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Which track and field athletes stood out at Saturday's sunny North East Invitational?

jeff uveino, erie times-news
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NORTH EAST — They’d sought this type of setting for weeks.

A picturesque sky overlooked the 28th annual North East track and field invitational, a welcomed shift in weather for teams that had previously endured two-plus weeks of cold and rain. North East’s star student-athletes shined, but Seneca stood out most at this year’s meet, the Bobcats impressing across boys and girls competition.

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“We’ve done what I would call ‘old school’ training. We’ve hit the roads and done some hill workouts, which I don’t think they were used to, and on the long-distance side we’ve done some sprint workouts to challenge them. We’ve spent a lot of time on technique, especially with our hurdlers.”

Three Bobcats won multiple events Saturday. The meet does not crown a team champion, but with the District 10 meet two weeks away, Saturday was encouraging for first-year varsity coach Kim Paris’ group.

Seneca High School freshman Angel Troutman won the girls long jump during the North East Track & Field Invitational in North East on Saturday.
Seneca High School freshman Angel Troutman won the girls long jump during the North East Track & Field Invitational in North East on Saturday.

Seneca headliners

Ashley Post topped all competitors Saturday by winning three girls events, including the 800-meter run (2 minutes, 34.38 seconds), 1600-meter run (5:36.85) and running a leg on the winning 3200-meter relay (10:32.38).

Angel Troutman won the girls’ 100 hurdles in 16.48 seconds and tied with Isabella Wood of McDowell at 15 feet 7 inches to top the long jump podium. Ryan Miller, meanwhile, swept the boys’ 110 hurdles (16.00) and 300 hurdles (41.72).

Seneca High School senior Ryan Miller wins a boys 110-meter hurdle preliminary race during the North East Track & Field Invitational in North East on Saturday. Miller later won the event finals race.
Seneca High School senior Ryan Miller wins a boys 110-meter hurdle preliminary race during the North East Track & Field Invitational in North East on Saturday. Miller later won the event finals race.

Troutman, a freshman, and Miller, a senior, are experiencing Seneca’s emergence on opposite ends of their career. Both, however, are among those fueling it.

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“We’ve been putting in the work since even before the season started,” Miller said. “Everyone here wants to win and that just goes to show the culture at Seneca.”

Seneca was equally impactful in the throws, sweeping shot put and discus while also claiming the first, second and third-place finishes in the latter.

“We have a running club in elementary school and then our middle school track team, so it’s such a group effort,” Paris said. “We have a great group of kids now but, all the way up through, the passion is there, which is super exciting. You’re seeing the fruits of that labor — it’s a long-term investment and our school district has been extremely supportive of that.”

Setting a high standard

North East’s boys 3200 relay team had nothing to be ashamed of.

Lucas Boyd, Aivan Vargas, Riley Kordes and Kameron Chadsey breezed through their shared event in 8:19.51, nearly 50 seconds ahead of runner-up Seneca. Their post-meet disappointment, however, stemmed from a time set by Titusville in 2012.

This team, which has posted times this season among the state’s best in Class 2A, hoped to break its home meet record. While they fell short of their 8:12.38 goal, they enjoyed a long-awaited opportunity to race in ideal conditions.

“That group of kids worked hard all winter long,” said North East coach Dick Gregg, who applauded the day as a prime chance for district and state-qualifying finishes. “They’ll be at the state meet looking for medals, who knows which one.”

North East High School junior Jamari Curlett, top, wins the boys 100-meter dash during the North East Track & Field Invitational.
North East High School junior Jamari Curlett, top, wins the boys 100-meter dash during the North East Track & Field Invitational.

Chadsey also won the 800 in 2:06.60 to double. Jamari Curlett added two wins of his own for North East, claiming the boys 100 in 11.22 seconds and teaming up with Mikeal Banaag, Landon Kelly and Jackson Humes to win the 400 relay in 46.12.

Chloe Yazembiak of Northwestern was the meet’s only other double winner, sweeping the girls sprints. The junior won the 100 in 13.56 seconds and the 200 in 28.40.

