District 9 track and field championships: Karns City’s Griffin Booher wins 800

May 16, 2025 Last Updated: May 16, 2025 11:11 PM Sports

The District 9 Track and Field Championships took place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Mya Jones took second place in the girls high jump with a height of 5 foot 2 inches in in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Riley Ealy participates in the boys high jump in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Brennan Harmon participates in the boys high jump in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Mya Jones runs in the girls 100-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Cole Johnson ran in the 100-meter run in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Isaiah Thompson ran in the 100-meter run in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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The District 9 Track and Field Championships took place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Phoebe Brandon took second place with a jump of 16 feet 3 inches in the long jump in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Layla Colsey participated in the girls long jump in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Mya Jones participated in the girls long jump in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Alex Wilson took third place in the pole vault with a height of 13 feet 6 inches in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Ashton Grossman took first place with a height of 14 feet in the pole vault in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Phoebe Brandon ran in the 100-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Phoebe Brandon ran in the 100-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley’s Logan Skibinski took fourth place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.08 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Sophia Bonetto runs in the 1600-meter race in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Noah Wellands runs in the 1600-meter race in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Mya Jones celebrates taking second place in the girls high jump with a height of 5 foot 2 inches in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Noah Wellands runs in the 1600-meter race in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau high jumper Riley Ealy passes with her medal in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Layla Colsey passes the baton to Phoebe Brandon in the 4x100 meter relay in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley’s Michael Yerkey passes the baton to Logan Skibinski in the 4x100 meter relay in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Naomi Venesky ran in the 400-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Mason Bell ran in the 400-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Owen Kaufman ran in the 400-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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The District 9 Track and Field Championships took place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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The District 9 Track and Field Championships took place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley’s Nicholas Ielase ran in the boys 300-meter Hurdles in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Brooke Rumbaugh ran in the girls 800-meter run in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Brooke Rumbaugh ran in the girls 800-meter run in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Griffin Booher took first place in the boys 800-meter race with a time of 2 minutes and 38 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Phoebe Brandon took sixth place in the 200-meter run with a time of 27.23 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Isaiah Thompson ran in the 200-meter run in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley’s Logan Skibinski, right, took fourth place in the 200-meter run with a time of 22.94 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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The District 9 Track and Field Championships took place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Mya Jones took second place in the girls high jump with a height of 5 foot 2 inches in in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Riley Ealy participates in the boys high jump in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Brennan Harmon participates in the boys high jump in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Mya Jones runs in the girls 100-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Cole Johnson ran in the 100-meter run in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Isaiah Thompson ran in the 100-meter run in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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The District 9 Track and Field Championships took place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Phoebe Brandon took second place with a jump of 16 feet 3 inches in the long jump in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Layla Colsey participated in the girls long jump in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Mya Jones participated in the girls long jump in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Alex Wilson took third place in the pole vault with a height of 13 feet 6 inches in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Alex Wilson took third place in the pole vault with a height of 13 feet 6 inches in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Ashton Grossman took first place with a height of 14 feet in the pole vault in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Ashton Grossman took first place with a height of 14 feet in the pole vault in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Ashton Grossman took first place with a height of 14 feet in the pole vault in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Ashton Grossman took first place with a height of 14 feet in the pole vault in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Ashton Grossman took first place with a height of 14 feet in the pole vault in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Phoebe Brandon ran in the 100-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Phoebe Brandon ran in the 100-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley’s Logan Skibinski took fourth place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.08 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley’s Logan Skibinski took fourth place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.08 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Sophia Bonetto runs in the 1600-meter race in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Noah Wellands runs in the 1600-meter race in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Mya Jones celebrates taking second place in the girls high jump with a height of 5 foot 2 inches in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Noah Wellands runs in the 1600-meter race in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau high jumper Riley Ealy passes with her medal in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Layla Colsey passes the baton to Phoebe Brandon in the 4x100 meter relay in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley’s Michael Yerkey passes the baton to Logan Skibinski in the 4x100 meter relay in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Naomi Venesky ran in the 400-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Mason Bell ran in the 400-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Owen Kaufman ran in the 400-meter dash in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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The District 9 Track and Field Championships took place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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The District 9 Track and Field Championships took place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley’s Nicholas Ielase ran in the boys 300-meter Hurdles in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Brooke Rumbaugh ran in the girls 800-meter run in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Brooke Rumbaugh ran in the girls 800-meter run in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Griffin Booher took first place in the boys 800-meter race with a time of 2 minutes and 38 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Griffin Booher took first place in the boys 800-meter race with a time of 2 minutes and 38 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Griffin Booher took first place in the boys 800-meter race with a time of 2 minutes and 38 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Griffin Booher took first place in the boys 800-meter race with a time of 2 minutes and 38 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Griffin Booher took first place in the boys 800-meter race with a time of 2 minutes and 38 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships to qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Karns City’s Phoebe Brandon took sixth place in the 200-meter run with a time of 27.23 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Moniteau’s Isaiah Thompson ran in the 200-meter run in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley’s Logan Skibinski, right, took fourth place in the 200-meter run with a time of 22.94 seconds in the District 9 Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookville High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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BROOKVILLE — As he prepared to compete in the Class 2A boys 800-meter run Friday at the District 9 Track and Field Championships at Brookville High School, Griffin Booher’s performance here last year was weighing on him.

“I really thought I had a chance to make states (top two) and ended up placing third,” Karns City’s senior said. “That was definitely on my mind today. I had a mindset of winning.”

Booher turned his hope and expectation into reality, capturing his first district crown by running the event in two minutes, .38 seconds. He beat out runner-up Dalton Wenner of Cranberry by nearly a second and a half.

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Booher’s time was not his best; he went 2:00.15 earlier this season, but now has the opportunity to top it as he will close his high school career at the state meet, scheduled next Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg University.

“I want to compete to the best of my ability, and hopefully get down to 1:59,” he said.

Like Booher, Moniteau senior Trent Beachem knew he had one final chance to reach states in an individual event — the 300 hurdles.

With his previous best time being 42.77, achieved at last week’s Redbank Invitational, Beachem shaved 1.51 seconds and finished second at 41.26.

Brookville’s Sam Krug won the event in 40.01. Beachem earned his trip to Shippensburg by finishing in well over a second ahead of Johnsonburg’s Mario Casilio.

“I was thinking about this being my last shot and that helped me,” Beachem said. “Our coach, Pat Rumbaugh, has been working with me. I have the speed in between hurdles, it’s just a matter of cleaning up my technique. Making states was the goal and now I just want to run my best time there.”

Union/A-C Valley’s Logan Skibinski placed third in the 100 dash, but his time of 11.08 met the PIAA standard to advance.

Following are results from the District 9 Class 2A Track and Field Championships, held Friday at Brookville High School. The top two in each event automatically qualified for the state meet. Athletes who qualified by meeting the PIAA standard are noted (*).

Boys

Karns City, Moniteau,

Union/A-C Valley

100 dash: 3-Logan Skibinski (U/ACV) 11.08*

400 run: 5-Owen Kaufman (KC) 52.76

300 hurdles: 2-Trent Beachem (M) 41.26; 5-Nick Ielase (U/ACV) 43.32

800 run: 1-Griffin Booher (KC) 2:00.38

200 dash: 4-Logan Skibinski (U/ACV) 22.94

3,200 run: 5-Noah Weiland (KC) 10:32.78

Discus: 6-Kolby Blair (KC) 131-6

Javelin: 4-Hudson Bliss (U/ACV) 162-4

Triple jump: 6-Aidan Fox (U/ACV) 40-9.5