The Tyrone Boys and Girls Track and Field teams traveled to Mansion Park in Altoona on Saturday, March 29, to participate in the 48th Annual Igloo Invitational, their first big invitational meet of the season.

“The Igloo Invitational gives us an opportunity to run against different schools and much bigger schools. It’s a good meet to see where we are going to stack up in our district,” Tyrone Head Coach Brad Kanuch said. “I was very pleased with the results of the Igloo. Our relays placed high, and we had some very good individual performances.”

The meet drew teams from 36 schools from across the state, so the competition level was high.

Fortunately for the competitors, the meet did not live up to its name. The day was mostly cloudy with no precipitation, and the temperature began in the 50s and climbed into the low 70s by the afternoon. It was a perfect day for track and field.

BOYS

“Kyler Suhoney was our highest individual place winner, and Tommy Sutt has been very strong all season. He came into track on a mission,” Kanush said.

Suhoney earned 3rd in the crowded 110m hurdles field, running a 16.73.

Sutt was Tyrone’s top finisher in the 3200 as he placed 9th with a time of 10:53.74. He was also Tyrone’s top finisher in the 1600, placing 10th with a time of 4:50.86

In the sprints, sophomore Caleb Whitby ran an 11.63 in the 100 meters, taking 4th place.

Also competing in the 110 hurdles was sophomore Tyler Connely, who ran a 17.93, taking 9th and just missing out on the finals.

Both Connely and Suhoney competed in the 300m hurdles. Connelly placed 8th, running a 44.42 and Suhoney took 9th,running a 45.0

Also running the 100 meter dash was senior Seth Hoover, who placed 13th with a time of 11.96, and senior Trent Adams, who placed 21st with a time of 12.15.

In the 200, Tyrones’s top finisher was senior Austin Lucas, who ran a 24.34 and took 18th place; sophomore Mason Emigh placed 24th, running a 24.69; and Connely placed 29th, running a 24.94.

In the 400, sophomore Drew Irons placed 8th, running a 53.10, and senior Dante Novak placed 14th, running a 54.35.

In the distance events, senior Aiden Detwiler placed 10th in the 800, running a 2:07.5, and junior Alex Brumbaugh placed 17th, running a 2:14.7.

In the 1600, in addition to Sutt, Brumbaugh placed 21st at 4:57.52, and Nate Erickson placed 26th running a 5:07.08.

Erickson finished behind Sutt in the 3200, placing 22nd and running 11:30.78.

Tyrone’s top finishing relay team was the 4×800 team, consisting of Sutt, Detwiler, Novak, and Brumbaugh. The team placed 4th with a time of 8:40.17.

The 4×100 team, consisting of Emigh, Whitby, Lucas, and Hoover, took 5th with a time of 44.54, and the 4×400 team made up of Novak, Whitby, Irons, and Detwiler also took 5th with a time of 3:33.86.

In the field events, Mason Emigh was the top finisher, triple jumping a 41-6.75, good enough to give him a 6th-place finish.

Emigh also placed 7th in the long jump with a jump of 20-4.75. Whitby followed behind him, taking 8th and jumping 20-2.75. Junior Eli Woomer took 10th with a jump of 19-11.5.

Tyrone’s lone high jumper, Logan Rumberger, took 13th as he cleared 5-6.

In the throws, junior Ashton Emigh placed 25th in the javelin with a throw of 130-7, and junior Corey Gehlman placed 36th, throwing 110-11.

In discus senior Cian Hockenberry placed 26th, throwing 103-6 and freshman Zach Silva placed 33rd, throwing 94-11. Silva also placed 34th in the shot put, throwing 35-3.

GIRLS:

On the girls side, sophomore Sarah Chichester was Tyrone’s top finisher, placing 8th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.6 and 9th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.36.

In the 400-meter dash, sophomore Taylor Wrye placed 18th with a time of 1:06.40, and junior Alyssa Houck placed 27th with a time of 1:08.26.

In the 800-meter run, Wrye placed 14th with a time of 2:40.24, and Houck placed 25th with a time of 2:48.46.

Junior Claire Lehman, aka Caitlyn Clark, placed 11th in the 300-meter hurdles, running a PR of 51.51 seconds, and freshman Kiana Gardnber placed 25th with a time of 56.94.

“The igloo was the first meet this year where the weather was nice, so having good conditions definitely helped with my performance,” Lehman, aka Clark, said.

In the 4×400 relay, Chichester, Houck, Wrye, and Lehman received 8th running a time of 4:23.44.

Sophomore Josie Dicken received 12th in shot put throwing 29-0, and also received 20th in discuss throwing 77-10.

In javelin, senior Kylee Nelson received 4th throwing 109-07, and junior Raeleigh Oliver received 35th throwing 70-08.

In high jump, freshman Lola Woomer received 8th jumping 5-00, senior Taylan McGlynn received 19th jumping 4-06, and Nelson received 24th jumping 4-04.

Junior Addison Warren placed 14th in pole vault jumping 7-06.

In long jump, junior Nicole Ramsey placed 13th jumping 15-04, and Woomer placed 24th jumping 14-04.

In triple jump, Ramsey received 9th jumping 33-07.50, and Woomer received 16th jumping 31-10.25.