Indoor athletics: event victories, top marks mark vacation schedule | Secondary school
The indoor athletics season picked up speed over the Christmas holidays. Here are a few pointers:
Tirko makes triple jump
Northern Senior Rebecca Tirko won the red league triple jump at the Ocean Breeze Holiday Festival on December 27th in Staten Island, New York. Tirko’s personal top grade of 34 feet, 7 inches, with Olivia Shalley (34-2.5) and Noreen Hussain (33-6), made her a top rider at Hunterdon Central High School, New Jersey. In the long jump of the red class, Tirko was also fifth (15: 2). Tirko finished ninth in the long jump and tenth in the triple jump at the Mid-Penn Championships last spring.
Pole vault skills
Breckin Swope from East Pennsboro won the pole vault event at the Franklin & Marshall High School Holiday Invitational on December 28th. Swope cleared 13 feet, 7 inches, overtaking Governor Mifflins Jacob Engle (12-6) and Cory Engle (12-0). In the girls’ category, Trinity’s Adeline Woodward cleared 11-0 and came second behind Hempfield’s Elizabeth Tapper (11-6). Red Land’s Marlayna Concannon (fourth, 10-6) and East Pennsboro’s Delaney Beigh (sixth, 9-6) were also among the top vaulters.
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At the VaultWorX meeting on Friday, Swope cleared 14-0 and finished second behind Hershey’s Justin Rogers (16-1) in the boys’ competition, while Beigh and Woodward led the field 11-3.
Ella Letersky from East Pennsboro also came fourth in the triple jump (31-4) at the F&M Invitational. Her teammate Amya Sopp was sixth (32-6.5) in the shot put. In the boys’ shot put Josh Angelo was fifth (41-9.75) for East Pennsboro, and Elijah McKell of the Panthers was sixth in the 800-meter run (2: 12.91).
Still at the top
Carlisle’s Ally Richwine’s high jump freedom of 5 feet, 4 inches is still the top bar in Pennsylvania for the indoor season according to MileSplit’s girls’ rankings. Cumberland Valley’s Wade Shomper, who broke an indoor shot put record of 54-4.75 at the State College meeting on December 15, has the state’s top grade of the season.
HS Athletics Photos: Mid-Penn Championships
Carlisle’s Jeremiah Hargrove competes in the boys’ triple jump at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Mechanicsburg’s Annika Hummel competes in the girls’ pole vault at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Trinity’s Ryan Craig throws the shot put at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Northern’s Josh Ford throws the shot put at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Cumberland Valley’s Wade Shomper takes the shot put at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Josh Angelo of East Pennsboro takes the shot put at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Dalton Foore from Shippensburg throws the shot put on Saturday morning at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School.
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Northern’s Jacqueline Brettschne throws the discus at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
Trinity’s Kaitlyn Baranko throws the discus Saturday morning at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School.
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Mechanicsburg’s Alexandra Brady throws the discus at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Trinity’s Isabella Roes throws the discus at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Amya Sopp of East Pennsboro throws the discus at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Lauren Bellows of Cumberland Valley throws the discus at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School Saturday morning.
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Shippensburg’s Spencer Edey competes in the boys’ triple jump at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Jacob Cramer from Shippensburg competes in the boys’ triple jump at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Big Spring’s Everett Baker competes in the boys’ triple jump at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Trinitys Max Schlager competes in the boys’ triple jump at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Cumberland Valley’s Seth Tichenor competes in the boys’ triple jump at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Big Spring’s Brooke Barrick competes in the girls’ pole vault at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Laney Beigh of East Pennsboro competes in the girls’ pole vault at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Carlisle’s Hailey Wells competes in the girls’ 1,600 meter run on Saturday morning at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School.
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Red Land’s Marlayna Concannon competes in the girls’ pole vault at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Trinity’s Adeline Woodward competes in the girls’ pole vault at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Trinity’s Anne Spila competes in the girls’ 100m hurdles at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School on Saturday morning.
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Reagan Eickhoff of Boiling Springs, left, takes over the baton from Shae Bennett as they compete in the girls’ 4×100 relay morning at the Mid-Penn Track and Field Championships at Chambersburg High School.
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Ella Boback of Carlisle runs the final leg of the girls’ 4×100 morning relay at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School.
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Jack Laing of Boiling Springs, left, takes the baton handover from Joey Menke as they compete in the boys’ 4×100 relay at the Mid-Penn Track & Field Championships at Chambersburg High School that morning.
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East Pennsboro’s Adnan Sbai, left, takes the baton handover from Zack White as they compete in the boys’ 4×100 relay at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School that morning.
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Cedar Cliff’s Ariel LaFountain crosses the finish line as she competes in the girls’ 400 meter relay at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School that morning.
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Trinity’s Elizabeth Levin heads for the finish line as she competes in the girls’ 400 meter relay at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School this morning.
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Carlisle’s Addysen Fitzgerald heads for the finish line as she competes in the girls’ 400m relay at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School that morning.
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Cumberland Valley’s Riley Ebersole, left, and Mia Boardman run towards the finish line as they compete in the girls’ 400-yard relay at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School.
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Cumberland Valley’s James Jaisingh (front) and David Williams (left) run towards the finish line as they compete in the boys’ 400m relay at the Mid-Penn Athletics Championships at Chambersburg High School that morning.
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