SV Senior Spotlights

CLASS OF 2026

Sophia Aprile

Track & Field Events:

800m
1600m

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Setting new PRs each season

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Playing cards in the field house during a weather delay

Future Plans: Attend Western Carolina University and major in Environmental Science

Garrett Burglund

Track & Field Events:

100m
200m
400m

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Setting new PR’s

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Hanging out with friends

Future Plans: Study sports management at West Virginia University

Artie Covell

Track & Field Events:

Shotput
Discus

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Throwing 40 feet in shotput and 110 in discus
Scoring 5 points so far this season

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Getting third place in discus and throwing my first 100 last season then finding out we had won the meet by one point

Future Plans: Smeal College of Business at Penn State Main

Jack Crawford

Track & Field Events:

800m Run
1600m Run
3200m Run

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Reaching my PR goals

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Go out to eat with distance team after every meet

Future Plans: Go into the work force as a concrete specialist

Yaphet Damtew

Track & Field Events:

Triple Jump
High Jump
Long Jump

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Beating my personal best every year

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Indoor track and field championships

Future Plans: University of Pittsburgh

Ethan Delaney

Track & Field Events:

110 Hurdles
300 Hurdles
High Jump

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Freshman record in the 300s
Scoring points every meet

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Going to WPIAL finals freshman year

Future Plans: Trade school or Joining a union

John Eaton

Track & Field Events:

High Jump
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Javelin

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Placing Top 3 in invites
Being a 3 year letter man

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Taco bell Tuesdays and Wendys Wednesdays after practice

Future Plans: Ohio University to study Finance

Reese Fatur

Track & Field Events:

Javelin
Discus
Shot Put

Future Plans: Attend Slippery Rock University

Vincent Garrastazu

Track & Field Events:

Long Jump
High Jump

Future Plans: IUP for Psychology

Jake Heinricher

Track & Field Events:

Throwing

Track & Field Accomplishments:

3 year lettermen
2 year captain
Qualifying for WIPIALs

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Moving up two places on my last through at TSTCA invite junior year

Future Plans: Penn State Behrend

Johnny Iaquinta Jr.

Track & Field Events:

Pole Vault

Track & Field Accomplishments:

4-year letter winner
Top 10 list for pole vault

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Jumping in pouring down rain at the Seneca Valley Invitational junior year

Future Plans: Indiana University of Pennsylvania to study Pre-Medical Sciences

Eric Karpinsky

Track & Field Events:

1600m
800m

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Significantly improving my times in both events over the course of my track & field career

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Going out to eat with my teammates after the meets

Future Plans: Attend Penn State University for Mechanical Engineering

Gabriella Kmonk

Track & Field Events:

Long Jump
Triple Jump

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Improving my jumping performance over time and setting new personal records

Track & Field Favorite Memory: The feeling of landing a great jump and the encouraging energy from everyone at the meet

Future Plans: Attend Gannon University and major in Physician Assistant

Becca Kohler

Track & Field Events:

High Jump
Triple Jump
Long Jump
Javelin

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Being a three-time letterman and scoring points for my team

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Cheering on the 4x4 relay teams on the bleachers

Future Plans: Plan to go to Boston University, majoring in Biology on a pre-med track

Bella Kristo-Urso

Track & Field Events:

Shotput
Discus

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Personal Records at the beginning of every year on the first scrimmage, it's always been nice weather shockingly

Track & Field Favorite Memory: My favorite track and field memory is warm-ups; we get to laugh and catch up. Or when they made the throwers run a relay our freshmen year

Future Plans: Kent State University to study nursing

Carson Leslie

Track & Field Events:

Pole Vault
100m Dash

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Making Seneca Valley Top 10 in Pole Vault
Placing at invites

Track & Field Favorite Memory: PR'ing in the rain at the Seneca Valley invite my junior year

Future Plans: Go to Westminster College to major in Communications and continue Pole Vaulting with the Westminster Track & Field Team

Daniel Love

Track & Field Events:

