Track & Field claims three individual golds at WPIAL Championships
North Allegheny traveled to Slippery Rock University to compete at the WPIAL Individual Championships on Thursday. The Tigers claimed
three individual gold medals on the girls side and multiple top eight finishes for the boys.
For the girls, Kendra Smith came in fourth in the 100-meter dash. Maya Currie was the silver medalist in the 800-meter. Samanatha Strelck placed fifth in the 3200-meter. The North Allegheny 4×400-meter relay team took fifth place while the 4×800-meter relay team finished with the bronze medal. Audrey Maxwell claimed the WPIAL discus title. Emma Neese and Amara Daugherty were fourth and fifth in the javelin. Lindsay Breneman took silver in the pole vault. Taylor Neese won the shot put WPIAL title while Maxwell came in third. Avery Ruffus was the triple jump champion while Lydia Randiga finished fourth.
On the boys side, Rocco Martino finished seventh in the 200-meter. Gatik Hirwani was the eighth-place finisher in the 1600-meter. The NA 4×800-meter relay team finished in eighth and Charles Gibson took home the bronze medal in the discus.
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The Tigers now switch their attention to the PIAA Individual Championships that will take place on May 22 and 23 at Seth Grove
Stadium on the campus of Shippensburg University.
