On Saturday, LebCo’s six junior high Track & Field programs competed in their version of the Lebanon County Championships, much like their high school counterparts had done the previous evening. Unlike the high school version of the event, the weather was not as nice, with temperatures in the fifties and rain showers causing damp conditions. Despite the challenging conditions, the competition at Palmyra’s Buck Swank Stadium was intense.
Defending their home turf, Palmyra won the Girls Team Championship. The Cougars were led by Maya Skipper, who won the 100m (13.42) and 200m (27.46), edging out teammate Emily Bearinger, the 2nd place finisher in both races. Maddie Stahl added a victory in the 800m (2:44.7), and Charlotte Duncan won the 100m Hurdles (19.91), which were added to the meet this year. Palmyra also added 1st place finishes in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
Outside of the team competition, there were several other top performances. Cedar Crest’s Mikayla Fripps won both the Shot Put (34’2″) and Discus (68’2″). Annville-Cleona had the jumps under control, with Georgia Sellers winning the Long Jump (14’3″) and Kora Wolfe taking the High Jump (4’8″). Annville’s Lucy Stellmach won the 1600m (5:57.0) before leading the Dutchmen to a victory in the 4x800m.
On the Boys’ side, Cedar Crest outlasted a strong challenge from ELCO to take the Team Championship. The Falcons were again led by 8th grader Jordan Anderson, who repeated as the County Champ in the 100m (12.33) and 200m (24.55). In a testament to their depth, teammate Andrew Appiah finished 2nd in both short sprints. Cedar Crest was also the top finishers in the 4x100m and 4x400m relay races.
Overall, the Boys’ competition was very well spread out, with no one team dominating. Dominic Wentling, representing Annville-Cleona, was the king of the throws, winning the Discus (156’6″) by nearly thirty feet and then marking 39’6″ in the Shot Put to narrowly defeat ELCO’s Kayden Wagner (38’4″). ELCO had a pair of winners on the track, with Cru Frederick taking the 800m (2:16.8) and Max Frederick winning the 1600m (4:56.7). The two Raiders also paired up for a win in the 4x800m (9:38). Northern Lebanon’s winners included Bryant Baquerizo in the 110m High Hurdles (18.25) and Johnny Hilton in the High Jump (5’8″). Lebanon took the top spot in the Long Jump, with Yassine Hakam‘s leap of 16’11.5″.
In addition to the hurdles, the Turbo Jav , a safer version of one of the high school throwing staples, was also new to the meet this year (pictured below). Northern Lebanon’s Landon Graby‘s throw of 95’0″ won the event. Lebanon’s Tyler Reigle also had a nice throw of 93’10” to take silver.
One final note. The Lebanon County Junior High Track & Field Championship Meet offers an early look at who may be arriving soon at the high school level. As an example, last year, Palmyra’s Maddy Waldron and Annville-Cleona’s Jada Morales showed off their sprint speed and are using that skill to set records at the high school level this year. Who are the next stars?
Below is a list of the top six finishers in each event followed by just some of the photos captured by Owlcatraz Photography. To view all of the results, visit here.
