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NTL TRACK & FIELD: A PREVIEW FOR THE GIRLS' DISTRICT IV CHAMPIONSHIPS (2022-05-18)

Northern Tier Sports Report
The District IV Track and Field performance lists are out, giving everybody a good idea of where things stand come Thursday and Saturday.

The top two automatically qualify for states, while those after can advance if they hit the state standard, up to the eighth place. The top 8 for Class AA earn medals.

Thursday evening looks warm with a mix of sun and clouds, while Saturday could see the thermometer tip past 90 degrees, as a stray afternoon shower can’t be ruled out.

100 (State standard: 12.7)

Troy’s Anneliese Getola (12.66) leads the field, and is the only sprinter to be under the state standard. Wyalusing’s Olivia Haley (12.79) is seeded second, and they’re the only two in the top 8 in the district.

200 (State standard: 26.25)

Central Columbia’s Kendra Stout (26.18) leads the field, and is the only runner under the state standard. Wyalusing’s Olivia Haley (26.99) and Troy’s Anneliese Getola (27.07) are seeded sixth and seventh.

400 (State standard: 59.85)

Montoursville’s Lily Saul (57.72) is one of two district sprinters under the state standard, while Wyalusing’s Olivia Haley (59.96) is seeded third. Towanda’s Anna Dunn (1:00.95) comes in seeded fifth.

800 (State standard: 2:20.6)

Montoursville’s Lily Saul (2:16.41) is the top seed in this event, with two district runners under the states standard. NEB’s Gracelyn Laudermilch (2:24.59) comes in seeded fourth, and the only NTL runner in the top 10.

1600 (State standard: 5:18.30)

Bloomsburg’s Maizy Aikey (5:12:37) is the top seed, and the only district runner under the state standard. NEB’s Gracelyn Laudermilch (5:23.22) is seeded second, with Canton’s Camille McRoberts (5:40.73) and Wyalusing’s Kayla Beebe (5:40.86) are seeded eighth and ninth.

3200 (State standard: 11:35)

Bloomsburg’s Maizy Aikey (10:54.78) is the top seed, and under the state standard, with NEB’s Gracelyn Laudermilch (11:43.97) seeded second. She is the only NTL runner seeded in the top 10.

100 Hurdles (State standard: 16.01)

Lewisburg’s Siena Brazier (15.21) is the top seed, with three hurdlers from the district already under the state standard. Williamson’s Chelsea Hungerford (16.74) is seeded eighth.

300 Hurdles (State standard: 47.64)

Milton’s Mackenzie Lopez (47.87) is the top seed, with nobody under the state standard coming in. There are no NTL hurdlers in the top 10.

4x100 Relay (State standard: 50.80)

Central Columbia (50.32) and Milton (50.73) are the top two seeds, with Towanda (51.92) seeded sixth. Wyalusing (52.45) is seeded ninth.

4x400 Relay (State standard: 4:08.75)

Lewisburg (4:04.81) is the only team under the state standard, with Towanda’s foursome is seeded fifth at 4:16.70. Canton (4:25.83) is seeded ninth.

4x800 Relay (State standard: 9:50.40)

No team has hit the state standard, with Southern Columbia (9:52.07) comes in as the top seed. Troy (11:09.14) is the top NTL team, seeded 10th.

High Jump (State standard: 5-feet, 2-inches)

Defending state champion, Towanda’s Porschia Bennett (5-feet, 6-inches) comes in as the top seed, with two others having hit the state mark. Wellsboro’s Annika Gehman (4-feet, 11-inches) and Wyalusing’s Hannah Ely (4-feet 11-inches) are both close to the top.

Pole Vault (State standard: 10-feet, 6-inches)

Milton’s Riley Murray (12-feet, 3-inches) is the top seed, and the only vaulter over the state standard. There are a host of vaulters in the running for second place, with Canton’s Kendall Kitchen (9-feet) seeded eighth.

Long Jump (State standard: 16-feet, 11-inches)

Bloomsburg’s Charly Schlauch (17-feet, 10-inches) leads the field as the only jumper to get over the state standard. Towanda’s Porschia Bennett (15-feet, 10 1/2-inches) is the sixth seed, while Wyalusing’s Hannah Ely (15-feet, 6 1/2-inches) is the 10th.

