WHITEHALL — Seneca Valley senior Oliver Philogene has seen his time in the 400-meter dash drop all season.

So, when he did so at the WPIAL Class AAA Championships, he set a new standard.

Philogene set the meet record with a time of 48.44 seconds, besting the previous mark of 48.60, previously held by former Woodland Hills and current NFL receiver Steve Breaston. Philogene won by almost one second over Latrobe's Tyler Ross.

“I like the consistency I've been having,” Philogene said. “I wanted races to help prepare for states. Forty-seven is still a goal.”

Philogene was one of four Class AAA athletes to win WPIAL gold. He was joined by Knoch's Samantha Logan (girls 800), Butler's Ava Bonetti (girls discus) and Mars' Lydia Dennis (girls triple jump) .

“It feels good,” Philogene said. “I wanted to get a good time and get to the state meet.

“Tyler Ross has beat me all year and in indoor,” Philogene said. “I've wanted to get revenge all year.”

Philogene, who placed third in the event last year, although he was part of the winning 1,600 relay, was gunning for a 48.6 or so, but exceeded even those expectations.

“I definitely ran this race differently,” Philogene said. “I wanted to see if I could go faster. If I go a little earlier, I ended up dying. I saw a 43 when I got closer, but I did not know if I had a 47.”

For Logan, she found herself trying to gut out the 800, which turned into a three-way battle down the stretch.

Logan had a half-step on Hampton's Gina Alm and Norwin's Autumn Greba coming around the final turn.

“The last 100 meters, I knew I had to go for it,” Logan said. “I ran against Gina before and I knew she was the one I'd fight with.

“Since Gina wouldn't die on the second lap, I knew I'd stay with her and just kick.”

Logan, who would keep the duo at bay the rest of the way, was clocked at 2:14.53 with Alm second (2:14.88) and Greba — who won the 1,600 earlier with a record time of 4:52.41 — in third place.

Despite the calmness under pressure, the day didn't start out that way for Logan.

“Today I was extremely nervous,” Logan noted. “My goal was to be the WPIAL champion and run a 2:13 and I accomplished both of those goals.”

Bonetti took charge from the start in the discus, ripping off a 122-3 and followed up on her second attempt with a 123.

After advancing to the finals, Bonetti added a 123-4 on her final attempt. Those throws of 120-plus feet were the only ones recorded on the day.

For Dennis, she did not get the kind of start she was looking for in the triple jump, but rebounded quite nicely.

“I just felt anxious and I did not know what was going to happen,” said Dennis, who also picked up a silver medal in the long jump (17-5.5). “Last year, I did not do well.

“My first (attempt) was one of my worst. The second one got me a 37 and the last one in the finals was a 37-9.5. I didn't know what was going on, but I thought it would be good enough,” Dennis added.

The idea of the unknown had Dennis a little concerned, but ready.

“I was just determined. It could have been my last jump. I was still first going on my last jump, so I had nothing to lose.”