Recap
Altoona, PA — The 47th edition (Coach T’s 41st including his high school days) definitely lived up t9 the name as Mother Nature again proved herself a worthy opponent of Spring Sports in PA. An overcast, windy and cold day greeted the Tigers and the others at Mansion Park. On the girls side, no overall event winners but many PR’s set along with seasons bests. Place winners today include Emily Clapper 2nd in the 400, 3rd in Long Jump, 6th in the Triple Jump and a 3rd in the 1600M Relay along with team members Aubree Waksmonski, Katie Steiner and Sophia Moyer. 4x800 Relay of Rylan Carney, Katie Etters, Nora Statler and Nora Stanek 4th. 4x100 Relay Drew Kordish, Anna Statler, Aubree Waksmonski and Elizabeth Frazier 4th. Elizabeth Frazier 100m 4th, 200m 4th. Katie Steiner 300m Hurdles 5th, Aubree Waksmonski 100m 6th, 200m 3rd, Rylan Carney 3200m 8th, Lily Jodon High Jump 6th, Samantha Shoemaker Long Jump 4th, Triple Jump 7th.
On the Boys side, Isaac Yarnell continued his assault on the school sprint records adding the 100m dash to his quiver with a dominate win. He also added a 2nd in the 200m and a 2nd in the 400m, both losses to his SC nemesis JM. Caden Delattre followed Isaac’s lead, besting his own school record in the Triple Jump with a dramatic come from behind jump on his last attempt for the win. When the Cocky athlete in first place, going into finals decided to wrap up in his fleece blanky and forgo any jumps in the finals, Caden nailed his final jump forcing cocky boy to have to jump…….he failed. Other top finishers were Owen Bender 7th 110m hurdles, 4th 300m hurdles, Josh Bueno 5th 110m hurdles, Blaise Willis 6th 100m, Anthony Destefano 8th 200m, Reuben Manfred 8th 3200m, Nate Grabil 3rd High Jump, 4th Triple Jump, Layton Weimert 5th High Jump, Jacob Snyder 7th High Jump, Derek Wright 2nd Pole Vault, Jack Singer 3rd Pole Vault, Caleb Tryninewski 4th Pole Vault, Cole Delattre 8th Triple Jump, Jefferson McCoy 8th Shot and Christian White 7th Discus.