Track & Field: Northern Lebanon Sweeps Columbia on Cool, Windy Afternoon at Home

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Northern Lebanon Sweeps Columbia on Cool, Windy Afternoon at Home

Despite sunny conditions, it was a cool and windy afternoon on Tuesday for Northern Lebanon’s home dual meet against Columbia. The Vikings handled those conditions just fine.

Powered by a deep and balanced effort across the track and in the field, Northern Lebanon swept the day, with the girls rolling to a 144-1 victory and the boys following with a 109-40 win. The Vikings piled up wins in the relays, controlled the distance races, and showed off their depth in the field events to complete a strong all-around showing on their home track.

Girls Recap: Northern Lebanon 144, Columbia 1

Northern Lebanon’s girls dominated the meet from the opening events on. The Vikings won all three relays and piled up individual wins throughout the lineup, with Selah Martino leading the way on the track by winning the 100m and 400m, while Zoey Bouchard claimed first in both the 1600m and 800m. Northern Lebanon also got victories from Jobrianna Long in the 100m hurdles, Emily Marinkov in the 300m hurdles, Shea Moyer in the 200m, and Elsie Shuey in the 3200m.

The Vikings were just as strong in the field events. Emma Yordy won the high jump, MacKenzie Miller swept the long jump and triple jump, Long added another first-place finish in the pole vault, Katyanne Light won the javelin, and Kasey Weimer took first in the shot put.  Emily Weimer won the discus and added a 2nd place finish in the discus.

Northern Lebanon also swept several events outright, including the 1600m, 3200m, high jump, long jump, javelin, discus, and shot put.

Girls 1st-Place Winners

4x800m Relay: Northern Lebanon – 14:11.03
100m Hurdles: Jobrianna Long (NL) – 17.83
100m Dash: Selah Martino (NL) – 13.93
1600m: Zoey Bouchard (NL) – 6:13.09
400m: Selah Martino (NL) – 1:07.00
4x100m Relay: Northern Lebanon – 56.63
300m Hurdles: Emily Marinkov (NL) – 55.00
800m: Zoey Bouchard (NL) – 2:49.89
200m Dash: Shea Moyer (NL) – 31.00
3200m: Elsie Shuey (NL) – 14:14.43
4x400m Relay: Northern Lebanon – 5:25.46
High Jump: Emma Yordy (NL) – 4’6″
Long Jump: MacKenzie Miller (NL) – 14’2″
Triple Jump: MacKenzie Miller (NL) – 29’11”
Pole Vault: Jobrianna Long (NL) – 8’0″
Javelin: Katyanne Light (NL) – 78’1″
Discus: Emily Weimer (NL) – 98’0″
Shot Put: Kasey Weimer (NL) – 25’9.75″

Boys Recap: Northern Lebanon 109, Columbia 40

Northern Lebanon’s boys matched the girls with a strong team effort of their own. The Vikings were especially sharp in the hurdles, distance races, and field events, with Brady Ryan winning both the 100m and 400m, Anthony Fredericktaking the 1600m, Tucker Reiber winning the 800m, and Luke Hentz finishing first in the 3200m. Northern Lebanon also got hurdle victories from Ty Martin in the 110m hurdles and Trevor Camasta in the 300m hurdles.

In the field, Cody Leedy won both the long jump and triple jump, Levi Bucks took first in the pole vault, and Connor Troxell swept the throwing events by winning both the discus and shot put. Northern Lebanon also picked up relay wins in the 4x800m and 4x400m, helping the Vikings steadily separate on the scoreboard. Columbia earned wins in the 4x100m relay, 200m, high jump, and javelin, but Northern Lebanon’s depth across the rest of the meet proved to be the difference.

Boys 1st-Place Winners

4x800m Relay: Northern Lebanon – 10:48.28
110m Hurdles: Ty Martin (NL) – 17.47
100m Dash: Brady Ryan (NL) – 11.42
1600m: Anthony Frederick (NL) – 5:09.47
400m: Brady Ryan (NL) – 55.50
4x100m Relay: Columbia – 47.56
300m Hurdles: Trevor Camasta (NL) – 50.30
800m: Tucker Reiber (NL) – 2:26.28
200m Dash: Innes (C) – 24.00
3200m: Luke Hentz (NL) – 10:28.3
4x400m Relay: Northern Lebanon – 4:53.75
High Jump: Nichols (C) – 5’10”
Long Jump: Cody Leedy (NL) – 20’9″
Triple Jump: Cody Leedy (NL) – 37’2″
Pole Vault: Levi Bucks (NL) – 9’0″
Javelin: Cayden Sliger (C) – 118’2″
Discus: Connor Troxell (NL) – 114’4″
Shot Put: Connor Troxell (NL) – 41’6.5″

What’s Next?

Northern Lebanon’s boys improved to 3-0, while the girls moved to 2-1 with the sweep. The Vikings will be back in action Friday night at Tulpehocken’s Sterling Hoffman Invitational before returning to dual meet action next Monday at Lancaster Catholic.

