A year ago, Youngsville record-holder Cassi Swartzbaugh fell in the final stretch of the 300-meter hurdles at the District 10 Class AA Track and Field Championships. She finished in fourth, but lost out on a trip to states.
This year was a different story.
Swartzbaugh cruised through the 300 hurdles with a blazing time of 45.86 seconds to secure a District 10 title and the coveted trip to states.
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Times Observer photo by Mitchell Wilston
Sweet redemption
A year after falling in the final stretch of the 300-meter hurdles, Youngsville’s Cassi Swartzbaugh, right, stands on top of the podium having earned a gold medal, a trip to states — and a big smile — after winning the girls 300-meter hurdles event at the District 10 Class AA Track and Field Championships Saturday at Hickory High School.
"It feels so good. I'm so glad I finally made it," said Swartzbaugh.
She said she thought "a little bit" about last year's race before this year's.
"It was definitely in the back of my mind," she said. "I tried to keep it in the back."
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Team results
1. West Middlesex (WM) 111, 2. Hickory (HI) 65, 3. Sharon (SH) 51, 4. Harbor Creek (HC) 50, 4. North East (NE) 50, 6. Greenville (GR) 46, 7. Wilmington (WI) 37, 8. Titusville (TI) 32, 9. Fairview (FA) 31, 10. Reynolds (RE) 30, 11. Northwestern (NW) 28, 12. Mercer (ME) 251/2, 13. Girard (GI) 21, 13. Mercyhurst Prep (MP) 21, 15. Iroquois (IR) 18, 16. General McLane (GM) 17, 17. Lakeview (LV) 14, 18. Eisenhower (EI) 12, 18. Youngsville (YO) 12, 20. Saegertown (SA) 10, 21. Seneca (SE) 91/2, 22. Sharpsville (SV) 5, 23. Union City (UC) 3, 24. Cambridge Springs (CS) 2, 25. Maplewood (MW) 1.
Individual results
State qualifiers in capital letters
SQS = State-qualifying standard
(Champion advances with qualifying times and distances)
3,200 relay (SQS 8:15.55): 1. MERCYHURST PREP (Phil Martone, Paul Cancilla, David Benczkowski, Sean-Patrick Brady) 8:05.05, 2. TITUSVILLE (Corey Ciccarelli, Ryan Ernecoff, Seth Fulmer, Alex Kennedy) 8:06.71, 3. GREENVILLE (Derek Mausser, Zach Anderson, Drew Anderson, Matthew Hecking) 8:10.65, 4. LAKEVIEW (Billy Kinsey, Devon Workman, Connor Stankovich, Blake Reddick) 8:13.57, 5. Hickory (Freddy Abraham, Marcus Sonoga, Derek Work, Kevin Janscar) 8:18.42, 6. Iroquois (Brandon Siebauer, Evan Rial, Philip Beyer, Dominic Dodds) 8:25.03, 7. West Middlesex (Rich Klumph, Trey Powell, Chase Whelan, Chandler Tyillian) 8:30.00, 8. Girard (Adam Olesnanik, Ben Koerber, Corey Twichel, Nason McCall) 8:45.59, 9. Union City (Ben Luce, Connor Hanlin, Cody Thomas, Isiah Gardner), 10. Commodore Perry (Kitchen, Heckman, White, Happ) 8:56.37, 11. Eisenhower (Amroski, Jewell, Mizak, VanGuilder) 9:00.02, 12. General McLane (Lloyd Koester, Matthew Bucko, Ryan Goff, Josh Sibbald) 9:21.70.
110 hurdles (SQS 15.35): 1. JARRED DAVIS (ME) 15.56, 2. AUSTIN MIRIZIO (WM) 15.90, 3. Clayton Stoyer (RE) 15.91, 4. Marvin Jefferson (GI) 15.96, 5. Tyler Davis (NE) 16.03, 6. Tyrus Murphy (NE) 16.25, 7. Sam Bodamer (TI) 16.32, 8. Ryan Connor (MP) 16.36, 9. Brett Schneggenburger 16.45, 10. Doug Squires (FA) 16.49, 11. John Pindur (NW) 16.51, 12. Chase Moretti (HI) 16.56.
100 (SQS 11.20): 1. CLAY ALLEN (WM) 10.78, 2. DESHAWN COLEMAN (HI) 10.97, 3. Sebastian Grasso (WM) 11.31, 4. Collin Tyzinski (HC) 11.37, 5. Rocco Gatta (YO) 11.53, 6. Kenny Ezi-Ashi (HI) 11.61, 7. Dawone Stovall (SH) 11.62, 8. Brandon Reiser (NW) 11.65, 9. George Clark (SV) 11.68, 9. Henry Kennedy (TI) 11.68, 11. Markus Schumacher (HI) 11.75, 12. Tyler Bretz (HC) 11.77.
1,600 (SQS 4:31.13): 1. RYAN SMATHERS (NE) 4:14.74, 2. DALTON ZEBRAK (IR) 4:27.00, 3. CONNOR GREGORY (FA) 4:31.01, 4. Derek Mausser (GR) 4:36.56, 5. Tyler Lonyo (HC) 4:39.20, 6. Kevin Reno (ME) 4:40.59, 7. Sebastian Curtin (MP) 4:40.76, 8. Joe Zukowski (GM) 4:42.38, 9. Quentin Brunst (TI) 4:44.23, 10. Anthony Amroski (EI) 4:45.32, 11. Doug Drab (NE) 4:46.05, 12. Ben Luce (UC) 4:48.09.
