HS TRACK: LTC Stars shine at PTFCA State Championship meet

It was a wonderful Sunday for athletes from the Lackawanna Track Conference who competed at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association State Championships at Penn State University.

Five athletes captured medals in an event where there is only ONE classification and the athletes had to first meet a qualifying standard for their event, then be invited to compete in the meet.

Two athletes were among the Top 3 in their event. Scranton Prep’s Victoria Atkinson won a silver medal in the girls pole vault with a personal-best mark of 12 feet, 6 inches. Wallenpaupack’s Tyler Wirth won a bronze medal in the One Mile — one of the most coveted races among distance runners.

 

 

Here’s a look at the local medal winners: 

 

 

 

 

 

VICTORIA ATKINSON | SCRANTON PREP

SENIOR

 

EVENT: Pole Vault.

STATE FINISH: SECOND.

MARK: 12 feet, 6 inches

 

 

 

 

 

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TYLER WIRTH | WALLENPAUPACK

SENIOR

 

EVENT: One Mile Run.

STATE FINISH: THIRD.

TOP MARK: 4:18.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CALISTA MARZOLINO | ABINGTON HEIGHTS

SENIOR

 

EVENT: High Jump.

STATE FINISH: FIFTH.

MARK: 5-4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TRINA BARCAROLA | WESTERN WAYNE

JUNIOR

 

EVENT: Pole Vault.

STATE FINISH: TIED SEVENTH.

MARK: 11-6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ANDREW HEALEY | HOLY CROSS

JUNIOR

 

EVENT: 3000-Meter Run.

STATE FINISH: SEVENTH.

MARK: 8:55.47.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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