Track and field notebook

By: Paul Schofield


Friday, April 4, 2025 | 8:54 PM

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South Hills Classic meet organizer Rich Wright said the 21st annual track and field invitational will go as scheduled despite expected inclement weather Saturday at Baldwin High School.

There are more than 30 schools entered in the early-season meet.

Wright said action begins at 10 a.m., and the pole vault probably will be held indoors.

“Because it is warm, the coaches want to compete,” Wright said. “There should be a lot of good competition.”

Schools entered include Baldwin, Hempfield, Central Catholic, Allderdice and Upper St. Clair.

Invitational set for Latrobe

The 33rd annual Lady Spartan and 22nd annual Wildcat Invitational will be held Friday at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.

More than 26 teams have registered to compete, including Norwin, North Allegheny, Hempfield, Franklin Regional, Derry, Penn-Trafford, Latrobe, Connellsville, Kiski Area, Mt. Pleasant, DuBois and Morgantown, W.Va.

Latrobe coach Andy Wnek said the meet usually gets an average of around 25 or more teams entered.

Field events begin at 12:30 p.m., and preliminaries run at 1:15. The running finals are slated for 4 p.m.

Saturday features the Tri-State Track Coaches Association meet at West Mifflin. Registration is still open as there are 30 teams currently signed up.

Action is set to begin at 10 a.m. Some of the top teams entered include Butler, Canon-McMillan, Mount Lebanon, North Allegheny, Norwin, Seneca Valley and Winchester Thurston.

The Chartiers-Houston Invitational also is Saturday.

Top WPIAL performers

Here are the top performers in the WPIAL as of April 3:

3A Boys

100: Connor Stokes, Elizabeth Forward, 10.83; 200: Connor Stokes, Elizabeth Forward, 22.13’ 400: Ben McLean, Pine-Richland, 50.38; 800: Justin Gross, Kiski Area, 2:00.99; 1,600: Christopher Belch, Hampton, 4:21.63; 3,200: Samiel Plazio, Kiski Area, 9:42.73; 110 hurdles: Gamaliel Mogire, North Hills, 14.67; 300 hurdles: Tyler Beck, Norwin, 39.56.

400 relay: Norwin, 43.31; 1,600 relay: Plum, 3:35.08; 3,200 relay: Norwin, 8:22.61.

High jump: Dakari Payne, Seneca Valley, 6-6; Long jump: Lawrence Timmons, Pine-Richland, 22-8; Triple jump: Lawrence Timmons, Pine-Richland, 44-6; Pole vault: Christian Crowley, Chartiers Valley, 14-6; Discus: Ryan Kent, Belle Vernon, 145-7; Javelin: Ryan Beam, Pine-Richland, 179-9; Shot put: Jack Yatchenko, North Allegheny, 52-1.5.

3A Girls

100: Sadie Tomczyk, Upper St. Clair, 12:33; 200: Isabella Costa, North Allegheny, 25.05; 400: Isabella Costa, North Allegheny, 55.86; 800: Robin Kucler, North Allegheny, 2:20.09; 1,600: Maren Iski, Pine-Richland, 5:10.72; 3,200: Maren Iski, Pine-Richland, 11:14.95; 100 hurdles: Delaney Schumaker, South Fayette, 15.12; 300 hurdles: Delaney Schumaker, South Fayette, 44.22.

400 relay: Shaler Area, 50.13; 1,600 relay: Norwin, 4:12.07; 3,200 relay; Norwin, 10:19.18.

High jump: Jamie Kociela, Franklin Regional, 5-5; Long jump: Isabella Costa, North Allegheny, 18-4; Triple jump: Jaedin Griggs, Moon Area, 38-5; Pole vault: Lindsay Breneman, North Allegheny, 11-6; Discus: Audrey Maxwell, North Allegheny, 125-10; Javelin: Sophia Mazzoni, Derry Area, 145-10; Shot put: Taylor Neese, North Allegheny, 38-0.

2A boys

100: Deakyn Dehoet, Beth-Center, 10.95; 200: Deakyn Dehoet, Beth-Center, 22.87; 400: Josiah Vidzro, West Mifflin, 50.89; 800: Micah Vay, Riverview, 2:02.09; 1,600: Carter French, Knoch, 4:22.04; 3,200: Jonah Montagnese, Quaker Valley, 9:39.45; 110 hurdles: Davin Gartley, Quaker Valley, 14.76; 300 hurdles: Davin Gartley, Quaker Valley, 14.76.

400 relay: Freedom Area, 44.00; 1,600 relay: Quaker Valley, 3:36.23; 3,200 relay: Riverview, 8:23.99.

High jump: Thomas Demko, Shenango, 6-2; Long jump: Lee Qualk, California Area, 21-11; Triple jump: Daysaun Spencer, Brentwood, 44-6.75; Pole vault: Gage Sowers, Mt. Pleasant, 13-0; Discus: Garrett Myers, 155-3; Javelin: Mateja Pavlovich, South Side, 162-4; Shot put: Kevin Mahoney, Laurel, 53-7.5

2A girls

100: Ava Denis, Greensburg Central Catholic, 12.19: 200: Tori Atkins, Laurel, 24.67; 400: Toti Atkins, Laurel, 57.04; 800: Cecilia Montagnese, Quaker Valley, 2:23.95; 1,600: Charlotte Barker, Shady Side Academy, 5:19.93; 3,200: Lucy Montagnese, Quaker Valley, 11:44.32; 100 hurdles: Sasha Hoffman, Greensburg Central Catholic, 16.21; 300 hurdles: Sasha Hoffman, Greensburg Central Catholic, 48.25.

400 relay: Greensburg Central Catholic, 49.71; 1,600 relay: Hopewell, 4:18.5; 3,200 relay: Carlynton, 10:18.40.

High jump: Alexis Sherry, Laurel, 5-5.5; Long jump: Jordynn Carter, Carlynton, 18-1.2; Triple jump: Jordynn Carter, Carlynton, 37-4; Pole vault: Kara Farrell, Knoch, 11-3; Discus: Taylor Bulow, Shenango, 121-10; Javelin; Karlee Buterbaugh, Knoch, 138-4; Shot put: Alexis Geiwitz, Laurel, 39-1.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

Tags: Baldwin, Derry Area, Hempfield, Latrobe