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AUSTIN CAPTURES BRONZE AT PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Meet Results

For the second consecutive year, senior Brian Austin finished in third place to win the bronze medal at the PIAA Individual Championships at Shippensburg University.  Junior Jacob Sunday placed fifth in the finals of the javelin.  For the girls, the highest finish was an 11th place finish by the 4x800 relay team of freshman Leah Langhans, Lizzie Appleton, Calene Dougherty and sophomore Eleni Mermigas.

In the qualifying heats, sophomore Ryan Gil finished in eighth place and did not advance to the finals.  The boys 4x100 relay squad of seniors Grant Huckestein and Austin, along with junior Evan Shepard and sophomore Alex Papson finished sixth in their preliminary heat and did not advance.

In the girls' 300 meter hurdles, senior Cody McCoy placed 7th in her heat and did not qualify for the finals.  The girls' 4x400 team of McCoy, sophomore Halie Carter, Dougherty and Langhans was third in their heat but did not advance.

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AUSTIN REPEATS AS WPIAL 100 METER CHAMPION

Meet Results

Senior Brian Austin won the 100 meter dash for the second consecutive year to highight a good performance by NA athletes at the WPIAL Class AAA Individual Championships at Baldwin High School on Thursday.  Junior Jacob Sunday was a gold medalist in the javelin throw to pace the Tigers in field events.

A number of NA athletes qualified for the PIAA Championships with their performances.  Austin and Sunday automatically qualified with their first place finishes.  Sophomore Ryan Gil came in 4th in the 1600 to make the cut.  The 4x100 relay team of seniors Grant Huckestein and Austin, along with junior Evan Shepard and sophomore Alex Papson placed third to qualify.  The 4x800 team finished in fourth and will go to states with seniors Chase Broussard and Will Appman, along with sophomores Sean Madigan and Gil comprising the team.  Several athletes placed but did not meet the qualifying standards to go to the state meet.  Appman was sixth in the 800 while Broussard finished 7th in the 3200.  In field events, junior Jason Turner was fifth in the discus.

For the girls, senior Cody McCoy came in fifth in the 100 hurdles but posted a time of 15.57 to qualify for the PIAA meet.  McCoy was also sixth in the 300 hurdles but did not meet the qualifying time.  The 4x400 relay team of McCoy, sophomore Halie Carter, and freshman Calene Dougherty and Leah Langhans finished in third place and will go to states.  The 4x800 team also qualified with a 4th place finish with Langhans, freshman Lizzie Appleton, Dougherty and sophomore Eleni Mermigas comprising the squad.  Carter barely missed qualifying with fifth place finishes in both the 200 and 400.  Mermigas was 6th and Langhans 8th in the 800 but did not meet the state qualifying standard in that event.

The PIAA Class AAA Individual Championships will be held on Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg University.

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GOOD LUCK TO THE TIGERS ATHLETES GOING TO STATES!!!!

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TIGER BOYS WIN WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP;
LADY TIGERS FINISH SECOND

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The boys' track and field team won the 2009 WPIAL Class AAA Team Championship at West Mifflin on Thursday afternoon.  NA outpointed Butler, 95-55, Gateway, 106-44, and Hempfield, 108-42, to win the title.  The LadyTigers defeated Baldwin, 82-68, and Hempfield, 77-73, but lost to four-time champion Norwin to finish in second place.

For the boys on the track, senior Brian Austin won the 100, senior Will Appman the 800, sophomore Ryan Gil the 1600, and senior Chase Broussard the 3200.  The 400 meter relay team was also victorious.  In the field, junior Jason Turner captured the shot put and junior Jake Sunday the javelin for the winning Tigers.

The Lady Tigers were led by senior Cody McCoy who won both hurdles races with sophomore Eleni Mermigas taking the 800.  The 1600 meter relay team took first in their race.

Next up for the Tiger athletes is the WPIAL Individual Championships for Class AAA.  The meet will be held at Baldwin High School with the scheduled starting team set for 2:00 pm.

