Track & Field: Moran, Barger Lead Way as Lebanon County Athletes Make Statement at Jack Roddick Invitational

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Moran, Barger Lead Way as Lebanon County Athletes Make Statement at Jack Roddick Invitational

Saturday, the 99th Jack Roddick Invitational took place at Shippensburg University, the same venue that in just a month will host the District 3 Championships before the PIAA State Championships on Memorial Day weekend. With temperatures reaching into the 70s, it made for an ideal day for running action. Four Lebanon County programs took place at this highly competitive meet with Annville-Cleona, ELCO, Northern Lebanon, and Palmyra  among the 103 schools competing from across Pennsylvania. By the end of the day local athletes had brought home six medals, including two golds.

The day was headlined by Annville-Cleona senior David Moran and Palmyra senior Jaxton Barger, two athletes with proven championship success on the Shippensburg stage. Moran, last year’s PIAA Class AA 800m champion, returned to the track where he ran 1:56.17 to win a state title and raised the bar yet again Saturday by claiming the boys 800m in a personal-best 1:54.89. Not long after, Barger delivered Lebanon County’s other event title by winning the boys pole vault at 15’6″. For two seniors already familiar with shining at Shippensburg, it was another statement performance on one of Pennsylvania’s biggest regular-season stages.

On the girls side, Palmyra’s Maddy Waldron turned in one of the county’s top track performances by taking 4th in the 200m in 25.28 after also placing 12th in the 100m. The Cougars also added a relay medal in the girls 4×100 Relay, where Allie Fink, Emily Bearinger, Waldron, and Izzy Weber combined for an 8th-place finish in 49.52.

Annville-Cleona’s distance depth and Lebanon County’s mid-distance strength were on display beyond Moran’s win. Oliver Funck earned a bronze medal in the boys 1600m with a 4:21.52, while Northern Lebanon’s Luke Hentz raced to 4th in a loaded boys 800m field in 1:58.73 to add another local medal.

Among the other strong local efforts, Northern Lebanon’s Emma Yordy cleared 4’11” to place 10th in the girls high jump, just one spot shy of the medals. Annville-Cleona flexed it’s distance depth with Benjamin Boyd adding a 9th-place finish in the boys 1600m with a 4:28.72, while Mackenzie Stellmach placed 15th in the girls 3200m in 11:34.83. ELCO’s Avery Kurtz rounded out the notable non-medal performances by taking 17th in the boys discus at 137’5″, less than 24 hours after also winning the Pine Grove Invitational title on Friday night.

All told, it was a productive day for Lebanon County athletes at one of the spring’s premier invitationals, with 2 event titles, 6 total medals, and several more strong performances posted on the same facility that will soon serve as the center of the postseason.

See below for the full list of top three placers and also the full results from our Lebanon County schools.

Full Lebanon County Results

Girls

100m
 12th – Maddy Waldron (Palmyra) – 12.49
 43rd – Emily Bearinger (Palmyra) – 13.05

200m
 4th – Maddy Waldron (Palmyra) – 25.28
 30th – Emily Bearinger (Palmyra) – 26.83

400m
 29th – Teige Christiansen (Annville-Cleona) – 1:01.86
 42nd – Ella Stuart (Palmyra) – 1:03.09
 48th – Mariah Dupree (Palmyra) – 1:04.67

800m
 46th – Amber McCurdy (Palmyra) – 2:31.33
 49th – Chelsea Herr (Palmyra) – 2:33.51
 54th – Leah Tshudy (Annville-Cleona) – 2:36.36

1600m
 27th – Amber McCurdy (Palmyra) – 5:30.88
 44th – Lucy Stellmach (Annville-Cleona) – 5:43.10

3200m
 15th – Mackenzie Stellmach (Annville-Cleona) – 11:34.83
 34th – Jericho Church (Palmyra) – 12:19.36

100m Hurdles
 45th – Helena Baker (Palmyra) – 17.56
 49th – Jobrianna Long (Northern Lebanon) – 17.68

300m Hurdles
 46th – Dixie Martin (Palmyra) – 53.59
 49th – Caitlin Shay (Annville-Cleona) – 54.18
 52nd – Helena Baker (Palmyra) – 56.19

4×100 Relay
 8th – Palmyra – 49.52

4×400 Relay
 24th – Annville-Cleona – 4:23.99

4×800 Relay
 13th – Annville-Cleona – 10:31.72
 16th – Northern Lebanon – 10:46.45

High Jump
 10th – Emma Yordy (Northern Lebanon) – 4’11”

Long Jump
 22nd – Isabella Owens (Palmyra) – 15’7.25″

Triple Jump
 20th – Madison Long (Annville-Cleona) – 33’7.75″

Pole Vault
 25th – Caitlin Shay (Annville-Cleona) – 8’6″

Discus
 34th – Emily Weimer (Northern Lebanon) – 90’1″
 38th – Sara Feagley (Northern Lebanon) – 65’8″

