PIAA track and field championships 2026: Qualifiers, how to watch and get results
The PIAA Track and Field Championships begin Friday at Shippensburg University, and Butler County teams have a chance to bring home several state medals.
Here’s what you need to know about the state championships and who has qualified from Butler, Karns City and other local schools.
PCN has the TV and streaming rights for the meet. Those who cannot attend in person can pay $14.99 for a month of PCN’s streaming coverage.
Championship tickets can be purchased at piaa.org/sports/tickets or on hometownticketing.com for $9 preorder each day or in-person for $10.
Pa.milesplit.com will have live results throughout the meet.
Here is our coverage from last week’s WPIAL, District 9 and District 10 meets:
Here’s who has qualified for the state championships. Find the full performance and heat sheets at piaa.org.
BOYS CLASS 3A
4x800 relay: Butler (19th, 8:03.31)
1600: Brendan Eicher, Butler (11th, 4:16.76); Colton Rearick, Mars (17th, 4:21.02)
4x100 relay: Butler (27th, 42.72)
400: Carter Ekas, Butler (11th, 48.75)
200: Kevin Shriver, Butler (19th, 22.13)
4x400 relay: Butler (12th, 3:20.55)
Pole vault: Jason Wick, Butler (4th, 14-9)
Triple jump: Dakari Payne, Seneca Valley (21st, 45-3.75); Eddie Strong, Seneca Valley (22nd, 45-3)
Javelin: Reese Fatur, Seneca Valley (25th, 170-2); Andrew Mejia, Seneca Valley (26th, 168-8)
BOYS CLASS 2A
4x800 relay: Karns City (23rd, 8:23.14)
100: Jack Kandravy, North Catholic (4th, 10.81)
1600: Jack Steineman, North Catholic (5th, 4:18.31); Tyler Carroll, North Catholic (14th, 4:21.64)
4x100 relay: North Catholic (10th, 43.28), Union/A-C Valley (25th, 43.99)
400: Logan Schade, North Catholic (4th, 48.97); Owen Kaufman, Karns City (30th, 51.39)
800: Hunter Doerflinger, Slippery Rock (15th, 1:58.15)
200: Logan Skibinski, Union/A-C Valley (19th, 22.59)
3200: Jack Steineman, North Catholic (3rd, 9:24.49); Tyler Carroll, North Catholic (24th, 9:39.97)
4x400 relay: Karns City (13th, 3:27.06)
Pole vault: Alex Wilson, Karns City (2nd, 14-6)
Long jump: Jack Kandravy, North Catholic (23rd, 21-8)
Triple jump: Aidan Fox, Union/A-C Valley (26th, 41-7.25)
Javelin: Hudson Bliss, Union/A-C Valley (6th, 175-11)
BOYS WHEELCHAIR
100: Mitchell Everly, Seneca Valley (3rd, 22.32)
400: Mitchell Everly, Seneca Valley (2nd, 1:31.42)
Shot put: Mitchell Everly, Seneca Valley (1st, 13-4.5)
Discus: Mitchell Everly, Seneca Valley (1st, 33-1)
GIRLS CLASS 3A
4x100 relay: Seneca Valley (25th, 50.22)
High jump: Jordan Monteleone, Seneca Valley (11th, 5-3); Lydia Springirth, Slippery Rock (27th, 4-11)
Pole vault: Tennyson Voll, Seneca Valley (7th, 12-0); Natalie Wilson, Slippery Rock (20th, 10-6); Halle Swidzinski, Butler (22nd, 10-6)
Long jump: Kate Skeen, Seneca Valley (12th, 18-3.25); Samantha Montgomery, Slippery Rock (19th, 17-10)
Javelin: Audrey Wolfe, Seneca Valley (4th, 140-5); Addie Weaver, Seneca Valley (6th, 132-8); Lyla Runtas, Slippery Rock (21st, 96-11)
GIRLS CLASS 2A
4x800 relay: North Catholic (18th, 10:02.14)
100 hurdles: Audra Lazzara, North Catholic (6th, 14.78)
100: Anna Lazzara, North Catholic (3rd, 12.11); Phoebe Brandon, Karns City (14th, 12.55)
1600: Sydney Dunn, North Catholic (15th, 5:11.92)
4x100 relay: Freeport (12th, 50.25); Karns City (22nd, 51.14)
400: Alexa Stoltz, North Catholic (17th, 59.69)
200: Anna Lazzara, North Catholic (8th, 25.42); Alana Eiler, North Catholic (11th, 25.64)
4x400 relay: North Catholic (3rd, 4:03.53); Freeport (21st, 4:11.24)
High jump: Mya Jones, Karns City (21st, 5-0)
Pole vault: Mackenzie Magness, Freeport (2nd, 12-0)
Long jump: Callie Kandravy, North Catholic (13th, 17-8.5); Mackenzie Magness, Freeport (24th, 17-1.5); Anna Lazzara, North Catholic (26th, 16-11.75); Phoebe Brandon, Karns City (32nd, 16-8.75)
Javelin: Alana Eiler, North Catholic (16th, 112-8)
