Tigers, DeLattre have big day at LHAC meet

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Hollidaysburg’s Caden Delattre set a personal record with his win in the long jump with a distance of 23-02.00.

By Michael Boytim

mboytim@altoonamirror.com

LORETTO — Hollidaysburg senior Caden DeLattre celebrated his school’s first appearance in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference track and field championships by putting his name in the record book — twice.

DeLattre won the triple jump with a distance of 47 feet, 1 inch, breaking the meet record, his own Hollidaysburg record and of course setting a new personal best.

“I felt pretty good, I got a good warm-up, and I knew coming in that I wanted to break the record,” DeLattre said. “I knew I had a good chance to get 47. It’s great to set a new PR and break the school record again too.”

Despite his best effort in the event in his career, DeLattre said he has room for improvement.

“I didn’t even think it was that far,” DeLattre said. “I think my last phase, I still could have gotten a little bit more out of it. So, I think I can still do better.”

As he exited the medal stand for the triple jump, DeLattre said he was heading over to try and break the long jump record.

He accomplished that mission a few minutes later by leaping 23 feet, 2 inches and once again setting a new PR and Hollidaysburg record.

“It was awesome,” DeLattre said. “It was a pretty good day. I can say that.”

DeLattre said much of his improvement can be attributed to always trying to best his past performances.

“There’s still a lot more there, I think,” DeLattre said. “I definitely think I can do better. Going into districts, I feel pretty good. I have been consistent lately. If I can keep that going, I can keep breaking those PRs. It’s repetition, staying consistent and trying to keep moving forward. I just try to beat own marks and compete against myself every meet.”

More often than not, Penn Cambria senior Josh Stolarski also needs to rely on besting his own times as motivation to improve his times, but Tuesday at DeGol Field, he was challenged in both the 100 and 200 dash by a familiar face.

Hollidaysburg’s Isaac Yarnell has competed against Stolarski for years, and they brought the best out of each other Tuesday. Yarnell won the 100, and Stolarski took home the 200 in 22 seconds flat. Yarnell finished in 22.11.

“I have known him since seventh grade,” Yarnell said. “Ever since then, we have been competing against each other. He’s an opponent I’m familiar with, and every time we do run, it’s never a bad thing. We always bring the best out of each other.”

Stolarski also won the 400 dash in 48.35, a new personal best and meet record. Stolarski is the defending PIAA champion in the event.

“At the Northern Bedford Invite, I said that I knew I had the shape and fitness to run 48.3, and today I put it together,” Stolarski said. “I was at 22.6 on my first 100, and that’s almost where I want to be, maybe a 10th of a second faster, but 22.6 with a 25.6 close, man you can’t beat that. I’m really happy with it.”

Yarnell is working his way back from an injury.

“I felt good,” said Yarnell, who won the 100 in 11.05. “I wanted to go sub-11, and I wanted to go sub-22 in the 200, but I just came back from a hamstring injury, so I had two weeks off. I can’t complain too much. For just coming back, it’s pretty good.”

He was running nearly even with Stolarski until the final stretch of the 200.

“I was trying to catch him coming off the first 100, but he kept gaining speed, and I kept slowing down,” Yarnell said. “In the end, he won.”

Two other Hollidaysburg boys won championships in the Golden Tigers’ first time at the LHAC meet since the league added all of last year’s Mountain League teams and Bellwood-Antis from the Inter-County Conference.

Nathan Grabill won the high jump, clearing 6-2, after struggling in the event Friday at the Altoona Mountain Lion Classic.

“I feel a lot better and more comfortable with my run-up,” Grabill said. “My form has been kind of suffering, because last week we had meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Monday was good, but I got drained by the end of the week. I was able to recover over this weekend, and now I feel a lot better. At Friday’s Mountain Lion Classic, I was drained. My hamstring and back just felt off, and I couldn’t do the best I wanted to. Now I feel like if I have a week off to practice and prepare, I can be back up where I want to be.”

