Hornet track opens season at Igloo Invite
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | April 1, 2012
The Wellsboro boys and girls track team opened their 2011-12 season Saturday in Altoona at the Igloo Invite. In the 4x800 meter relay, the boys team finished in 5th place with a time of 8:54.94 while the girls team finished 10th with a time of 11:13.14.
In the 110 meter hurdles, Blair Carson finished 32nd with a time of 19.96 and Tristen Wood finished in 41st with a time of 21.73.
In the 100 meter hurdles, Mackenzie Marple finished 7th with a time of 17.47.
In the 100 meter dash, Mitch Snyder finished 30th with a time of 12.36. In the girls race, Mikayla Palmer-Bacon finished in 7th place with a time of 13.45 and Lauren Bleggi finished 16th with a time of 13.96.
In the 1600 meter run, Jordan Jackson finished in 6th place with a time of 4:41.14, Bob Owlett finished in 12th with a time of 4:52.96, and Bobby Hill finished 13th with a time of 4:54.43. In the girls race, Charlotte Worthington finished 15th with a time of 6:03.03, Marina Garrison finished 17th with a time of 6:05.49, and Randi Grim finished 19th with a time of 6:08.72.
In the 400 meter dash, Nick Marple finished 27th with a time of 59.57 and Matt Reese finished 28th with a time of 59.72. In the girls race, Taylor Acorn finished 2nd with a time of 1:01.68 and Becky Chambers finished 11 with a time of 1:06.84.
In the 4x100 meter relay, the boys team placed 14th with a time of 48.22 while the girls team finished 2nd with a time of 52.94.
In the 300 meter hurdles, Blair Carson finished 29th with a time of 49.48 while Raina Rogers finished 4th with a time of 49.29 and Mackenzie Marple finished 8th with a time of 51.80.
In the 800 meter run, Jordan Jackson finished 4th with a time of 2:04.07 and Bobby Hill finished 15th with a time of 2:11.69. In the girls run, Marina Garrison finished 23rd with a time of 2:50.13 and Becky Chambers finished 32nd with a time of 2:59.97.
In the 200 meter dash, Dan Brooks finished 28th with a time of 25.21 and Dan Saniga finished 29th with a time of 25.38. In the girls race, Taylor Acorn finished 1st with a time of 26.77.
In the 3200 meter run, Bob Owlett finished 2nd with a time of 10:14.89 and Gerrett Webster finished 15th with a time of 10:59.14. In the girls race, Charlotte Worthington finished 8th with a time of 13:00.34 and Randi Grim finished 15th with a time of 13:27.49.
In the 4x400 meter relay, the boys finished 14th with a time of 3:51.56 and the girls finished 2nd with a time of 4:19.48.
In the high jump, Dylan Prough finished 22nd with a jump of 5' 2". In the girls event, Raina Rogers finished 6th with a jump of 4' 8".
In the pole vault, Thomas Straniere finished 17th with a vault of 10'. In the girls event, Sarah Kramer finished 9th with a valut of 8'.
In the long jump, Dylan Prough finished 14th with a jump of 18' 4.5" and Michael Pietropola finished 33rd with a jump of 16' 3".
In the triple jump, Sam Mitchell finished 21st with a jump of 36' 6.5" and Dan Saniga finished 25th with a jump of 34' 9.5". In the girls event, Kimberly Acorn finished 18th with a jump of 30' 0.5" and Kaelyn Keane finished 37th with a jump of 25' 5.5".
In the shot put, Chase Barnes finished 20th with a throw of 37' 0.5" and Connor Coolidge finished 36th with a throw of 33' 1.5". In the girls event, Katie Straniere finished 37th with a throw of 22' 8".
In the discus, Blake Gamble finished 32nd with a throw of 74' 6". In the girls event, Jessie Catherman finished 33rd with a throw of 64' 1" and Katie Straniere finished 39th with a throw of 49' 4".
In the javelin, Ben Shaw finished 17th with a throw of 125' 6" and Dan Saniga finished 24th with a throw of 112' 10". In the girls event, Jessie Catherman finished 10th with a throw of 96' 8".
The teams will be back in action on Tuesday, April 3 to start the NTL season as they travel to Wyalusing.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
