Track & Field: Kurtz, Adewale Lead ELCO at Pine Grove Invitational

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Kurtz, Adewale Lead ELCO at Pine Grove Invitational

Friday night in Schuylkill County, ELCO turned in a tremendous all-around showing at the Pine Grove Invitational, taking on 23 teams and coming away with 11 total awards. With medals going to 1st through 3rd and ribbons awarded for 4th through 6th, the Raiders made their mark throughout the evening with standout efforts on both the track and in the field.

Leading the way for ELCO were senior Avery Kurtz and sophomore Seyitan Adewale, who each landed on the medal stand in big ways. Kurtz delivered the Raiders’ lone gold medal by winning the boys discus with a throw of 148’9″, while Adewale earned silver in the girls high jump after clearing 4’10”. Their performances gave ELCO top-end results on both the boys and girls sides and helped set the tone for the rest of the night.

The Raiders also had a huge showing in the boys distance events. Sophomores Max Frederick and Cru Frederick turned the boys 3200m into a major ELCO moment, with Max racing to silver in 10:07.62 and Cru following for bronze in 10:13.46. That one-two finish stood out as one of the Raiders’ biggest highlights of the evening.

ELCO’s girls added another medal in the relays, as the 4×800 team took bronze in 10:47.84. That effort pushed the Raiders to four total medals on the night and reinforced just how balanced the team was from one event group to the next.

Beyond the medal winners, the ELCO girls stacked up several more award-winning performances. Ava Seifert placed 4th in the 800m with a time of 2:35.24, Alexa Shanaman added a 4th-place finish in the javelin with a throw of 94’7″, and Kierra Sholl chipped in a 6th-place effort in the triple jump at 31’11”.

The boys matched that depth with a strong collection of ribbon finishes of their own. Cole Doster placed 4th in the 800m in 2:07.25, Dalton Pyszka took 5th in the javelin with a throw of 131’5″, and the boys 4×800 relay earned 6th in 9:20.63. Just outside the awards, ELCO also got quality efforts from Wyatt Gawrys, David Sinyagin, Eddie Pena, and Caden Behm.

All told, it was an impressive night for ELCO, which showed off both top-end talent and event-by-event depth while filling the results sheet with award-winning performances.

See below for the full list of top three placers and also the full results for ELCO.

Full ELCO Results

Girls

100m
 12th – Seyitan Adewale (ELCO) – 13.27
 25th – Ava Stewart (ELCO) – 13.77

200m
 16th – Ava Stewart (ELCO) – 28.90
 19th – Mackenzie Hibshman (ELCO) – 29.06

400m
 19th – Bella Badolato (ELCO) – 1:08.39

800m
 4th – Ava Seifert (ELCO) – 2:35.24
 7th – Abby Nelson (ELCO) – 2:44.58

1600m
 16th – Paityn Newswanger (ELCO) – 6:27.00
 26th – Sarah Badolato (ELCO) – 6:52.60

3200m
 15th – Cali Miller (ELCO) – 14:32.49

100m Hurdles
 28th – Marina Bowers (ELCO) – 23.93

300m Hurdles
 14th – Marina Bowers (ELCO) – 57.02

4×100 Relay
 10th – ELCO – 55.26

4×800 Relay
 3rd – ELCO – 10:47.84

High Jump
 2nd – Seyitan Adewale (ELCO) – 4’10”
 12th – Kenzi Gery (ELCO) – 4’2″

Long Jump
 10th – Seyitan Adewale (ELCO) – 14’5″
 19th – Ava Stewart (ELCO) – 13’2″

Triple Jump
 6th – Kierra Sholl (ELCO) – 31’11”

Discus
 13th – Julia Wenger (ELCO) – 78’3″
 26th – Ellie Behney (ELCO) – 59’2″

Javelin
 4th – Alexa Shanaman (ELCO) – 94’7″

Shot Put
 12th – Kenzie Eckhart (ELCO) – 30’1.5″
 29th – Julia Wenger (ELCO) – 24’3.5″

Boys

100m
 8th – Wyatt Gawrys (ELCO) – 11.37
 28th – Collin Readinger (ELCO) – 11.90

200m
 12th – Dale Kohr (ELCO) – 24.09
 24th – Wyatt Gawrys (ELCO) – 25.31

800m
 4th – Cole Doster (ELCO) – 2:07.25
 7th – David Sinyagin (ELCO) – 2:09.37

1600m
 16th – John Gass (ELCO) – 5:11.66
 17th – Sawyer Shanaman (ELCO) – 5:11.74