400 (SQS 50.70): 1. NICO ZAHNISER (GR) 50.20, 2. ROCCO GATTA (YO) 51.12, 3. Dawone Stovall (SH) 51.57, 4. Hunter Jones (GI) 51.70, 5. Ian Bequeath (ME) 52.57, 6. Noah Freel (UC) 52.80, 7. Jonah Meyer (CS) 52.95, 8. Marcus Connors (GI) 53.04, 9. Billy Triana (NE) 53.74, 10. Ben Perkins (EI) 53.87, 11. Matt Eernissee (EI) 54.12, 12. Dominic Dodds (IR) 55.04.
400 relay (SQS 44.31): 1. WEST MIDDLESEX (Clay Allen, Sebastian Grasso, Colin Patten, Luke Patten) 43.01, 2. HICKORY (Markus Schumacher, Matt Voytik, Kenny Ezi-Ashi, DeShawn Coleman) 43.21, 3. Harbor Creek (Brett Schneggenburger, Laurentiu Petrut, Tyler Bretz, Collin Tyzinski) 44.35, 4. Titusville (Sam Bodamer, Corey Ciccarelli, Henry Kennedy, Seth Fulmer) 45.30, 5. Iroquois (Anthony Cecchetti, Jason McShane, Alex Williams, Nick Burks) 45.92, 6. Greenville (Luke Styno, Trey VanAkan, Jacob Rickert) 45.98, 7. General McLane (Zane Berger, Zac Bennedict, Calvin Kinnard, Tyler Sanders) 46.06, 8. Reynolds (Tanner Greenfield, Austin Hendrix, Ryan Sherbondy, Craig Trumbull) 46.07, 9. Mercyhurst Prep (Curtiss Jones, Max Weber, Tom Higgins, Ryan Connor) 46.11, 10. Lakeview (Zach Van Dusen, Jeremy Heffern, Kyle Hedglin, Connor Stankovich), 11. Fairview (Ben Kocan, Mike McCloy, Josh Meyers, Mac Tompkins) 46.64, 12. North East (Billy Triana, Jon Newara, Joey Neff, Tyrus Murphy).
300 hurdles (SQS 40.80): 1. COLLIN TYZINSKI (HC) 40.14, 2. CLAYTON STOYER (RE) 40.90, 3. Ryan Koser (ME) 40.93, 4. Shane Beatty (HI) 41.27, 5. Corey Douglas, (GR) 41.54, 6. Seth Fulmer (TI) 41.64, 7. Jacob VanHouten (EI) 41.91, 8. Jacob Puskar (WM) 41.94, 9. Marcus Erdman (GM) 42.15, 10. Austin Mirizio (WM) 42.23, 11. Doug Squires (FA) 42.62, 12. Nate Illig (UC) 42.76.
800 (SQS 1:59.70): 1. RYAN SMATHERS (NE) 1:58.20, 2. ZACH ANDERSON (GR) 2:00.68, 3. Kyle Halmi (FA) 2:02.70, 4. Tyler Peterseim (HC) 2:03.24, 5. Joey Muscarella (FA) 2:03.65, Philip Beyer (IR) 2:03.66, 7. Zach Paden (WI) 2:04.56, 8. Patrick Shipton (ME) 2:04.62, 9. Corey Twichel (GI) 2:05.78, 10. Jordan Bryan (NE) 2:06.05, 11. Dalton Zebrak (IR) 2:06.06, 12. Trey Powell (WM) 2:07.05.
200 (SQS 22.88): 1. CLAY ALLEN (WM) 22.16, 2. SEBASTIAN GRASSO (WM) 23.02, 3. Dawone Stovall (SH) 23.21, 4. George Clark (SV) 23.29, 5. Tyler Bretz (HC) 23.41, 6. Bailey Moore (GI) 23.82, 7. Wany Austin-Smith (SH) 23.83, 8. Matt Eernissee (EI) 23.92, 9. Kenny Ezi-Ashi (HI) 23.93, 10. Mac Tompkins (FA) 24.05, 11. Jacob Pound (HC) 24.06, 12. Colin Patten (WM) 24.17.
3,200 (SQS 9:48.01): 1. NATE TALLADA (SA) 10:02.17, 2. BEN McCAULEY (NE) 10:07.60, 3. Paul Cancilla (MP) 10:17.77, 4. Jared Hazen (TI) 10:26.63, 5. Chase Whelan (WM) 10:31.73, 6. Dan Wilcko (FA) 10:33.73, 7. Sebastian Curtin (MP) 10:36.95, 8. Hans Wentz (MW) 10:37.46, 9. Anthony Amroski (EI) 10:43.13, 10. Kevin Reno (ME) 10:59.29, 11. Gary Olson (NE) 11:02.60, 12. Tyler Lonyo (HC) 11:04.30.