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Meet results

28th annual North East track and field invitational results

GIRLS

100 meters: 1. Chloe Yazembiak (Northwestern) 13.56, 2. Alivia Mendralla (Erie) 13.59, 3. Ondrea Young (Sharon) 13.60, 4. Mackenzie Marsh (Fort LeBoeuf) 13.79, 5. Abigail Falk (Fort LeBoeuf) 14.00, 6. Jalis Burgos (Iroquois) 14.03, 7. Aleksandra Tupper (North East) 14.11, 8. Sage Slowikowski (Seneca) 14.21.

200: 1. Chloe Yazembiak (Northwestern), 28.40, 2. Abigail Falk (Fort LeBoeuf) 28.77, 3. Aubrey Hammill (Senea) 28.83, 4. Alivia Mendralla (Erie) 18.86, 5. Aasia Duncan (McDowell) 28.88, 6. Mackenzie Nelson (Seneca) 28.93, 7. Ella McGowan (Fort LeBoeuf) 29.08, 8. Samantha Bryan (Harbor Creek) 29.33.

400: 1. Ondrea Young (Sharon) 1:02.82, 2. Mackenzie Nelson (Seneca) 1:03.18, 3. Regina Torrance (Cathedral Prep) 1:04.28, 4. Olivia Pikiewicz (Seneca) 1:05.74, 5. Ella McGowan (Fort LeBoeuf) 1:06.16, 6. Jasmine McGee (Sharon) 1:06.96, 7. Miah Skelly (North East) 1:09.73, 8. Leah Moffett (Seneca) 1:10.95.

800: 1. Ashley Post (Seneca) 2:34.38, 2. Evelyn Clark (Northweastern) 2:36.53, 3. Colby Lester (Cathedral Prep) 2:37.57, 4. Lynzey Reinsel (North East) 2:41.47, 5. Ava Kojancie (Iroquois) 2:43.26, 6. Macy Ward (Harbor Creek) 2:47.52, 7. Delani Miller (Fort LeBoeuf) 2:28.44, 8. Emily Clark (Northwestern) 2:51.21

1600: Ashley Post (Seneca) 5:36.85, 2. Addison Pettis (Northwestern) 5:44.71, 3. Allie Gladitz (Seneca) 5:51.85, 4. Emily Clark (Northwestern) 5:56.40, 5. Grace Barrett (Cathedral Prep) 6:00.63, 6. Samantha Abate (North East) 6:00.71, 7. Jenna Lombard (Iroquois) 6:01.29, 8. Delaney Pettis (Northwestern) 6:07.30.

3200: 1. Addison Pettis (Northwestern) 12:19.76, 2. Brooke Majewski (Seneca) 13:12.19, 3. Delaney Pettis (Northwestern) 13:33.54, 4. Abby Green (Fort LeBoeuf) 13:52.77, 5. Megan Messina (Sharon) 14:02.01, 6. Moira Miller (North East) 14:16.10, 7. Leila Schmitt (Fairview) 14:28.43, 8. Maddie Parker (Fort LeBoeuf) 14:31.44.

100 hurdles: Angel Troutman (Seneca) 16.48, 2. Ondrea Young (Sharon) 16.58, 3. Morgan Wilhelm (Seneca) 17.21, 4. Tanya Larkin (Erie) 18.06, 5. Olivia Paris (Seneca) 18.26, 6. Isabella Smith (North East) 19.21, 7. Najwa Jelinek (McDowell) 19.44, 8. Brooklynn Morrow (Fort LeBoeuf) 19.59.

300 hurdles: 1. Morgan Wilhelm (Seneca) 49.56, 2. Myra Asmondy (Northwestern) 50.22, 3. Tamya Larkin (Erie) 51.69, 4. Ondra Young (Sharon) 52.22, 5. Olivia Paris (Seneca) 54.08, 6. Morgan Parmeter (Seneca) 55.83, 7. Alistar McGary (McDowell) 57.00, 8. Sarah Hoffman (Sheffield) 57.40.

400 relay: 1. Seneca (Sage Slowikowski, Morgan Wilhelm, Morgan Parmeter, Audrey Hamill) 54.81, 2. North East (Avery Blackner, Jenna Foster, Gigi Gaston, Aleksandra Tupper) 53.40, 3. Sharon (Jasmine McGee, Ariana Chapman, Camryn Baker, India McGee 57.14, 4. Sheffield (Lily Benton, Kadence Steffan, Emily Foster, Emma Roell) 58.52.

