Central Mountain sending five to PIAA state track meet
ALTOONA, PA – The Central Mountain track and field teams had quite the evening at Altoona’s Mansion Park on Thursday, participating in the District 6 AAA championships; the boys and girls squads sending five on to the PIAA track meet.
Brett Gerlach picked up the high jump crown with a leap of 6’3’; he also added a sixth in the triple jump. Lily Hendricks took fifth in the long jump in 31-03.25 and added a fourth in high jump and a state qualifying third in the triple jump.
Other firsts came from Grace Rizzo in the discus; Alyssa VanGorder in the shot put; and Mia Kopysciansky in the javelin.
Coach Ellie Sikorskas was pleased with the collective effort from both squads:
| “Well done to all the boys who competed today. Many in the top 8 and Brett Gerlach heading to states for high jump. A job well done to the ladies today. We had many athletes place in the top 8. Heading to states will be Grace Rizzo in the discus, Alyssa Vangorder in the shot put, Mia Kopysciansky in the javelin, and Lily Hendricks in the triple jump.”
The complete Central Mountain results can be found here: |