1,600 relay (SQS 3:29.60): 1. WEST MIDDLESEX (Jacob Puskar, Clay Allen, Luke Patten, Chandler Tyillian) 3:26.89, 2. GREENVILLE (Corey Douglas, Nico Zahniser, Zach Anderson, Luke Styno) 3:26.97, 3. NORTH EAST (Ryan Smathers, Billy Triana, Joey Neff, Jordan Bryan) 3:27.86, 4. Harbor Creek (Dominic Mazza, Tyler Peterseim, Collin Tyzinski, Jacob Pound) 5. Titusville (Corey Ciccarelli, Henry Kennedy, Seth Fulmer, Alex Kennedy) 3:30.75, 6. Lakeview (Billy Kinsey, Kyle Hedglin, Blake Reddick, Zach Van Dusen) 3:31.09, 7. Girard (Marcus Connors, A.J. Dibble, Hunter Jones, Bailey Moore) 3:35.09, 8. General McLane (Sam Reagan, Joe Zukowski, Marcus Erdman, Zac Bennedict) 3:39.34, 9. Eisenhower (Ben Perkins, Nathan O'Brien, Jacob VanHouten, Matt Eernissee) 3:40.62, 10. Fairview (Corbin Murphey, Michael Cross, Kyle Halmi, Mac Tompkins) 3:40.69, 11. Reynolds (Ryan Sherbondy, Clayton Stoyer, Craig Trumbull, Curt Fowler) 3:40.83, 12. Hickory (Markus Schumacher, Shane Beatty, Kevin Janscar, DeShawn Coleman) 3:42.53.
High jump (SQS 6-4): 1. JEREMY JANSCO (WM) 6-8, 2. JOHN MUDREY (HI) 6-8, 3. JONATHAN JACOWAY (SH) 6-4, 4. Kyle McKeen (NW) 6-0, 5. Tyler Davis (NE) 6-0, 6. Darrell Stovall (SH) 6-0, 7. Slavi Pontius 6-0, 8. Tanner Greenfield (RE) 5-10.
Pole vault (SQS 13-6): 1. LUKE PATTEN (WM) 14-0, 2. JOSEPH KOCAN (FA) 13-6, 3. ALEX KILGORE (RE) 13-6, 4. Aidan Graham (GM) 13-0, 5. Damion Owens (FA) 13-0, 6. Lucas Morton (HC) 12-6, 7. Kevin Pier (SE) 12-6, 7. Dylan Garrett (ME) 12-6.
Long jump (SQS 21-6): 1. JEREMY JANCSO (WM) 22-53/4, 2. JONATHON JACOWAY (SH) 21-61/4, 3. Kyle McKeen (NW) 21-4, 4. Zach Van Dusen (LV) 20-71/2, 5. Clayton Stoyer (RE) 20-61/4, 6. Jacob VanHouten (EI) 20-41/2, 7. Sebastian Grasso (WM) 19-81/2, 8. Seth Mihalak (NW) 19-7.
Triple jump (SQS 44-0): 1. JONATHAN JACOWAY (SH) 44-11, 2. KYLE MCKEEN (NW) 44-8, 3. Jacob VanHouten (EI) 42-41/2, 4. Jeremy Jancso (WM) 42-1, 5. Corey Shinko (NW) 41-103/4, 6. Cory Woods (RE) 41-4, 7. Shane Beatty (HI) 40-103/4, 8. Zach Van Dusen (LV) 40-51/2.
Shot put (SQS 50-3): 1. JOHN YOHMAN (WI) 60-33/4, 2. MATT BELL (HI) 60-3, 3. ZACH PORTERFIELD (SH) 53-7, 4. MITCHELL SCHAUBLE (HC) 52-1/2, 5. LUKE LEWIS (HI) 52-9, 6. BRYN KAUFMAN (WI) 51-21/4, 7. Matt Mongera (SE) 48-10, 8. Alex Kline (TI) 44-7.
Discus (SQS 148-0): 1. JOHN YOHMAN (WI) 171-11, 2. MATT BELL (HI) 155-9, 3. MATT MONGERA (SE) 155-4, 4. TREVOR HARRISON (WM) 150-3, 5. Jacob Hatton (GI) 137-10, 6. Mitchell Shauble (HC) 135-6, 7. Zach Porterfield (SH) 135-3, 8. Austin Aikins (HI) 127-1.
Javelin (SQS 176-0): 1. TYLER DONATI (WI) 167-7, 2. QUIN THOMPSON (GM) 166-10, 3. Matt Voytik (HI) 166-8, 4. Max Knight (NE) 165-9, 5. Tate Schwab (TI) 158-3, 6. Corey Shinko (NW) 153-2, 7. Tyler Landfried (GR) 152-3, 8. Derek Durso (RE) 150-10.
GIRLS
Team results
1. Hickory (HI) 147, 2. Wilmington (WI) 58, 3. Slippery Rock (SR) 57, 4. Greenville (GR) 471/2, 5. North East (NE) 401/2, 6. Villa Maria (VM) 36, 7. Union City (UC) 34, 8. Harbor Creek (HC) 31, 9. Seneca (SE) 28, 10. Reynolds (RE) 24, 11. West Middlesex (WM) 23, 11. Lakeview 23, 13. Mercyhurst Prep (MP) 21, 14. Kennedy Catholic (KC) 20, 14. Mercer (ME) 20, 16. Sharon (SH) 18, 17. General McLane (GM) 171/2, 18. Fairview (FA) 17, 19. Youngsville (YO) 11, 20. Cambridge Springs (CS) 8, 21. Girard (GI) 7, 22. Saegertown (SA) 5, 23. Iroquois (IR) 3, 24. Eisenhower (EI) 2, 24. Sharpsville (SV) 2, 26. Farrell (FR) 1, 27. Titusville 1/2.