3200 relay: 1. Seneca (Ashley Post, Olivia Pikiwicz, Mackenzie Nelson, Allie Gladitz) 10:32.38, 2. Fort LeBoeuf (Abby Green, Delani Miller, Kayla Northrup, Brooke Barney) 11:46.67, 3. Sheffield (Emma Roell, Kayle Bell, Emily Davidson, Madison Connolly) 13:20.03.

High jump: 1. Kennley Conn (North East) 4-9, 2. Lilah Hetherington (Seneca) 4-9, T-3. Mariah Rodemoyer (North East) 4-7, T-3. Willow Phillips (Sharon) 4-7, T-3. Emily Foster (Sheffield) 4-7, T-7: Kaylin Laird (Cathedral Prep) 4-5, T-7. Jessica Hetz (McDowell) 4-5, T-7. Millie Hinds (Seneca) 4-5.

Pole vault: 1. =Lainey Labruzzo (North East) 9-0, 2. Avery Blackmer (North East) 8-6, 3. Maddie Moore (McDowell) 8-0, 4. Mariah Rodemoyer (North East) 7-6, T-5. Madison Shields (Fort LeBoeuf) 7-0, T-5. Madison Ross (Harbor Creek) 7-0, T-5: Grace Barrett (Cathedral Prep_ 7-0, 8. Sydney Huggler (McDowell) 6-6.

Long jump: T-1. Angel Troutman (Seneca) 15-7, T-1. Isabella Wood (McDowell) 15-7, 3. Kira McCorkle (McDowell) 15-4.5, 4. Lora Nikolova (McDowell) 14-10, 5. Camryn Baker (Sharon) 14-6, 6. Evelyn Clark (Northwestern) 14-3, 7. Morgan Smith (Cathedral Prep) 14-0, 8. Delaney Pettis (Northwestern) 13-9.

Triple jump: 1. Makenna McFarland (McDowell) 32-9.5, 2. Lora Nikolova (McDowell) 32-07.25, 3. Camryn Baker (Sharon) 31-10.75, 4. Kira McCorkle (McDowell) 31-7.75, 5. Jasmine Craig (Northwestern) 30-8.25, 6. Millie Hinds (Seneca) 30-5, 7. Willow Phillips (Sharon) 29-5, 8. Lilah Hetherington (Seneca) 28-8.75.

Shot put: 1. Kelsie Skinner (Fort LeBoeuf) 31-6.5, 2. Tessa Bemiss (North East) 30-5, 3. Ondrea Coleman-Tubbs (Sharon) 30-4, 4. Olivia Hutchinson (Cathedral Prep) 27-9, 5. Joyce O'Neal (Seneca) 27-2, 6. Alexandria Lanagan (North East) 27-0, 7. Niyonna Amos (Sharon), 8. Katelynn Olmstead (Fort LeBoeuf) 36-3.

Discus: 1. Dalani Berkson (Sharon )115-1, 2. Tessa Bemiss (North East) 113-03, 3. Emma Roell (Sheffield) 101-08, 4. Delaney Prather (North East) 95-10, 5. Joyce O'Neal (Seneca) 93-11, 6. Nathalie Nath (Northwestern) 77-0, 7. Kora Schweitzer (McDowell) 77-0, 8. Niyonna Amos (Sharon) 75-04.

Javelin: 1. Delaney Prather (North East) 120-0, 2. Morgan McKinnon (Fort LeBoeuf) 103-5, 3. Tessa Bemiss (North East) 103-5, 4. D'Annah Davis (Erie) 100-6, 5. Katelynn Olmstead (Fort LeBoeuf) 96-5, 6. Kelsie Skinner (Fort LeBoeuf) 94-8, 7. Jasmine Craig (Northwestern) 88-10, 8. Emily Davidson (Sheffield) 87-11.

North East High School junior Jamari Curlett, center, wins a boys 100-meter dash preliminary race during the North East Track & Field Invitational in North East on Saturday.
North East High School junior Jamari Curlett, center, wins a boys 100-meter dash preliminary race during the North East Track & Field Invitational in North East on Saturday.

BOYS

100 meters: 1. Jamari Curlett (North East) 11.22, 2. Javeerh White (Sharon )11.74, 3. John Morvay (Seneca) 11.97, 4. Sebastine Tabong (McDowell) 11.98, 5. Judah Abram (Sharon) 12.05, 6. Joseph Galbraith (Fort LeBoeuf) 12.06, 7. Anthony Buscemi (Seneca) 12.09, 8. Arydah Pacley (Erie) 12.14.

