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MARS INVITATIONAL RESULTS

Following are results from Friday's Mars Track and Field Invitational. The top six in each event received a medal.

Boys3,200-meter relay: 1-DuBois Area 8:08.38, 3-Knoch (Van McCarren, Brian Tackett, Dillen Schwertz, K.J. McCrea) 8:21.28, 4-Freeport (Garrett Blake, Eric Snyder, John Reichenbaugh, Nick Gentile) 8:28.19, 5-Mars (Chris Alikhani, Marc Funderlich, Jake Montag, Nick Edinger) 8:29.35;

110-meter hurdles: 1-Tyler Lelis (Springdale) 15.36, 3-Jon Boyd (Seneca Valley) 15.57;

100-meter dash: 1-Pierre Carr (Peabody) 10.85;

1,600-meter run: 1-Bud Plaszenski (DuBois Area) 4:24.51, 6-Cam Stauffer (Seneca Valley) 4:30.46;

400-meter dash: 1-Mike Robinson (DuBois Area) 50.63, 5-Andy Skaggs (Seneca Valley) 52.09, 6-Marc Funderlich (Mars) 52.23;

400 meter relay: 1-North Hills 43.92, 6-Seneca Valley (Matt King, Mike Martin, Evan Hetzel, P.J. Blinn) 44.94;

300-meter hurdles: 1-Dan Anderson (Gateway) 39.64, 3-Jon Boyd (Seneca Valley) 40.9;

800-meter run: 1-Mike Robinson (DuBois Area) 1:56.46, 2-Nick Gentile (Freeport) 1:58.66, 6-Brian Tackett (Knoch) 2:01.75;

200-meter dash: 1-Pierre Carr (Peabody) 22.17;

3,200-meter run: 1-Cam Stauffer (Seneca Valley) 9:42.36, 3-Owen Venesky (Knoch) 9:45.55, 6-Andrew Razanauskas (Seneca Valley) 9:49.74;

1,600-meter relay: 1-Seneca Valley (Hunter Williams, Oliver Philogene, Matt Marchese, Andy Skaggs) 3:28.46, 2-Knoch (Paul Kletzli, Steve Snow, Andrew Rumburg-Goodlin, Phil Kletzli) 3:28.51, 5-Mars (Jeff Conley, Chris Alikhani, Jake Montag, Marc Funderlich) 3:31.81

High jump: 1-Mike Johnston (North Hills) 6-2, 3-John Jenkins (Summit Academy) 6-0, 5-Zach Francis (Seneca Valley) 5-10;

Long jump: 1-Dom Siciliano (Plum) 22-4½, 2-John Jenkins (Summit Academy) 22-2, 6-Corey Slater (Mars) 21-3;

Triple jump: 1-Zach Francis (Seneca Valley) 43-0, 3-Victor Santoyo (Moniteau) 41-9½, 5-Darius Frantz (Freeport) 40-4;

Shot put: 1-Nathan Lojek (Trinity) 51-9, 2-John Douglas (Freeport) 50-4½, 4-Nolan Nearhoof (Mars) 48-8, 6-Adam Tuzikow (Knoch) 46-2;

Discus: 1-Matt Kann (Fox Chapel) 172-8;

Javelin: 1-Josiah Rupert (Greenville) 186-3, 2-Tyler Armagost (Moniteau) 178-8, 4-Matt Lucas (Freeport) 163-8, 6-Earl Everetts (Karns City) 160-4;

Pole vault: 1-Andy Roberts (North Hills) 14-0, 6-Kyle Gelesky (Seneca Valley) 12-6

Girls3,200-meter relay: 1-Gateway 10:00.64, 4-Knoch (Shannon Evanchec, Alyssa Kunkel, Jolene Kunkel, Emily Hertweck) 10:15.98;

100-meter hurdles: 1-Kandis Castelli (Weir) 15.8, 3-Regina Robb (Knoch) 16.37, 4-Mandy Cerminara (Seneca Valley) 16.4;

100-meter dash: 1-Bria Jay (Plum) 12.92, 2-Kristen Check (Mars) 13.18;

1,600-meter run: 1-Erin Lopresti (Seneca Valley) 5:16.76;

400-meter dash: 1-Alexa Sarsfield (Springdale) 58.71, 6-Madison Kozlowski (Seneca Valley) 1:01.38;

400 meter relay: 1-DuBois Area 51.09, 3-Seneca Valley (Mandy Cerminara, Madison Kozlowski, Grace Emmerling, Sarah Stevens) 51.22;

300-meter hurdles: 1-Elexa Baron (Seneca Valley) 46.98, 5-Regina Robb (Knoch) 48.97;

800-meter run: 1-Chelsea Cavanaugh (Highlands) 2:27.22;

200-meter dash: 1-Claire Hoover (Fox Chapel) 27.35, 5-Annie Philogene (Seneca Valley) 27.82;

3,200-meter run: 1-Elaina Balouris (Hampton) 11:09.76, 4-Jolene Kunkel (Knoch) 11:49.47, 6-Shannon Evanchec (Knoch) 11:58.18;

1,600-meter relay: 1-DuBois Area 4:05.46, 2-Seneca Valley (Annie Philogene, Madison Kozlowski, Erin Lopresti, Grace Emmerling) 4:06.49

High jump: 1-Amber Saunders (Karns City) 5-2;

Long jump: 1-Katie Wise (Pine-Richland) 17-6;

Triple jump: 1-Julia Conley (Hampton) 36-9¼, 3-Sarah Robb (Knoch) 34-11¼, 6-Harley Westerman (Freeport) 32-11;

Shot put: 1-Samantha Minich (South Side) 36-11, 2-Allyson Cress (Knoch) 35-2¾;

Discus: 1-Samantha Minich (South Side) 105-6, 3-Stacy Harkins (Seneca Valley) 99-0;

Javelin: 1-Jessica Young (Deer Lakes) 105-9, 5-Stacy Harkins (Seneca Valley) 101-10;

Pole vault: 1-Caitlyn Fennello (Seneca Valley) 9-0, 4-Corrine Williams (Mars) 8-0

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