Video of Chanelle Price's 2:03.20 800 Saturday May 10 at Icahn Stadium, New York City - shot by Ricky Goettel Neely Spence reclaims tops in PA in the 1600 - using a big Chanelle Price PR for motivation. Spence's race - by Trey Jackson, who provided timing and FAT splits What's the deal with PA rankings and what you can do to keep them current 2008 PA Outdoor Leaderboard: Girls / Boys SATURDAY: At the SOL Continental Conference Champs, there were lots of PA#10 performances in one of the deepest meets of the season. Council Rock South senior Ije Iheoma is responsible for three of the with her 24.73 PA#2 200, a 54.8h PA#2 400 and a PA#7 12.16 100. Her teammate, pole vaulter Tory Worthen, cleared a PA#2 12-7. Ali Gillen, Central Bucks East, went 43.59 in the 300 hurdles, PA#3. Council Rock North's Joe Capecci went 1:53.90 in the 800, PA#2, and was folowed across the line by PA#3's Chris Pregler of Central Bucks West in 1:54.60. Hatboro-Horsham's Steve Topper ripped through the 300 hurdles in a PA#2 38.19. And Norristown's Godwin Omo-Expadi triple-jumped a PA#2 47-6. At the Pioneer Athletic Conference Champs, Ray Quill, Pottstown, led a strong high jump competiton with his PA#2 6-8. Kyriq Williams, Phoenixville, was an inch shy, nd Ryan Brumfield, Owen J. Roberts, was over at 6-6. Tony Shirk, Phoenixville, cleared a PA#4 15-4 in the pole vault. Boyertown's Elizabeth Simpson won the 3200 in a PA#7 10:55.61. Teammate Mark Dennin tuned up for states with a 4:21.32 PA#15 1600 and 3200 win. At the 3-day Loucks Games in White Plains NY, Archbishop Ryan PA#2 DMR 10:14.91 - PA#14 4x800 in 8:00.72; Sean Mallon, Archbishop Ryan, 1:58.06 800, 3rd place; Leon Wormley, Ryan, PA#11 59.91 400 hurdles. At the Susquehanna Valley Conferences, Lauren Redington, Shikellamy, and Keenan Michael, Mountoursville, were the athletes of the meet. Lauren won the 100 and 200 and finished 2nd in the long jump and the 4x100 relay. Keenan won the 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 200 meters, and the 4x400 relay. Michael's 38.60 300H is PA#6. At the Lebanon-Lancaster League Champs, Emily Dresser, JP McCaskey, won the 100 in 12.27 and the 200 in 25.20 (PA#10). Kayleigh Perry, Eastern Lebanon, won the 1600 in a PA#7 5:00.93 and the 3200. Kyle Fisher, Cocalico, won the 100 in 10.91, the 200 in 21.91 (PA#6), and the 400 in 49.38. Vince McNally, Conestoga Valley, won the 1600 in 4:17.80 and finished 2nd to Kevin Hull in the 800 with a time of 1:57.66. Hull won the 800 with a time of 1:56.49. Andrew Batula, Annville Cleona, won the high jump with a leap of 6-08. Chanelle Price was #1 in PA in the 1600 for three days. Neely Spence, who Price had passed with a PR 4:46.7 on Wednesday at the LVIAC meet, passed her back with a 4:44.38 at the Mid-Penn Conference Champs at Central Dauphin HS. She doubled back with a 2:17.90 800. Cumberland Valley kicked it into gear with the help of senior Juan Steward. His 21.60 is PA#2 in the 200, and their 42.89 is PA#6 in the 4x100, where they ran into the buzzsaw of Bishop McDevitt (3), who went a PA#3 42.46. Chambersburg's Anyssa Barbour posted two top times, running a PA#3 24.84 in the 200 and a PA#5 12.12 for 100. In the trials of the 200, Harrisburg's Alysha Cook posted a PA#2 24.74, and finished 2nd in the finals. Cook was busy all day, winning the 300 hurdles in 45.10 (she is already PA#3); taking 2nd in the 100 hurdlers where she is PA#4 after posting a 15.07, fastest time one the day; and winning the 400 in 58.06. Teammate Hanif Johnson was just .75 short of his PA#2 47-1 triple jump. Hurdle specialist Michael Brown of Lower Dauphin won both his events, gong 14.34 (PA#2 14.33 in prelims) in the 110, and 