was beautiful in PA, with temps in the 70's. Sunny skies greeted the athletes from northwest and the northern tier areas arriving in Lock Haven... but before the first race began, the winds began to blow and the temp began to drop. Light rain fell briefly just after the start, and fortunately didn't return until the 4x400's. But it was cold. So how do you handle conditions like these? It helps a lot if the meet is on time and as efficient as humanly possible. How about 30 seconds between heats of the 200's (7 girls, 7 boys)? And that was the rule of the night. Athletes and coaches knew what to expect, so the rest was up to them. It's late April, and that means it's time to get a little more serious. And the effort (and training) showed. The Lewisburg girls held off a strong challenge by Maryland's Linganore, starting the meet with a win in the 4x800. Sprinter Kalle James-Wintjen picked up 3rd place points in the 100, going 12.60, and a 2nd in the 200 with her 25.99. She also anchored their 2nd place 4x100 and 4x400 teams. Lewisburg soph Casey Miller had a 2nd in the 1600 with a strong 5:20.83, and a 3rd in the 3200, 11:49.78. Forest Hills' Sarah Strayer won the two longer races in 5:19.73 and 11:22.27. Athen's Melissa Miller won the 100 in 12.40 and the 200 in 25.69. She took 2nd in the 400 in 58.61. In the boys' competition, Selinsgrove was the only team with over 100 points. Ryan Ferguson set the tone for the win, garnering a meet record in the 110 Hurdles with his 14.88. Ryan Drzewiecki posted a quick 39.73 to win the 300 Hurdles. Gene Scholl took 2nd place points in the High Jump, losing on a jump-off at 6-04. And Josh Hostetler took 2nd in the Javelin with a throw of 187-01.75. Danville's Travis Miller won with a toss of 193-06.
The Butler Inv 4x800 (photo by Carl Strub) 
4/21: Big 7 Conference Championships @ Thomas Jefferson HS: Ringgold's Rob Heller went 51.05 to take the 400 over West Mifflin's Brandon Coleman, who was clocked in 51.85. Melissa Alanzen of Canon-McMillan won the Long Jump (16-11) and the Triple Jump (36-05.
4/21: Crimson Tide Invitational @ Pottsville HS:
4/21: Mount Carmel Invitational @ Mount Carmel HS:
4/21: New Castle Invitational @ New Castle HS:
4/21: Northern Bedford Invitational @ Northern Bedford HS: The Berlin Brothersvalley girls used depth and a big throw by senior Megan Lamens to carry them to a 97-82 win over host Northern Bedford Lamen's Jav toss was 124-02. Teammate Mike Bowman won the boys' Javelin with a throw of 161-00. The young talent was also evident on a cold night dampened with some rain. Tussey Mountain sophomore Jordon Donaldson won the 400 in 50.7 and the 800, going 2:01.7. Northern Bedford freshman Taylor Crawford had a big night, winning the Long Jump with a leap of 16-09.75, and taking 2nd in the 100 Hurdles, 3rd in the Triple Jump, and 4th in the High Jump.
4/21-22: Butler Invitational @ Butler HS: Oakland Catholic's Charelise Davis hit the sprint double, taking the 100 in 11.9 and the 200 in 24.9. Both marks were meet records. Northgate's Lucas Zaraczeny posted a quick 4:16.8 to win the 1600. Jessica Zozos of Shaler set a meet record of 11:17.8 in the 3200. Terhea Doaty, Pine-Richland, won both hurdle events, taking the 100 in 15.2 and the 300 in 39.3. In the field, Jade Hambrick of North Allegheny put the shot 37-07.75 and threw the Discus 114-09. Denes Veres won the boys' shot with a throw of 56-04.
Kristen and Maranie Staab flank Penn-Trafford teammate Diana Filtz.
Filtz won the 1600 and was 2nd in the 3200.
Maranie took 4th in the 1600. Kristen was 6th in the 3200. (photo by Mark Filtz)
4/22: 15th Lady Spartan Invitational @ Latrobe HS: It helped the home girls of Hempfield to have a thrower contribute 20 points, because they need every one of them to hold off a talented Norwin squad 75.5 to 68. The Spartan's Samantha Fetter won the Shot Put with a throw of 42-00.50 and the Discus, going 128-03. Teammates Erika Carranza and Katie Thompson went one-two in the 800 in 2:22.5 and 2:23.2. Norwin captured the 4x400 in 4:03.0 and the 4x800 in a quick 9:43.9, with Hempfield 2nd in 9:53.3. Norwin's Megan Duncan posted a 57.1 to win the 400 by just under two seconds over Schenley's Kaetlyn Brown.The Penn Hills 4x100 ran a strong 50.7. Diana Filtz, Penn-Trafford, ran a fast 5:07.8 to win the 1600, and also took 2nd in the 320 to Penn Hills' Kaitlin Grimm, 11:07.5 to 11:27.9.