2024 LebCo Championship High School Meet Results
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Girls
100m
1st Maya Skipper (Palmyra) – 13.42
2nd Emily Bearinger (Palmyra) – 13.91
3rd Cayleigh Shaak (Lebanon) – 14.39
4th Dakota Dengler (Cedar Crest) – 14.45
5th Miley Bowers (Cedar Crest) – 14.52
6th Ava Stewart (ELCO) – 14.58
200m
1st Maya Skipper (Palmyra) – 27.46
2nd Emily Bearinger (Palmyra) – 28.3
3rd Mya Pauleus (Lebanon) – 29.12
4th Adewale Oluwaseyitan (ELCO) – 29.84
5th Ava Stewart (ELCO) – 30.03
6th Joannielys Arenas (Lebanon) – 30.35
400m
1st Rileyane Witmer (ELCO) – 1:08.3
2nd Laura Reese (Palmyra) – 1:09.2
3rd Addison Kline (Cedar Crest) – 1:09.9
4th Emily Marinkov (Northern Lebanon) – 1:09.9
5th Mariah Dupree (Palmyra) – 1:10.7
6th Rosaliah Garcia (Lebanon) – 1:10.9
800m
1st Maddie Stahl (Palmyra) – 2:44.7
2nd Lucy Stellmach (Annville-Cleona) – 2:45.6
3rd Clara Schneider (Cedar Crest) – 2:48.1
4th Chelsea Herr (Palmyra) – 2:48.1
5th Sophie Musser (Cedar Crest) – 2:50.6
6th Sarah Badolato (ELCO) – 2:55.67
1600m
1st Lucy Stellmach (Annville-Cleona) – 5:57.0
2nd Paityn Newswanger (ELCO) – 6:09.7
3rd Leah Gephart (Palmyra) – 6:12.2
4th Maddie Stahl (Palmyra) – 6:19.7
5th Sophia Roye (Northern Lebanon) – 6:33.1
6th Taylor Cunningham (Northern Lebanon) – 6:36.7
100m High Hurdles
1st Charlotte Duncan (Palmyra) – 19.91
2nd Marieliz Melendez Perez (Northern Lebanon) – 20.64
3rd Leah Line (Palmyra) – 20.65
5th Reminisce Perez (Northern Lebanon) – 21.14
6th Teige Christiansen (Annville-Cleona) – 21.18
4x100m
1st Palmyra – 54.31
2nd ELCO – 54.93
3rd Lebanon – 55.33
4th Cedar Crest – 55.76
5th Annville-Cleona – 56.94
6th Northern Lebanon – 57.71
4x400m
1st Palmyra – 4:43.4
2nd ELCO – 4:47.8
3rd Cedar Crest – 4:56.3
4th Northern Lebanon – 4:57.5
5th Annville-Cleona – 5:04.2
6th Lebanon – 5:07.6
4x800m
1st Annville-Cleona – 11:18.1
2nd ELCO – 11:23.3
3rd Cedar Crest – 11:47.1
4th Palmyra – 11:50.7
5th Lebanon – 12:27.9
Long Jump
1st Georgia Sellers (Annville-Cleona) – 14’3″
2nd Addison Mays (ELCO) – 13’8.5″
3rd Sasha Hicks (ELCO) – 13’5″
3rd Kora Wolfe (Annville-Cleona) – 13’5″
5th Paige Frey (Cedar Crest) – 13’2″
6th Layla Herbein (Cedar Crest) – 12’11.5″
High Jump
1st Kora Wolfe (Annville-Cleona) – 4’8″
2nd Dakota Dengler (Cedar Crest) – 4’6″
3rd Adewale Oluwaseyitan (ELCO) – 4’4″
4th Paige Frey (Cedar Crest) – 4’4″
5th Nora Monahan (Palmyra) – 4’4″
6th Emma Yordy (Northern Lebanon) – 4’4″
Shot Put
1st Mikayla Fripps (Cedar Crest) – 34’2″
2nd Julia Wenger (ELCO) – 29’4″
3rd Emily Weimer (Northern Lebanon) – 29’1″
4th Nina Lampkin (Lebanon) – 28’5″
5th Mackenzie Schoop (Palmyra) – 25’8″
6th Zuleyni Ortega (Lebanon) – 25’3″
Discus
1st Mikayla Fripps (Cedar Crest) – 68’2″
2nd Eman Mohamed (Cedar Crest) – 67’7″
3rd Nina Lampkin (Lebanon) – 65’6″
4th Emily Weimer (Northern Lebanon) – 65’4″
5th Julia Wenger (ELCO) – 63’7″
6th Trinity Leeper (Lebanon) – 63’5″
Team Scores
Palmyra – 98
Cedar Crest – 79
ELCO – 79
Annville-Cleona – 57
Lebanon – 35
Northern Lebanon – 23
Boys
100m
1st Jordan Anderson (Cedar Crest) – 12.33
2nd Andrew Appiah (Cedar Crest) – 12.74
3rd Jaylynn Moyer (Annville-Cleona) – 12.8