38.60 in the 300, where he is currently ranked PA#1. Saturday night at Icahn Stadium in New York City at the New Balance, NYC Qualifying Challenge, Price improved her PA and US#1 800 to 2:03.20 in a solo effort. At the Girls Inter-AC Championships, Springsde's Taylor Ellis-Watson had a huge day, running a PA#2 24.73 200, a PA #3 55.91 400 and a very quick 12.39 100. Notre Dame's Ayanna Fields was 2nd in the 400 in a PA#14 57.54. Fields also took 2nd in the 100 in 12.53. At the SOL National meet, PA#1 48.18 400 from Abington's Chris Morales, who led six under 50 seconds, adding all to the top 20 in PA. North Penn PA#4 4x400, 3:20.04. Central Bucks South PA#3 4x800 in 7:53.64. Derek Hynes, Central Bucks South, PA#3 pole vault of 15-6. Top 20 PA 800's from North Penn's Zack Montijo (1:56.52) and Steve Franks (1:56.79). Kevin Steinberg won the 100 in 10.87 (he is already PA#1) and the 200 in a PA#4 21.69. At the SOL American, Ryann Krais added two more PA#1 performances to her senior resume, clearing 5-8 in the high jump and posting a 42.03 in the 300 hurdles. She had a good look at 5-10 in the high. She's already PA#3 in the long jump, but added an 18-4, and ran 13.98 to win the 100 hurdles, where her 13.50 is already PA#1. Methacton's 4x800 ran a PA#5 7:58.95. Plymouth Whitemarsh ran 49.04, a PA#7 4x100. Nick Crits, Wissahickon, is now top 10 in two events, running a PA#5 1:55.55 800. Steve Roberts, Quakertown, is #7 in PA with a 21.98 200 and #12 with his 49.26 400 At the Mercer County T&F Inv, Kristy Woods, Grove City, launched a PA#4 discus of 137-10. She threw 44-9 in the shot, but had a bigger throw for PA#2 at Baldwin May 2. Lakeview soph Fawn Miller sent the jav 149-3. She has been over 150 and is PA#1. Wilmington's Ryan Bell neared 200 in the jav at 197-8. He is PA#4 with a 200+ throw. At the Bicentennial Athletic League Champs, Holy Ghost Prep's Matthew Chylak won two events, the 800 in 1:57.84 and the 1600 inb 4:26.10. Teammates James Budzinski (177-0) and David Cyhan (164-7) captured the top two spots in the javelin. David Cuevas, Bristol, won the shot and discus. And the Dock girls swept the three relays. At the Mid-Atlantic Prep League, the Hill School's Trevor Cordivari took 1st in the 400 in 50.76. Mercersburg Academy's Whitney Matthey was 3rd in the 400 in 1:01.62. Teammate James Finucane captured the distance double, as did his sister, Lena Finucane, who added the 800 title for a little family bragging rights. At the Northern Tier Meet @ Smethport, lots of double champs, Athens' Hannah Townsend and Towanda's Ronald Chesla in the 100 and 200 (Chesla added the 400 for good measure); Susan Learn, North Penn, in the distances; Verena Reed, North Penn, in the hurdles; Mariah Conrad, Athens, in the long and triple jumpts; Ashley Bristol, Troy, and Adam Harris, in the discus and shot. The Athens girls won the 4x100 and 4x400. At the Redbank Track & Field Inv, double winners included Alex Kerr, Brookville in the hurdles; Anthony Stimac, Karns City, in the short sprints; and Skyler Ganoe, Clarion, in the 200 and 400. At the Firing Memorial Victory Meet at Governor Mifflin, Conrad Weiser junior Lamont Fowler tied for PA#4 with a 10.81 100 and tied for PA#9 in the 200 with his 21.98. Holy Name senior Hillary Monger ran 14.88 for the 100 hurdles, PA#6, and 45.71 over the 300m barriers, a top 20 time in the state. Governor Mifflin's Nadia McKenna, a junior, was 2nd in the 100 hurdles in a PA#9 14.98. Top 15 times were posted in the boys' hurdles... Trey Cox, Wilson, ran 14.91 and Darian Garman went 39.11. FRIDAY: At the Erie County Track Classic, AJ Dohanic of Girard won the 110 and 300 hurdles, plus the 100 and 200. Double