4/22: American Conference Relays @ Wissahickon HS: Methacton has built a strong team over the past two years. It helps to have a talent like Ryann Krais, but those relay only happen with the work of four. Courtney DeGemmis, Kaleigh Prough and Alicia Melnick joined Krais to run a 50.6 4x100... and also to post a 1:49.5 4x20. Laura Bomgardner joined with Krais to take the Long Jump Relay in a meet record 33-04.50. Bomgardner, DeGemmis, and Melnick also teamed with Krais to take the 4x400 in 4:12.0. The Wissahickon boys ran 10:56.4 to win the DMR. Four different Wissahickon boys set a meet record in the 4x1600, going 18:06.8. There was a rare tie in the 300 Hurdles, as both Upper Dublin and Cheltenham were awarded 1:13.0.
4/22: Apple Blossom Invitational @ Biglerville HS:
4/22: Beaver County Championships @ Riverside HS: She has been heading for the magic white line in the dirt that tells everyone she has put the shot 50 feet. Allyn Laughlin, the talented Center HS thrower who has been having a breakthrough season, hit the mark on the nose... not a quarter-inch more or less. The mark gives her the #2 throw in the US. She also won the Discus with a throw of 118-11. Talented teammate Lindsay Dolan won the Triple Jump, going 35-10.50, the 100 Hurdles in 14.4, and was 2nd in the 300 Hurdles, running a 46.7. Smith, Hopewell, ran 46.5. Ambridge's Jonathan Kowal was a double champ, taking the 300 Hurdles in 41.0 and the 110 Hurdles in 15.4. Riverside's Denes Veres won the Shot Put with a 54-07.50 effort, to go with his 140-01.50 Discus win. Teammate Nick Alouise heaved the Jav 178-02.
4/22: Bulldog Relays @ Winston Churchill HS, MD: 4/22: Bulldog Relays @ Winston Churchill HS, MD: William Penn York competed at this meet, finishing 5th in the Girls' team competition with 48 points.
4/22: Central Bucks West Relays @ Central Bucks West HS: The North Penn girls won four relays on the track and four in the field events. The 2x300 Meter Hurdles is individually timed, and North Penn hurdler Erin Berg ran a 46.9. On the boys' side, Abington's Jerrett Eaton went 39.6. Central Bucks East ran 50.7 in the 4x100. Central Bucks South, Archbishop Wood, and Neshaminy were3 all under 45 seconds in their 4x100, with South taking the win in 44.4. Neshaminy posted a good 1:32.7 in the 4x200. Pennridge's girls ran 9:57.6 to take the 4x800. Home team CB West captured the Sprint Medley Relay in 4:10.0.
4/22: City of Hermitage T&F Invite @ Hickory HS: Union City's Natalie Clickett had a big day, going 41-05 in the Shot Put, and an equally impressive 130-02 in the Discus. Northwestern's Cody Cipalla lead a fast bunch in the 200 with five guys under 23.3. He posted a 22.71. 5th in that race was Franklin's Cody Cummings who obviously liked the longer distance of 400 meters, winning in 50.95. Cipalla cleared 6-04 to win the High Jump. Mercer's Justin Angemeier was 4-inches beyond West Middlesex thrower Josh Brown in taking the Javelin with a toss of 173-11.
4/22: GFS Relays @ Germantown Friends School: Cancelled because of weather.
4/22: Glasgow Invitational @ Glasgow HS, DE: Garnet Valley's Kevin Barnum, won the 400 in 51.25 to pace the Garnet Valley boys to a tied for 3rd place with 52 points. He also anchored the winning 4x400, which finished in 3:37.0. The Garnet Valley girls team finished 8th with 21 points.
