Andy Close
WARREN, Pa. – There were a number of standout performances as the Warren girls and boys took first in the Warren County Track Meet.
The Warren girls finished with 150 points, followed by Eisenhower (47), Sheffield (42.5), and Youngsville (32.5).
The boys’ race was tighter, with Warren finishing with 100 points, Sheffield 68, Youngsville 66, and Eisenhower 32.
Meet MVPs were Warren’s Ethan Best and Sam Lindell (boys trck), Youngsville’s Blake Myers (boys field), Warren’s Shyann Rulander (girls track), and Warren’s Lindsay Madigan.
Best won both the 110 and 300 hurdles and the 200, while Lindell won the 1600, and 3200, was second in the 800, and was on the winning 4×800 relay team.
Lindell talked about his performance afterward:
Myers, meanwhile, swept the long, triple, and high jumps.
For the girls, Rulander swept the 800, 1600, and 3200 and was on the winning 4×800 relay team, while Madigan won the long jump, triple jump, and 100 and was on the winning 4×100 relay team.
Other notable races included the boys 4×100 relay, where Youngsville (46.72) edged Sheffield by the narrowest of margins, .01 seconds.
Youngsville’s Ethan Senz ran anchor and talked about the race afterward:
Elsewhere, Sheffield’s Dylan Hardwick ran a PR to win the 800 in 2:11.04 and talked about it afterward:
Warren’s Lilly Newton also won the 200 and 400 and was second in the high jump.
Eisenhower’s Marissa Gourley won the 100 and 300 hurdles as well.
All in all, it was a great showcase for Warren County track and field.
“We were happy to come away with wins on the boys’ and girls’ side,” said Warren coach Kevin Dustin. “We knew our boys had a fight on our hands with Youngsville and Sheffield based on the scoring system for this meet. Hats off to everyone who competed. This county is full of talent. Glad to see athletes on every team have some personal bests and to see kids having a good time competing. We are proud of our squad for stepping up to compete when they were called upon. We have some big meets coming up down the stretch here as our boys and girls teams are still undefeated in the region and looking to finish strong.”
