BOYS TRACK AND FIELD SECOND TEAM HONORABLE MENTION

FIRST TEAM

Elijah Shalaway, Boyertown

Senior ... Throws ... One of the top javelin throwers in the country, Shalaway also scored big points for the Bears in the discus and javelin ... Finished sixth in the javelin at the prestigious Penn Relays with a throw of 201feet, 8inches, and was seeded second at states at 199-08. ... Will attend Division I Wake Forest University on a partial track & field scholarship ... The Mercury’s All-Area Athlete of the Year for Boys Track & Field. ... Won PAC-10titles in the javelin and shot put. ... Shalaway’s best heaves for the year were 201-8in the javelin, 155-8in the discus and 52-2½ in the shot put. Nick Shaffer, Methacton

Senior ... Sprinter ... Methacton’s pace-setter in the sprints the last few years, Shaffer won the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the PAC-10s this season ... Also anchored several sprint relays for theWarriors ... As a sophomore, Shaffer medaled at the PIAA-AAA Championships by placing sixth in the 200with a 22.05. He also captured the District 1-AAA Championship silver in the 100with a 10.92. He went on to medal at districts in the 200by placing fourth with a 22.62... Captured gold in the 100with a 10.94at the PAC-10Championships and doubled with a gold in the 200 with a 22.20finish. Liam Conway, Owen J. Roberts

Sophomore ... Distance ... Conway posted some of the best times anywhere in the 800-meter run during the regular season ... He won the gold medal in the 1,600at PAC-10s ... He qualified for states in the 1,600with a time of 4:18.58during the District 1-AAA meet at Coatesville ... Conway also ran a 1:54.27to qualify for districts in the 800. SeanMcGinnis, Phoenixville

Senior ... Distance ... McGinnis ran a best of 1:54.03this year in the 800-meter run and went on to capture the league title in the event ... Will continue his track career at Division I High Point University in North Carolina ... Has been Phantoms’ consistent leader in track and cross country the past few seasons ... McGinnis finished 12th at states in the 800as a junior with a time of 1:55.99. London Gregory, Pottstown

Senior ... Jumps ... Gregory qualified for states in the high jump with a leap of 6-1... Consistent senior leader for coach Mary Ann Hill’s Trojans, who finished 6-3in the PAC-10and qualified as one of the circuit’s Final Four teams ... Gregory had a jump of 6-2earlier in the season ... Gregory also qualified for districts in the triple jump with a leap of 43-1½ ... Will continue his academic and athletic careers at Division I Duquesne University ... Hit 43feet in the triple jump at the Lower Merion Invitational. Ky’lif Underwood, Pottsgrove

Senior ... Hurdles ... Underwood captured a first-place gold medal in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles at the PAC-10Championships ... Recorded the area’s best time in the 300hurdles heading into districts with a 39.75... Underwood was the Falcons’ standout performer throughout the season. Johnavin County, Phoenixville

Junior ... Jumps, Sprints ... County captured the gold medal in the triple jump on the first day of the PAC-10Championships at Phoenixville with a leap of 43-1½ in rainy conditions ... County was also a standout performer in the long jump and qualified for districts at 21-3... County also produced points on the track for the Phantoms in running events. Tim Rudderow, Spring-Ford

Senior ... Throws ... Rudderow captured the gold medal in the discus at the PAC-10Championships with a throw of 146-5to qualify for districts ... A standout defensive lineman for Spring-Ford’s PAC-10championship football team last fall, Rudderowwas also a three-sport athlete for the Rams by spending time on the wrestling mats last winter. ... Rudderow also placed second in the shot put at the league championships. Eli Soto, Upper Perkiomen

Senior ... Throws ... Soto was another of the area’s top group of javelin throwers. The Indians’ leader had a best throw of 185feet, 4inches, which qualified him for states along with teammate Michael Felix. Darnell Randall, Perkiomen Valley

Senior ... Jumps ... Randall excelled in the high jump by clearing 6feet, 6inches, this season while capturing top honors in the event at the PAC-10meet for the Vikings ... Randall was also a strong competitor in the sprints for PV. Chad Smiley, Spring-Ford

Junior ... Pole Vault ... Leader of Spring-Ford’s trio of standouts in the pole vault, who had a best height of 13feet, 6inches, with another year left to compete at the scholastic level ... Teamed with Josh Darlington and Matt Breish to give the Rams a formidable 1-2-3punch in every meet. Sprints: Griffin Bilicic, Methacton; Adam Gehret, Boyertown, Dan Heller, Boyertown; Colin Crosbie, Spring-Ford; Brandon Tinson, Pottstown; James Keenan, Methacton; John Lozinak, Methacton; Joe McKeon, Methacton Distance: John Conner, Spring-Ford; Abe Van Helmond, Owen J. Roberts; Jacob McKenna, Spring-Ford; Justin BeasleyTurner, Pottstown; Dylan Smiley, Phoenixville; Zachary Smith, Spring-Ford; Dominic DeRafelo, Boyertown; Matt Town, Perkiomen Valley; Justin Smyth, Boyertown Hurdles: Austin Bates, Hill School; Stephen Chapman, SpringFord; Kyle D’Ambrosio, Pope John Paul II; Chris McGinley, Perkiomen Valley; Andy Tran, Phoenixville Jumps: Tyler Uba, Spring-Ford; Toni Adewole, Hill School; Kameron Penn, Pottstown; Mike Ziegler, Pottsgrove Pole vault: Josh Darlington, Spring-Ford; Matt Breish, SpringFord Throws: Patrick Maloney, Methacton; Michael Felix, Upper Perkiomen; Cullen O’Connor, Perkiomen Valley Relay: Andrew Baer, Jan Vasquez, Matt Glady, Zak Reagan, Daniel Boone Boyertown: DaShon Deming, Lawrence Garnett, Max Miller, Quinton Roma, Bryton Henry, Kenny Branford, Josh Endy, Mike Banks, Keith Brough Daniel Boone: Drew Kresge, Branden Cody, Liam Summers Hill School: Preston Gordon, Ali Kenneh, Jay Carter Methacton: Joshua Brycki, Michael Clark, Nicholas DeFilippis, Aidan O’Leary, Sean Ritchie, Max Jones Owen J. Roberts: Ethan Conway, Will Hillegas, Conor Murray, Quinten Sherwood, Owen Van Helmond, Aidan Hayward Perkiomen Valley: Keith Arano, Ryan Dao, Daniel George, Wilmot Osei-Bonsu, Adam Styer, Jon Adams, Frank MacGregor Phoenixville: Durron Johnson, Eric Tennison, Christian Kelly, Christian Schaaf, Dorian County, Liam Darcy, Matt Tweedie Pottstown: Alex Caballero, Eugene Nelson, Brian Perez, Jacob Howard Spring-Ford: Stone Scarcelle, Chris Carbone, Evan Horrocks, JT Clark, Chris Fennimore, Milan Sharma, Patrick Power, Ted Dylinski