Individual results
(Champion advances with qualifying times and distances)
3,200 relay (SQS 9:50.40): 1. SLIPPERY ROCK (Jessica Bennett, Anna Cessar, Olivia Green, Sarah Kadlubek) 9:44.56, 2. HICKORY (Morgan Richards, Jenna Placzek, Mackenzie Gruber, Jackie White) 9:48.31, 3. MERCYHURST PREP (Carly Vicary, Sarah Kupniewski, Catherine Stark, Taylor Pletz) 9:48.56, 4. Wilmington (Rikki Brumbaugh, Kate Robb, Allison Baldwin, Hannah Drake) 9:59.48, 5. West Middlesex (Brittany Ruffo, Madison Weimer, Alyson Pierce, Chloe Tyillian) 10:12.47, 6. Villa Maria (Rebecca Easly, Helen Tullio, Monica Zukowski, Morgan Putnam) 10:26.69, 7. Sharon (Zhane'a Davis, Brienna Roys, Julia Foltz, Thompson Tiaja) 10:34.05, 8. Greenville (Alexis Barry, Emily Marshall, Nanami Mano, Courtney Slavic) 10:38.83, 9. Eisenhower (Elizabeth Baran, Mollie Marsh, Lacey Stanko, Julia Bauer) 10:58.93, 10. Girard (Joycelynn Mayo, Muriel Hook, Taylor Shaw, Jordan Mascaro) 11:08.42, 11. Harbor Creek (Sammie Desser, Paige Brigham, Kylie Lehner, Miriam Syed) 11:10.62, 12. Lakeview (Samantha Scott, Crystal Craig, Kelcie Maxwell, Marissa Schell) 11:15.23.
1,600 (SQS 5:18.30): 1. MORGAN RICHARDS (HI) 5:03.35, 2. ANDREA MILLER (FA) 5:16.12, 3. Anna Cessar (SR) 5:26.77, 4. Maddie Thrasher (GR) 5:27.71, 5. Morgan Price (GM) 5:31.07, 6. Taylor Pletz (MP) 5:31.62, 7. Maddie Przicina (SV) 5:36.52, 8. Kim Demjanenko (VM) 5:37.75, 9. Rebecca Easly (VM) 5:41.42, 10. Catie Caccionne (VM) 5:41.85, 11. Kelsey Leasure (SE) 5:45.46, 12. Jackie Abraham (HI) 5:46.71.
400 (SQS 59.95): 1. MARINA WAREHAM (KC) 58.54, 2. KATIE TEED (SE) 59.86, 3. Sarah Mrozowski (NE) 1:01.37, 4. Allison Baldwim (WI) 1:01.47, 5. Mindy Brown (ME) 1:02.32, 6. Olivia Mamula (CS) 1:03.48, 7. Elizabeth Baran (EI) 1:03.51, 8. Kara Wenzel (FA) 1:03.52, 9. Raven Clark (VM) 1:03.58, 10. Abby Fessler (VM) 1:03.73, 11. Brooke Caldwell (SA) 1:03.73, 12. Taylor Tharp (GI) 1:03.94.
400 relay (SQS 50.80): 1. GREENVILLE (Samantha Keys, Meghan Stapchuck, Bradi Osborne, Rebekah Petty) 50.23, 2. WILMINGTON (Alexis King, Maria Burns, Ally Miller, Tessa Sikora) 50.65, 3. Hickory (Victoria Russo, Morgan Pellis, Allyssa McClure, Madi Bell) 51.29, 4. North East (Sarah Mrozowski, Alexandra Schriefer, Kylie Shafer, Shelbee Messenger) 51.62, 5. Lakeview (Courtney King, Andrea McConnell, Marla Holland, Taylor Reed) 51.68, 6. Harbor Creek (Sophie Mazza, Megan Yount, Courtney Slowikowski, Kristin Markiewicz) 52.33, 7. Reynolds (Emily Moroco, Chloe Kendra, Jenna Gardill, Brooke Bresnan) 52.60, 8. Mercer (Janette Berger, Lynn Swartzbeck, Mindy Brown, Megan McKinney) 52.80, 9. Fairview (Gabby Gette, Nia Clark, Jordan Sanner, Danielle Pacansky) 52.99, 10. General McLane (Danielle Verga, Keyara Kelly, Lindsay Sipple, Lindsay Luzier) 53.26, 11. Villa Maria (Alice Tullio, Shamieia Roberts, Eileen Buger, Shanon Bastow) 53.35, 12. Union City (Ashley Keefer, Destiny Glass, Paige Wienczkowski, Eve Gardner) 53.93.
300 hurdles (SQS 47.64): 1. CASSI SWARTZBAUGH (YO) 45.86 2. JANETTE BERGER (ME) 46.16, 3. SOPHIE MAZZA (HC) 46.82, 4. Bekah Edder (GI) 48.20, 5. Aster Chmielewski (SR) 48.64, 6. Molly Joyce (SR) 48.77, 7. Megan McKinney (ME) 49.04, 8. Kelsey Murray (WM) 49.08, 9. Dacey Wohlford (GI) 49.49, 10. Breanna Schultz (LV) 49.65, 11. Kristina Flak (GM) 49.66, 12. Mallory Eastman (YO) 50.32.