Javelin
 20th – Abbie Vates (Palmyra) – 100’5″
 30th – Anabella Pulaski (Annville-Cleona) – 95’1″

Boys

100m
 25th – Travis McDannell (Palmyra) – 11.27

200m
 25th – Travis McDannell (Palmyra) – 22.79

800m
 1st – David Moran (Annville-Cleona) – 1:54.89
 4th – Luke Hentz (Northern Lebanon) – 1:58.73
 38th – Landyn Rose (Palmyra) – 2:07.81
 44th – Oliver Funck (Annville-Cleona) – 2:09.98
 48th – Nathan Keiner (Palmyra) – 2:13.49

1600m
 3rd – Oliver Funck (Annville-Cleona) – 4:21.52
 9th – Benjamin Boyd (Annville-Cleona) – 4:28.72
 12th – Cornelius Cummings (Palmyra) – 4:30.12
 48th – Nathan Keiner (Palmyra) – 4:53.45

3200m
 30th – Joshua Miller (Palmyra) – 9:58.96
 43rd – Anthony Frederick (Northern Lebanon) – 10:19.52
 44th – Thad Raub (Northern Lebanon) – 10:20.52

110m Hurdles
 46th – Dacian Hutchinson (Palmyra) – 17.26
 48th – Ty Martin (Northern Lebanon) – 17.31

300m Hurdles
 46th – Dacian Hutchinson (Palmyra) – 45.46

4×100 Relay
 12th – Palmyra – 43.32
 33rd – Annville-Cleona – 45.70

4×400 Relay
 21st – Annville-Cleona – 3:37.57

4×800 Relay
 13th – Northern Lebanon – 8:47.07

High Jump
 21st – Evan Mosser (Palmyra) – 5’8″

Pole Vault
 1st – Jaxton Barger (Palmyra) – 15’6″

Discus
 11th – Dominic Wentling (Annville-Cleona) – 140’6″
 17th – Avery Kurtz (ELCO) – 137’5″

Javelin
 24th – Jake Schelhorn (Palmyra) – 145’4″
 33rd – Luke Wentling (Annville-Cleona) – 134’3″

Girls Top Three Placers by Event

100m
 1st – Vanessa Graziano (Cumberland Valley) – 12.00
 2nd – Ajaya Jordan (Central York) – 12.02
 3rd – Piper Hoprich (Wellsboro Area) – 12.09

200m
 1st – Vanessa Graziano (Cumberland Valley) – 24.43
 2nd – Piper Hoprich (Wellsboro Area) – 24.83
 3rd – Natalie Ray (Freedom) – 24.98

400m
 1st – Ella Bahn (Spring Grove) – 55.20
 2nd – Natalie Ray (Freedom) – 57.19
 3rd – Juliana Graziano (Cumberland Valley) – 57.30

800m
 1st – Lama Mahmoud (Easton Area) – 2:16.47
 2nd – Olivia Walley (Cedar Cliff) – 2:16.83
 3rd – Lake Dent (Selinsgrove) – 2:16.92

1600m
 1st – Isabelle Sanders (Williamsport Area) – 5:00.28
 2nd – Libby Marteeny (Somerset Area) – 5:02.43
 3rd – Katie Drabouski (Liberty) – 5:03.06

3200m
 1st – Isabelle Sanders (Williamsport Area) – 10:34.20
 2nd – Ana Bondy (Carlisle) – 10:40.32
 3rd – Madeline Sanders (Williamsport Area) – 10:41.21

100m Hurdles
 1st – Ella Bahn (Spring Grove) – 13.96
 2nd – Aubrey Phillips-Cobb (Williamsport Area) – 14.61
 3rd – Olivia Thomas (Mid Valley) – 14.73

300m Hurdles
 1st – Nova Mayer (Lower Dauphin) – 45.07
 2nd – Bridget Martin (Governor Mifflin) – 45.52
 3rd – Amelia Lopez-acosta (Governor Mifflin) – 46.17

4×100 Relay
 1st – William Penn – 48.08
 2nd – Dallastown – 48.12
 3rd – Easton Area – 48.15

4×400 Relay
 1st – Cumberland Valley – 3:58.90
 2nd – State College – 4:00.05
 3rd – Easton Area – 4:01.32

4×800 Relay
 1st – State College – 9:31.49
 2nd – Easton Area – 9:31.49
 3rd – Bellefonte Area – 9:36.42

High Jump
 1st – Isabelle Morrow (Williamsport Area) – 5’6″
 2nd – Josie Younkin (State College) – 5’3″
 3rd – Aviannah Jean-Pierre (Easton Area) – 5’3″

Long Jump
 1st – Olivia Thomas (Mid Valley) – 19’0″
 2nd – Alexa Giuffre-Cuculletto (Pottsville Area) – 18’1.25″
 3rd – Nevaeh Baran (Greater Nanticoke) – 17’8″

