2024 无毛视频-Standard Boys All-Area Track & Field Team
Pajak, Lunger honored as area无毛视频檚 top athletes
Ringgold senior Ryan Pajak defeated all runners, save Butler无毛视频檚 Drew Griffith, this spring to cap his solid running career with two WPIAL and two PIAA silver medals.
Charleroi freshman Braedin Lunger started his career with noteworthy performances on the track, as well as in the field, and accumulated four postseason medals.
The two athletes shined this spring and for their accomplishments they are recognized as the top performers on the 2024 无毛视频-Standard Boys All-Area Track & Field Team.
3,200 relay: Elizabeth Forward.
Honorable mention: Waynesburg Central, Connellsville.
110 high hurdles: Braedin Lunger, Charleroi
Honorable mention: K无毛视频橝drian McLee, Uniontown.
100: Connor Stokes, Elizabeth Forward.
Honorable mention: Lee Qualk, California; Jarett Garn, Mount Pleasant; Arlo McIntyre, Charleroi; Major Stash, Connellsville.
1,600: Ryan Pajak, Ringgold.
Honorable mention: Patrick Burgos, Elizabeth Forward; Matt Schwertfeger, Laurel Highlands; Carter Kent, California; Cooper Gilleland, Uniontown; Jonah Lindstrom, Connellsville.
400: Dominic Cavalier, Elizabeth Forward.
Honorable mention: Matthew Gaborko, Albert Gallatin; Cameron Phillips, Brownsville; Lee Qualk, California.
400 relay: Brownsville.
Honorable mention: Ringgold, Connellsville, Waynesburg Central, California.
300 intermediate hurdles: Adam Halinka, Southmoreland.
Honorable mention: Ryan White, Belle Vernon; Parker King, Uniontown; Bryson Edwards, Connellsville; Zack Andrews, Waynesburg Central; Aiden Johnson, Mount Pleasant.
800: Matt Schwertfeger, Laurel Highlands/Patrick Burgos, Elizabeth Forward.
Honorable mention: Carter Kent, California.
200: Connor Stokes, Elizabeth Forward.
Honorable mention: Anthony Mickens, Connellsville; Breydon Woods, Waynesburg Central; Jarett Garn, Mount Pleasant; Xander Kadash, California; Arlo McIntyre, Charleroi; Major Stash, Connellsville.
3,200: Ryan Pajak, Ringgold.
Honorable mention: Matt Schwertfeger, Laurel Highlands; Jonah Lindstrom, Connellsville.
1,600 relay: Elizabeth Forward.
Honorable mention: Waynesburg Central.
Discus: Nicholas Rohal, Connellsville.
Honorable mention: Ryan Kent, Belle Vernon; Cody Gluszek, Belle Vernon; Maddox Suss, Ringgold.
Shot put: Glen Strickler, Connellsville/Chris Climes, Elizabeth Forward.
Honorable mention: Duncan Barto, Waynesburg Central; Dane Levi, Belle Vernon.
Javelin: Nicholas Rohal, Connellsville
Honorable mention: Ryan Kent, Belle Vernon; Charlie Meehlieb, Elizabeth Forward; Ryan Minerd, Beth-Center; Dalton Taylor, Waynesburg Central; Gianni Pellegrini, Charleroi; David Ranitu, Uniontown; Landon Abercrombie, California.
High jump: Braedin Lunger, Charleroi/Bryson Edwards, Connellsville.
Honorable mention: Noah Neil, California; Kasey Stanton, Connellsville; Jayden McBride, Connellsville; Hunter Kooser, Laurel Highlands; Jack Ricciuti, Waynesburg Central; Parker Amos, Beth-Center.
Triple jump: Bryson Edwards.
Honorable mention: Hunter Kooser, Laurel Highlands; Aiden Johnson, Mount Pleasant; Kasey Stanton, Connellsville.
Long jump: Lee Qualk, California.
Honorable mention: Hunter Kooser, Laurel Highlands; Bryson Edwards, Connellsville; Braedin Lunger, Charleroi; Levi Grogan, Brownsville.