4th Ty Martin (Northern Lebanon) – 12.89
5th Bryant Baquerizo (Northern Lebanon) – 12.99
6th Keegan Meily (Annville-Cleona) – 13.13
200m
1st Jordan Anderson (Cedar Crest) – 24.55
2nd Andrew Appiah (Cedar Crest) – 26.39
3rd Bryant Baquerizo (Northern Lebanon) – 26.72
4th Daryl Brandon (ELCO) – 27.24
5th Keegan Meily (Annville-Cleona) – 27.48
6th Josh Smith (Annville-Cleona) – 27.94
400m
1st Danny Shay (Annville-Cleona) – 58.76
2nd Yassine Hakam (Lebanon) – 58.99
3rd Chandler Gass (ELCO) – 1:00.3
4th Vincent Reager (Cedar Crest) – 1:00.9
5th Caiden Behm (ELCO) – 1:01.0
6th Connor Anderson (Palmyra) – 1:01.1
800m
1st Cru Frederick (ELCO) – 2:16.8
2nd Trystan Steckbeck (Lebanon) – 2:19.7
3rd Cameran Willis (Cedar Crest) – 2:19.8
4th Terry Lewis (Cedar Crest) – 2:24.8
5th Max Chesney (Palmyra) – 2:30.5
6th Sawyer Shanaman (ELCO) – 2:35.5
1600m
1st Max Frederick (ELCO) – 4:56.7
2nd Henry Wengert (Cedar Crest) – 5:00.1
3rd Trystan Steckbeck (Lebanon) – 5:11.4
4th Oliver Brandt (Annville-Cleona) – 5:29.4
5th Max Chesney (Palmyra) – 5:40.0
6th Collin Buscavage (Palmyra) – 5:46.3
110m High Hurdles
1st Bryant Baquerizo (Northern Lebanon) – 18.25
2nd Ty Martin (Northern Lebanon) – 19.13
3rd Benjamin Allwein (Annville-Cleona) – 20.34
4th Luke Siegert (Palmyra) – 20.52
5th Simon Howard (Lebanon) – 22.84
4x100m
1st Cedar Crest – 48.03
2nd Northern Lebanon – 50.2
3rd Annville-Cleona – 50.58
4th ELCO – 50.77
5th Palmyra – 54.2
6th Lebanon – 54.65
4x400m
1st Cedar Crest – 3:59.1
2nd ELCO – 4:01.5
3rd Annville-Cleona – 4:08.0
4th Lebanon – 4:10.2
5th Northern Lebanon – 4:26.0
6th Palmyra – 4:37.2
4x800m
1st ELCO – 9:38.0
2nd Cedar Crest – 9:51.9
3rd Palmyra – 10:01.3
4th Annville-Cleona – 10:01.7
5th Northern Lebanon – 10:36.0
Long Jump
1st Yassine Hakam (Lebanon) – 16’11.5″
2nd Cody Leedy (Northern Lebanon) – 16’6.5″
3rd Tyler Carroll (Cedar Crest) – 16’4″
4th Derek Franco (Lebanon) – 15’9.5″
5th Jaylynn Moyer (Annville-Cleona) – 15’4.5″
6th Isaiah Figueroa (Annville-Cleona) – 15’4″
High Jump
1st Johnny Hilton (Northern Lebanon) – 5’6″
2nd Dominic Cuthie (Cedar Crest) – 5’2″
3rd Weston Weaver (Palmyra) – 5’2″
3rd Benjamin Allwein (Annville-Cleona) – 5’2″
5th Daryl Brandon (ELCO) – 5’0″
6th Deigo Corona (Lebanon) – 4’10”
Shot Put
1st Dominic Wentling (Annville-Cleona) – 39’6″
2nd Kayden Wagner (ELCO) – 38’4″
3rd Mason Adams (Northern Lebanon) – 35’8″
4th Oliver Eberly (ELCO) – 34’0″
5th Landon Graby (Northern Lebanon) – 33’10”
6th Nathan Moyer (Cedar Crest) – 32’6″
Discus
1st Dominic Wentling (Annville-Cleona) – 156’6″
2nd Kayden Wagner (ELCO) – 117’8″
3rd Dominick Smith (Annville-Cleona) – 114’6″
4th Landon Graby (Northern Lebanon) – 107’10”
5th Derek Hess (ELCO) – 92’11”
6th Nathan Moyer (Cedar Crest) – 91’7″
Turbo Jav
1st Landon Graby (Northern Lebanon) – 95’0″
2nd Tyler Reigle (Lebanon) – 93’10”
3rd Dominic Wentling (Annville-Cleona) – 87’11”
4th Mason Adams (Northern Lebanon) – 79’11”
5th Austin Brown (Palmyra) – 78’3″
6th Dominick Smith (Annville-Cleona) – 69’9″
Team Scores
Cedar Crest – 84
ELCO – 79
Annville-Cleona – 67
Northern Lebanon – 48
Lebanon – 42
Palmyra – 20
Full Results
Photos
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