winners included Lauren Zarger, Harbor Creek, in the 1600 and 3200, and Sam Havko, Fairview, in the 800 and 1600. Harbor Creek junior Ryan Repoff threw a PA#17 154-6 discus. On Day One of the Mid-Penn Conference Champs, Harrisburg's Alysha Cook posted a PA#2 24.74 in the 200 meter trials (results posted). At the North Tier League Meet @ Smethport HS, there's was a youth movement as top performances cam from freshmen, sophomores and juniors. Soph Emily Giannotti of Coudersport pulled off the distance double, taking the 1600 in 5:12.76 and the 3200 in 11:22.16. She was joined by five other underclassmen as multiple event winners. The top senior was Northern Potter's David Cobb, who captured top honors in the long jump (21-7), the triple jump (42-01.25), and the 400 (50.68). THURSDAY: Swenson soph Shanae Bailey vaulted to PA#1 in the 100 with her 11.81. Imhotep Charter's Herman Kirkland jumped his way to the top of PA with a leap in the long of 23-07.23 (Both school are AA). Kirkland also ran a PA#4 10.81 100 and a PA#8 22.12 200. Bailey's teammate, Anthonia Ballard, ran a PA#5 14.87 100 hurdles, and also captured the 300 hurdles in 44.16, where she is already ranked PA#4. Khaliff Featherstone, Simon Gratz, jumped to PA#4 in a solo 400 at 48.79. Teammate Frank Wainwright hurdled to a PA#3 38.53 300 hurdles and a PA#17 110 hurdles of 14.99. Engineering & Science freshman Cierra White won the 200 in a PA#9 25.42. Teammate Jenna Arnold captured the distance double, as did Terence Lee, who added a PA#25 800. And Robeson's Katurrah Hayman ran a PA#9 57.30 400. At the Colonial League Champs at Bangor Memorial Park, Palmerton's Austin Cseh and Wilson (Easton) Area's Anthony Davidson zipped to PA#3 and #4 400's of 48.55 and 48.72, respectively. Cseh also won the 200. Wilson's Adam Eckhart leapt a PA#6 46-00.25 triple jump. Kyle Miller, Catasauqua, cleared a PA#6 15-00 pole vault. Palmerton's Casey Ord won four events, the 100-200, long and triple jumps. Strong javs at the Elk County Meet from Johnsonburg's Eric Wonderly (174-9) and Saint Mary's Michael Feldbauer, (174-5). Elk County Catholic held off Ridgway's girls in the 4x400, 4:08.85 to 4:10.89. At the Tue-Wed Ches-Mont League Champs, Coatesville throwers put themselves near the top of the state rankings with big efforts. Kaleena Gray sent a 141-3 discus flying, which is #2... along with a #3 43-10.50 shot put. Teammate DJ Thomas was out there with a 56-06.25 shot put, PA#2. Kennett's Blake Davenport is PA#8 win the discus with a 159-6. He was 2nd in the shot with a 53-04.75 #12. Alanna Owens, Rustin, put the shot a PA#4 43-00.75. West Chester Henderson posted a PA#4 4x400 of 3:54.90. WEDNESDAY: At the AACA T&F Champs @ Gwynedd-Mercy Academy, Villa Maria Academy won the team title by 12 over St. Basil and 15 over Gwynedd Mercy. Double champs included Meghan Lutz, Nazareth Academy, in the 1600 (5:04.01) and 3200 (11:14.55); Taylor Bumpas, Gwynedd-Mercy in the 400 (58.75) and 800 (2:18.13); and Lindsey Teuber, St. Basil, in the high jump (5-0) and triple jump (34-7). St. Basil won a quick 4x800, going 9:32.01, with Villa Maria and Gwynedd within 15 seconds. At the Schuylkill League Champs at Mahanoy City, Tamaqua senior Alex Zubey raced to the #3 ranking in PA in the 800 and #15 in the 1600 with his strong 1:55.06-4:22.73 double. The javelin was flying in both competitions. Casey Wagner, Tamaqua, won with a throw of 134 (she is PA#2 from her 146-5 throw at Penn), and Jim Thorpe's Josh Hontz was 2' off his best of 190, which is currently PA#12. Tamaqua's Megan Inama won three events, the long, triple and 100. Competing over two days at the LVIAC Champs @ Glen Birney Stadium in