Long Jump
Javelin

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Lettering

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Getting a new PR in long jump at Butler

Future Plans: Robert Morris University- Finance

Kyle Mancing

Track & Field Events:

High Jump
Long Jump
Shotput

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Breaking highjump freshman records and winning and placing at invitational

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Freshman year team WPIALs

Future Plans: Ohio University to study health sciences

Lincoln Martin

Track & Field Events:

1600m
800m
4x400 Relay

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Getting PR's

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Going out to eat with distance team after meet

Future Plans: Go to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University to major in aerospace engineering

Mariah Martin

Track & Field Events:

1600m
800m

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Going to team semi- finals and getting personal records at meets!

Track & Field Favorite Memory: One meet it was storming really badly and we had to go in the locker room so we played fun card games!

Future Plans: Attend Ohio University and study psychology

Riley McGee

Track & Field Events:

1600m
3200m
4x800 Relay

Track & Field Accomplishments:

3200 run running a 9:58

Track & Field Favorite Memory: When we beat Butler my freshman year

Future Plans: Attending PennWest Edinboro University

Jordan Monteleone

Track & Field Events:

High Jump
Long Jump
Triple Jump

Track & Field Accomplishments:

2nd at TSTCA Indoor Championship Meet with a jump of 5-3.50 2025
Tied 3rd at the PTFCA Indoor State Championship 2025 with a jump of 5-5
WPIAL Champion with a jump of 5-5
Placed 4th at the PIAA State Meet with a jump of 5-6
Top 10 all time for SV for high jump, long jump, and triple jump

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Getting new personal records and all the memories I've made with friends and coaches

Future Plans: I'm planning on going to Duquesne University. I'll be majoring in Biological Sciences, planning to do something with pediatrics. I will also be continuing my track and field career on a D1 collegiate level at Duquesne University

Ellie North

Track & Field Events:

Pole Vault
Triple Jump

Track & Field Accomplishments:

4 year letter winner
Qualifying for WPIALs
Making the Top 10 List
Team Captain

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Going to individual WPIALs my junior year

Future Plans: Duquesne University

Dakari Payne

Track & Field Events:

High Jump
Long Jump
Triple Jump
110m Hurdles

Track & Field Accomplishments:

States
New Balance Nationals
School Record Triple Jump

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Side quests at every track meet

Future Plans: IUP exploratory health sciences and Army National Guard cavalry Scout/infantry

Giulia Pologruto

Track & Field Events:

1600m
3200m

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Competing at the Team WPIAL Semifinals as a junior

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Running the 3200 at Tri States as a junior

Future Plans: Attending Point Park University to study Digital Journalism and competing for their cross country and track and field programs

Aubrey Popp

Track & Field Events:

100m Dash
200m Dash
4x100 Relay

Track & Field Accomplishments:

School Record for the 4x100 Relay
Top 10 list for both 100m and 200m

Track & Field Favorite Memory: My favorite track and field memory was in the 2025 season when we went to states for the four by one

Future Plans: Florida State University, Neuroscience

Noah Rieger

Track & Field Events:

100m Dash
200m Dash
4x100 Relay
4x400 Relay

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Qualified for Indoor State in the 60 meter senior year
Made New Balance Nationals in the 60 meter senior year
Ran under 7 seconds in the 60 meter
Ran sub 11 in the 100 meter junior year
Placed 8th at WPIALs in the 100 meter

Track & Field Favorite Memory: My best track and field memory was running 6.99 at the indoor championship meet and getting 2nd place in the 60 meter at that meet

Future Plans: I am attending Point Park university to major in aviation management. I will be running on the track team there

Naomi Sauers

Track & Field Events:

Javelin
Shotput
Discus

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Improving in the throwing events and getting PRs

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Making new friends and getting to try out the different events

Future Plans: Kent State for Nursing

Zach Seybert

Track & Field Events:

Javelin
Discus

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Meeting some of my best friends, competing along side them and rooting them on

Future Plans: Slippery Rock University, majoring in exercise science with a doctorate in physical therapy

