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NORTH ALLEGHENY VARSITY INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
* TSTCA BOYS' RUNNERUP * Photo Courtesy of Liz Bollens MACHIKO TAKES 6TH AT PTFCA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Senior Matt Machiko placed sixth in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.33 at the PTFCA State Championships at Penn State on Saturday. Machiko was the highest finish for NA athletes at the meet. Senior Will Appman finished in 22nd place in the mile with a 4:33.47 followed closely by junior Eric Balaban in 23rd place. In the 60 meter dash, senior Brian Austin finished 25th in the qualifying heats and did not advance to the finals. In field events, junior David Humphrey was 16th in the triple jump with a distacne of 42-9. Senior Cody McCoy was the only Lady Tiger who place with a 20th in the preliminaries of the 60 meter hurdles. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TIGER BOYS TAKE SECOND PLACE AT TSTCA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS The Tiger boys captured second place in the team standings at the TSTCA Indoor Championships at Slippery Rock University on Saturday. Individual first place finishes went to senior Will Appman in the mile and junior David Humphrey in the triple jump. Appman led a 1-2-3 sweep in the mile finishing first with a time of 4:33.33. Junior Eric Balaban was close behind with a 4:33.83 with sophomore Ryan Gil taking third. Humphrey led the triple jump with a leap of 43-9 and also posted a sixth place finish in the long jump with a 20-5. Senior Matt Machiko was second in the 55 meters hurdles with a 7.84 while senior Brian Austin took fifth in the 55 meter dash with a 6.68. The 4x800 meter relay team finished in sixth place. The only girls to place were the 4x200 meter relay with a fifth place in a time of 1:56.65. The PFTCA Championships will be held at Penn State this Saturday with action scheduled to begin at 10:30 am. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MACHIKO, GIL WIN AT PITT Senior Matt Machiko and sophomore Ryan Gil took first place in their respective events in a meet at the University of Pittsburgh on February 5. Machiko won the 60 meter hurdles in 8.3 while Gil won the mile in 4:37.9. Junior Eric Balaban was third in the mile. Senior Will Appman placed sixth in the 880 with a time of 2:06.4 with sophomore Sean Madigan coming in seventh. In the field, junior Jason Turner placed seventh in the shot put. For the Lady Tigers, senior Cody McCoy came in second in the 800 yard race with a time of 2:30.5. In the pole vault, sophomores Kayla Starta and Taylor Yarshen tied for 6th with a height of 8-0. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MACHIKO, McCOY,
AUSTEN RUN WELL Senior Matt Machiko captured first place in the men's 60 meter hurdles at the first TSTCA indoor meet at the University of Pittsburgh on January 6. Machiko ran an 8.3. Senior Cody McCoy finished third in the 60 meter women's hurdles with a time of 9.4. Senior Brian Austin also place third in the men's 60 meter dash with a time of 7.1. The men's 4 x 220 relay team took 2nd, the men's 4 x 800 relay finished fourth, and the women's 4 x 220 relay was fifth in the opening meet of the season. In the second indoor meet of the season also at the University of Pittsburgh, senior Will Appman came in third in the men's 3000 meter race. McCoy took a third in the women's 880 yard race with Nicole Ciesla fourth. In the TSTCA third meet of the season at Robert Morris on January 26, Machiko was first again, this time in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 8.05. McCoy continued to run well with a 3rd place finish in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 8.92. In the mile, sophomore Ryan Gil was third and Appman fifth while sophomore Sean Madigan finished in seventh place in the 800 meters. The next indoor meet will be held on Friday at Slippery Rock University with the scheduled starting time set for 4:00 pm.
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