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Track and Field Runs to States
By Ethan Lucot and Staff
During the 2022 track season there was a lot of promise for both the boys and girls teams. The team worked hard this season as the the girls qualified for team WPIALs, and the boys fell just short. Although the boys team missed WPIALS, there were impressive performances by sprinters Senior Brandon Coury and Sophomore Devin Beattie. The girls 4x8 team led by Senior Izzy Leger, Sophomore Grace Nesko, and Juniors Kadi Bauer & Brynn Leiner finished third overall at WPIALs and qualified for the PIAA State Championship meet and broke the school record. Izzy also broke the school record in the 3200 m and finished overall 8th at WPIALs. See below for a list of WPIAL competitors and WPIAL champions. Both teams struggled with inclement weather the entire season. Track is a great sport for camaraderie and having a great time since the meets are long and so is the distance to travel to meets and invitationals, so even though some athletes struggled to meet their Personal Records, they still enjoyed their time with training and competing throughout the season. Even though not everyone competed at finals, it was great to have such a large team of students to support each other through the stress of the finals. Congratulations to the qualifiers, WPIAL champs, and state qualifiers.
The following students attended WPIAL Finals
Tessa Mathabel
Ally Smola
Morgan Fenoglietto
Ava Rusiewicz
Ella Anderson
Anna Novak
Catherine Scherer,
Ali Hughes
Grace Nesko
Maggie Nesko
Brynn Leiner
Kadi Bauer
Isabella Leger
Taylor Barr
Gia Hornack
Meadow Wlodarczyk
Kayden Ireland
Damian Barr
Luke Guerrini
Ethan Croushore
Billy Kowalkowski
Levi Haas
Shane Jablonski
Alex Platt
Rex Rayburg
Nick Ciuffoletti
Dom Ferra
State Qualifiers
(credit: BHS Announcements)
Congratulations to all of the members of the track team who competed at the WPIAL Championships at Slippery Rock University. On a cool, damp day, the Bucs laid done some blazing fast times. Notable performances included;
The girls 4 by 800 relay team consisting of Kadi Bauer, Brynn Leiner, Grace Nesko, and Izzy Leger finished 3rd overall breaking a school record and qualifying for the PIAA State Championship meet. 🏆
The boys 4 by 800 relay team consisting of Damien Barr, Billy Kowolkowski, Luke Guerrini, and Ethan Croushore finished 5th, qualifying for the state championship meet
Kaden Ireland finished 5th in the 200, qualifying for the state championship meet
The girls 4 by 100 meter relay team consisting of Morgan Fengoletto, Ava Rusievich, Ella Anderson, and Anna Novak reached the podium by running a season’s best and finishing 8th
The girls 4 by 400 meter relay team consisting of Ali Hughes, Anna Novak, Katherine Shearer, and Ali Smola reached the podium by running a season’s best and finishing 6th
Izzy Leger broke a school record in the 3200 m and reached the podium by finishing 8th 🏆
Sophomore Andi Householder clears the bar in the high jump.
Junior Taylor Barr holds the baton to pass to the next leg in the 4X8.
Junior David Aliyetti powers down the runway to take flight over the bar.
Junior Levi Haas, Sophomore Luke Guerrini, Seniors Ethan Croushore & Damian Barr, and Sophomore Nick Ciuffoletti run in a pack in the mile.
Sophomore Tessa Mathabel clears the hurdles in the 300 hurdle event.
Freshman Kate Junod throws the shot during a meet at the Dust Bowl.
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