HS TRACK AND FIELD: Lackawanna Track Conference Girls Individual Champions — The Jumps and Pole Vault

This spring, as active high school sports stopped, ON THE BLOG decided to do some research. History has always interested me when it comes to high school sports. I do, of course, hate being asked who is the greatest of all time, because there are just too many factors. Era, running surfaces, training, timing systems, coaching have all improved even in single year increments.

What I always tell people about track and field is:

 

• The clock and tape measures don’t usually lie

• You know greatness when you see it.

 

What makes the LTC championships so unique is that there is no separation for classifications in the races, which is not how the district or state champions are determined.

So, with this being a week where we normally would crown the latest Lackawanna Track Conference individual event and team champions, let’s take a look at the past champions.

DISCLAIMER: Track and field media coverage was hardly a priority way back when, so gathering first names became the most daunting challenge of this project. If there are any missing in the lists, and you know who said person is, please let us know.

 

REMINDERS

 

• The LTC sponsored a partial conference championship meet for girls in 1978.

 

• Each LTC team was allowed ONE entrant per event from 1978 to 1989.

 

• Races were converted to meters following the 1982 season and all records were retired.

 

• The LTC conference meet was put on hiatus following the 1989 season due to a PIAA rule and all meet records were RETIRED.

 

• The LTC conference meet returned in 2005 with Fully Automatic Timing and new meet records were established.

 

• The LTC conference meet was dedicated to Robert Spagna that same season

 

• Champions for Class 3A and Class 2A were crowned starting in 2005.

 

 

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE: 

 

MONDAY: The Hurdles

TUESDAY: The Sprints and Dashes

WEDNESDAY: The Distance

THURSDAY: The Throws

FRIDAY: The Jumps and Pole Vault

SATURDAY: The Relays

 

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THE JUMPS AND POLE VAULT

 

 

 

Long
1978 Michelle Mele (Scranton Prep) 15-0 (meet record)
1979 Sue Sochovka (Riverside) 15-10 (meet record)
1980 Michele Horwhat (Abington Heights) 15-0.5
1981 Michelle Horwhat (Abington Heights) 15-5.5
1982 Michelle Horwhat (Abington Heights) 16-5.5 (meet record)
1983 Lisa Delfino (Carbondale Area) 15-6
1984 Lisa Delfino (Carbondale Area) 16-9.5 (meet record – retired)
1985 Patty Borosky (Carbondale Area) 15-6.5
1986 Patty Borosky (Carbondale Area) 15-7
1987 Holly Bamford (Dunmore) 15-6
1988 Maggie Meagher (Honesdale) 14-9.25
1989 Gail Lesavage (Central) 14-2
2005 Alea Murphy (Abington Heights) 15-11 (meet record)
2006 Kristin Krejmas (Delaware Valley) 16-4 (meet record)
2007 Julia Koloski (Montrose) 16-4.5 (meet record)
2008 Lyndsey Barna (Western Wayne) 16-2.75
2009 Julia Koloski (Montrose) 17-1 (meet record)
2010 Courtney Kromko (Western Wayne) 17-2.5 (meet record)
2011 Courtney Kromko (Western Wayne) 16-3.5
2012 Kira Graziano (Holy Cross) 16-4.75
2013 Ashton Boyarsky (Lakeland) 16-11.5
2014 Brooke Estadt (Lakeland) 16-4.75
2015 Liz Pattara (Scranton Prep) 17-6.25 (meet record)
2016 Brooke Estadt (Lakeland) 17-2.5
2017 Brooke Estadt (Lakeland) 17-2.5
2018 Calista Marzolino (Abington Heights) 16-6.75
2019 Calista Marzolino (Abington Heights) 17-2.25

Total champions Abington Heights (6); Carbondale Area (4); Lakeland (4); Western Wayne (3); Montrose (2); Scranton Prep (2); Delaware Valley (1); Dunmore (1); Central (1); Holy Cross (1); Honesdale (1); Riverside (1).