4/22: Great Valley Relays @ Great Valley HS: It was a better day to be a distance runner or a thrower who didn't mind the mud. And on a track located along a ridge, you have to expect wind. It was the rain we could have done without. The day started with a Delaware County record and a Meet Record in the 4x1600. The Strath Haven girls eclipsed the Delco County mark by five seconds, a record that had been held by Archbishop Prendergast. Their time was 21:27.86. The boys of West Chester Henderson and Strath Haven ran virtually stride-for-stride, with Henderson taking the race in 17:50.02, and Haven at 17:54.13. Good conditions could have taken off 2 or more seconds per leg. The West Chester Henderson girls posted a strong 9:39.00 in taking the 4x800. Strath Haven set a meet record in the Shuttle Hurdles, running 1:06.31. Strath Haven also won the 4x100 in 50.49 and the 4x400 in 4:02.90. Conestoga was anchored with a 2:17-point 800 by Liz Costello, racing to a Sprint Medley Relay win in 4:14.41. In the field, Coatesville won the Shot Put Relay behind the 38-06 throw by Kaleena Gray. Penncrest's Karen Shump had the top throw of the day at 41-04.50. Shump also went 122-01 in the Discus. Glen Mills dominated the Shot Put Relay with Robert Williams throwing 55-03, and Nathan Stewart throwing 52-08.50. Upper Darby's Dominique Asbury cleared 6-05 for the top High Jump on the day. His teammate Bintou Dibba leapt 17-02 in the Long Jump.
4/22: Hornet Invitational @ Honesdale HS: Cancelled because of weather.
4/22: Kane Invitational @ Kane HS: Elk County Catholic's Frank Ehrensberger won the 100 (11.19 in the prelims was his best time), the 200 in 22.86 and the 400 in 50.81. Teammate Sandy Newell won the 400 in 1:00.30 and the 800, going 2:28.85. Erin Hannon, Bradford, took four events, teh 10 Hurdle sin 15.56, the High Jump, clearing 5-04, and the Long and Triple jumps at 16-11.25 and 37-10.50, respectively. A big throw in the Shot from Alleghany-Limestone's Blake Eaton 60-04.75. He also captured the Discus with a throw of 167-02.50. Dan King, Elk County Catholic, took the two horizontal jumps with efforts of 20-01.25 and 42-06.50.
4/22: Lebanon County Championships @ Lebanon HS: Cedar Crest hurdlerTobias Robinson sprinted through the rain and wind to two wins, taking the 110 Hurdles in 15.1 and the 300 in 40.9 seconds. The Javelin was strong as Meghan Briggs of Palmyra threw 133-09, and Laland Barker of Annville-Cleona went 166-07. Cedar Crest's Casey Krause long-jumped 16-00.25.
4/22: Leonard Stephan T&F Classic @ Wilson HS: The home team's Tory Toso, a junior, set a Berks County record in the Pole Vault, clearing 12-0. In the 100 hurdles, she took 2nd in 15.6 to Reading's Jazmin Hunt who went 15.0.
4/22: Morgantown High / WVU T&F Invite @ U. of West Virginia: Laurel Highlands' Jared Jodon joined the 16' club in the Pole Vault. Other top performances from the Laurel Highlands team came from Breehana Jacobs with wins in the 100 of 11.84, and 200, going 24.71. She also helped the 4x100 to a 50.72. And Jack Macioce cruised to a 23.08 in the 200, good for 3rd place.
4/22: North East Invitational @ North East HS: Iroquois' Nicole Wilson won the Shot Put with a 36-06.50 toss and the Discus, going 128-06.50. Other double winners included Eisenhower's Elisha Jones in the Long Jump (16-02.25) and the Javelin (129-05) a meet record; Iroquois' Ryan Johnson in the Discus (156-04) and the Shot Put (52-11); and Tyler Sweet of Warren, who went 15.1 in the 110 Hurdles, and tossed the Javelin 179-00.
4/22: Stan Morgan Invitational @ Carlisle HS: They came, it poured, they left. With a deluge that affected the timing as much as the athletes, the meet management called it a day after a few sprint trials, the 300 Hurdles and a few throwing events. The trials were declared finals (so don't take too much meaning from the results), other than Chambersburg frosh Anyssa Barbour continued to cruise, going 12.73 for 100 meters. Nate Speaks of Central Dauphin East went 11.28. His teammate Liayana Dallas won the 300 Hurdles in 46.57. Hershey's Jess Tack won the Shot Put with a throw of 35-05.75.
4/22: Tidewater HS Invitational @ Hampton University VA:
4/22: Towanda Invitational @ Towanda HS:
Travis Miller goes 193-06 to win the Javelin.