Hollidaysburg’s Wyatt Maines won the discus with a throw of 144 feet.

“My best throw in a meet is only 146, but my best throws in practice, I have been hitting in the 160s,” Maines said. “My main goal this year is to make it to states, and I’m just hoping to get a good throw. To get there, I just need to pick up speed and stay pulled back with my release.”

On the girls side, Hollidaysburg’s Emily Clapper won the 400-meter dash in 58.15, was second in the long jump and was a member of Hollidaysburg’s championship 1600-relay team along with Sophia Moyer, Lucy Stanek and Aubree Waksmonski.

“I was actually surprised, because I didn’t feel too good,” Clapper said. “But when I saw my time, I was pretty happy. I feel pretty good about my time. It’s a PR, so this was a good day.”

Tyrone’s Bree Paul won the 300 hurdles in 47.41.

“I felt good about my race,” Paul said. “I have been stuttering a lot before my hurdles, and I felt like, except for the one, I was kind of able to get over that. Other than that, I felt pretty good.”

Paul shook off a Bedford hurdler colliding with the first hurdle and falling over near her to win the race convincingly.

“You worry about those things before the race, but once the gun goes off, your focus just goes toward getting to that finish line,” Paul said.

In the boys hurdles, Kole Dickinson of Bellwood-Antis won the 110 in 15.63 and finished third in the 300 hurdles.

“After the prelims, I didn’t feel so good,” Dickinson said. “But the finals, I really went in. I fell behind in the middle, but I pulled it out at the end.”

Though he finished third in the 300, he lost to Clearfield’s Brady Collins of District 9 and Bedford’s A.J. Koontz of District 5, two athletes he won’t see at next week’s District 6 meet.

“I’m hoping top three,” Dickinson said. “My focus is making it to states.”

Central Cambria’s Christian Vasil won boys shot put with a throw of 48-9. Vasil has won the event in several invitationals over the past month and is hoping it pays off at districts.

“It’s consistency,” Vasil said. “I practice all the time. I haven’t missed a practice, and it’s seven days a week for me. I want to go for 50. I have scratched a few and a 51 so far. I have to stay at it no matter what and push through the bad days.”

Other LHAC champions included the Tyrone boys, who won the 3200 relay in 8:28.86, and the Central Cambria girls, who won the 3200 relay in 9:48.5.

Huntingdon senior distance runner Tyler Radar won both the mile and the two mile races, and Lady Bearcat Hayden Mark won both the triple jump and long jump. Richland’s Sasha Garnett, a returning state champion in the shot put and silver medalist in the discus, won both the discus and shot put and set the meet record in both events.

KEY

Bald Eagle Area (BEA); Bedford (BD); Bellefonte (B); Bellwood-Antis (BA); Bishop Carroll (BC); Bishop Guilfoyle (BG); Bishop McCort (BM); Central (C); Central Cambria (CC); Chestnut Ridge (CR); Clearfield (CF); Forest Hills (FH); Johnstown (J); Hollidaysburg (H); Huntingdon (HD); Penn Cambria (PC); Penns Valley (PV); Philipsburg-Osceola (PO); Richland (R); Somerset (S); Tyrone (T); Westmont Hilltop (WH).