Pole vault: Garrett Eicher, Mount Pleasant.
Honorable mention: Zachary Franks, Connellsville; Gabe Sowers, Mount Pleasant; Mason Schroyer, Waynesburg Central.
Most Outstanding Overall Performers: Ringgold, Ryan Payak; Braedin Lunger, Charleroi.
Class AAA Most Outstanding Field Performer: Nicholas Rohal, Connellsville.
Class AAA Most Outstanding Track Performer: Ryan Pajak, Ringgold.
Class AA Most Outstanding Field Performer: Lee Qualk, California.
Class AA Most Outstanding Track Performer: Braedin Lunger, Charleroi.
Most Outstanding Coaching Staff: Class AAA, Connellsville (Pat Mullaney); Class AA, California (Matt Loomis).
NOTES: Pajak无毛视频檚 second-place finish of 4:07.06 in the 1,600 was lower than the previous WPIAL mark of 4:09.53 set by Griffith in 2023. He was just .06 seconds off the previous WPIAL record time of 8:56.43 in his silver medal performance in the 3,200. 无毛视频� Pajak will be teammates with Griffith at Notre Dame this fall. 无毛视频� Lunger had an outstanding first season both on the track and in the field. The freshman won silver in the long jump after battling Qualk in the WPIAL Class AA final. Lunger was fourth in the 100 high hurdles and fifth in the high jump to earn berths into the PIAA Championship. 无毛视频� Lunger added another medal to his case after he placed seventh in the long jump at the state meet. 无毛视频� Lunger also won Section 6-AA Championship titles in the 110 high hurdles, 300 intermediate hurdles and high jump. 无毛视频� Local athletes won a total of 24 medals with one gold, four silver, four bronze, two fourth place, two fifth place, four sixth place, six seventh place and one eighth place. 无毛视频� Qualk won the lone WPIAL gold medal after winning the Class AA long jump. He also placed seventh in the 100 for a berth in the state meet. 无毛视频� Qualk won three individual titles in the Section 6-AA meet. 无毛视频� Garn was the Class AA silver medalist in the 200 and placed sixth in the 100 at the district meet. 无毛视频� Stokes won bronze medals in the 100 and 200 in the WPIAL Class AAA final. 无毛视频� Eicher finished third in the pole vault in Class AA. 无毛视频� Rohal won a bronze medal in the discus in the WPIAL Class AAA meet. 无毛视频� Kent broke the Belle Vernon school record with his fourth-place finish in the discus. 无毛视频� Halinka was fifth in the WPIAL finals in the 300 intermediate hurdles. 无毛视频� Taylor (javelin) and Sowers (pole vault) were sixth in the WPIAL Class AA final in their respective events. 无毛视频� Edwards picked the right time for his best jump of the season to finish sixth in the WPIAL Class AAA triple jump. 无毛视频� Burgos (1,600), Brownsville无毛视频檚 400 relay, Climes (shot put), Ricciuti (high jump), and Minerd (javelin) all placed seventh in the WPIAL finals. 无毛视频� Schroyer vaulted to an eighth-place finish in the pole vault. 无毛视频� The Waynesburg Central 400 relay team was ninth, just .08 seconds off the medals stand. 无毛视频� Schwertfeger placed ninth in the 800, a mere .17 seconds from winning a WPIAL Class AAA medal. 无毛视频� Pellegrini was ninth and Abercrombie finished 10th in the javelin in the WPIAL Class AA meet. 无毛视频� Edwards (field) and Schwertfeger (track) successfully defended their MVP titles in the county meet. 无毛视频� Mullaney and his Connellsville staff led the Falcons to section and county team titles once again this season. 无毛视频� Loomis and his California staff rallied the Trojans to a Section 6-AA deciding win over Waynesburg a week after the meet was postponed because of rain. 无毛视频� The WPIAL championships were spread over two days after a number of weather delays on the opening day forced the eventual postponement of the meet around 8 p.m.