800 (SQS 2:20.60): 1. MARINA WAREHAM (KC) 2:18.40, 2. GRACE TRUCILLA (VM) 2:18.40, 3. Sarah Kupniewski (MP) 2:24.15, 4. Andrea Miller (FA) 2:25.13, 5. Olivia Green (SR) 2:25.66, 6. Candice Arnold (RE) 2:25.83, 7. Carolyn Eckendorf (FA) 2:26.14, 8. Olivia Mamula (CS) 2:27.28, 9. Maddie Przicina (SV) 2:28.31, 10. Taylor Pletz (MP) 2:29.64, 11. Stephanie Loesch (FA) 2:32.63, 12. Carly Vicary (MP) 2:34.17.
200 (SQS 26.30): 1. EVE GARDNER (UC) 26.03, 2. EMILY MOROCO (RE) 26.14, 3. KYLIE SHAFER (NE) 26.15, 4. SHAMIEIA ROBERTS (VM) 26.16, 5. Paige Wienczkowski (UC) 27.18, 6. Katie Teed (SE) 27.33, 7. Maria Holland (LV) 27.35, 8. Victory Russo (HI) 27.49, 9. Ashley Barnett (SE) 27.51, 10. Gabby Gette (FA) 27.62, 11. Nia Clark (FA) 27.73, 12. Andrea McConnell (LV) 27.82.
3,200 (SQS 11:35): 1. Morgan Richards (HI) 11:40.36, 2. Jessica Bennett (SR) 12:00.84, 3. Catherine Stark (MP) 12:04.50, 4. Danielle Stanko (SA) 12:15.77, 5. Reilly Walsh (CS) 12:22.52, 6. Alison Carson (VM) 12:27.43, 7. Chloe Tyillian (WM) 12:35.59, 8. Jackie Abraham (HI) 12:37.34, 9. Nanami Mano (GR) 12:44.41, 10. Vicky Evankovich (GM) 12:50.51, 11. Leah Henderson (TI) 12:55.86, 12. Bailey Brown (HI) 12:58.
1,600 relay (SQS 4:08.75): 1. NORTH EAST (Sarah Mrzowski, Alexandria Schriefer, Kylie Shafer, Shelbee Messenger) 4:08.53, 2. VILLA MARIA (Shamiela Roberts, Abby Fessler, Raven Clark, Grace Trucilla) 4:11.51, 3. Reynolds (Emily Moroco, Candice Arnold, Rose Stoyer, Chloe Kendra) 4:12.31, 4. Wilmington (Alexis King, Allison Baldwin, Hannah Drake, Lauren Barber) 4:17.12, 5. Slippery Rock (Olivia Green, Aster Chmielewski, Heather Urbaniak, Molly Joyce) 4:17.58, 6. West Middlesex (Brittany Ruffo, Shelby Pontera, Angela Colella, Kia-Anne Howe) 4:18.50, 7. Girard (Erin Allen, Bekah Edder, Dacey Wohlford, Taylor Tharp) 4:19.04, 8. Youngsville (Alexis Robinault, Abbie Swartzbaugh, Mallory Eastman, Cassie Swartzbaugh) 4:21.52, 9. Sharon (Zhane'a Davis, Brianna Muszik, Julie Foltz, Ra'Kiya Rice) 4:22.41, 10. Fairview (Elle Bennett, Allison Boncella, Kara Wenzel, Katie Sundberg) 4:24.63, 11. Hickory (Allyssa McClure, Jenna Placzek, Mackenzie Gruber, Victoria Russo) 4:26.34, 12. Mercyhurst Prep (Carly Vicary, Sarah Kupniewski, Kaeli Stolar, Taylor Pletz) 4:29.38.
100 hurdles (SQS 16.01): KRISTEN BELKO (HI) 15.48, 2. SOPHIE MAZZA (HC) 15.57, 3. HEATHER URBANIAK (SR) 15.70, 4. Gillian Brandes (ME) 16.05, 5. Kristina Flak (GM) 16.15, 6. Bradi Osborne (GR) 16.28, 7. Ali Lotz (SR) 16.37, 8. Corrin Regginello (HI) 16.41, 9. Sarah Parrish (NE) 16.49, 10 Aster Chmielewski (SR) 16.52, 11. Megan McKinney (ME) 16.66, 12. Cassie Swartzbaugh (YO) 16.81.
100 (SQS 12.70): 1. REBEKAH PATTY (GR) 12.56, 2. Shamieia Roberts (VM) 12.74, 3. Eve Gardner (UC) 12.81, 4. Emily Moroco (RE) 13.07, 5. Paige Wienczkowski (UC) 13.27, 6. Katie Teed (SE) 13.27, 7. Marla Holland (LV) 13.46, 8. Makiyah Garner (FR) 13.50, 9. Chrloe Kendra (RE) 13.58, 10. Taylor Reed (LV) 13.62, 11t. Tiffani Dessaw (HI) 13.64, 11t. Nia Clark (FA) 13.64.
