NA girls reclaim WPIAL title
The North Allegheny girls’ track and field team won its fourth WPIAL crown in five years and 15th overall on Tuesday at the WPIAL Class AAA Championships at West Mifflin High School. The Tigers’ 15 overall district titles now give them the most in WPIAL history. The NA Girls defeated Norwin (89-61), Mt. Lebanon (81-69), and Hempfield (97-53).
The NA 4×800 relay team of Maya Currie, Samantha Strelick, Madeline Jablonski, and Mary Lucas placed second. Lola Hood finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. Kendra Smith won the 100-meter dash and came in third in the 200-meter. Lily Ries was fifth in the 1600-meter run. The Tiger 4×100-meter relay team of Myla Benoit, Kendra Smith, Blake Stotsky and Lydia Randiga came in second place. Currie won the 400-meter, Madeleine Jablonski placed fifth in the 800-meter run and Strelick placed first in the 3200-meter run. The 4×400-meter relay team of Currie, Smith, Avery Ruffus and Blake Stotsky came in third. Lindsay Breneman came in fourth in the long jump and first in the pole vault, while Ruffus claimed the triple jump title. Eva Pesci was third in the high jump and Audrey Maxwell won the discus title. Emma Neese and Amara Daugherty were the top two in the javelin, while Taylor Neese won the shot put.
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The Tigers now turn their attention to the WPIAL Individual Championships that will take place on Wednesday, May 13.