Allentown, Easton's Chanelle Price showed another level in beating a league record by Allentown Central Catholic's Frances Koons by five seconds, and taking the #1 spots in PA in both the 400 and 1600 to go with her signature event in the 800. Price ran the 400 in 54.2, which is US#13, just 25 minutes after her 1600.. She opened the 1600 with a 2:16-2:17 split (7 seconds faster than the boys' race according to the Express-Times, and finished in a PA# 1 4:46.7, US#6. She anchored the 4x400 to a come-from-behind 4:01.9 with a 53.5 anchor, and had split 2:03.5 on the 3rd place 9:34.7 4x800 on the first day of competition. Nazareth's Jenny Betz leapt to a PA#4 38-8 in the triple jump. Big long jumps for the guys, including a tie at PA#5 for Devin Steet of Liberty at 23-1. Whitehall's Matt Hamscher leatp 22-09.50, PA#8. At the Central League Champs at Lower Merion, Haverford Township's Rhian Jones sped to a PA#5 11.9 100. Another PA#5 was posted in the 4x100 as the Upper Darby girls went 48.5. And while not up to her season bests, Karen Shump of Penncrest was on top in two events with a 46-7 shot and a 143-8. discus.The boys' 4x400 got a new PA#9 as the Penncrest guys went 3:22.3. Upper Darby moves into PA#11 with their 2nd place 3:23.3. Ridley sprinter Kevin Wilbank continues to roll, moving into PA#9 in the 400 with his 49.6. He won the 200 in 21.6, which did not improve on his PA#1 ranking. Conestoga's J.C. Rizzo outkicked Penncrest's Anthony Batch in the 800 by .3, going 1:58.6. (front page photo by Ryan Comstock) Easton's Price steals the show - from the Express-Times At the Mountain Valley Conference Champs @ East Stroudsburg University, Natasha McLaren of Stroudsburg was a double winner, jumping 5-4 (tie PA#7) in the high jump, and going 36-03.25 for the triple and taking 3rd with a 16-3 in the long jump. Lehighton's Vanessa Rimbey won the long jump with a PA#12 17-11. Stroudsburg's Steve Garcia is in a PA#7 tie after his 23-0 long jump. In the shot put, East Stroudsburg South's Joe Tritto threw 54-9, PA#9. TUESDAY: WPIAL Qualifiers: AAA Northern @ Butler: Knoch's Carol Cress upped her state in the shot put to #8 with a throw of 40-7. Penn Relays discus champ Matt kann of Fox Chapel already owns the top spot in PA, but has the top two throws after his 171-03.25 at this meet. AA Northern @ Mars: Freedom's Ashley Adams moved up the rankings in her two events, to #7 in the discus with a 133-07 and #12 in the shot put with a throw of 40-00.50. Union's Cameron Lewis is now PA#14 in the long jump going 17-09. Hurdler Nick Spino of Jeanette improved his 110 ranking to #7 with a 14.6, but his 39.4 was not better than his current PA#4 mark. Mount Pleasant's Taylor Funk won the 100 and 300 h hurdles, but has better top 10 season marks in both. Neshannock's Kacey Gibson won the 1600 and 3200, and remains PA#13 and #9 in those events. PCL Northern Girls: Archbishop Ryan and Tamisha Thomas, Archbishop Ryan, 14.9 100H tie PA#9. At the PCL Northern Boys' Jermaine Lowery led Father Judge to the win with three individual wins, going a PA#2 38.38 in the 300 hurdles, aPA#12 50.05 for 400 and 22.39 in the 200. Twin brother Jerome was almost identical in the 300 hurdles with a PA#3 38.58. LaSalle's Tom Barr won the shot with a PA#10 53-11.75, and discus. Under the Lights @ Trinity HS in Camp Hill, Bishop McDevitt's Chris Houston runs a PA#8 10.89 100 and PA#9 49.92 400. Boiling Spring's Kara Millhouse runs a PA#4 10:51.42 3200. Northern's Rachel Wong posts a PA#4 5:00.70 1600. Trinity's Erin Guty wins four, the 100, 200 and horizontal jumps. At the Robert Spagna Inv (Lackawanna County) Champs, North Pocono's Ben Wilk posted a PA#4 discus of 