3200m
 2nd – Max Frederick (ELCO) – 10:07.62
 3rd – Cru Frederick (ELCO) – 10:13.46

110m Hurdles
 9th – Eddie Pena (ELCO) – 17.48

300m Hurdles
 9th – Caden Behm (ELCO) – 44.72
 12th – Eddie Pena (ELCO) – 45.50

4×100 Relay
 7th – ELCO – 45.39

4×400 Relay
 10th – ELCO – 3:45.60

4×800 Relay
 6th – ELCO – 9:20.63

High Jump
 21st – Angel Fernandez (ELCO) – 5’2″
 27th – Dale Kohr (ELCO) – 3’2″

Long Jump
 11th – Griffin Kreider (ELCO) – 18’4″
 13th – Mason Yoder (ELCO) – 18’3.5″

Triple Jump
 7th – Jacob Kuhne (ELCO) – 38’4″
 23rd – Justin Ambris (ELCO) – 34’2″

Discus
 1st – Avery Kurtz (ELCO) – 148’9″
 19th – Kaden Wagner (ELCO) – 105’1″

Javelin
 5th – Dalton Pyszka (ELCO) – 131’5″
 15th – Jeremy Weaver (ELCO) – 114’3″

Shot Put
 31st – Drew Winters (ELCO) – 32’11”

Girls Top Three Placers by Event

100m
 1st – Hailey Jenkins (Catasauqua) – 12.00
 2nd – Maggie Hoffman-Long (Minersville Area) – 12.75
 3rd – Bella Kassab (Pine Grove Area) – 12.90

200m
 1st – Hailey Jenkins (Catasauqua) – 25.13
 2nd – Bella Kassab (Pine Grove Area) – 26.29
 3rd – Ameera Williams (Shamokin Area) – 26.64

400m
 1st – Jayla Eberts (Hazleton Area) – 1:00.34
 2nd – Natalie Mogtt (Northern Lehigh) – 1:01.08
 3rd – Justine Siminitus (Pottsville Area) – 1:02.56

800m
 1st – Shaylee Gormley (Tamaqua Area) – 2:26.45
 2nd – Faith Krammes (Schuylkill Haven) – 2:32.71
 3rd – Jenna Foulds (Shamokin Area) – 2:34.67

1600m
 1st – Genevieve Dando (North Schuylkill) – 5:26.16
 2nd – Emma Heil (Northern Lehigh) – 5:27.24
 3rd – Hannah Bossuyt (Pocono Mountain West) – 5:39.58

3200m
 1st – Genevieve Dando (North Schuylkill) – 12:04.26
 2nd – Emma Heil (Northern Lehigh) – 12:04.70
 3rd – Hannah Bossuyt (Pocono Mountain West) – 12:43.12

100m Hurdles
 1st – Evelina Mayak (Northern Lehigh) – 15.88
 2nd – Riley Davis (Pottsville Area) – 17.03
 3rd – Nadiya Orme (Shamokin Area) – 17.22

300m Hurdles
 1st – Katelynn Fredericks (Tamaqua Area) – 49.30
 2nd – Taylor Stoshack (Shamokin Area) – 50.51
 3rd – Ava Terefencko (Schuylkill Haven) – 50.57

4×100 Relay
 1st – Hazleton Area – 51.00
 2nd – Shamokin Area – 51.25
 3rd – Minersville Area – 51.86

4×400 Relay
 1st – Pottsville Area – 4:18.60
 2nd – Hazleton Area – 4:21.28
 3rd – Tamaqua Area – 4:22.36

4×800 Relay
 1st – Minersville Area – 10:26.97
 2nd – Tamaqua Area – 10:38.36
 3rd – ELCO – 10:47.84

High Jump
 1st – Emma Campusano (Pocono Mountain West) – 4’10”
 2nd – Seyitan Adewale (ELCO) – 4’10”
 3rd – Kate Rothermel (Millersburg) – 4’10”

Long Jump
 1st – Maggie Hoffman-Long (Minersville Area) – 17’7″
 2nd – Alexa Giuffre-Cuculletto (Pottsville Area) – 17’6″
 3rd – Lillian Glover (Pocono Mountain West) – 15’10”

Triple Jump
 1st – Kate Rothermel (Millersburg) – 33’7″
 2nd – Maggie Hoffman-Long (Minersville Area) – 33’6″
 3rd – Lillian Glover (Pocono Mountain West) – 32’10”
 3rd – Rhyan Brennan (Pottsville Area) – 32’10”

