Friday turned out to be quite a day for Karns City senior Amber Saunders.

Saunders won the girls' high jump (five feet, two inches) and the long jump (16-5) and helped the Gremlins' 4x100 relay team take first place at the District 9 Class AA Track and Field Championships at Kane High School.

She will compete in all three events at the PIAA Championships, to be held Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg University.

Her teammates in the 400 relay were Emily Olszak, Kara Sypulski and Nicole Harmon.

The foursome finished the event in 51.76 seconds.

On the boys' side, the Gremlins' 4x100 relay squad of Josh Callender, Josh Grenninger, Nick Lopresti and Anthony Stimac won with a school record-breaking time of 44.28.

The old record of 44.4 was set last year.

Also winning a district title was Moniteau junior Victor Santoyo, who jumped 44 feet, 1C\v inches in the triple jump.

Following are results from the District 9 Class AA Track and Field Championships. The top six places in each event medaled. Those athletes who qualified for the PIAA meet appear in bold.

Boys3,200-meter relay: 3-Moniteau 8:41.89;

110-meter hurdles: 3-Josh Callender (KC) 16.26, 4-Dylan Kristufek (M) 16.66;

100-meter dash: 3-Anthony Stimac (KC) 11.45, 5-Zack Traister (Union) 11.8;

400 meter relay:

1-Karns City (Josh Callender, Josh Grenninger, Nick Lopresti, Anthony Stimac) 44.28;

300-meter hurdles: 3-Josh Callender (KC) 42.19, 6-Dylan Kristufek (M) 43.0;

800-meter run: 3-Andrew Edmonds (M) 2:05.43, 6-Lucas Rodgers (M) 2:07.81;

200-meter dash:

2-Anthony Stimac (KC) 23.14

High jump: 3-Ryan Staab (A-C Valley) 6-0;

Long jump: 3-Dylan Kristufek (M) 20-33/4;

Triple jump:

1-Victor Santoyo (M) 44-1

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Shot put: 5-Tyler Armagost (M) 46-2;

Javelin:

2-Neil Scott (U) 183-9, 3-Tyler Armagost (M) 180-3

Girls100-meter hurdles: 6-Kathleen Harding (Moniteau) 17.15;

1,600-meter run: 4-Nicole Harmon (Karns City) 5:43.99;

400-meter dash: 5-Taylor Shaffer (M) 1:02.7;

400 meter relay:

1-Karns City (Emily Olszak, Kara Sypulski, Nicole Harmon, Amber Saunders) 51.76;

300-meter hurdles:

2-Erika Rothen (A-C Valley) 48.2

High jump:

1-Amber Saunders (KC) 5-2;

Long jump:

1-Amber Saunders (KC) 16-5, 3-Jenna Holden (Union) 15-4¾, 6-Courtney Catterall (M) 15-2½;

Triple jump:

2-Lepha Logue (U) 34-5

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, 3-Amber Saunders (KC) 33-8;

Discus: 3-Alaina Burns (KC) 99-2, 5-Courtney Frederick (U) 97-6