162-4. If you're not over 40 feet in the girls' shot put, you're not in the top 10. April Doyle, Lakeland, inched toward that standard with a PA#11 40-03.50. On MONDAY: at the PCL Southern Division Boys and Girls Champs, Cardinal O'Hara's Robyn Oakley, 2nd in the Penn Relays 400 Hurdles, improved her PA#9 100 hurdles time to 45.2. She also won the 100 hurdles in 15.5. Cardinal O'Hara won the team title for the girls. Saint Joseph's Prep captured the boys title with big help by the 1 and 3 finish in the 800 by J. Castillo, 1:57.9 and P. Clark, 1:59.9. They also captured the 4x800 in 8:18.4. Past weekend results needed for 3/29: Jersey Shore | 4/12: Union Area, and Pacer | 4/19 Moon Mixed, and East Allegheny | 4/26: Fairfield, Tri-County (boys) | 5/3: Bellwood, Liberty Last Chance, Sonny Sheppard, Schuylkill Ct. Relays, York Suburban Relays, NCSAA and North East | 5/10: Laurel Highlands, PIAA D8, Northern Tier (sm. schools), YAIAA, ACSI
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STATES: PIAA State Champs Heat Sheets | PIAA State Champs Performance Lists PHOTOS: 5/17 D1 AA/AAA Day 2 | 5/16 D3 3200's by Tim O'Dowd | 5/16 D3 AA/AAA Day 1 | 5/15 11 AA/AAA Day 2 | 5/15 D2AAA in Times- Leader | 5/14 D10AAA by Carl Strub | 5/13 D12 AA/AAA Field Events | At District 3 on Friday, Neely Spence, Shippensburg, and Jordan Jenkins, New Oxford, took control of the race early, with Spence finishing in 10:46.58 and Jenkins in 10:57.14 – photo by Timothy O'Dowd, Irishrunner.com SUNDAY: Junior Robyn Oakley of Cardinal O'Hara will have to wait a year to challenge for a PIAA state title... but she showed she belongs on the podium with her three individual wins - taking the 300 hurdles in 44.28, the 100 hurdles in 15.57, and the 800 in 2:15.65. She was already ranked top 10 in the 300 hurdles and 800 from earlier this month. Archbishop Prendergast's Arielle Fonrose posted a PA#7 56.88 400. Double champs for the girls included Alysha Womack of O'Hara in the high and long jumps; Caitllin Storbeck of Carroll in the distances, and Sarah Houtmann of O'Hara in the 100 and 200. The Lowery boys made a mark in the top five of the 300 hurdles, with Jermaine going PA#3 38.17 and Jerome PA#5 38.23. Jermaine also won the 110 hurdles, the 200 and the 400. LaSalle's Dan Lowery captured the mile and 3200. The 4x800 produced three PA top 20 times from Ryan, Father Judge and Monsignor Bonner. At District 1 at Coatesville, Methacton senior Ryann Krais won four individual events, taking long jump (18-01.50) Friday's rains, and the 100 hurdles (13.54w) and 300 hurdles (41.60) on Saturday. She was 2nd to Souderton junior Kristin Smith in the high jump, both over 5-4. SATURDAY: District 1 AA/AAA, Ryann Krais, Methacton, won the 300 meter hurdles with a new district record of 41.60. She also won the 100 hurdles with a time of 13.54 (in photo to right) and the long jump with a leap of 18-01.50. North Penn set a new meet record in the 4x800 with a time of 7:44.81. North Penn also won the 4x400 with a PA #1 time of 3:18.47. Ije Iheoma, Council Rock South, won the 400 dash with a new district record of 55.03. Shaniel Chambers, Chester, distanced herself from the pack, winning the 800 run with a time of 2:12.32. Nick Crits, Wissahickon, won the 1600 with a time of 4:17.46 and the 800 with a time of 1:53.47. Mark Dennin, Boyertown, won a close 3200 over Chris Aldrich, West Chester Henderson, with times of 9:08.40 and 9:10.86. District 3 AA/AAA, Neely Spence, Shippensburg, capped her district career with wins in the 1600, 4:50.23, and 3200, 10:46.58. Greg Kareis, Red Lion, won the 1600 with a fast time of 4:13.82. Kara Millhouse, Boiling Springs, won 3 individual