Discus
 1st – Sienna McNamara-Burkett (Pocono Mountain West) – 100’0″
 2nd – Brylee Kessler (Shamokin Area) – 99’2″
 3rd – Avery Miller (Minersville Area) – 99’0″

Javelin
 1st – Avery Miller (Minersville Area) – 107’5″
 2nd – Jada Dillard (Millersburg) – 100’8″
 3rd – Kelly Reiner (Weatherly Area) – 97’1″

Shot Put
 1st – Reagan Wentzel (Millersburg) – 35’7″
 2nd – Breyanna Sims (Pocono Mountain West) – 35’2.5″
 3rd – Jada Dillard (Millersburg) – 33’7.5″

Boys Top Three Placers by Event

100m
 1st – Hamaad Jenkins (Catasauqua) – 10.96
 2nd – Silas Hernandez (Steelton-Highspire) – 11.23
 2nd – Jalil Evans (Pocono Mountain West) – 11.23

200m
 1st – Hamaad Jenkins (Catasauqua) – 22.16
 2nd – Tanner Kolb (Pine Grove Area) – 22.91
 3rd – Adrian Alexander (Shamokin Area) – 23.11

400m
 1st – Cadeo Estronza (Catasauqua) – 52.16
 2nd – Kyle McCormick (Nativity Bvm) – 52.71
 3rd – Robert McDonald (Nativity Bvm) – 53.24

800m
 1st – Colin McGinley (Pottsville Area) – 2:03.67
 2nd – Shane Meyer (Nativity Bvm) – 2:03.68
 3rd – Ryan Moore (Dayspring Christian) – 2:03.94

1600m
 1st – Shawn Belfon (Pocono Mountain West) – 4:28.27
 2nd – Noah Huxta (Dayspring Christian) – 4:29.27
 3rd – Zaid Salih (Northern Lehigh) – 4:37.92

3200m
 1st – Shawn Belfon (Pocono Mountain West) – 10:02.84
 2nd – Max Frederick (ELCO) – 10:07.62
 3rd – Cru Frederick (ELCO) – 10:13.46

110m Hurdles
 1st – Donovann Durham (Pottsville Area) – 14.69
 2nd – Josiah Lafond (Catasauqua) – 15.38
 3rd – Gio Rivera-Poke (Tamaqua Area) – 15.95

300m Hurdles
 1st – Josiah Lafond (Catasauqua) – 40.60
 2nd – Donyeh White (Pocono Mountain West) – 40.68
 3rd – Cayden Anglin (Northern Lehigh) – 41.72

4×100 Relay
 1st – Catasauqua – 43.42
 2nd – Pocono Mountain West – 43.72
 3rd – Pottsville Area – 44.01

4×400 Relay
 1st – Catasauqua – 3:28.72
 2nd – Pottsville Area – 3:33.26
 3rd – Nativity Bvm – 3:37.01

4×800 Relay
 1st – Nativity Bvm – 8:41.03
 2nd – Pottsville Area – 8:42.84
 3rd – Tamaqua Area – 8:50.04

High Jump
 1st – Kellen Bauer (Northern Lehigh) – 6’0″
 2nd – Aidan Ryan (Minersville Area) – 6’0″
 3rd – Rhyan Henz (Shamokin Area) – 6’0″

Long Jump
 1st – Jacob Tom (Marian Catholic) – 20’11”
 2nd – Dane Hannevig (Pine Grove Area) – 20’8″
 3rd – Emmanuel Bolmer (Catasauqua) – 19’3″

Triple Jump
 1st – Jacob Tom (Marian Catholic) – 40’8″
 2nd – Jazon Mclean (Shamokin Area) – 40’5″
 3rd – Zion Clarke (Pocono Mountain West) – 39’6″

Discus
 1st – Avery Kurtz (ELCO) – 148’9″
 2nd – Ethan Kline (Schuylkill Haven) – 138’11”
 3rd – Quan Padgett (Steelton-Highspire) – 138’10”

Javelin
 1st – Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven) – 148’6″
 2nd – Nate Kaleta (Shamokin Area) – 148’0″
 3rd – Jed Cooper (Dayspring Christian) – 144’6″

Shot Put
 1st – Ethan Kline (Schuylkill Haven) – 49’5.5″
 2nd – Quan Padgett (Steelton-Highspire) – 46’10.5″
 3rd – Chase Anderson (Shamokin Area) – 42’9.5″

Full Meet Results