BOYS

100 dash: 1, Yarnell, H, 11.05; 2, McCracken, R, 11.16; 3, Stolarski, PC, 11.24; 4, Beck, BD, 11.37; 5, Smith, S, 11.44; 6, Mickel, C, 11.49; 7, Hasset, WH, 11.53; 8, Scott, CL, 11.54. 200 dash: 1, Stolarski, PC, 22.0; 2, Yarnell, H, 22.11; 3, McAneny, R, 22.81; 4, Ferguson, BM, 23.14; 5, McCracken, R, 23.31; 6, Smith, S, 23.38; 7, Beck, BD, 23.39; 8, Hunt, WH, 23.4. 400 dash: *1, Stolarski, PC, 48.35; 2, Ferguson, BM, 49.75; 3, Mugerwa, R, 50.57; 4, Reed, J, 51.06; 5, Wills, H, 51.07; 6, Gresh, BD, 52.11; 7, McAneny, R, 52.73; 8, Romani, T, 53.2. 800 run: *1, Crist, B, 1:59.79; 2, Gresh, BD, 2:05.1; 3, Beglin, R, 2:05.93; 4, Dechow, BEA, 2:06.34; 5, Domico, CF, 2:07.29; 6, H. Schreier, BA, 2:07.3; 7, Diaz, H, 2:07.43; 8, Butler, C, 2:07.87. 1600 run: 1, Radar, HD, 4:27.2; 2, Kuntz, CC, 4:36.93; 3, Vinnedge, B, 4:39.87; 4, Reamer, PV, 4:40.99; 5, Myers, CR, 4:42.13; 6, Williams, 4:42.99; 7, Domico, CF, 4:44.19; 8, Beglin, R, 4:46.16. 3200 run: 1, Radar, H, 9:49.08; 2, Kuntz, CC, 10:18.25; 3, Manfred, H, 10:28.33; 4, Caron, FH, 10:32.51; 5, Haycisak, CC, 10:33.27; 6, Reamer, PV, 10:37.76; 7, Myers, CR, 10:45.45; 8, Allison C, 10:50.88. 110 hurdles: 1, Dickinson, BA, 15.63; 2, Levander, R, 15.67; 3, Long-Yarrison, C, 15.81; 4, Collins, CF, 15.88; 5, Bender, H, 15.91; 6, Taylor, BEA, 16.28; 7, Shelley, PV, 16.76; 8, Harteis, FH, 16.8. 300 hurdles: 1, Collins, CF, 39.6; 2, Koontz, BD, 41.62; 3, Dickinson, BA, 41.88; 4, Kimler, PV, 41.97; 5, Bender, H, 42.67; 6, Mugerwa, R, 43.2; 7, Rivera, H, 43.28; 8, Carroll, FH, 43.4.

400 relay: 1, Richland (Mugerwa, McAneny, Yarnick, McCracken), 43.17; 2, Bedford, 44.49; 3, Westmont Hilltop, 44.93; 4, Tyrone, 45.01; 5, Penns Valley, 45.22; 6, Somerset, 45.28; 7, Bellefonte, 45.31; 8, Forest Hills, 45.73. 1600 relay: *1, Bedford (Taylor, Brallier, Koontz, Gresh), 3:27.85; 2, Richland, 3:28.5; 3, Hollidaysburg, 3:28.54; 4, Tyrone, 3:32.53; 5, Central, 3:35.22; 6, Central Cambria, 3:38.02; 7, Bellwood-Antis, 3:38.06; 8, Penns Valley, 3:38.13. 3200 relay: 1, Tyrone (Buck, Detwiler, Brumbaugh, McCloskey), 8:28.86; 2, Bedford, 8:32.96; 3, Central Cambria, 8:36.58; 4, Bald Eagle Area, 8:37.69; 5, Hollidaysburg, 8:39.35; 6, Bellefonte, 8:56.86; 7, Richland, 8:57.6; 8, Bellwood-Antis, 9:04.87. High jump: 1, Grabill, H, 6-2; 2, Gates, BEA, 6-0; 3, Martinage, FH, 5-10; 4, Brooks, BEA, 5-10; 5, Weimert, H, 5-10; 6, Edmonson, FH, 5-8; 7, Harris, C, 5-8; 8, Latterner, PC, 5-6. Long jump: *1, Ca. DeLattre, H, 23-2; 2, McDermott, PC, 22-10; 3, Ronan, T, 22-6; 4, Lynch, CF, 21-0.5; 5, Sheridan, WH, 20-10.5; 6, Cunningham, BC, 20-10; 7, Swank, S, 19-11.75; 8, Beach, C, 19-9.25. Triple jump: *1, Ca. DeLattre, H, 47-1; 2, McDermott, PC, 43-8; 3, Swank, S, 43-1; 4, Cunningham, BC, 42-6.5; 5, Co. DeLattre, H, 41-10.5; 6, Wolfhope, CR, 41-7.75; 7, Grabill, H, 41-7.5; 8, Lilly, PC, 41-3.75. Shot put: 1, Vasil, CC, 48-9; 2, McCoy, H, 46-3; 3, Pittsinger, CC, 44-4; 4, Kirsch, H, 43-5; 5, Albright, C, 43-4.5; 6, Albright, H, 43-3; 7, Erdman, HD, 43-0.5; 8, Quick, BA, 43-0. Discus: 1, Maines, H, 144-0; 2, Hollis, R, 142-8; 3, Ryan, BC, 123-4; 4, Ingraham, BD, 122-4; 5, Mostoller, S, 118-3; 6, Rivello, HD, 117-4; 7, Proctor, B, 116-2; 8, Micco, CC, 114-3. Javelin: 1, Chase, R, 167-5; 2, Gray, PC, 149-6; 3, Pellegrine, BA, 144-11; 4, Platt, S, 144-7; 5, Brumbaugh, PC, 144-6; 6, C. Schreier, BA, 142-5; 7, Banks, HD, 142-2; Peck, C, 139-11. Pole vault: *1, Gossard, R, 15-0; 2, Wright, H, 13-0; 3, Carroll, FH, 12-6; 4, Poorman, BA, 12-6; T-5, Aveni, CF, 11-0.; T-5, Kane, BD, 11-0; 6, Hostler, BA, 10-6; 7, Iverson, CR, 10-6; 8, Farabaugh, BC, 10-6