events and ran on a winning relay. Millhouse won the 800, 2:20.99, the 1600, 5:10.26, the 3200, 11:13.85, and was on Boiling Springs winning 4x400 relay, 4:05.33. Boiling Springs also took the 4x800 relay with a time of 9:52.66. Devan Coon, Schuylkill Valley, won the 400 dash with a time of 57.13 and the 200 dash with a time of 25.52. District 10 AA, Lauren Zarger, Harbor Creek, won the 1600 run with a time of 5:14.97 and the 3200 run with a time of 10:56.12. Ryan Bell, Wilmington, won the javelin with a throw of 196-05. At the Friends' League Championships, Germantown Friends swept the team titles. Talitha Smith won the high jump (5-5) and the discus. Teammate Jasmine West contributed wins in the triple jump and 100 hurdles. Max Kaulbach took the 1600 in a PA#2 4:14.70, and teammate Isac Ortiz was 2nd, but did win the 3200. Michael Dohrman, Friends Central won the 110 hurdles, the 300 hurdles and the long jump. Teammate Megan Wilson captured the 100, 200, long jump and was on the winning 4x100. At the Boys' Inter-Ac Championships, Malvern Prep's Doug Moppert won two events, the long jump at 22-5.75 and the triple jump at 44-05.50. Teammate Brian Fulton went 50.23 in the 400 and 1:59.29 in the 800. Penn Charter's Dareem David posted a PA#5 21.85 200. Teammate Kashif Smith tied PA#12 with a 10.89 100, with Haverford School's Tom Hopkins in a 10.90, tied for PA#14. Germantown Academy's Dean Melchionni cleared 6-6 in the high jump, now a tie for PA#10. FRIDAY: District 9 AA, David Cobb, Northern Potter, won the long jump with a leap of 22-00.50 and the triple jump with a jump of 42-08.75. Andy Lippert, Cameron County, won the 100 dash in 11.43 and the 200 dash in 23.10. THURSDAY: Chanelle Price (in photo to left) cruises to a 2:09.74 win in the 800 at District 11 AAA, even while being a little under the weather. Teammate Abby Schaffer won her specialty with a pole vault of 12-09.50. In District 11 AA, junior Anthony Davidson, Wilson, set a new district record, winning the 400 dash with a stellar time of 48.51, which is PA#4. Alex Zubey, Tamaqua, won the 1600 with a new district record of 4:19.50, and also won the 800, 1:56.60, and the 3200, 10:00.11. Casey Wagner, Tamaqua, continues to impress in the javelin, winning with a toss of 146-03. In District 6 AAA, Chloe Schmidt, the State College frosh sensation, continued to impress with a PR in the 800, now PA#2 with a 2:12.47. She also won the 1600 in 5:07.85. Central Mountain's Kristin Brandt won the long jump at 17-9 and took 2nd in the triple with a 37-05.25 to Altoona's Bethany Lender and her PA#2 39-00.50. Indian Valley sophomore Laura Loht wn the jav with a 135-10 throw. Altoona kept the stadium record in the family, as Jared George cleared 15-8, now PA#2. Teammate Travis Hammaker, who had set the record on May 2nd at 15-7, cleared 15-3 for 2nd. Altoona sprinter Alex Kenney is now PA#3 with his 21.64 200, and PA#4 with his 10.80 100. And Altoona senior Neal Huynh won two events – the jav in a PA#13 191-8 and the shot put with a throw of 51-6.50. He was runner-up in the discus. At District 10 AAA, it was the McDowell show as they swept the team competiton. Sophomore Leah Presnar contributed to 40 points with wins in the long jump (16-10) and triple jump (36-6.75), and on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. Teammate Kelly Fromknecht also leapt 36-6.75. Senior thrower Dan Kwiatkowski PRed with a big PA#1 64-8 in the shot put, and a PA#3 170-5 in the discus. His shot is US#8. And the 4x400 put up some great times as McDowell's boys ran a PA#4 42.64 4x100, with Cathedral Prep right behind in a PA#6 42.71. WEDNESDAY: At the Tue (field)-Wed (track) District 12 