Apr 30, 2023 By Jim Downey jdowney@heraldstandard.Com 2 min read

Ringgold’s Angelina Massey won two gold medals, one silver and a bronze medal Saturday at the Washington-Greene County Championship held at Canon-McMillan.

Massey finished first in the 200 (26.08) and 400 (1:00.23). She ran 12.93 seconds for second place in the 200 and cleared 4-10 for third place in the high jump.

Massey received Overall MVP honors for her performances on the track and in the field.

The Lady Rams’ Bella Massey (4, 800, 2:32.75), Abigael Nicolas (4, high jump, 4-10), Annie Daerr (6, 800, 2:37.84), