Indoor Track & Field Game Summaries

The North Allegheny indoor track & field team finished their season at Penn State University competing at the PTFCA Indoor State Championships on Sunday. Jack Bertram claimed state gold for the Tigers while numerous others had top 10 finishes.

On the boys side, Bertram won state gold in the 3000-meter run winning by three seconds. For the girls, Isabella Costa finished in fourth-place in the 400-meter dash. She also had an eighth-place finish in the long jump. Robin Kucler was the ninth-place finisher in the 3000-meter run. The North Allegheny 4×400-meter relay team of Kendall Lucas, Costa, Elizabeth Pizon and Maya Currie finished in ninth place as well. Lindsay Breneman ended the day in 14th in the pole vault while Taylor Neese was 19th in the shot put.

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This concludes the indoor portion of the North Allegheny track & field season. Congrats to head coach John Neff, staff and all athletes on a great indoor season! The Tigers now shift their attention to the outdoor campaign with their first meet scheduled for March 19 at North Hills.

The North Allegheny indoor track & field team traveled to Edinboro University for the final time this winter to compete at the TSTCA Indoor Championships. The Tigers put together a great showing medaling in 11 events. The girls finished the day as the runner-ups and the boys ended up in third-place in the team portion of the event.

For the girls, Isabella Costa continued to dominate the winter as she was the gold medalist in the 400-meter dash and long jump. Costa posted a season-best in the 400. Kendall Lucas finished in fifth place in the 800-meter run, posting a season-best. Camille Swirsding had her best run of the winter in the 3000-meter run, good enough for sixth place. The Tigers 4×400-meter relay team won gold while the 4×800 relay team finished in fifth place. Both relays teams ran their best times of the year. Lindsay Breneman was the Pole Vault Champion while Taylor Neese ended the day in sixth place in the shot put.

On the boys side, Conor McNeely took home bronze in the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. McNeely ran a season-best in the 200-meter. Sam Cohn placed seventh in the 200-meter. Zach Nash was the 400-meter champion while Greg Abel won bronze in the 800-meter run setting his best time this season. Andrew Peigh finished in seventh in the 3000-meter run while Sam Cohn placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdle, running his top time this season. The NA 4×200-meter relay team ran their best time of the year and took home a bronze medal.

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The Tigers will finish up the Indoor Track & Field season next Saturday when they travel to Penn State University to take part in the PTFCA Indoor Championships. Running should kick-off around 10 a.m.

North Allegheny returned to Edinoboro University for TSTCA Meet #5 on Saturday morning. The boys had a phenomenal day posting five event wins, two runner-ups and a third-place finish. The girls had a similar day returning with four golds and two bronze medals.

There was a lot of black and gold in the 60-meter dash finals on the boys side as Conor McNeely finished the event in second place while Jack Davis and Rocco Martino finished in fifth and sixth place respectively. The 200-meter had a lot of NA at the top as well as Sam Cohn took home the gold with McNeely 0.1 seconds behind him to finish in second. Zach Nash was the winner of the 400-meter dash with Grey Lowman picking up an eighth-place finish. Sebastian Klimchak ended up in fifth place in the 800-meter run. Jack Bertram dominated the One Mile Run winning the event by 12 seconds while Anthony Miklos was the fifth-place finisher. Jackson Beemer won the bronze medal in the 3000-meter run. After winning the 200-meter, Cohn finished in fifth place in the 60-meter hurdles. North Allegheny won the 4×200 meter relay and the distance medley relay while their 4×800 relay team finished in seventh. Aiden D’Errico had a fourth-place finish in the high jump while Peter Gibson ended the day in fifth in the triple jump.

On the girls side, Isabella Costa kept her great winter going winning the 200-meter dash and long jump along with placing third in the high jump. The Tigers had four top-10 finishers in the 800-meter run as Kendall Lucas finished fourth, Elizabeth Pizon and Mary Lucas finished sixth and seventh respectively and Teresa Pagnotto came in 10th. Abby Gordish came in fifth in the One Mile Run while Gabriela Pizon finished seventh. Camille Swirsding took home bronze in the 3000-meter run. The girls Distance Medley Relay team ended in first place. Emma Neese placed third in the long jump while Taylor Neese was the shot put winner, winning by almost a foot.

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That concludes the regular season for the North Allegheny indoor track & field team. The Tigers return to Edinboro next Saturday to take part in the TSTCA Indoor Championships at 10 a.m.

The North Allegheny indoor track & field team traveled to Edinboro University for another Saturday of TSTCA action, this time at Meet #4. The boys and girls had similar days with both picking up two first-place finishes and a third place finish.

On the boys side, the Tigers had two of the top three finishers in the 60-meter dash as Conor McNeely took home first place with Jack Davis coming in third. There were three NA runners in the top five of the 3000-meter run with Jack Bertram winning the event, Andrew Peigh coming in fourth place and Jackson Beemer in fifth. Sam Cohn was the fifth-place finisher in the 60-meter hurdles. North Allegheny’s 4×200-meter relay team had a fourth place finish. In the high jump, Aidan D’Errico finished in fifth. Carter Thomas was the fifth-place finisher in the long jump while D’Errico ended the day in eighth place. Carter Thomas had a sixth-place finish in the triple jump.

For the girls, Isabella Costa continued her strong winter winning gold in the 400-meter dash. Abby Gordish finished 10th in the 800-meter run, while Kendall Lucas and Camille Swirsding came in fourth and sixth respectively in the One Mile Run. The Tigers’ 4×200-meter relay team had a bronze medal finish while the 4×400-meter relay finished in fifth. Emma Neese and Sarah Klinefelter had great long jump performances, finishing in fifth and sixth place respectively. Lindsay Breneman was the winner in the Pole Vault event while Taylor Neese was the sixth-place finisher in the Shot Put.

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North Allegheny will take the next week off before returning to action on Saturday, February 15 for TSTCA Meet #5 at Edinboro University.

The North Allegheny indoor track & field team traveled to Edinboro University and the Mike Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Center to take part in TSTCA Meet #3. The NA girls put together a great performance with three first-place finishes, three second-place finishes and a third-place finish while the NA boys had a first and third place finish.

On the girls side, Isabella Costa continued her impressive winter winning the 200-meter dash again. Kendall Lucas took home the bronze in the 800-meter run. Camille Swirsding ended the day in second place in the 3000-meter run. The NA girls relay teams put on good performances as the 4×200 relay team finished in fifth, the 4×400 relay team took sixth and the 4×800 relay team ended up in fourth. The Distance Medley Relay finished in second place. Along with her 200-meter win, Costa finished second in the High Jump and first in the Long Jump. Lindsay Breneman was the winner of the Pole Vault while Taylor Neese was the bronze medalist in the shot put.

For the boys, Conor McNeely had a sixth place finish in the 60-meter dash. McNeely would also put together a bronze medal performance in the 200-meter dash. Anthony Miklos ended up in fifth place in the One Mile Run. The Tigers were dominant in the Distance Medley Relay beating the field by eight seconds to take home the gold. Peter Gibson finished ninth in Triple Jump.

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The Tigers will be back in action next Saturday when they return to Edinboro for TSTCA Meet #4.