AA/AAA, the Swenson girls grabbed the #2 spot in PA in the 4x100 with a 47.73, behind only AAA Penn Hills from District 7. Two members of that relay also won individual titles, with Shanae Bailey going 12.11 in the 100 (25.01 200, 15.31 100H) and Anthonia Ballard over the 300 hurdles in 44.83 (2nd in 100H). Girls' High's Jasmine Wanamaker was .1 back. Simon Gratz hurdler Frank Wainwright is now PA#2 in the 300 hurdles after his 38.12. And teammate Khaliff Featherstone tuned up for his signature event with a 48.46 400, currently PA#3. A day earlier the field events, Franklin's Tajidin Mcgough cleared 6-7, tying him for PA#3. And Imhotep Charter's Herman Kirkland (in above photo) leapt 23-02.75 in the long jump. He also won the 100 in 11.19 and the 200 in 22.50. Joelle Neilson, Girls' High, won the long and triple jumps. At PIAA District 5, Brandi Harris, a Bedford junior, leapt into a tie for PA#10 in the long jump at 18-1. She also cleared 5-2 in the high jump. No surprises in the 400 and 800 as Tussey Mountain's Jordan Donaldson swept, going 49.38 and 1:58.87. Sophomore Zach Mullin of Everitt won the 100 and 200. Northern Bedford's Catya Gilbert took the shot and discus. Windber hurdler Liah Snyder captured both hurdle events. And Samantha Valiton, Chestnut Ridge, won the short sprints. In District 9 AAA, Bradford's Tyree Bennett won three events, including the 110 hurdles in a PA#9 14.83, the 300 hurdles in a PA#11 38.99, and the high jump. Double champs include DuBois juniors Shawna Posteraro, Bud Plaszenski, and Bethany Naugle, plus sophomore teammate Anna Pfingstler. Punxsutawney's Laybn Hollis captured the sprint double as well. At the PA Independent League Champs, Germantown Academy's Jen Hoy posted two PA top 10 performances, taking the long jump with a PA#2 18-04.25 and the triple jump in a PA#10 37-7. Talitha Smith, Germantown Friends, cleared 5-7 in the high jump, 2nd in PA only to Ryann Krais at 5-8. Max Kaulbach and Isaac Ortiz, Germantown Friends, went 1-2 in the 800. TUESDAY: At District 7AA, Christa Rogers, Quaker Valley, ended her last district meet with a bang, winning 3 events on the day, all top 10 in the state, taking the 100 in 12.14 (PA#7), the 200 dash in 24.98 (PA#8), and the 100 hurdles in a time of 14.55 (PA#3). Freedom's Ashley Adams, won the shot put with a throw of 40-05 (PA#9). At District 6AA, Cary Seymour, Central Cambria, finished off her last district meet with two individual championships, winning the 1600 with a PA#4 time of 4:58.01 (district record), the 3200 with a time of 10:38.55, which is PA#1, and running a leg of the winning 4x800 team with a time of 9:25.45. Central Cambria also won the 4x400. Kelsey Seymour won the 800 in 2:16.35, breaking her own district record. Ben Hatch, Bellwood-Antis, Jim Spisak, Bishop Mccort, Bobby Glenn, Penn Cambria, and Janae Dunchack, Northern Cambria, all won multiple events, Dunchack taking three. At PIAA D2 AA, Owen Wignot, Holy Redeemer, was a triple winner, taking the high jump with a leap of 6-06, the long jump and the triple jump. Amanda Kuhl, Hanover Area, was also a triple winner, taking the 100, the 200 and the 400. SATURDAY MAY 10: At PIAA D8, Peabody's Christopher Anderson qualified in two events, the 200 in 22.55 and the 400 in 51.06. Schenley's Monique Sims qualified in the 100 in 12.71 and the 200 in 25.99. Past weekend results needed for 3/29: Jersey Shore | 4/12: Union Area, and Pacer | 4/19 Moon Mixed, and East Allegheny | 4/26: Fairfield, Tri-County (boys) | 5/3: Bellwood, Liberty Last Chance, Sonny Sheppard, Schuylkill Ct. Relays, York Suburban Relays, NCSAA and North East | 5/10: Laurel Highlands, Northern Tier (sm. schools), ACSI