High jump (SQS 5-2): 1. CORRIN REGGINELLO (HI) 5-4, 2. ALEXANDRA SCHRIEFER (NE) 5-4, 3t. LAUREL SCHICKLER (NE) 5-2, 3t. LINDA ROLDAN (GR) 5-2, 5. COURTNEY KING (LV) 5-2, 6. Kristen Belko (HI) 5-0, 7. Ashley G Hilton (GR) 4-10, 8. Kate Walko (SE) 4-10. (Rest of the field DQd)
Pole vault (SQS 10-6): 1. REBEKAH PETTY (GR) 12-0, 2. REBECCA KOSACK (SE) 10-6, 3. Mariah Ryan (LV) 9-6, 4. Molly Regan (GM) 9-6, 5. Jamie Thompson (WI) 9-6, 6. Taylor Beck (HI) 9-0, 7. Natalie Paoletta (HI) 9-0, 8t. Maria Skladanowski (GM) 8-6, 8t. Samantha Owens (TI) 8-6.
Long jump (SQS 16-11): 1. ALEXIS KING (WI) 18-1/2, 2. MARIAH BURNS (WI) 17-10, 3. LAUREN LUBARSKI (HI) 17-3/4, 4. ALLYSSA MCCLURE (HI) 16-111/2, 5. Kristin Markiewicz (HC) 16-43/4, 6. Shelby Olson (IR) 15-91/2, 7. Morgan Pellis (HI) 15-81/2, 8. Lindsay Luzier (GM) 15-8.
Triple jump (SQS 35-6): 1. MARIA BURNS (WI) 37-0, 2. KRISTIN MARKIEWICZ (HC) 36-3, 3. Kristen Belko (HI) 35-3, 4. Courtney King (LVF) 35-0, 5. Ali Lotz (SR) 34-02, 6. Hannah Drake (WI) 34-0, 7. Claire Malak (HI) 33-9, 8. Lizzie Hauk (FA) 33-41/2.
Shot put (SQS 36-0): 1. JENNIFER NEIDER (HI) 45-41/2, 2. TAYLOR WOODS (HI) 41-81/2, 3. EMILY CAMPBELL (SR) 39-41/2, 4. SOPHIA FUSTOS (HI) 37-71/4, 5. SABOL CSALTOS (SH) 37-4, 6. RACHEL DEMARIA (WM) 36-111/4, 7. MARKETTA JACKSON (SH) 36-61/2, 8. MARIA GREINER (HC) 36-001/4.
Discus (SQS 113-0): 1. LAUREN LUBARSKI (HI) 142-3, 2. TAYLOR WOODS (HI) 141-5, 3. JENNIFER NEIDER (HI) 131-9, 4. SAMANTHA BLACK (SE) 119-0, 5. AMBER BACON (UC) 114-09, 6. RACHEL DEMARIA (WM) 113-8, 7. MARKETTA JACKSON (SH) 113-1, 8. MORGAN MARSHALL (GR) 112-1.
Javelin (SQS 121-0): 1. LAUREN LUBARSKI (HI) 147-9, 2. SABOL CSALTOS (SH) 122-2, 3. Amber Bacon (UC) 119-7, 4. Sarah Lucich (WM) 116-11, 5. Danielle Collier (HI) 115-11, 6. Aspen Weber (GM) 114-3, 7. Rachel DeMaria (WM) 109-9, 8. Tasha Brigham (HC) 107-9.
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Here are results from Friday's District 9 Class AA Track & Field Championships at Brookville Area High School. The top six finishers in each event were awarded medals.
District 9 Class AA Track & Field Championships
at Brookville Area High School
GIRLS
Team results: 1. Brookville (B) 108, 2. Elk County Catholic (ECC) 77, 3. Kane (K) 61, 4. Johnsonburg (J) 50, 5. Northern Potter (NP) 42, 6. Cranberry (Cran) 36, 7. Saint Marys (SM) 35, 8. Clarion (Clar) 30.5, 9. Karns City (KC) 26, 10. DuBois Central Catholic (DCC) 15, 11. Moniteau (M) 11, 12. Coudersport (C) 11, 13. North Clarion (NC) 10, 14. Port Allegany (PA) 10, 15. Cameron County (CC) 8, 16. Clarion-Limestone (C-L) 6, 17. AC Valley (AC) 6, 18. Keystone (Key) 5, 19. Curwensville (Cur) 4, 20. Sheffield (S) 2.5, 21. Redbank Valley (RV) 2, 22. Smethport (Sm) 1, 22. Oswayo Valley (OV) 1
100: 1. L. Newsome (B) 12.42, 2. Wolfe (B), 3. Fowler (J), 4. Wood (KC), 5. Meyers (DCC), 6. French (DCC)
200: 1. L. Newsome (B) 25.26, 2. A. Newsome (B), 3. Meyers (DCC), 4. Wolfe (B), 5. Warringer (NP), 6. Schumacher (KC)
400: 1. Warriner (NP) 58.60, 2. Schumacher (KC), 3. Merryman (Cran), 4. Brozenick (Key), 5. Zents (B), 6. Miller (PA)
800: 1. Weisner (ECC) 2:12.59, 2. Spence (Cran), 3. Bridges (SM), 4. Wallace (NC), 5. Miller (PA), 6. Foster (SM)
1600: 1. Weisner (ECC) 4:56.84, 2. Gennocro (SM), 3. Wallace (NC), 4. Johnson (Cur), 5. Jones (KC), 6. Baughman (Key)
3200: 1. Gennocro (SM) 11:13.99, 2. Soule (NP), 3. Guyer (J), 4. Dippold (ECC), 5. Sorg (ECC), 6. Kemp (OV)
100 hurdles: 1. A. Newsome (B) 15.47, 2. Petrosky (ECC), 3. Benson (J), 4. Walker (Cran), 5. Hileman (C-L), 6. Kroh (Clar)
300 hurdles: 1. A. Newsome (B) 45.40, 2. Sequin (K), 3. Petrosky (ECC), 4. Kroh (Clar), 5. Benson (J), 6. Yeckel (M)