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS
TEAM SCORES

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS
TEAM SCORES

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

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CARTER, AUSTIN, McCOY, GIL AND RELAY TEAMS LEAD NA QUALIFIERS

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A number of NA athletes qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA Individual Championships at the Northern Qualifier at Butler on Tuesday afternoon.  Sophomore Halie Carter qualified in both the 200 and 400 while senior Cody McCoy also made the cut for both hurdles races.  Senior Brian Austin in the 100 along with senior Will Appman (800), sophomore Ryan Gil (1600), and senior Chase Broussard (3200) led the boys' contingent.

In field events, sophomore Zoe Calabrese was a double qualifier in the high and triple jumps while junior Anicia Housen made it to the finals in both the shot and discus.  All six relay teams also qualified for the championships.  The individual championships will be held at Baldwin High School next Thursday, May 14.

WPIAL NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Butler High School - May 5, 2009

NORTH ALLEGHENY QUALIFIERS

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AUSTIN, CARTER GRAB GOLD AT BALDWIN INVITATIONAL

Meet Results

Senior Brian Austin won the 100 meter dash and sophomore Halie Carter captured the 400 meter run at the prestigious Baldwin Invitational on Friday afternoon.  Defending WPIAL Champion Austin won the 100 in 11.0 seconds.  Carter also was fourth in the 200.  The NA girls' 3200 relay team won their race to take gold.

In additional NA results, senior Chase Broussard palced third in the 3200, senior Will Appman 6th in the 800, and sophomore Ryan Gil sixth in the mile run.  The boys' 3200 relay team placed fourth.  In field events, junior Jake Sunday took fifth in the javelin.  For the Lady Tigers, freshman Lizzie Appleton finished in fifth place in the 1600.  The boys' team came in fourth in the team standings.

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TIGER TEAMS ADVANCE TO WPIAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Meet Results

Both Tiger teams were successful against three opponents in the WPIAL Class AAA Semifinals at Newman Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.  The bys defeated Knoch, 98-43, Mt. Lebanon, 102-39, and New Castle, 94-47.  The Lady Tigers knocked off Mt. Lebanon, 94 1/3-55 2/3, Oakland Catholic, 132-18, and Chartiers Valley, 94-56.

The Tiger teams will compete for the title next Thursday at West Mifflin High School.  The boys will go against Butler, Gateway and Hempfield while the girls will face Baldwin, Norwin and Hempfield.  Meet time is scheduled for 3:00 pm

WPIAL BOYS CLASS AAA
TEAM TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP

WPIAL GIRLS CLASS AAA
TEAM TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP

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TIGER TEAMS WRAP UP SECTION TITLES
WITH WINS OVER BUTLER

Meet Results

Both Tiger teams were victorious at Butler on Tuesday afternoon to complete section play unbeaten with 6-0 records to earn section championships.  The boys downed the Tornado, 92-58, while the Lady Tigers prevailed by a 96-54 score.

Leading the way for the boys were senior Brian Austin with wins in the 100 and 200 and sophomore Ryan Gil who captured both the 1600 and 3200.  Senior Will Appman tied for first place in the 800.  The Tiger depth paid off as second-place points were earned by senior Chase Broussard in the 1600 and 3200, senior Andrew McIlvried in the 400, senior Mike Foglio in the 300 hurdles, junior David Humphrey in the 110 hurdles and junior Evan Shepard in the 100.

In the field, senior Brian Nimmo won the high jump and took second in both the long and triple jumps.  Junior Jason Turner won the discus and junior Jake Sunday took the javelin.  In second place for NA were senior Andy Franze in the high jump, senior Wes Henderson in the shot, senior Marcus Hambrick in the discus, senior Phil Evankovich in the javelin and senior Doug Heckmann in the pole vault.

For the Lady Tigers it was sophomore Halie Carter who had another banner day with wins in the 100, 200 and 400 sprints.  Senior Cody McCoy won both hurdles races, sophomore Ali Greco took the 1600, and sophomore Eleni Mermigas captured the 800.  Winning second-place points were sophomore Emma Miciak in both the 100 and 200, sophomore Mary Krepp in the 300 hurdles, sophomore Kelley Harrington in the 800, freshman Lizzie Appleton in the 1600, and freshman Alexandra Grese in the 3200.

In the field events, sophomore Zoe Calabrese won the long jump, junior Anicia Housen took first in the discus, and sophomore Taylor Yarshen was first in the pole vault.  Cody McCoy was second in the javelin.

