Track & Field Game Summaries

By: Jared Barton 

The North Allegheny Track and Field team participated at the Baldwin Invitational on Friday. The boys team took home first place overall with 95 team points. The girls finished in second place overall with 73 team points.

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The girls and boys had multiple top-three finishes.

In boys action, first-place finishes included seniors Zach Nash (400-meter dash), Greg Abel (800-meter run) Dylan Langdon (High Jump.) The 4×100-meter relay team also took home top rankings. Junior Sam Cohn (300-meter hurdles) and senior Nicholas Humphries (Long Jump) each had second-place finishes. Third-place finishes included Nash (200-meter dash), senior Grey Lowman (300-meter hurdles) and Jack Yatchenko (Boys Discus and Shot Put.)

In girls action, first-place finishers included senior Isabella Costa (400-meter dash) and junior Audrey Maxell (Girls Discus.) Junior Taylor Neese (Girls Shot Put) finished in second place. Juniors Maya Currie (400-meter dash) and Elinor Handel (Girls 3,200 Meter Run) each finished in third place in their respective events.

Track and Field competes in the WPIAL Team Finals Tuesday, May 6th at West Mifflin High School.

North Allegheny traveled to the Island Sports Center on the campus of Robert Morris University to take part in the Robert Morris Invitational. A day after both teams advanced to the WPIAL Team Championships, the Tigers put together another strong performance with the boys winning the team title and the girls placing fourth in team score.

For the boys, Ethan Ouyang finished third in the 100-meter dash and fourth in the 200-meter dash. He was the top Tiger finisher in both events. Henry Davis placed fourth in the 400-meter dash while Brennan Kaminski was a fifth-place finisher in the 800-meter run. Jack Pfeiffer claimed third in the 1600-meter run while Sam Patterson and Nathan Hou went one and two in the 3200-meter run. James Hetherington took home bronze in the 110-meter hurdles while Nate Witherell finished runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles. The North Allegheny relay teams placed second in the 4×100-meter and third in the 4×400-meter relays. Isaac Pokorny tied for fifth in the high jump while Graham Kunz was fifth in the long jump. Gabriel Betancourt was the top NA finisher in the triple jump coming in sixth place. Charles Gibson placed fourth in the discus while Bobby James came in 10th in the javelin. Colin Sefick claimed seventh in the shot put.

On the girls side, Myla Benoit came in ninth in the 100-meter dash and 10th in the 200-meter dash. Mackenzie Abbs won the 400-meter dash while Ally Grabowski finished fourth in the 800-meter run. Gabriela Pizon and Abby Gordish came in second and third in the 1600-meter run. Addison Pavely was the seventh-place finisher in the 100-meter hurdles while she took bronze in the 300-meter hurdles. Ciara Prunty and Molly Sump both tied for eighth-place in the high jump. Mia Jones was 10th in the long jump while Caroline Remensky placed seventh in the triple jump. Sinya Divekar came in seventh-place in the discus. Lillian Daugherty was eighth in the javelin while Divekar put a third-place performance together in the shot put.

For complete meet results, click here.

North Allegheny returns to action today when they travel to the Baldwin Invitational starting at noon.

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.

The freshmen and sophomores on the North Allegheny track & field team traveled to Butler High School to compete in the Butler 9/10 Invitational.

For the boys, Rocco Martino had a third place finish in the 100-meter dash and a fourth place finish in the 200-meter dash, the top Tiger in both events. Matthew Eisenreich was the silver medalist in the 400-meter dash. Nathan Wach finished sixth in the 800-meter run. Jack Pfeiffer had a fifth place finish in the 1600-meter run. Sam Patterson took runner-up in the 3200-meter run. The North Allegheny 4×100-meter relay and 4×400-meter relay teams came in second place while the 4×800-meter relay took home gold. Caden Petro was third in the high jump while Rocco Colaizzi finished ninth in the long jump. Carter Thomas finished the day fifth in the triple jump and Evan Dickert tied for fifth in the pole vault. Nolan Orlando took home the discus title.

On the girls side, Kendra Smith finished fourth in the 100-meter dash. Molly Robertson was the runner-up in the 200-meter dash while Mackenzie Abbs finished third in the 400-meter dash. Mary Lucas claimed the 800-meter title while Gabriela Pizon won bronze in the 1600-meter run. Leila Nocera finished seventh in the 3200-meter run. Lola Hood was third in the 100-meter hurdles and second in the 300-meter hurdles. The North Allegheny 4×100-meter relay finished in third while they won the 4×800-meter relay. Josephine Lesinski claimed sixth place in the high jump while Luana Tripon ended up fifth in the long jump. Amara Daugherty won the javelin.

For complete meet results, click here.

North Allegheny as a team, returns to action on Tuesday when both the boys and girls play host in the WPIAL Team Semifinals. The boys will be battling New Castle, Knoch and Baldwin while the girls take on Blackhawk, Knoch, Hempfield and Upper St. Clair. The meet begins at 3 p.m. at Newman Stadium.

North Allegheny hosted both Pine-Richland and Fox Chapel at Newman Stadium on Tuesday afternoon in section play. The meets were not all that competitive as the Tigers rolled to victories over both the Rams and Foxes on the boys and girls side. The girls defeated Pine-Richland 110-40 and Fox Chapel 103-47 while the boys dismantled the Rams 125-25 and the Foxes 145-5.

On the boys side, Rocco Martino was the top finisher for NA in the 100-meter dash coming in second-place with Greg Gedman right behind him. Zach Nash and Gedman finished two and three in the 200-meter dash. Brady Brinkley claimed gold in the 400-meter dash with Nash finishing runner-up. The Tigers took the top three spots in the 800-meter run with Sebastian Klimchak (first), Wyatt Case (second) and Greg Abel (third) dominating the race. Jack Bertram kept his outstanding spring going taking first in the 1600-meter run with Anthony Miklos finishing second. Andrew Peigh, Jackson Beemer and Jack Curren were the top three finishers in the 3200-meter run. Sam Cohn won the 110-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. The Tigers swept the relays winning the 4×100, 4×400 and 4×800. Dylan Langdon claimed the high jump title with Aidan D’Errico coming in third. Nicholas Humphries was the top Tiger in the long jump coming in second. Carter Thomas took silver in the triple jump with Colton Bradshaw taking bronze. Caleb Bohnenstengel came in third in the pole vault. Jack Yatchenko claimed the discus and shot put titles while Callan Bunger won the javelin as NA took the top six spots in that event.

For the girls, Isabella Costa won the 100-meter, the 800-meter and the high jump. Molly Robertson claimed the 200-meter dash title with Lydia Randiga .08 seconds behind her. Maya Currie was the 400-meter dash winner while Kendall Lucas was runner-up. Wren Kucler claimed first place in the 1600-meter run. Camille Swirsding was the top NA finisher in the 3200-meter run claiming silver. Lola Hood was the fourth place finisher in the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. North Allegheny came in third in the 4×100-meter relay but won the 4×400 and 4×800-meter relays. Lindsay Breneman claimed two gold medals as she won the long jump and the pole vault. Currie was the bronze medalist in the triple jump. NA claimed the top four places in the discus as Audrey Maxwell, Taylor Neese, Saniya Divekar and Dereon Alualu finished first through fourth respectively. Anna Fiffik claimed runner-up in javelin while Neese won the shot put title.

For complete meet results, click here.

Both the NA boys and girls finish section play with a perfect 6-0 record. The younger Tigers will compete on Thursday in the Butler 9/10 invite before the full squad competes in the WPIAL Team Semifinals next Tuesday at a site and time to be determined.