Thirty-nine teams took part in the 35th annual Pan-Ram Track & Field Invitational at Central Dauphin on Saturday. The Palmyra Cougars were not only there, but made their presence felt with the Boys Team finishing 1st and the Girls finishing 4th in the team standings. The outstanding effort resulted in Palmyra’s athletes winning gold in four individual events and three relays.
On the girls’ side, the Cougars claimed twelve medals. The day was highlighted by Abby Berarducci‘s 1600m race, where she ran a 5:16.9 to take 1st. The senior distance runner then took 8th in the 800m with a 2:29.7. Elaina Potter cleared 9’6″ in the Pole Vault to take bronze.
The Palmyra Boys accomplished their team victory through a mix of top-end individual talent combined with depth that allowed them to sweep gold in all three relays. Cougars also won three individual events, with Tyler Burgess taking both hurdles and Mason Bucks winning the Pole Vault. Burgess, a junior who medaled in both events at States last season, won the Pan-Ram by running a 14.32 in the 110m Hurdles and a 39.28 in the 300m Hurdles. His 14.32 is the 2nd best time run in Pennsylvania this season. He was joined on the podium by teammate Jonathan McDannell, who finished 2nd in the 110m race before adding a 7th place finish in the 300m. Mason Bucks, last year’s State silver medalist in the Pole Vault, won his signature event with a 13’6″ in brutal, windy conditions. In total, the Cougars claimed thirteen medals.
Below are the results for every Palmyra athlete, with the medal winners highlighted in red and the gold medalists bolded.
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Girls
Team Finish – 4th place
100m
Prelims
23rd Maddy Waldron – 13.61
24th Delaney Miller – 13.65
200m
5th Maddy Waldron – 26.83
14th Delaney Miller – 28.02
400m
15th Kate Lachance – 1:05.4
800m
8th Abby Berarducci – 2:29.7
16th Ellie Schaffer – 2:40.0
1600m
1st Abby Berarducci – 5:16.9
15th Avery Rohrer – 5:55.7
1600m (Novice)
2nd Leah Senft – 6:04.4
3200m
5th Avery Rohrer – 12:46.8
6th Amber McCurdy – 12:58.0
3200m (Novice)
6th Grace Chesney – 14:52.2
100m High Hurdles
13th Carmen McConaghy – 18.34
18th Julia Sattele – 19.18
300m IM Hurdles
10th Brynn Leonard – 51.83
11th Carmen McConaghy – 51.98
4x100m
6th Palmyra – 52.7
4x800m
7th Palmyra – 11:34.9
High Jump
22nd Elaina Potter – 4’6″
30th Caleigha Mull – 4’2″
Pole Vault
3rd Elaina Potter – 9’6″
Shot Put
7th Jordan Palmer – 30’0.75″
Discus
21st Jordan Palmer – 77′
28th Cala Hipple – 72’3″
Javelin
5th Sofie Price – 113’9″
34th Elaina Potter – 70’4″
Boys
Team Finish – 4th place
100m
Prelims
14th Travis McDannell – 11.62
26th Landon Weldon – 12.07
200m
5th Jacob Burgess – 23.14
14th Travis McDannell – 24.1
400m
9th Luke Vottero – 53.76
26th Gaige Shuman – 56.36
800m
17th Cohen Claar – 2:10.7
29th Ethan Yorty – 2:14.5
1600m
24th Jake Vottero – 4:59.2
1600m (Novice)
5th Landyn Rose – 5:12.3
3200m
8th Josh Miller – 10:24.6
11th Gavin Bullard – 10:37.7
3200m (Novice)
3rd Nathan Keiner – 11:19.4
110m High Hurdles
Finals
1st Tyler Burgess – 14.32
2nd Jonathan McDannell – 15.11
Prelims
1st Tyler Burgess – 15.27
3rd Jonathan McDannell – 15.45
300m IM Hurdles
1st Tyler Burgess – 39.28
7th Jonathan McDannell – 43.37
4x100m
1st Palmyra – 43.69
4x400m
1st Palmyra – 3:34.1
4x800m
1st Palmyra – 8:31.9
Long Jump
10th Jacob Burgess – 18’3”
High Jump
13th Evan Mosser – 5’8”
21st Mason Bucks – 5’4”
Pole Vault
1st Mason Bucks – 13’6”
5th Zachery Morrissey – 11’0”
Shot Put
12th Cade Palmer – 39’6.25”
25th Logan Howard – 35’11”
Discus
16th Jake Schelhorn – 115’11”
30th Xavier Smith – 99’10”
Javelin
12th Jake Schelhorn – 136’9”
14th Xavier Smith -132’8”