400 relay: 1. Brookville 50.09, 2. Karns City, 3. DuBois Central Catholic, 4. Johnsonburg, 5. Clarion, 6. Port Allegany
1600 relay: 1. Kane 4:10.03, 2. Cranberry, 3. Elk County Catholic, 4. Johnsonburg, 5. Port Allegany, 6. Karns City
3200 relay: 1. Saint Marys 9:44.24, 2. Cranberry, 3. Elk County Catholic, 4. Johnsonburg, 5. Northern Potter, 6. Smethport
High jump: 1. Florio (ECC) 5'2, 2. Rickard (B), 3. Snyder (AC), 4. Kenneson (Clar), 5. Davidson (S), 6. Ganoe (Clar)
Pole vault: 1. Porter (M) 10'0, 2. Cooper (B), 3. Kocjancic (K), 4. Henry (CL), 5. Bowser (RV), 6. Franco (ECC)
Long jump: 1. Wolfe (B) 16'11 1/4, 2. Fowler (J), 3. McKenzie (Clar), 4. Wehler (ECC), 5. Salas (Clar), 6. Gabreski (C)
Triple jump: 1. L. Newsome (B) 39'9, 2. Ganoe (Clar), 3. Bucheit (K), 4. Wehler (ECC), 5. Benniger (J), 6. Gabreski (C)
Shot put: 1. Detrick (K) 37'6 1/4, 2. Nicholson (K), 3. Nicklas (ECC), 4. Taylor (PA), 5. Zerfoss (Clar), 6. Wilson (C)
Discus: 1. Knauer (NP) 107'0, 2. Wilson (C), 3. Detrick (K), 4. Imbrogno (J), 5. Olkowski (C), 6. Ogorek (K)
Javelin: 1. Knauer (NP) 145'4, 2. Zoschg (CC), 3. Nicholson (K), 4. Imbrogno (J), 5. Cowles (Cran), 6. Isenberg (S)
BOYS
Team results: 1. Kane (K) 55, 2. Port Allegany (PA) 50, 3. Elk County Catholic (ECC) 48, 4. North Clarion (NC) 44, 5. Clarion (Clar) 44, 6. Sheffield (S) 42, 7. Oswayo Valley (OV) 40, 8. Cranberry (C) 34, 9. Moniteau (M) 31, 10. Brookville (B) 30, 11. Johnsonburg (J) 29.5, 12. Keystone (Key) 25, 13. Redbank Valley (RV) 25, 14. Karns City (KC) 19, 15. Northern Potter (NP) 19, 16. Coudersport (C) 17.5, 17. Union (U) 2, 18. Otto-Eldred (O) 2
100: 1. Slaughter (S) 10.88, 2. Straffin (Clar), 3. Strothers (RV), 4. Beck (Clar), 5. Shaffer (M), 6. Carley (K)
200: 1. Slaughter (S) 21.70, 2. Straffin (Clar), 3. Conway (PA), 4. Shaffer (M), 5. Reynolds (S), 6. Hetrick (RV)
400: 1. Straffin (Clar) 48.15, 2. Beck (Clar), 3. Hart (Cran), 4. Miller (PA), 5. Matheny (B), 6. Coleman (Key)
800: 1. Spence (Cran) 2:04.37, 2. Detsch (ECC), 3. Leahy (Key), 4. Morgan (NP), 5. Howard (OV), 6. Hummel (B)
1600: 1. Cole (OV) 4:35.64, 2. Colson (K), 3. Rees (OV), 4. Zacheral (Cran), 5. Shirey (RV), 6. Jordan (OE)
3200: 1. Kemp (OV) 9:48.37, 2. Lecker (ECC), 3. Cole (OV), 4. Byron (NP), 5. Colson (K), 6. Hoffman (ECC)
110 hurdles: 1. Conway (PA) 14.90, 2. Marsinetti (KC), 3. Smith (B), 4. Leahy (Key), 5. Kirkwood (NC), 6. Silvis (NC)
300 hurdles: 1. Conway (PA) 39.98, 2. Kirkwood (NC), 3. Moore (K), 4. Leahy (Key), 5. Everetts (KC), 6. Smith (B)
400 relay: 1. Sheffield (Slaughter, Reynolds, Nadal, Clay) 44.31, 2. Karns City, 3. Redbank Valley, 4. Elk County Catholic, 5. Kane, 6. Moniteau
1600 relay: 1. Kane 3:33.28, 2. Keystone, 3. Clarion, 4. Elk County Catholic, 5. Cranberry, 6. Sheffield (Jamison, Reynolds, Nadal, Dendy)
3200 relay: 1. Northern Potter 8:20.26, 2. Elk County Catholic, 3. Oswayo Valley, 4. Cranberry, 5. Brookville, 6. Karns City
High jump: 1. Herbstritt (ECC) 6'5, 2. Shuey (J), 3. Neal (PA), 4. Conway (PA), 5. Miller (PA), 6. Wright (K)
Pole vault: 1. Anderson (K) 15'6, 2. Wolfe (K), 3. Hildebrand (RV), 4. Koss (ECC), 5. Anderson (K), 6. Schreiber (J)
Long jump: 1. Silvis (NC) 21'9 1/2, 2. Slaughter (S), 3. Gardner (J), 4. Smith (K), 5. Ray (B), 6. Herbstritt (ECC)
Triple jump: 1. Genoway (M) 41'10 3/4, 2. Heller (Cran), 3. Ray (B), 4. Taciuch (M), 5. Carley (K), 6. Hutcheson (C)
Shot put: 1. Obenrader (NC) 51'5, 2. Taylor (PA), 3. Cumby (C), 4. Davidson (M), 5. Armagost (M), 6. Cousins (S)
Discus: 1. Freeman (C) 150'1, 2. Obenrader (NC), 3. Shuey (J), 4. Hornberger (RV), 5. Roddy (Key), 6. Lehman (NP)
Javelin: 1. Kerr (B) 207'2, 2. Shuey (J), 3. Obenrader (NC), 4. Armagost (M), 5. Rankin (U), 6. Coscia (OE)
Her plan was simple - just do what coach told her.
