BUTLER TWP — The 58th annual Butler Track and Field Invitational takes place Friday at Art Bernardi Stadium, beginning with the 3,200-meter relay finals at 11 a.m.

This year’s event features 78 teams and more than 2,000 athletes. Notable participating programs include Aliquippa, Baldwin, host Butler, Fox Chapel, Freeport, Greensburg Salem, Grove City, Indiana, Mars, Moon, Mohawk, Norwin, North Allegheny, Obama Academy, Pine-Richland, Punxsutawney and Slippery Rock.

In the girls meet, Butler’s Megan Baggetta is the No. 1 seed in the triple jump at 38 feet, 11.5 inches. The Golden Tornado’s Grace Nichols is among four girls tied for the top seed in the high jump at 5 feet, 3 inches.

On the boys side, Slippery Rock’s Levi Prementine is the top seed in the 300-meter hurdles at 39.99 seconds. Butler’s Landon Lacey is the top seed in the 400 meters at 49.83 and Mars’ Jacob Thompson is top seed in the 200 meters at 22.05.

Union-A-C Valley's Hayden Smith is the No. 1 seed in the high jump at 6 feet, 9 inches. Butler has the top two seeds in the long jump in Ryan Porch and Luke Campbell. The Golden Tornado are also top-seeded in all three relays.

“We are really excited about the quality that our meet continues to attract,” Butler girls coach and co-meet director John Williams said. “It’s now the mid-season point — when you come to the Butler Invitational — you know you are going to see some of the best competition in Pennsylvania.”

BUTLER INVITATIONAL RECORDS

Girls

100-Hunter Robinson (Avonworth/Northgate) 12.12 in 2016; 200-Hunter Robinson (Avonworth-Northgate) 24.77 in 2016; 400-Hunter Robinson (Avonworth/Northgate) 55.43 in 2018; 800-Brianna Schwartz (Shaler) 2:10.15 in 2014; 1,600-Brianna Schwartz (Shaler) 4:45.43 in 2014; 3,200-Mia Cochran (Moon) 10:28.03 in 2021

100 hurdles-Jayla Ellis (Oakland Catholic) 14.47 in 2019; 300 hurdles-Heather Grober (Hickory) in 2016

4x100 relay-Penn Hills 48.90 in 2008; 4x400 relay-Norwin 3:59.20 in 2008; 4x800 relay-Butler 9:22.64 in 2017

Long jump-Ajla Glavasevic (McDowell) 18-5.75 in 2007; Triple jump-Sheena Gordon (McDowell) 40-6 in 2002; High jump-Abby Jones (Franklin) 5-8 in 2015; Pole vault-Kalli Knott (McDowell) 12-5 in 2021; Shot put-Kailyn Clancy (California) 43-2.5 in 2014; Discus-Maura Kimmel (Moniteau) 140-3 in 2016; Javelin-Ashley Kauffman (Freedom) 144-4 in 2002

Boys

100-Trevor Paschall (North Catholic) 10.74 in 2022; 200-Peter Overare (McDowell) 21.79 in 2009; 400-Brandon Bailey (Penn Hills) 48.28 in 2009; 800-Sam Bair (Shaler) 1:50.38 in 2002; 1,600-Noah Beveridge (Butler) 4:12.58 in 2018; 3,200-C.J. Singleton (Butler) 8:57.60 in 2022

110 hurdles-Jay Murphy (North Allegheny) 14.14 in 1992; 300 hurdles-Ayden Owens (North Allegheny) 37.56 in 2017

4x100 relay-Brookville 42.18 in 2019; 4x400 relay-Butler 3:19.20 in 2022; 4x800 relay-Seneca Valley 7:49.05 in 2017

Long jump-Dion Bentley (Penn Hills) 25-10 in 1989; Triple jump-Caleb Smithco (Hampton) 48-1 in 2014; High jump-Kevin Hohol (Hempfield) 6-10.5 in 1996; Pole vault-Caleb Sanford (McDowell) 15-7 in 2016; Shot put-Jordan Geist (Knoch) 74-2.5 in 2017; Discus-Jordan Geist (Knoch) 196-8 in 2017; Javelin-Ryan Schliecher (Baldwin) 201-9 in 2008