200: 1. John Morvay (Seneca) 24.24, Jalil Thrower (Erie) 24.79, 3. Logan Harwood (Seneca) 24.95, 4. Joseph Galbraith (Fort LeBoeuf) 24.96, 5. Brody Bonsell (McDowell) 25.19, 6. Collin Brown (Sheffield) 25.19, 7. Sebastine Tabong (McDowell) 25.20, 8. Kaden Graham (McDOwell) 25.47.

400: 1. Bonheur Kitongo (Erie) 53.92, 2. Logan Kuhn (Iroquois) 53.94, 3. Kare'Mez Norris (Sharon) 54.27, 4. Logan Harwood (Seneca) 54.27, 5. Judah Abram (Sharon )55.89, 6. Carter Bentsen (McDowell) 55.9, 7. Roman Hamm (Cathedral Prep) 55.99, 8. Shawn Renner (Seneca) 56.17.

800: 1. Kameron Chadsey (North East) 2:06.60, 2. Aivan Varges (North East) 2:06.61, 3. Brady Heeter (McDowell) 2:09.13, 4. Riley Kordes (North East) 2:10.38, 5. Michael Werner (Seneca) 2:11.96, 6. Dylan Hardwick (Sheffield) 2:12.92, 7. Ryan Hayes (Fort LeBoeuf) 2:13.77, 8. Jed Brown (Seneca) 2:15.77.

1600: Ryan Hayes (Fort LeBoeuf) 4:44.85, 2. Brady Heeter (McDowell) 4:45.26, 3. Lucus Boyd (North East) 4:45.65, 4. Michael Werner (Seneca) 4:50.94, 5. Liam Kilages (North East) 4:55.90, 6. Gavin Bendig (Seneca) 5:02.95, 7. Colton Carpenter (Iroquois) 5:03.67, 8. Ian Bird (Northwestern) 5:06.57.

3200: 1. Bryson Hammond (North East) 10:49.66, 2. Quinn Brewer (Harbor Creek) 10:57.33, 4. Zac Shumac (Seneca) 11:09.09, 5. Justin Sims (Sharon)11:11.21, 6. Carter Fox (North East) 11:45.14, 7. Alexx Eaton (Sheffield) 11:47.11, 8. Eric Zurn (McDowell) 11:50.04.

110 hurdles: 1. Ryan Miller (Seneca) 16.00, 2. Avari Hannold (Erie) 16.76, 3. Kyle Brace (Seneca) 16.88, 4. Cameron Swantek (Northwestern) 18.06, 5. Tyler Cornelius (Fort LeBoeuf) 18.33, 6. Kaiden Chandler (North East) 18.41, 7. Kevin Carroll (Erie) 18.46, 8. Ayden Miller (Harbor Creek) 18.61.

300 hurdles: 1. Ryan Miller (Seneca) 41.72, 2. Kyle Brace (Secenca) 44.50, 3. Kar'Mez Norris (Sharon) 45.62, 4. Avari Hannold (erie) 45.97, 5. Kaden Graham (McDowell) 46.67, 6. Gavin Berquist (McDowell) 46.83, 7. Kaiden Chandler (North East) 47.03, 8. Isaac McGuigan (North East) 47.67.

400 relay: 1. North East (Mikeal Banaag, Jamari Curlett, Landon Kelly, Jackson Humes) 46.12.2, 2. Cathedral Prep 47.89, 3. Sharon (Judah Abran, Kare'Mez Norris, Terrian White, Javeerh White) 47.97, 4. Sheffield (Colby Barr, Bollin Brown, Leihden Wotorson, Lucas McNeal) 48.70, 5. Harbor Creek (Ben Landis, Alex Lunger, Calvin Szklenski, Ayden Miller) 49.20.

3200 relay: 1. North East (Lucas Boyd, Aivan Vargas, Riley Kordes, Kameron Chadsey) 8:19.51, 2. Seneca (Michael Werner, Gavin Bendig, Shawn Renner, Jed Brown) 8:58.01, 3. Erie (Rocco Grande, Shane Al-Wahami, Zach Fenno, Elijah Flemings), 4. Sheffield (Emre Morgan, Marc Lewis, Alex Eaton, Dylan Hardwick), 5. Harbor Creek (Garrett Carnes, Micah Lander, Parker Ward, Quinn Brewer) 8:44.13.