Triple Jump
 1st – Alexa Giuffre-Cuculletto (Pottsville Area) – 38’10.75″
 2nd – Nevaeh Baran (Greater Nanticoke) – 38’10”
 3rd – Ella Cherry (Bellwood Antis) – 38’4″

Pole Vault
 1st – Sadie Giampetro (Lower Dauphin) – 12’3″
 2nd – Tessa Comegna (Dover) – 11’6″
 3rd – Isabelle Fox (Northern York) – 11’0″
 3rd – Grace Buonaccorsi (Huntingdon Area) – 11’0″

Discus
 1st – Emma Taneyhill (Bellwood Antis) – 132’7″
 2nd – Isabella Furgison (Selinsgrove) – 128’11”
 3rd – Alyssa Lipski (State College) – 127’4″

Javelin
 1st – Morgan O’Hara (Upper Perkiomen) – 140’6″
 2nd – Annalyse Yost (Altoona Area) – 130’5″
 3rd – Sienna Short (Milton Area) – 129’1″

Shot Put
 1st – Isabella Furgison (Selinsgrove) – 45’6″
 2nd – Lydia Tate (State College) – 40’7″
 3rd – Kihlee Noel (Altoona Area) – 39’8″

Boys Top Three Placers by Event

100m
 1st – Luke Miller (North Schuylkill) – 10.67
 2nd – Chase Guers (Blue Mountain) – 10.71
 3rd – Radnor Rowlands (Parkland) – 10.72

200m
 1st – Radnor Rowlands (Parkland) – 21.70
 2nd – Chase Guers (Blue Mountain) – 21.72
 3rd – Luke Miller (North Schuylkill) – 21.72

400m
 1st – Danny Hertzler (Cumberland Valley) – 49.12
 2nd – Kent Holmes (Plum) – 49.75
 3rd – Andrew Gerber (Spring Grove) – 49.89

800m
 1st – David Moran (Annville-Cleona) – 1:54.89
 2nd – Noah Parks (Greencastle-Antrim) – 1:55.97
 3rd – Maxwell Marcini (Central York) – 1:58.01

1600m
 1st – Kyle Fritzsche (State College) – 4:20.77
 2nd – Dexter Walker (State College) – 4:20.96
 3rd – Oliver Funck (Annville-Cleona) – 4:21.52

3200m
 1st – Luke Bradbury (State College) – 9:14.47
 2nd – Theo Oppermann (State College) – 9:21.78
 3rd – Seth Reichenbach (Carlisle) – 9:21.87

110m Hurdles
 1st – Amari Harvey (East Pennsboro Area) – 14.38
 2nd – Owen Proskin (Plum) – 14.47
 3rd – Jasper Shepps (Juniata) – 14.49

300m Hurdles
 1st – Jasper Shepps (Juniata) – 38.88
 2nd – Owen Proskin (Plum) – 39.44
 3rd – Braelyn Ross (Hollidaysburg) – 39.83

4×100 Relay
 1st – Spring Grove – 41.95
 2nd – Greencastle-Antrim – 42.34
 3rd – Parkland – 42.37

4×400 Relay
 1st – Cumberland Valley – 3:24.37
 2nd – Dallastown – 3:25.04
 3rd – Warwick – 3:27.29

4×800 Relay
 1st – State College – 8:03.26
 2nd – Carlisle – 8:07.50
 3rd – Lampeter Strasburg – 8:08.68

High Jump
 1st – Jasper Shepps (Juniata) – 6’10”
 2nd – Ghage Schmelyun (South Western) – 6’4″
 3rd – Jaden Thompson (Hatboro Horsham) – 6’2″
 3rd – Luke Kreger (North Penn – Mansfield) – 6’2″

Long Jump
 1st – Matt Ribeiro (Phoenixville Area) – 24’0.5″
 2nd – Anthony Otero (Liberty) – 23’11.5″
 3rd – Landon Bassett (State College) – 23’11.25″

Triple Jump
 1st – Brayden Billman (New Oxford) – 48’9″
 2nd – Hunter Bordner (Shikellamy) – 46’10.5″
 3rd – Okenie McLaughlin (Chambersburg) – 46’7.25″

Pole Vault
 1st – Jaxton Barger (Palmyra) – 15’6″
 2nd – Patrick OBrien (Susquehannock) – 14’6″
 3rd – Collin Lutz (Altoona Area) – 14’0″

Discus
 1st – Wilder Long (Hempfield) – 169’4″
 2nd – Troy Raup (Danville Area) – 167’2″
 3rd – Kole Schoenly (Cumberland Valley) – 164’10”

Javelin
 1st – William Bender (Shikellamy) – 185’5″
 2nd – Wyatt Carbaugh (South Western) – 180’7″
 3rd – Eli Reznikov (Northern York) – 179’8″

Shot Put
 1st – Wilder Long (Hempfield) – 55’11.75″
 2nd – Cameron English (Phoenixville Area) – 55’4.5″
 3rd – Landon Erdman (Huntingdon Area) – 54’5.5″

Full Meet Results