Lady Chucks Track/Field take part in Butler Invite
BUTLER — The Punxsutawney Lady Chucks Track and Field team took part in the 59th-Annual Butler Invite on Friday, with many teams in attendance.
“It was nice to see all the girls rise to the opportunity to compete in such a high-caliber meet, and I’m hoping that it motivates them to continue to be more competitive over the weeks ahead,” said Lady Chucks Head Coach John Snyder.
Earning two medals after finishing in the top eight in two events was junior Mary Grusky, who took second in javelin (133-07) and third in the discus (109-08).
Plus, both finishes were improvements upon her marks from last year’s invite.
Senior Hannah Surkala qualified for Districts in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:50.98, while she was also part of the 4x800meter relay team that also qualified for Districts with a time 10:11.65 to take 10th. Taylor Bair, Emily McMahan and Riley Miller were also part of the 4x800 relay.
The 4x800 relay improved 10 seconds on their time from the Butler Invite last year, and they find themselves ranked in top 10 in AA in the state. Also, Miller and Surkala both ran new personal-best splits in the event.
Freshman Natalie Burkett ran a new personalbest time of 1:04.85 in the 400-meter dash, while Snyder added that, despite a disqualification, the 4x100-meter relay team had some excellent splits.
In the pole vault, Elliana Kostok finished with a height of 9-02, while both Cheyenne Gervasoni (28-02.5) and Alexxus Runyon (26-07) both had new personal bests.
The Lady Chucks will return to action at home by hosting ECC on Tuesday afternoon.
Complete 4x800 relay:
Results:
10th in 10:11.65 (Taylor Bair, Emily McMahan, Hannah Surkala, Riley Miller); Hurdles: Addy Lewis 50th in 18.97; Alexxus Runyon 74th in 21.06; Maggie Guidice 58th in 13.61; Elliana Kostok 82nd in 13.95; Hannah Surkala 47th in 5:50.98; Lydia Miller 58th in 6:10.23; Riley Miller 22nd in 1:02.20; Natalie Burkett 54th in 1:04.85;
DQ 53.55 (Natalie Burkett, Elliana Kostok, Riley Doverspike, Maggie Guidice); hurdles: Addy Lewis 46th in 53.38; Maggie Guidice 60th in 55.22; Emily McMahan 40th in 2:32.64; Taylor Bair 53rd in 2:36.69; Riley Miller
100 Dash: 1,600: 400: 4x100 relay: 200: 800: 100 300
29th in 28.23; Danielle Griebel 81st in 30.78;
Breeana Bergreen 64th in 14:13.25; Vault: Elliana Kostok tied 17th in 9’ 2”;
Addy Lewis NH; Riley Doverspike NH; Jump: Riley Doverspike 71st in 13’ 2.5”; Danielle Griebel 74th in 12’ 11.5”;
3,200: Pole High Jump: Long Triple Jump:
Cheyenne Gervasoni 64th in 28’ 2.5”; Alexxus Runyon 72nd in 26’ 7”; Chalcie Gervasoni 49th in 26’ 7”; Discus: Mary Grusky 3rd in 109’ 8”; Bella Kunselman 40th in 78’ 3”; Javelin: Mary Grusky 2nd in 133’ 7”; Abby McAdoo 47th in 78’ 6”