Kate Skeen

Track & Field Events:

Long Jump
Triple Jump

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Qualifying for states in long jump

Track & Field Favorite Memory: I loved volunteering with the elementary school kids. It was so fun to teach them and eventually watch them compete in a meet

Future Plans: 4-year college for nursing

Abbi Speicher

Track & Field Events:

Javelin

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Getting a PR every meet the beginning of my junior year season

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Girls shotput being the last event during a home meet my sophomore year

Future Plans: Point Park University, Majoring in Sports Communication

Abby Stack

Track & Field Events:

800m
4x800 Relay

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Running at the girls team WPIAL meet junior year

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Being able to run with my friends for the past three years

Future Plans: John Carrol University for Cellular and Molecular Biology with a concentration in Neuroscience

Eddie Strong

Track & Field Events:

100m Dash
4x100 Relay
4x400 Relay
Triple Jump

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Top 10 list for 3 different events
Qualified for the WPIAL individual playoff meet 4 times
4 year lettermen

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Running at the Marcie Peaco meet freshmen year

Future Plans: Plan to go to IUP to major in finance and pursue my track and field career in college

Angelo Tinoco

Track & Field Events:

Long Jump
Triple Jump

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Improving my jumps

Track & Field Favorite Memory: 9-10 invitational

Future Plans: Study abroad in Barcelona for engineering

Julian Varlotta

Track & Field Events:

400m
800m
4x400m

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Running at 2024 WPIAL Individual Championships on the 4x800m
3 year letter winner

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Making it to WPIAL team finals freshman year

Future Plans: Penn State majoring in Computer Engineering

Jordan Vaughan

Track & Field Events:

Discus
Shotput

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Being a Throwing Captain

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Getting hit in the leg with a discus

Future Plans: Plan to go to the University of Akron and major in Sports Management and Business Management on the Pre-Law track

Addie Weaver

Track & Field Events:

Javelin
100m Hurdles
300m Hurdles

Track & Field Accomplishments:

7th in javelin in the 2024 and 2025 WPIAL Individual Finals meet
Four-year letter winner
Competed in the 2025 State Championship meet at Shippensburg University

Track & Field Favorite Memory: My favorite track and field memory was at the 2025 WPIAL Individual Finals meet when I threw the state qualifying throw. It was truly amazing to see all the hard work throughout the season that went into that throw. Knowing that everyone cheered me on and supported me entire way will always be a special piece of that memory.

Future Plans: I am going to attend Slippery Rock University to major in Exercise Science as well as compete on the Track and Field team

Audrey Wolfe

Track & Field Events:

Javelin
Discus

Track & Field Accomplishments:

WPIAL, State, and National qualifier
3rd on Javelin top 10 list
2x WPIAL medalist
Girls discus freshman record holder

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Winning the TSTCA on my last Javelin throw getting on the top 10 all-time list

Future Plans: Major in Neuroscience and minor in Art at Penn State University

Anderson Wyckoff

Track & Field Events:

Discus
Shotput

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Breaking 100 in Discus for the first time

Track & Field Favorite Memory: My first placement

Future Plans: Penn State for Management Information Systems

Carter Yuhouse

Track & Field Events:

100m Dash
200m Dash
4x100 Relay

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Lettering in the 100

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Making it to team WPIALs my freshman year

Future Plans: Attend Penn State for engineering

Nathan Zevola

Track & Field Events:

100m Dash
200m Dash
4x400 Relay

Track & Field Accomplishments:

Working all year to get my times below 12s in the 100 and dropping my times in the 200 by 1 second
Making it to the Butler County Classic for the first time this year
Proving to myself I can get faster with time

Track & Field Favorite Memory: Being a part of a team and pushing each other everyday to get faster and stronger while being apart of a amazing community

Future Plans: My plans are to attend Butler County Community College for 2 years and then transfer to Robert Morris University to finish my Major in criminology. Then I will attend the Police Academy to graduate and become a law enforcement officer

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