HS Track: Blue Mountain, Haven boys, girls cruise to victory
Blue Mountain's Gaige Guers wins the 200-meter dash during Wednesday's Schuylkill League Division I track and field meet against Pottsville at the Eagles' Nest (Photo by Brook Koch-Guers).
ORWIGSBURG — Chase Guers and Rafael Liranzo each captured three wins to lead Blue Mountain to an 85-65 victory over Pottsville in a Schuylkill League Division I boys’ track and field meet Wednesday at the Eagles’ Nest.
Guers won the 100, 400 and triple jump, while Liranzo swept the hurdles and took first in the high jump as Blue Mountain (3-0, 2-0 D-I) stayed unbeaten.
Gaige Guers (200), Francesco Carr (1,600), Ethan Derfler (long jump), William Shaner (javelin) and Nick Beckfield (shot put) added individual victories for Blue Mountain, while the Eagles’ 1,600 and 3,200 relays captured first place as well.
Cullen Clarke won the 800 and 3,200 for Pottsville (1-2, 1-1), while Ryan Galen won the discus and Killian Bressler took first in the pole vault.
Blue Mountain 85, Pottsville 65
100 — Chase Guers (BM), 11.10
200 — Gaige Guers (BM), 23.19
400 — Chase Guers (BM), 50.75
800 — Cullen Clarke (Potts), 2:10.90
1600 — Francesco Carr (BM), 4:46.70
3200 — Cullen Clarke (Potts), 11:14.52
110 hurdles — Rafael Liranzo (BM), 15.53
300 hurdles — Rafael Liranzo (BM), 40.98
400 relay — Pottsville (Direnzo, Durham, Karkanica, Galavage), 45.05
1600 relay — Blue Mountain (Carr, C. Guers, G. Guers, Liranzo), 3:43.23
3200 relay — Blue Mountain (Carr, Buchman, Meck, Scheidel), 12:03.88
High Jump — Rafael Liranzo (BM), 5-4
Long Jump — Ethan Derfler (BM), 19-9
Triple Jump — Chase Guers (BM), 41-6
Javelin — William Shaner (BM), 176-4
Shot Put — Nicholas Beckfield (BM), 41-4.75
Discus — Ryan Galen (Potts), 139-9
Pole Vault — Killian Bressler (Potts), 10-6
Schuylkill Haven 113, Shenandoah Valley 28
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Luke Smith took charge for the Hurricane boys, winning four events in a Division II victory against Shenandoah Valley at Rotary Field.
Smith captured first place in the long jump, high jump, 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles.
Niko Carestia followed up with three victories, taking first in 100, 200 and javelin. Ethan Kline brought home first place in the discus and shot put as the Hurricanes won 14 of the 17 events.
For Shenandoah Valley, Robert Guzman won the 1,600 and 3,200 runs, while Michael Elchisak captured the triple jump.
100 — Niko Carestia (SH), 11.73
200 — Niko Carestia (SH), 23.64
400 — Colton Reber (SH), 55.50
800 — Austyne Killian (SH), 2:33.00
1600 — Robert Guzman (SV), 4:52.00
3200 — Robert Guzman (SV), 10:24.34
110 Hurdles — Luke Smith (SH), 17.23
300 Hurdles — Luke Smith (SH), 46.05
400 Relay — Schuylkill Haven (Carestia, Gilbert, Goad, Reber), 45.34
1600 Relay — Schuylkill Haven (Krammes, Prentice, Benulis, Smith), 4:18.07
3200 Relay — Schuylkill Haven (Angelo, Killian, Prentice, Ulsh), 10:20.39
High Jump — Luke Smith (SH), 6-0
Long Jump — Luke Smith (SH), 19-3
Triple Jump — Michael Elchisak (SV), 39-9.5
Javelin — Niko Carestia (SH), 146-8
Shot Put — Ethan Kline (SH), 47-9
Discus — Ethan Kline (SH), 146-3
Pole Vault — No Event
Girls’ Track
Blue Mountain 99, Pottsville 50
ORWIGSBURG — Vanessa Frasnelli won two events and ran on a winning relay as the Eagles captured a Schuylkill League Division I win against the Crimson Tide at the Eagles’ Nest.
Frasnelli won both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters for Blue Mountain (3-0, 2-0 D-I).
Jaclyn Easparro and Cierra Reppert exchanged first and second places in the 100 and 200, while Madeline Dalkner (400) and Gianna Chipriano (800) earned track victories and Izabel Zajac (triple jump), Makayla Keck (javelin), Hannah Miller (discus) and Kamryn Moran (pole vault) secured field victories.
Blue Mountain also won the 400 and 3,200 relays.
Alexa Guiffre won three events for Pottsville (0-3, 0-2), taking the 100 and 300 hurdles as well as the long jump. Myla Fegley (high jump) and Ashley Gould (shot put) each had a field event win as well.
100 — Jaclyn Easparro (BM), 13.74
200 — Cierra Reppert (BM), 28.98
400 — Madeleine Dalkner (BM), 1:07.33
800 — Gianna Chipriano (BM), 2:33.19
1600 — Vanessa Frasnelli (BM), 5:58.55
3200 — Vanessa Frasnelli (BM), 14:01.27
100 hurdles — Alexa Giuffre (Potts), 15.78
300 hurdles — Alexa Giuffre (Potts), 47.62
400 relay — Blue Mountain (Dalkner, Zajac, Scheuer, Easparro), 53.39
1600 relay — Pottsville (Davis, Fegley, Kelly, Giuffre), 4:30.57
3200 relay — Blue Mountain (Warke, Frasnelli, Scheidel, Satterfield), 12:34.21
High Jump — Myla Fegley (Potts), 4-10
Long Jump — Alexa Giuffre (Potts), 16-8
Triple Jump — Izabel Zajac (BM), 32-10.5
Javelin — Makalya Keck (BM), 135-3
Shot Put — Ashley Gould (Potts), 33-5
Discus — Hannah Miller (BM), 85-9
Pole Vault — Kamryn Moran (BM), 8-0