GIRLS

100 dash: 1, Ross, S, 12.64; 2, Frazier, H, 12.72; 3, Lewis, T, 12.9; 4, Urban, S, 12.93; 5, Sipes, BD, 13.04; 6, Cramer, WH, 13.11; 7, Piscatello, R, 13.14; 8, Kreydatus, CR, 13.24. 200 dash: 1, Ross, S, 26.15; 2, Helms, B, 26.39; 3, Frazier, H, 26.68; 4, Waksmonski, H, 26.76; 5, Beck, BD, 26.78; 6, Urban, S, 26.83; 7, Sipes, BD, 26.91; 8, Glessner, FH, 27.26. 400 dash: 1, Clapper, H, 58.15; 2, Stitzer, PV, 1:00.09; 3, Myers, BC, 1:02.15; 4, Hassler, BA, 1:02.56; 5, Campolong, CF, 1:02.91; 6, Felix, FH, 1:03.02; 7, Mavridis, R, 1:03.06; 8, Carpenter, FH, 1:03.91. 800 run: *1, Stitzer, PV, 2:20.09; 2, Al. Sheehan, CC, 2:26.3; 3, Kraft, BA, 2:27.87; 4, Fisher, S, 2:28.66; 5, Ab. Sheehan, CC, 2:29.98; 6, Mavridis, R, 2:30.21; 7, Weaverling, BD, 2:30.58; 8, Pablic, BC, 2:31.46. 1600 run: 1, May, BD, 5:13.83; 2, Fisher, S, 5:19.87; 3, Mavridis, R, 5:20.64; 4, Berkhimer, C, 5:26.16; 5, Pablic, BC, 5:31.73; 6, Smith, PV, 5:39.39; 7, Long, CC, 5:46.34; 8, Carney, H, 5:48.41. 3200 run: 1, May, BD, 11:35.54; 2, Berkhimer, C, 11:49.67; 3, Fisher, S, 11:52.39; 4, Smith, PV, 11:55.03; 5, Mavridis, R, 12:10.66; 6, Brandis, CC, 12:20.09; 7, Etters, H, 12:35.98; 8, Aukerman, B, 13:03.65. 100 hurdles: 1, Glessner, FH, 15.57; 2, Custaney, CF, 15.98; 3, Housley, S, 16.37; 4, Becker, BD, 16.68; 5, Hillegass, S, 16.83; 6, Dunlap, R, 16.87; 7, Steiner, H, 17.23; 8, Benton, C, 17.44. 300 hurdles: 1, Paul, T, 47.41; 2, Papcunik, FH, 48.83; 3, Housley, 49.86; 4, Dodson, CR, 50.07; 5, Taylor, CC, 50.43; 6, Custaney, CF, 50.5; 7, Stolzfus, BA, 50.94; 8, Decker, C, 51.53.