Girls Placers

100m Dash
1st. Selah Martino (NL) – 13.93
2nd. Haylee Mullens (NL) – 14.10
3rd. Avery Welch (C) – 14.30

100m Hurdles
1st. Jobrianna Long (NL) – 17.83
2nd. Reminisce Perez (NL) – 19.53
3rd. Isabella Battistelli (NL) – 19.58

1600m
1st. Zoey Bouchard (NL) – 6:13.09
2nd. Alexis Schreckengost (NL) – 6:33.75
3rd. Olivia Winters (NL) – 7:11.25

400m
1st. Selah Martino (NL) – 1:07.00
2nd. Haley Oliver (NL) – 1:09.46
3rd. Olivia Matthews (NL) – 1:13.18

4x100m Relay
1st. Northern Lebanon – 56.63

300m Hurdles
1st. Emily Marinkov (NL) – 55.00
2nd. Ella Carpenter (NL) – 57.16
3rd. Reminisce Perez (NL) – 1:03.49

800m
1st. Zoey Bouchard (NL) – 2:49.89
2nd. Alexis Schreckengost (NL) – 3:02.36
3rd. Olivia Winters (NL) – 3:11.20

200m Dash
1st. Shea Moyer (NL) – 31.00
2nd. Haley Oliver (NL) – 32.00
3rd. Alanna Lawson-Lander (NL) – 33.50

3200m
1st. Elsie Shuey (NL) – 14:14.43
2nd. Philina Raub (NL) – 14:48.30
3rd. Taylor Cunningham (NL) – 16:52.44

4x400m Relay
1st. Northern Lebanon – 5:25.46

High Jump
1st. Emma Yordy (NL) – 4’6″
2nd. Saoirse Phillips (NL) – 4’4″
3rd. Hope Shaffer (NL) – 4’2″

Long Jump
1st. MacKenzie Miller (NL) – 14’2″
2nd. Olivia Matthews (NL) – 13’4.5″
3rd. Haylee Mullens (NL) – 12’10”

Triple Jump
1st. MacKenzie Miller (NL) – 29’11”
2nd. Hope Shaffer (NL) – 24’4.25″

Pole Vault
1st. Jobrianna Long (NL) – 8’0″

Javelin
1st. Katyanne Light (NL) – 78’1″
2nd. Emily Weimer (NL) – 66’10”
3rd. Aubri Frederick (NL) – 64’4″

Discus
1st. Emily Weimer (NL) – 98’0″
2nd. Sara Feagley (NL) – 87’8″
3rd. Mariah Kipp (NL) – 82’11”

Shot Put
1st. Kasey Weimer (NL) – 25’9.75″
2nd. Emily Weimer (NL) – 25’5.25″
3rd. Mariah Kipp (NL) – 25’4″

Boys Placers

4x800m Relay
1st. Northern Lebanon – 10:48.28

110m Hurdles
1st. Ty Martin (NL) – 17.47
2nd. Trent Walborn (NL) – 20.00
3rd. Avery Costanzo (NL) – 21.00

100m Dash
1st. Brady Ryan (NL) – 11.42
2nd. Reynos Reyes (C) – 11.85
3rd. Nahsier Rodriguez (C) – 12.09

1600m
1st. Anthony Frederick (NL) – 5:09.47
2nd. Landon Kreiser-Shifflett (NL) – 5:16.15
3rd. Tucker Reiber (NL) – 5:25.13

400m
1st. Brady Ryan (NL) – 55.50
2nd. Vincent Moyer (NL) – 57.11
3rd. Bobby Reese Jr. (C) – 58.03

4x100m Relay
1st. Columbia – 47.56

300m Hurdles
1st. Trevor Camasta (NL) – 50.30
2nd. Trent Walborn (NL) – 53.13
3rd. Avery Costanzo (NL) – 1:01.40

800m
1st. Tucker Reiber (NL) – 2:26.28
2nd. Landon Kreiser-Shifflett (NL) – 2:26.14
3rd. Charles Werner (NL) – 2:34.31

200m Dash
1st. Innes (C) – 24.00
2nd. Isaac Bruce (NL) – 24.46
3rd. Brady Ryan (NL) – 27.37

3200m
1st. Luke Hentz (NL) – 10:28.3
2nd. Thaddeus Raub (NL) – 10:55.3
3rd. Josiah Kelly (NL) – 12:18.2

4x400m Relay
1st. Northern Lebanon – 4:53.75

High Jump
1st. Nichols (C) – 5’10”
2nd. Diehl (C) – 5’8″
3rd. Cody Leedy (NL) – 5’6″

Long Jump
1st. Cody Leedy (NL) – 20’9″
2nd. Perez (C) – 17’6.5″
3rd. Bryce Yocum (NL) – 17’8.75″

Triple Jump
1st. Cody Leedy (NL) – 37’2″
2nd. Nickolas Snader (NL) – 35’9″
3rd. Mercadeo (C) – 36’7″

Pole Vault
1st. Levi Bucks (NL) – 9’0″
2nd. Nickolas Snader (NL) – 8’0″

Javelin
1st. Cayden Sliger (C) – 118’2″
2nd. Connor Troxell (NL) – 115’3″
3rd. Bryce Yocum (NL) – 113’8″

Discus
1st. Connor Troxell (NL) – 114’4″
2nd. Isaiah Snyder (NL) – 108’3″
3rd. Walker W. (C) – 83’11”

Shot Put
1st. Connor Troxell (NL) – 41’6.5″
2nd. Andrew Stohler (NL) – 37’4.5″
3rd. Isaiah Snyder (NL) – 36’3.75″