Both Tiger teams qualified for the WPIAL Team Championships that will get under way next week.  We will post the playoff information as soon as we receive it.

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TIGER BOYS WIN LATROBE INVITATIONAL;
LADY TIGERS TAKE FOURTH AT HEMPFIELD INVITATIIONAL

Meet Results

The Tiger boys successfully defended their team championship at the Seventh Annual Wildcat Invitational the Greater Latrobe Memorial Stadium on Saturday.  NA scored 94 points to 66 for second place and host Latrobe.  Senior Matt Machiko led the way with wins in both the 110 and 300 hurdles races

The NA 4x800 relay team of seniors Chase Broussard, Will Appman, Pat Morgan and sophomore Ryan Gil captured first place in their race.  Gil was second and Appman third in the 1600.  Junior Evan Shepard captured second place in the 100 while sophomore Sean Madigan took third in the 800.  In the 400, sophomore Diego Febres-Cordero was third and senior Andrew McIlvried fourth.  Sophomore Bryum Louco place sixth in the 300 hurdles.

In the field, Junior Jake Sunday was second in the javelin, senior Doug Heckmann tied for fourth in the pole vault, junior Jason Turner fifth in the discus, and senior Phil Evankovich fifth in the javelin.

The Lady Tigers place fourth in the 18th Annual Lady Spartan Invitational at Hempfield Spartan Stadium on Saturday.  NA finished with 61.5 points to winner and host Hempfield's 123.5.  The Lady Tigers won last year's event.

Senior Cody McCoy led the way with a win in the 100 hurdles and a second in the 300 hurdles despite falling while leading the race.  Sophomore Halie Carter won the 200 and placed second in the 400.  Sophomore Emma Misiak took third in the 200 with freshman Lizzie Appleton placing sixth in the 1600.  The 3200 and 800 relay teams both came in fifth.

In the field, sophomore Taylor Yarshen was third in the pole vault with junior Anicia Housen also taking a third place in the shot put.  In the triple jump, sophomore Zoe Calabrese placed fifth with freshman Chrissy Figan tying for 6th in the high jump.

TEAM SCORES
SEVENTH ANNUAL WILDCAT INVITATIONAL
Greater Latrobe Memorial Stadium
Friday, April 17, 2009

18TH ANNUAL LADY SPARTAN INVITATIONAL
Hempfield Spartan Stadium
Saturday, April 18, 2009

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TIGER TEAMS TRAMPLE FOX CHAPEL

Both Tiger teams won easy victories over Fox Chapel at Newman Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.  The Lady Tigers downed the Lady Foxes, 114-31, while the boys' squad was a 131-19 victor in their meet.  With the wins, both teams remained unbeaten and improved their section records to 5-0.  No individual information is available.

On Friday, the boys will compete in the Wildcat Invitational at Latrobe while the Lady Tigers will be at Hempfield on Saturday for the Lady Spartan Invitational.  On Tuesday, the Tiger teams will travel to Butler in the section finale with the section titles on the line.  Meet time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

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TIGER TEAMS DOWN SENECA VALLEY
AND NORTH HILLS

Meet Results

Both Tiger teams were victorious against Seneca Valley and North Hills at Seneca Valley High School on Wednesday afternoon.  The boys' team downed the host Raiders, 98-52, while the Lady Tigers prevailed, 106-44.  The boys also took care of rival North Hills, 99- 46, while the Lady Tigers cruised over the Indians, 109-41.

Sophomore Halie Carter led the way for the Lady Tigers as she swept the 100, 200, and 400 against both teams.  Senior Cody McCoy won both hurdles races and sophomore Ali Greco took the 1600 against oth the Raiders and Indians.  Also winning their events against both teams were sophomores Eleni Mermigas in the 800 and Dabney Grguras in the 3200.  Taking seconds against NH and SV were freshman Lizzie Appleton in the 1600 and freshman Leah Langhans in the 800.  Against Seneca Valley junior Rachel Kost was second in the 200 and senior Katie Schmiech in the 3200.  The 3200 relay teams beat both NH and SV while the 1600 team won against the Indians and the 400 team against the Raiders.