"Coach (John Victor) told me to do my best, that's what I did," said Swartzbaugh. "We're going to stick with what we've been doing. It's worked out pretty well."
Swartzbaugh won't have to make the trip to states alone. The boys team also has a state qualifier.
Rocco Gatta didn't let seedings dictate his performance. Going into the weekend seeded fourth in the 400 event, Gatta exceeded expectations with a second-place finish that sends him to states.
"That's what we were going for," said Youngsville girls coach John Victor. "He had his eyes on the prize. He had to dig deep at the end there. It was close."
After finishing the 100-meter dash in fifth, Gatta could focus his energy on his best event.
"I wanted the 100 event to be a warm up for the 400. It's been my best event all season," said Gatta.
The competition at the district level made it easier for Gatta to dig deep.
"It's better competition here. You have people to chase down," he said.
Youngsville boys coach Jeff Manelick said he knew his speedster had a state qualifying run in him.
"Just based on his splits in the 4X400 relay last year, I knew he could get it done," said Manelick. "He was able to get out quickly, work at his pace and pass some of those guys down the stretch who ran out ahead of him early. He looked really good out there."
Going into the weekend with only one athlete seeded, a young Eisenhower squad came away with several surprises.
With nearly all of Eisenhower's district competitors being underclassmen, Eisenhower boys coach David Bauer said next year's team will have "big expectations."
Jake VanHouten built on a season of improvement to come out with three top-eight performances. VanHouten's best effort was a solid third in the triple jump where he cleared 42 feet, four and one-half inches.
VanHouten didn't stop there going on to place sixth in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet, four and one-half inches and seventh in the 300 hurdles with a time of 41.91 seconds.
"We were hoping he would jump 20 feet today, but then he jumped 20'4, which was good enough for a medal," said Bauer. "It was a really big day for him."
Ike assistant boys coach Ryan Hoffman summed up the sentiment that the Knights went into the meet with.
"I told them all, we just want personal bests," said Hoffman. "As coaches, do we want medals? Sure. But the personal bests are more important."
Also finishing among the top eight on Saturday was Ike's 200-meter dash standout Matt Eernisse. Eernisse was solid in the event, finishing with a time of 23.92 seconds.
The Eisenhower girls team also saw plenty of personal bests on Saturday.
"We're very happy, very excited with our day," said Ike girls coach Mike Logue. "Everything we've run has been a personal best."
The personal bests weren't just a matter of shaving a few seconds off. Plenty of the personal bests were shattered.
"Our 4X800 team cut 40 seconds off today," said Logue. "They finished ninth and almost medaled."
Bizz Baran, the team's lone medalwinner, also ran a personal-best to earn her seventh-place spot on the podium in the 400.
"She ran a 1:03 - her best time ever," said Logue.
With the temperature reaching 92 degrees on the track, compromises had to be made in terms of what events the girls participated in.
"The weather's tough," said Logue. "We pulled Baran out of the 800 to save her for the 4X400 relay. All season we've been talking about the team mentality and when I asked her which event she wanted to run, she said the 4X4 - for the team."
In addition to Swartzbaugh's winning performance in the 300 hurdles, the Lady Eagles also got an eighth-place run out of their 4X400 relay team. That squad consisted of Lexi Robinault, Abbie Swartzbaugh, Mallory Eastman and Cassi Swartzbaugh.
The Eagles' Gatta and Swartzbaugh will join Warren's Ellis Beardsley, Sabrina Anderson, Austin Jerman and 4X400 relay team of Luke Wortman, Jordan Willetts, Caleb Hultman and Tanner Rosenberg and Sheffield's Kalil Slaughter and 4X100 relay team of Slaughter, Dylan Reynolds, Marc Nadal and Deonte Clay at the PIAA Track & Field Championships Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg University.
Here are the complete results from Saturday's competition at Hickory High School: