South Fayette sees the light at state track meet
Joe Tuscano/Observer-Reporter
The best Class AAA 400-meter relay in the state:Amanda Marquuis, Malana Schumaker, Olivia Renk and Amy Allen.
Joe Tuscano/Observer-Reporter
Amy Allen, third from left, crosses the finish line third in the 400 dash.
SHIIPPENSBURG – The weather was terrible.
Downpours left Seth Grove Stadium on the campus of Shippensburg University partially submerged.
But neither rain nor snow nor darkness of night could stop the sun from shining on South Fayette’s track team. The Lions took seventh in the 3,200-meter relay, first in the 400-meter relay. Amy Allen, long the lynchpin for good things happening, earned a medal in the 200 dash, the 400 dash, the 400 relay and the 1,600 relay.
And in the middle of those strong performances was sprinter Allen. She ran the anchor on the 400 relay, the anchor leg on the 1,600 relay team and finished third in the 400 and seventh in the 200 dash.
“I got out to a pretty good start in the 400,” said Allen. “There were two girls on the outside of me and I couldn’t see inside the lanes. I felt good and I finished better than I expected. I was ranked fourth.”
Amanda Marquis, Malana Schumaker, Olivia Renk and Allen ran the legs of the victorious 400 relay team. The winning time was 48.57.
“I do like the team events better,” said Allen, a senior. “I like to share in the happiness.”
The 3,200-meter relay team from South Fayette, which set the school record of 9:28.74 in last week’s district tournamennt, took seventh with a time of 9:28.77. Runners were Emma Fleck, Baylee Carpenter, Lauren Iagnemma, and Zoe Poe.
Canon-McMillan’s boys 1,600 relay team of Trenton Jubin, Jadon Rahman, Blake Lauper and Justin Egizio finished fourth with a time of 3:23.42. Cumberland Valley won the race with a time of 3:18.28.
Brett Kroboth of Peters Township was fourth in the 1,600 run with a time of 4:24.93.
Chris Davis of Canon-McMillan finished eighth in the 100 dash with a time of 15.80.
Trinity’s Alyssa Clutter finished seventh in the 100-meter dash. She turned in a time of 12.58. Teammate Eden Williamson finished fourth in the high jump hitting a height of 5-3.
“I think I had a good start.” Clutter said. “I finished strong, too. I just have to work in the middle.”
Colt Whyte of Burgettstown finished in seventh place in the Class AA long jump Friday. What with the monsoon like conditions, his achievement was overlooked that day.