In the field, sophomore Zoe Calabrese was a winner in both the triple and long jumps against both teams.  Taking first place points against both teams were freshman Christine Figan in the high jump, sophomore Taylor Yarshen in the pole vault, and senior Ayo Adegbesan in the shot put.  Junior Anicia Housen won the discus against Seneca Valley and sophomore Katie Mitchell took first in the javelin against North Hills.  Housen won second place points in the shot and discus against North Hills and in the shot against Seneca.  Freshman Karissa Manko was second in the long jump against North Hills and second in the triple jump against Seneca Valley.  Winning second place points against North Hills were sophomore Kayla Starta in the pole vault and McCoy in the javelin.  Sophomore Taylor Bergman was second in the high jump and Mitchell second in the javelin against Seneca Valley.

Senior Matt Machiko won both hurdles races and senior Will Appman the 800 to lead the NA boys against NH and SV.  Senior Brian Austin took the 100 and senior Chase Broussard the 1600 against both teams.  Austin also won the 200 against the Raiders while Broussard took the 3200 against the Indians.  Junior David Humphrey was second in both hurdles races while Austin took second in the 200 against North Hills.  Against the Raiders, sophomore Ryan Gil in the 1600, Machiko in the 400, senior Pat Morgan in the 800, junior Evan Shepard in the 200 and Broussard in the 1600 all earned second place points.  The 400 relay team won against both teams while the 3200 squad defeated North Hills.

In the field, Humphrey took first in both the triple and long jumps against both teams.  Also taking first place points in both meets were senior Michael Steinbeck in the shot, junior Jason Turner in the discus, and junior Jake Sunday in the javelin.  Second place points in both meets went to senior Brian Nimmo in both the high and long jumps against North Hills and in the high jump against Seneca.  Senior Wes Henderson was second in the shot, and Steinbeck second in the discus against both teams.  Junior Ryan Donahue captured a second in the pole vault against North Hills. 

The Tiger teams will be back in action again on Tuesday afternoon when they host Fox Chapel at Newman Stadium.  Meet time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

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TIGERS TAKE TSTCA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP; LADY TIGERS FINISH THIRD

Meet Results

Led by senior Matt Machiko who won the high hurdles and junior Jake Sunday who captured the javelin, the Tiger boys won the TSTCA Outdoor Championship team title at West Mifflin on Saturday.  NA scored 77 points to 66 for Erie McDowell and Penn Hills.  Sophomore Halie Carter was second in the 400 to pace the Lady Tigers to a third place finish behind Penn Hills and McDowell.

The boys earned points from a number of individuals throughout the lineup.  In addition to winning the high hurdles, Machiko took second in the intermediate hurdles.  Also on the track, sophomore Ryan Gil was second in the 1600 meters while senior Chase Broussard finished second in the 3200.  Senior Brian Austin was 6th in the 200 and 7th in the 100 while senior Andrew McIlvried took fifth in the 400.   The 4x800 meter relay team finished in third place.  In the field, junior David Humphrey placed third in the triple jump while senior Wes Henderson was seventh in the shot put.  In the discus, junior Jason Turner was seventh while senior Brian Nimmo placed 8th.

For the Lady Tigers, senior Cody McCoy was third in the intermediate hurdles and fourth in the high.  Sophomore Eleni Mermigas took third in the 800 while freshman Lizzie Appleton was third in the 1600 meters.  Carter added a fifth in the 200 with freshman Leah Langhans finishing in seventh in the 800.  The 4x800 relay team finished in second place.  In the field, sophomore Taylor Yarshen placed third in the pole vault while sophomore Zoe Calabrese was seventh in the triple jump.

The Tiger teams will be back in action again on Wednesday when they travel to Seneca Valley to meet the Raiders and North Hills in a rescheduled  section meet.  The scheduled starting time is set for 3:30 pm.  The originally scheduled Moon Mixed Relays have been cancelled.

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TIGER TEAMS WIN OPENERS AGAINST
SHALER AND PINE-RICHLAND

Meet Results

Both Tiger teams were victorious in the season opener at Newman Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.  In section meets, the Tiger boys had little trouble with either Shaler or Pine-Richland downing the Titans, 131-19, and the Rams, 136-14. 

