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Dane Anden of Belle Vernon clears the bar to win the high jump competition during the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships.

Dane Anden of Belle Vernon clears the bar to win the high jump competition during the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships.

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Haiden Litwinovich of South Fayette gets up to speed on his approach to the pole vault during the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships.

Haiden Litwinovich of South Fayette clears the bar during the pole vault competition in the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships.

Abby Scott of Peters Township clears the bar during the pole vault event at the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships.

Amy Allen of South Fayette shows grit and determination as she sprints to the finish line in first place in the 400-meter dash during the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships.

Amy Allen takes the handoff from Olivia Renk during the 4x100 relay.

Justin Egizio of Canon-McMillan sprints out of the exchange zone after taking the handoff from Trenton Jubin and begins a race to the finish line among competitors from Mt. Lebanon (Andrew Pinkovsky), North Allegheny (Luke Grimes) and Seneca Valley (Tyler Yurich). The Big Macs finished runner-up to Seneca Valley. Their time of 42.79 was .23 off the winning pace by the Raiders but qualified for the state championships.

Amy Allen lunges for the finish line and wins the 200-meter race in 25.33 ahead of among others Alyssa Clutter from Trinity, who finished fourth in 25.82.

Amy Allen of South Fayette displays one of the three gold medals she captured during the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships. The senior won the 200- and 400-meter dashes and anchored the South Fayette 4x100 relay team to victory.