Mars tennis in PIAA play

May 12, 2008 Last Updated: May 12, 2008 12:10 PM High School

No. 1 singles player Andy Knauff, No. 3 singles player Dan Kearney and the No. 1 doubles team of Ian Welsh and Tim Gaw earned victories as the Mars boys tennis team defeated Thomas Jefferson 3-2 Saturday to earn a spot in the PIAA Team Championships.

This will be the Planets' first ever appearance in the state tournament.

Mars (14-3) will play a District 10 team to be determined Tuesday in the first round of the tournament.

Grove City High senior Kristy Woods set a record in the shot put with a throw of 44 feet, 9 inches to highlight a big day by several Grove City and Slippery Rock High athletes at the Mercer County Athletic Conference Championships Saturday.Woods also won the discus.Her teammate, Hanna Casalnova won both the 400- and 800-meter run.For Slippery Rock, Angie Shaffer won the high jump and was second in the 100-meter hurdles and the long jump.Elissa McCune won the 300-meter hurdles title and placed in three other events for the Rockets.On the boys side, Ethan Geisler won both hurlde events for Slippery Rock.Mercer County Athletic Conference ChampionshipsBoys3,200-meter relay: 2-Grove City (RyanSestak, Jordan Nichols, Aaron Anderson, Tom Bollinger) 8:41.18; 110-meter hurdles: 1-Ethan Geisler (SR) 15.87; 100-meter dash: 5-JustinSpencer (GC) 11.54; 1,600-meter run: 2-Jake Kildoo (GC)4:38.53, 8-Jackson Udy (SR)4:56.47; 400-meter dash: 4-Jack Cravener (SR) 52.49, 6-Ryan McGeehan (GC)53.19; 300-meter hurdles: 1-Ethan Geisler (SR) 40.87; 800-meter run: 2-Dan Hartzell (SR) 2:01.12, 5-Jordan Nichols (GC) 2:07.15, 7-AaronAnderson (GC) 2:07.21; 200-meter dash: 4-JustinSpencer (GC)23.45, 8-Jack Cravener (SR) 24.12; 3,200-meter run: 2-Jake Kildoo (GC) 10:09.35, 6-Jackson Udy (SR) 10:45.75, 7-Jacob Spurk (SR) 10:46.88; 1,600-meter relay: 2-Slippery Rock (Jack Cravener, Ethan Geisler, Sam Lotz, Dan Hartzell) 3:34.44, 4-Grove City (Ryan McGeehan, AaronAnderson, Jordan Nichols, RyanSestak) 3:38.03High jump: 1-Ian Campbell (SR) 6-4, 4-Brant Sloan (SR) 5-8; Long jump: 6-BrantSloan (SR) 18-9¼; Triple jump: 3-Sam Lotz (SR) 39-6½, 5-IanCampbell (SR) 39-9, 8-BrantSloan (SR) 37-10½; Shot put: 2-Greg Reiber (GC) 50-7; Discus: 3-Greg Reiber (GC) 150-11; Pole vault: 3-David Caldwell (SR) 12-0, 5-Nick Steele (SR) 11-6, 8-Cody Karchar (GC) 11-6Girls3,200-meter relay: 5-SlipperyRock (Anna Timko, Mallory Ralston, Mianda Bickerstaff, Rachel Richter) 11:13.3; 100-meter hurdles: 2-Angie Shaffer (SR) 16.07, 4-Michelle Grossman (SR) 17.16, 5-Candace Hogue (SR) 17.17; 1,600-meter run: 1-Sara Chuzie (GC) 5:33.48, 5-Becky Consbruck (GC) 5:47.76; 400-meter dash: 1-Hanna Casalnova (GC) 59.47, 5-Chelsea Stanley (SR) 1:04.74; 400 meter relay: 4-SlipperyRock (Michelle Grossman, Candace Hogue, Elissa McCune, Chelcie Ketterer) 54.54; 300-meter hurdles: 1-Elissa McCune (SR) 46.58, 5-Michelle Grossman (SR) 50.52, 7-Hannah Barnhart (SR) 51.72; 800-meter run: 1-Hanna Casalnova (GC) 2:21.48, 7-Rachel Richter (SR) 2:36.79, 8-Nicole Wizorek (GC) 2:38.75 ; 200-meter dash: 5-Elissa McCune (SR) 27.68; 3,200-meter run: 5-Sara Chuzie (GC) 12:29.61; 1,600-meter relay: 5-Slippery Rock (Anna Flecker, Elissa McCune, Candace Hogue, Chelsea Stanley) 4:28.21, 7-Grove City (Nicole Wizorek, Megan Borts, Chelsie Hensel, Sara Johns) 11:34.59High jump: 1-Angie Shaffer (SR) 5-1; Long jump: 2-Angie Shaffer (SR) 15-5½, 5-Samantha Amyx (SR) 14-5½; Triple jump: 3-Samantha Amyx (SR) 32-5¾, 4-Angie Shaffer (SR) 32-5, 6-Becky Simon (GC) 31-10; Shot put: 1-Kristy Woods (GC) 44-9; Discus: 1-Kristy Woods (GC) 137-10; Javelin: 2-Melanie Prelec (SR) 120-2; Pole vault: 1-Megan DeGraaf (GC) 9-6, 6-Laurel Montgomery (GC) 8-6