Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) hosted its WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Girls’ Track & Field Team Championships on Tuesday at Peters Township Middle School and West Mifflin High School. Four teams each from the 2A and 3A classifications competed in the championship meet, with North Allegheny defending its 3A title and Quaker Valley reigning again in 2A.
The 3A championship is North Allegheny’s 13th overall, which is the second most in WPIAL history. The Tigers were victorious in 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2022, and with the North Allegheny boys’ team winning as well, this marks the first time since 2005 that the school won both championships in the same year.
Quaker Valley’s title at 2A is its ninth overall, which ranks third in league laurels. The Quakers previously won in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2022.
This is the first time since 2016 that the same two schools defended their WPIAL track & field team titles, with Hempfield Area in 3A and Beaver in 2A previously accomplishing the feat.
3A RECAP
North Allegheny topped Norwin (87-63), Canon-McMillan (87-63), and South Fayette (107-43) in the WPIAL 3A Girls’ Track & Field Team Championship Meet at West Mifflin. The Tigers were victorious in eight of the 18 events.
North Allegheny took two of the three relays, winning the 4x800-meter (9:34.99) and 4x400-meter (3:59.14). Wren Kucler brought home wins in the 1,600-meter run (5:00.03) and 800-meter run (2:15.35), while Isabella Costa won the 400-meter dash (57.31) and Grace Rowley topped the field in the 3,200-meter run (11:12.71). The Tigers also claimed victories in the pole vault with Lindsay Breneman (11-09.00) and in the javelin with Alaina Fantaski (142-01.00).
Norwin captured the runner-up trophy with dual meet scores of 78-72 over Canon-McMillan and 103-47 against South Fayette. The Knights were winners in two events, as Bella Brozeski won the 300-meter hurdles (46.24) and Ashley Laukus took home the high jump (5-03.00).
Canon-McMillan placed third with a 96-54 dual meet win over South Fayette. The Big Macs saw Rose Kuchera top the field in the 100-meter hurdles (15.40), long jump (19-01.25), and triple jump (40-01.00), and also claimed victories in the 100-meter dash with Bennet Pidro (12.58), shot put with Maggie Clair (37-10.00), and the 4x100-meter relay (48.91).
South Fayette boasted the top finisher in the 200-meter dash with Olivia Renk (26.13) and the discus with Erica King (105-05.00).
2A RECAP
Quaker Valley defeated Winchester Thurston (92-57), Knoch (100-50), and Derry (100.5-49.5) in the WPIAL 2A Girls’ Track & Field Team Championship Meet at Peters Township. The Quakers took first place in 11 of the 18 events.
Quaker Valley took first in two relays with the 4x800-meter (9:47.30) and 4x100-meter (49.81) titles. Ellie Cain won the 1,600-meter run (5:29.83) and 800-meter run (2:21.40), Kwilai Karto crossed the line first in the 100-meter hurdles (16.92), Nora Johns topped the field in the 300-meter hurdles (47.41), Zora Washington claimed victory in the 200-meter dash (27.16), and Cecilia Montagnese brought home a win in the 3,200-meter run (12:31.76). In field events, Quaker Valley saw Jayla Olawaiye win the triple jump (39-05.50), Sara Minard win the pole vault (10-02.00), and Mia Gartley and Oumou Thiero share first in the high jump (5-01.00).
Winchester Thurston placed runner-up with dual meet wins against Knoch (77-73) and Derry (86-60). The Bears won the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:13.52 and added victories by DaShae Cochran in the 100-meter dash (12.95), Charlotte Brake-Hoffman in the 400-meter dash (1:03.35), and Eris Pil in the discus (104-08.00). Cochran also shared first place in the long jump (17-03.00) with Knoch’s Kara Fennell.
Knoch finished third with a 94-56 dual meet victory against Derry. The Knights saw the aforementioned Fennell tie for first in the long jump (17-03.00) and Maddie Hunt win the shot put (39-04.00).
Derry had one event winner as Sophia Mazzoni won the javelin (132-00.00).
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