 

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Triple
1978 Margaret Taylor (Abington Heights) 30-6.5 (meet record)
1979 Jackie Leonard (Lakeland) 32-4 (meet record)
1980 Judy Youshock (North Pocono) 32-4.5 (meet record)
1981 Julie Vidito (North Pocono) 33-5 (meet record)
1982 Felicia Brown (Scranton Tech) 34-9.75 (meet record)
1983 Janine Kwloek (Valley View) 33-3.5
1984 Cleary (Valley View) 33-6.25
1985 Patty Borosky (Carbondale Area) 31-10.5
1986 Patty Borosky (Carbondale Area) 35-3.5 (meet record – retired)
1987 Sandra Kondash (Valley View) 32-9
1988 Maggie Meagher (Honesdale) 32-7.5
1989 Maggie Meagher (Honesdale) 31-0.5

2005 Malika Miller (Scranton) 36-7 (meet record)
2006 Trina Carito (Lakeland) 34-4.75
2007 Terika Turner (Scranton) 33-4.5
2008 Courtney Kromko (Western Wayne) 36-6.5
2009 Julia Koloski (Montrose) 35-10.75
2010 Julia Koloski (Montrose) 37-5.75 (meet record)
2011 Courtney Kromko (Western Wayne) 34-5
2012 Hope Decker (Wallenpaupack) 34-7
2013 Liz Pattara (Scranton Prep) 34-4.25
2014 Brooke Estadt (Lakeland) 37-2.25
2015 Brooke Estadt (Lakeland) 37-11.5 (meet record)
2016 Kate McGrath (Scranton Prep) 36-7.75
2017 Brooke Estadt (Lakeland) 36.9.5
2018 Calista Marzolino (Abington Heights) 35-3
2019 Anastasia Ioppolo (Wallenpaupack) 36-2.5

Total champions Lakeland (5); Valley View (3); Abington Heights (2); Carbondale Area (2); Honesdale (2); Montrose (2); North Pocono (2); Scranton (2); Scranton Prep (2); Wallenpaupack (2); Western Wayne (2); Scranton Tech (1).

 

 

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High
1978 Margaret Taylor (Abington Heights) 4-11 (meet record)
1979 Lisa Ball (Lakeland) 5-2 (meet record)
1980 Lisa Ball (Lakeland) 5-2 (meet record)
1981 Lisa Ball (Lakeland) 5-0
1982 Lisa Ball (Lakeland) 5-8 (meet record – retired)
1983 Bonnie Moore (Carbondale Area) 5-4
1984 Bonnie Moore (Carbondale Area) 5-4
1985 Donna Stahly (Valley View) 4-8
1986 LeeAnn Ball (Lakeland) 4-10
1987 Bridget Bell (Scranton Prep) 4-6
1988 Laura Pikulski (Central) 5-0
1989 LeeAnn Ball (Lakeland) 4-10
2005 Trina Carito (Lakeland) 5-2 (meet record)
2006 Trina Carito (Lakeland) 5-4 (meet record)
2007 No event (Rain)
2008 Sarah Kimsey (Montrose) 5-4 (meet record)
2009 Sarah Kimsey (Montrose) 5-4 (meet record)
2010 Sarah Kimsey (Montrose) 5-4 (meet record)
2011 Audrey Calkin (Honesdale) 5-4 (meet record)
2012 Tori Doyle (Lakeland) 5-0
2013 Kayla Agentowicz (Lakeland) 5-0
2014 Madison Harding (Lakeland) 5-0
2015 Caitlin Henneforth (Western Wayne) 4-10
2016 Brooke Estadt (Lakeland) 5-2
2017 Calista Marzolino (Abington Heights) 5-2
2018 Calista Marzolino (Abington Heights) 5-2
2019 Calista Marzolino (Abington Heights) 5-2

Total champions Lakeland (12); Abington Heights (4); Montrose (3); Carbondale Area (2); Central (1); Honesdale (1); Scranton Prep (1); Valley View (1); Western Wayne (1).

 

 

 

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Pole
2005 Amber Gaffey (Susquehanna) 11-0 (meet record)
2006 Amber Gaffey (Susquehanna) 10-0
2007 Amber Gaffey (Susquehanna) 11-6 (meet record)
2008 Christy DiMichelle (Montrose) 9-6
2009 Vanessa Munley (Riverside) 10-6
2010 Christy DiMichelle (Montrose) 10-6
2011 Vanessa Munley (Riverside) 11-0
2012 Devan Kerecman (Holy Cross) 11-7 (meet record)

2013 Lucianne Burner (North Pocono) 9-9
2014 Mia Gurganus (Abington Heights) 9-0
2015 Lucianne Burner (North Pocono) 12-3 (meet record)
2016 Lucianne Burner (North Pocono) 11-0
2017 Dani Heine (Abington Heights) 11-0
2018 Victoria Atkinson (Scranton Prep) 12-0
2019 Victoria Atkinson (Scranton Prep) 12-6 (meet record)

Total champions North Pocono (3); Susquehanna (3); Abington Heights (2); Montrose (2); Riverside (2); Scranton Prep (2); Holy Cross (1).

 

 

 

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