Tyrone girls and boys both defeated the Huntingdon Bearcats and the Bellefonte Raiders. The girls set the standard for the season with their first win against Bellefonte in history.

“I think it would have been an even more decisive win if we hadn’t been hampered by injuries. Kristen Johnson would have chalked up at least another place in the 3200 [relay], which we did not even run.  And her mad 800 and 400 skills would also have generated points,” said Coach Steve Everhart.

“I was surprised in that Bellefonte had a lot more members on their team and they are consistently a good team. I think our greatest asset on Tuesday was that we have become more diverse; we earned points in every event except the pole vault,” said Head Coach Chris Shedd.

The Tyrone boys scored two wins, beating Bellefonte 102-48 and Huntingdon 131-19.

The Tyrone girls also captured two wins as they beat Bellefonte 80-68 and Huntingdon 83-67.

“I was pleased with the competitive spirit of the team. Everyone was encouraging everyone else to do their best. Very little whining and complaining. Good team wins,” said Head Coach Chris Shedd.

Boys Track 

The boys 4×800 relay consisting of Jack Lewis,  Kyle Plummer, Zach Kohler, and Joe Kohler worked together to get first overall with a time of 8:00.

The boys swept the 110m hurdles against both teams with Michael Lewis taking first (17.84), Nathan Walk in second (19.44), and Daniel Lay in third (20.12).

They also swept the 100m with Gary Weaver in first (11.7), Daniel Lay in second (11.89), and Denver Light in third (12.14) against both teams.

Joe Kohler placed first overall in the 1600m run with a time of 4.46 minutes and Zach Kohler slightly behind in second place with a time of 4.47.

In the 400m, Grayson Putt took first against Huntingdon and second against Bellefonte (58.2) and Brandon Homan took third to both teams (1:00).

With a time of 45.58 the boys 4×100 relay (Parker Mitchell, Daniel Lay, Grayson Putt, and Gary Weaver) took first over both teams.

Daniel Lay(44.89) took first in the 300m hurdles followed by Nathan Walk(49.14) in third to both teams.

Against Huntingdon in the 800m Joe Kohler(2.16) took first, Brent McNeel (2.19) in second, and Kyle Plummer (2.25) in third. Kohler took first to Bellefonte and McNeel third.

In the 200m Mitchell (23.46) took first, Light took second (25.02), and Trenton Albert (25.76) in third to both teams.

Zach Kohler took first over Huntingdon and second to Bellefonte with a time of 10:28.

The 4x400m relay consisting of Putt, Homan, J Kohler, and Mitchell won over both teams with a time of 3:54.

Girls Track

In the 100m hurdles, Makenzie Stauffer (18.0) took first followed by Payton Wagner (18.52) in second, taking the win against both teams.

Alainna Nevling (14.12) and Kelsey Johnson (14.29) took first and second to both teams in the 100m.

In the 1600m run Cassie Friday (6:26) took first to Huntingdon and second to Bellefonte while Maria Barnueveo (6:50) took third to both teams.

Tori  Crabtree (1:07) took first against both teams in the 400m run, while Emily Fusco took third to both with a time of 1:11.

The girls 4×100 relay consisting of Crabtree, Stauffer, Lea Crofcheck, and Nevling took first overall with a time of 55.40.

Wagner (53.01) took first to Bellefonte and second to Huntingdon  in the 300m hurdles followed by Stauffer (55.15) took second to Bellefonte and third to Huntingdon.

In the girls 800m, Friday (2:56) took first to Bellefonte and second to Huntingdon. Fusco followed with a time of 3:06 and a third place against Huntingdon.

Crabtree (29.30) took first to Bellefonte and second to Huntingdon in the 200m. Crofcheck (30.13) took third to both teams.

Barnueveo took second to both teams in the 3200m with a time of 15:43.

the 4×400 relay consisting of Wagner, Friday, Fusco, and Crabtree ran a time of 4:47 took first over Huntingdon.

Boys Field

Brandon Loose took first in the pole vault to Huntingdon and second to Bellefonte with a height of 10′.

In the high jump, Jake Meredith (5’10”) took first overall with Nick Vasbinder (5’8″) in second to both teams.

There was a clean sweep in the long jump with Meredith (19’11”) in first, Mitchell (19’10.5″) in second, and Vasbinder (19’1.5″) in third.

Michael Lewis (40’9″) placed first overall in the triple jump while Vasbinder (38’6.25″) placed second against Huntingdon and third to Bellefonte.

In the shot put, Michael Lewis (42’3.5″) placed first overall. Colby Pannebaker (38’11”) took second  and Aric Reader (38’3″) took third to Huntingdon.

In the discuss category, Justin Bickel (79’10”) took second and Light  (75’7″) third to Huntingdon.

Bickel placed first overall in the javelin throwing 133’2″. Levi Raling (119′) took second to Huntingdon and third to Bellefonte. Braeden Nevling-Ray placed third to Huntingdon with a throw of 113’11”.

Girls Field 

In the high jump, Friday took second to both teams with a jump of 4’4″.  Alexis Cannistraci (4’4″) placed third to Bellefonte.

Crofcheck took second to Huntingdon and third to Bellefonte in the triple jump with a jump of 27’9.5″.

Crofcheck also took first overall in the long jump with a height of 14’1″.

Shaniah Lowery took first over Huntingdon and second to Bellefonte in the shot put with a throw of 28’7″. Torrie Foy with a throw of 24’3″ took third to Huntingdon.

In the discus, Rebecca Schleppy  (73’11”) took first over both teams. Lowery took second to Huntingdon and third to Bellefonte with a throw of 67’7″.

Lowery took first overall in the javelin with a throw of 76’2.5″. Foy took second to Bellefonte with a throw of 69’7.5″.

Everhart and Shedd are both optimistic about the upcoming season.

“We have a  lot of fun and competitive personalities on the girl’s team—keep those two traits alive and it should be a memorable season for coaches and athletes alike.  We just need to keep healthy,” said Coach Steve Everhart.

“Time will tell. Every team gets better over the course of the season, so we will need to get a lot better as the season progresses to have any lasting success at the end when we have large invitational and Districts,” said  Head Coach Chris Shedd.