400 relay: 1, Somerset (Hillegass, Smith, Urban, Ross), 50.24; 2, Tyrone, 50.53; 3, Hollidaysburg, 50.78; 4, Bedford, 51.19; 5, Richland, 51.77; 6, Westmont Hilltop, 52.07; 7, Central, 52.08; 8, Huntingdon, 53.01. 1600 relay: 1, Hollidaysburg (Clapper, Moyer, Stanek, Waksmonski), 4:06.69; 2, Forest Hills, 4:11.01; 3, Bedford, 4:15.18; 4, Tyrone, 4:15.56; 5, Central Cambria, 4:16.43; 6, Clearfield, 4:17.8; 7, Central, 4:21.96; 8, Penns Valley, 4:25.81. 3200 relay: 1, Central Cambria (Brandis, Long, Ab. Sheehan, Al. Sheehan), 9:48.5; 2, Bellefonte, 10:00.95; 3, Forest Hills, 10:06.54; 4, Hollidaysburg, 10:06.71; 5, Clearfield, 10:22.71; 6, Bedford, 10:23.21; 7, Bald Eagle Area, 10:36.32; 8, Bellwood-Antis, 10:51.29. High jump: 1, McDevitt, BD, 5-1; T-2, Brallier, BD, 5-0; T-2, McLeary, FH, 5-0; T-2, Jodon, H, 5-0; T-5, Gordon, WH, 4-10; T-5, Salem, R, 4-10; 7, Boyles, C, 4-10; 8, Tyson, B, 4-10. Long jump: 1, Mark, HD, 17-8.75; 2, Clapper, H, 17-7.25; 3, Beck, B, 17-6.5; 4, Lewis, T, 17-3.5; 5, Housley, S, 17-3.25; 6, Macey, R, 16-9.25; 7, LaMarche, BD, 16-6; 8, Helms, B, 16-5.5. Triple jump: 1, Mark, HD, 37-4; 2, Buonaccorsi, HD, 36-10.75; 3, Ramsey, T, 36-5; 4, Lewis, T, 35-9.5; Macey, R, 35-5; 6, Helms, B, 35-4.5; 7, Hall, C, 35-4; 8, Kane, WH, 34-6.75. Shot put: *1, Garnett, R, 43-9; 2, Weber, BD, 33-6; 3, Schirato, FH, 32-10; 4, Danel, FH, 31-0.5; 5, Miller, B, 30-2.75; 6, Mingle, C, 30-1; 7, Taneyhill, BA, 29-9; 8, Dicken, T, 28-10. Discus: *1, Garnett, R, 121-9; 2, Weber, BD, 98-2; 3, Taylor, R, 93-1; 4, Kyper, HD, 90-9; 5, Schirato, FH, 89-4; 6, Speicher, FH, 85-1; 7, Volders, T, 85-0; 8, Kurcin, J, 83-10. Javelin: 1, Gentzel, PV, 114-1; 2, Miller, B, 109-4; 3, Myers, FH, 103-0; 4, Philibin, R, 101-7; 5, Vinglish, PC, 100-10; 6, Yoder, WH, 94-10; 7, Henderson, FH, 92-11; 8, Parks, CR, 92-0. Pole vault: 1, Ford, R, 11-0; 2, Krug, FH, 10-6; 3, Buonaccorsi, HD, 10-6; 4, Rolley, HD, 10-0; 5, Schellenberg, B, 9-6; 6, Worthing, BA, 9-0; T-7, Genditzki, BD, 8-6; T-7, Elbe, CL, 8-6.

*Meet record