NA Boys & Girls both qualify for WPIAL Team Championships
North Allegheny hosted the WPIAL Track & Field Team Semifinals on both the boys and girls side on Wednesday afternoon at Newman Stadium. Both Tigers teams finished in first place, qualifying them for the WPIAL Team Championships. The boys defeated Knoch, 118-32, Baldwin, 133-17 and New Castle, 137-13. On the girls side, the Tigers took down Hempfield, 84.5-65.5, Upper St. Clair, 101-48, Knoch, 112-38 and Blackhawk, 127-23.
For the boys, Rocco Martino finished runner-up in the 100-meter dash while Sam Cohn and Conor McNeely placed second
and third in the 200-meter dash. Zach Nash and Brady Brinkley were the top two finisher in the 400-meter dash while the Tigers claimed the top three spots in the 800-meter run with Greg Abel, Wyatt Case and Sebastian Klimchak taking first, second and third respectively. Jack Bertram claimed the 1600-meter run title while Andrew Leigh, Jackson Beemer and Jack Curren were the top three finishers in the 3200-meter run. Cohn claimed gold in the 110-meter hurdles while Grey Lowman and Ryan Mahoney were second and third in the 300-meter hurdles. North Allegheny swept the relays and had the top three finishers in the high jump in Dylan Langdon, Aidan D’Errico and Caden Petro. The long jump was more of the same with Nicholas Humphries winning the event with Langdon and Graham Kunz right behind him. Evan Dickert won the pole vault while Jack Yatchenko was runner-up in the discus. Callan Bunger won the javelin while Yatchenko took gold in the shot put.
On the girls side, Kendra Smith placed second in the 100-meter dash while Isabella Costa was the 200-meter champion, setting the school-record in the process. Maya Currie claimed the 400-meter dash title while Elizabeth Pizon and Mary Lucas were second and third in the 800-meter run. Robin Kucler won the 1600-meter run while her sister Wren Kucler claimed the 3200-meter title. Lola Hood was the bronze medalist in the 300-meter hurdle while the Tigers came in third in the 4×100-meter and 4×400-meter relays. North Allegheny took the 4×800-meter relay title. Costa finished third in the high jump while Lindsay Breneman claimed the pole vault title. Audrey Maxwell won discus and Emma Neese and Anna Fiffik were second and third in javelin. Neese won the shot put event.
For complete meet results, click here.
Both teams qualify for the WPIAL Team Championships that will take place at West Mifflin High School on Tuesday, May 6 at 3 p.m. The boys will battle Norwin, Butler and Mt. Lebanon while the girls will face off with Norwin, Butler and South Fayette.