High jump: 1. Noah Crozier (North East) 6-1, 2. Gus Campbell (erie) 5-11, 3. Bryton Wilson (Sharon )5-7, T-4: Maddox Larson (North East) 5-5, T-4. Mason Karash (North East) 5-5, T-4. KC Wasiulewski (Fort LeBoeuf) 5-5, T-7. Aidan Grove (Seneca) 5-3, T-7. Lucas McNeal (Sheffield) 5-3, T-7. Elijah Flemings (Eire) 5-3, T-7. Kyle Brace (Seneca) 5-3.

Pole vault: 1. Cole Marshall (Harbor Creek) 9-6, T-2. Noah Mello (Fort LeBoeuf) 9-0, T-2. Brody Walker (North East) 9-0, T-2. Ashton Sharma (Cathedral Prep) 9-0, T-2. Brady Bowers (Fort LeBoeuf) 9-0, 6. Giles Veit (Harbor Creek) 8-0, 7. Austin Stein (Fort LeBoeuf) 7-6, T-8. Cameron Beebe (Seneca) 7-0, T-8. Blaine Oler (Harbor Creek) 7-0.

Long jump: 1. Tahjgere Morgan (Erie) 19-0, 2. Owen Kemp (North East) 18-4, 3. Anthony Nicolia (McDowell) 18-1.5, 4. Tahjmere Morgan (Erie) 18-0.5, 5. Landon Conroe (Seneca0 17-10.5, T-6. Rob Wetzel (Seneca) 17-7, T-6. Bryton Wilson (Sharon )17-7, T-6. KC Wasiulewski (Fort LeBoeuf) 17-7.

Triple jump: 1. Owen Kemp (North East) 43-6.75, 2. Tahjmere Morgan (Erie) 41-5, 3. Bryton Wilson (Sharon )39-5.75, 4. KC Wasiulewski (Fort LeBoeuf) 37-7, 5. Kevin Carroll (Eie) 37-5-5, 6. Lucas McNeal (Sheffield) 36-11.5, 7. Declan Toohey (Cathedral Prep) 36-3-5, 8. Tahjgere Morgan (Erie) 36-1.75.

Shot put: 1. Dylan Ellenberger (Seneca) 48-0.75, 2. Mason Friedman (Fort LeBoeuf) 43-2, 3. Mason Allsopp (Fort LeBoeuf) 42-11.5, 4. Joe Brennan (Seneca) 42-1025, 5. Nick Schmip (Sharon ) 42-8.5, 6. Kevin Luce (Seneca) 42-6, Bryson Roberson (Sharon) 42-4, 8. Ryan Garner (Harbor Creek) 41-5.5.

Discus: 1. Kevin Luce (Seneca) 137-8, 2. Dylan Ellenberger (Seneca) 131-8, 3. Aidan Gove (Seneca) 124-4, 4. Tagan Rupp (North East) 124-2, 5. John Duran (Fort LeBoeuf) 123-3, 6. Andrew Hatton (Iroquois) 121-11, 7. Reid Courtwright (NorthEast) 120-1, 8. Jacob Kehl (Fort LeBeouf) 112-9.

Javelin: 1. Andrew Hatton (Iroquois) 1141-0, 2. Kevin Luce (Seneca) 140-8, 3. Mason Freidman (Fort LeBoeuf) 136-6, 4. Bryson Roberson (Sharon )136-1, 5. Raphael Blose (Fort LeBoeuf) 129-3, 6. Colin Lawry (North East) 129-1, 7. Isaac Foltz (Fort LeBoeuf) 125-5, 8. Aiden Grove (Seneca) 125-1.

Mixed 1600 relay: 1. North East 4:05.29, 2. Sharon (Jasmine McGee, Abby Douglas, Judah Abram, Kare'Mez Norris) 4:09.47, 3. Cathedral Prep (Regina Torrance, Devin Easter, Roman Hamm, Colby Lester) 4:11.16, 4. Northewestern (Nolan Thorpe, Myra Asmondy, Evelyn Clark, Keegan Miller) 4:17.15, 5. Erie Korryn Barnett-Johnson, Leah Previte, Kamorra Barnett-Johnson, Jayla Bolden) 4;20.01.

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