Leading the boys were seniors Matt Machiko and Brian Austin.  Both were double winners against both Pine-Richland and Shaler with Machiko taking both the 110 and 300 hurdles and Austin capturing the 100 and 200.  Also capturing first place points against both opponents were sophomore Ryan Gil in the 1600, senior Andrew McIlvried in the 400 and senior Chase Broussard in the 3200.  In the field, senior Brian Nimmo led the way with first in both the high and long jumps against both P-R and Shaler.  Junior David Humphrey won the triple jump, senior Doug Heckmann the pole vault, senior Wes Henderson the shot put, junior Jason Turner the discus, and junior Jacob Sunday the javelin in both competitions.  Sophomore Sean Madigan was first against Shaler in the 800.  All three relay teams were victorious against both teams.

Garnering second place points against both the Rams and Titans were Humphrey in the 110 hurdles, senior Will Appman in the 1600, junior Evan Shepard in the 200 and junior Jay Cadwallader in the 3200.  In the field, Austin was second in the long jump, Nimmo in the triple jump, junior Ryan Donahue in the pole vault, and senior Michael Steinbeck in both the shot and discus.  Against Shaler, sophomore Peter Howard took third in the javelin.

The Lady Tigers also took both section meets.  Against Shaler, NA was victorious by a 108-42 score while the Rams fell by a 102-48 count.  Sophomore Halie Carter took individual honors sweeping the 100, 200 and 400 against both Pine-Richland and Shaler.  Senior Cody McCoy won both hurdles races against the Rams and Titans while sophomore Eleni Mermigas captured the 800 against both opponents.  In the field, senior Ayorinde Adegbesan won the shot put, junior Anicia Housen the discus, and sophomore Zoe Calabrese the triple jump against both P-R and Shaler.  Freshman Karissa Manko won the long jump against the Rams.  Freshman Lizzie Appleton won both the 1600 and 3200 against Shaler.  All three relay teams were winners against the Rams and Titans.

Finishing in second place against both teams was sophomore Emma Miciak in the 200, freshman Leah Langhans in the 800 and freshman Calene Dougherty in the 400.  Sophomore Mary Krepp was second against Pine-Richland, Appleton was second in both the 1600 and 3200 against P-R, and Miciak second in the 100 against the Rams.  In the field, Adegbesan was second in the discus against both teams, and Housen second in the shot.  Freshman Christine Figan was second in the high jump and sophomore Kayla Starta second in the pole vault against Pine-Richland.

Next up for the Tiger teams will be the Tri-State Coaches (TSTCA) Outdoor Championships on Saturday at West Mifflin.  Action is scheduled to get under way at 8:30 am.

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WPIAL TRACK AND FIELD - 2009

The Tiger teams will compete again in the WPIAL in Class AAA with the boys competing against 55 teams and the girls against 53 teams.  The top two teams from each AAA section will enter WPIAL team championship play.  In the event of a tie for a place in the team tournament head to head competition will be the determining factor regarding tournament entry.  Multiple ties will be broken in the following manner:

a.  Section records of the tied teams will be compiled.
b.  The team with the best numerical record among the tied teams will be the qualifier.
c.  If the tie cannot clearly be broken, all will enter post-season play.

The first round of the team track tournament play will be conducted by the designated host teams without benefit of track steering committee or financing by the League.

All multiple team meets scheduled in regular or post-season play will be scored as individual meets (e.g each team competes against all the others).  A tiebreaker system for dual meet regular season and dual meet post season meets has bee established.  Ties are broken by the following:

a.  Greater number of first place winners.
b.  Greater number of second place winners.
c.  Greater number of third place winners.

When 3 teams are scheduled in regular or post-season play, each will be scored as an individual dual meet.  If each team earns one win and one loss in the double scoring method, the first step of the tie breaker will be the total score for the day.  If a tie persists, the regular steps of first, second, and third place finishers will be applied.

The following qualifying standards have been established for boys and girls in class AAA for entry into the individual qualifying rounds:

2008-09 BOYS TRACK ALIGNMENT - 56 TEAMS

2008-09 GIRLS' TRACK ALIGNMENT - 54 TEAMS

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org