Triple Jump (State standard: 35-feet, 6-inches)

Bloomsburg’s Charly Schlauch (37-feet, 3-inches) once again leads the field as the only jumper to have hit the state standard coming in. Wellsboro freshman Annika Gehman (33-feet, 1 1/4-inches) is the sixth seed, while Wyalusing’s Hannah Ely (32-feet, 8 1/2-inches) is seeded ninth.

Shot Put (State standard: 36-feet, 6-inches)

MCA’s Avery Dowkus (40-feet, 2 1/2-inches) leads the field as there are no NTL throwers in the top 15. Dowkus is also the only thrower to come in over the state standard.

Discus (State standard: 113-feet)

SCA’s Alli Griscavage (100-feet, 1-inch) is the top seed in a highly contested field at the top. NPM’s Tierney Patterson (90-feet, 2-inches) is the highest NTL thrower, seeded 11th.

Javelin (State standard: 121-feet)

Milton’s Mackenzie Lopez (132-feet, 5-inches) is the top seed, with the top two throwers coming in with marks past the state standard. NEB’s Maisie Neuber (116-feet, 1-inch) and Wellsboro’s Emma Coolidge (114-feet, 2-inches) come in seeded sixth and seventh, and are close enough to the standard that, with a good day, they could hit it.

CLASS AAA

Athens will be competing in Class AAA, which means only the winner automatically advance, the rest of the field has to hit the state standard, and the state standard is tougher in the larger classification.

200 (State standard: 25.91)

Athens’ Hannah Walker (27.57) is the fourth seed, while Selinsgrove’s Carly Aument (26.04) is the top seed.

800 (State standard: 2:18.47)

Athens’ Emma Bronson (2:29.31) is the fourth seed, with Shikellamy’s Alyssa Keeley (2:17.88) the top seed. Keeley is the only one in the field who has hit the state standard.

1600 (State standard: 5:10)

Shikellamy’s Alyssa Keeley (5:13.74) has the top spot in this field, with Athens’ Emma Bronson (5:24.94) and Sara Bronson (5:25.40) seeded fourth and fifth.

3200 (State standard: 11:10)

Athens’ Sara Bronson (11:48.74) is the third seed, with Selinsgrove’s Shaela Kruskie (11:06.51) the top seed, and the only one in the field to have hit the state standard.

100 Hurdles (State standard: 15.40)

Athens’ Hannah Walker (16.65) is the third seed, while Williamsport’s Anyae Grissom (16.11) leads the field.

300 Hurdles (State standard: 46.25)

Athens’ Hannah Walker (48.59) is the third seed, again, with Mifflinburg’s Makayla Weber (46.78) the top seed.

4x100 Relay (State standard: 49.56)

Shikellamy (50.79) is the top seed with Athens (55.40) seeded seventh.

4x400 Relay (State standard: 4:01.50)

Selinsgrove (4:05.20) is the top seed, while Athens (4:22.66) is seeded fifth.

4x800 Relay (State standard: 9:35.48)

Shikellamy (9:53.27) is the top seed, while Athens (10:55.62) is seeded sixth.

Long Jump (State standard: 17-feet, 9-inches)

Athens’ Mya Thompson (16-feet, 8 1/2-inches) is the second seed in the even, just two inches behind the top seed, Williamsport’s Countess Lingard (16-feet, 10 1/2-inches).

Triple Jump (State standard: 36-feet, 6-inches)

Athens’ Mya Thompson (33-feet, 6 1/4-inches) is the third seed, with Jersey Shore’s Devon Walker (34-feet, 11 1/4-inches) the top seed.

Discus (State standard: 118-feet)

Athens’ Olivia Bartlow (96-feet, 1-inch) is the fourth seed, as Williamsport’s Taniyah Martin (106-feet, 3-inches) is the top seed.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 19

Field Events

5 p.m. - High Jump (AAA), Shot Put (AAA), Pole Vault (AAA0, Discus (AA)

Evening - Triple Jump (AAA), Long Jump (AA), Javelin (AAA)

Track Events

6 p.m. - 100 Dash, 100 Hurdles Preliminaries

7 p.m. - 100 Dash, 100 Hurdles Semi-finals