Logan Renwick pulled off a rare feat at last Thursday's WPIAL Class AAA Track and Field Championships.

He would like to carry a little of that over to the PIAA Championships in Shippensburg this weekend.

Renwick, a junior from Butler, won the triple jump and 110 hurdles and finished second in the long jump and 300 hurdles.

Four events at the championship final is one thing; to try and duplicate that in the state meet is another, so Renwick is dropping the 110 hurdles.

"We decided (last Thursday) not to do the 110 hurdles," said Butler coach Rick Schontz. "The nice thing is the triple jump is done the first day (Friday), so it's nice scheduling for him."

Renwick nailed 47 feet, 5 inches at the state finals last year in the triple jump and has a 47-2 at the Butler Invitational this year.

"He had all those other events, too, so he has the possibility of being in that 48 foot range ... At Baldwin (for the WPIAL finals) he was tired and did all four events," Schontz said. "He was much slower than before. Now, without the two team playoffs and qualifiers, he should be most rested."

Renwick is among 47 Butler County area athletes who have qualified for the PIAA Championships, including 31 boys (see accompanying list).

Other top WPIAL notables who will be taking part Friday and/or Saturday include Butler freshman Paige Rittelman, the girls Class AAA champion in the high jump (5-5) and teammate Bri Lumley, who was runner-up in the shot put (a personal-best 40-¼) as well as Seneca Valley's Erin Lopresti, who was second in the 1,600 (2:16.61, less than two-tenths of a second from winning the event).

"That was a tough experience for her," said Seneca Valley coach Ray Peaco. "She was leading that race and didn't finish it at the end. She's so competitive. She's determined to get a state medal."

Lopresti, a junior, has a pair of ninth-place finishes and a 12th place at Shippensburg over the past two years.

On the boys side, Seneca Valley's Cam Stauffer won the 3,200 (9:30.56), devoting himself to just that race this year since that will most likely be his specialty in college while the Butler 3,200 relay team of Ben Porter, Nate Neff, Matt Pribis and Lance Dugger were runners-up with a time of 7:58.29, the first time the quartet broke eight minutes.

"Cam has high expectations," said Peaco. "He's 10th in the seeding. This is still relatively new to him (he was ninth in the 1,600 last year at states). He's proved to himself how much better he can do. We think he can still hit the low 9:20s."

Said Schontz, "I can see the 3,200 relay) each take about a second off, so maybe four or five seconds better if they all put it together."

In Class A, Freeport's Nick Gentile won the WPIAL boys 800 title with a time of 1:56.54 and will also compete in the 3,200 relay while teammate Amanda Zahumensky won the girls 110 hurdles (15.86) and Harley Westerman qualified for two events — girls long jump and triple jump.

Summit Academy's John Jenkins also qualified in two events, winning the long jump (22-11¼) and tying for second in the high jump (6-2).

Renwick wasn't the only area individual to turn in an amazing performance. Karns City's Amber Saunders won the high jump (5-2), long jump (16-5) and was a member of the winning 400 relay team (51.76) at last Friday's District 9 Class A Championships at Kane.

"The (high jump) is her main event," said Gremlins girls coach Tom Wagner. "That's been her main focus since last year. I think she was not pleased with her performance last year (a 4-10 which tied her for 23rd at states) and she's focused on the high jump.

"The fact this is her third trip to state is very helpful. She knows what to expect. She's tried to change a few things, how she's approached the week before states. She's a little more relaxed."

Wagner is also pleased his 400 relay team will also be moving on.

"That group (along with Emily Olszak, Kara Sypulski and Nicole Harmon) has worked very hard together and they're getting better with every meet. That's fun, to watch that group because it's a freshman, two juniors and a senior (Saunders)," Wagner added.

The Gremlins' 400 boys relay team of Josh Callender, J.J. Grenninger, Nick Lopresti and Anthony Stimac also won their district title with a time of 44.28 while Stimac was second in the 200 (23.14).

Moniteau's Victor Santoyo (triple jump, 44-13/4) was another district winner looking to make some noise in Shippensburg while Union's Neil Scott (boys javelin) was runner-up and will make his third trip to states. He finished ninth in the javelin in 2007 and medaled with a sixth-place performance last year.

The Slippery Rock girls team won the District 10 Class AA title last Saturday, led by the performances of Angie Shaffer, who won the high jump (a state top-seed of 5-7) and 100 hurdles (15.26) and was second in the triple jump 35-2).

"She's the third seed in 100 hurdles and she had a stiff wind blowing so her time could have been a little faster," said Slippery Rock coach Mike Kish. "She seems so strong and her confidence is at such a high level."

Also, Elissa McCune won the 300 hurdles (45.94) while Casey Dudek (800) and Breanna Northcott (javelin) finished runners-up.

"Even on Saturday, which was not a great day, Elissa just tore it up," Kish added.

On the boys side, Isaac Osborne won the 100 hurdles (14.98), Ethan Geisler the 300 hurdles (40.48) and David Caldwell the pole vault (13-6), but the Slippery Rock boys compete in Class AAA and may struggle to earn medals.

"If David does his best performance (14-3), he goes there in the midst of everyone," said Kish. "If it's 13-6, he's out of the money."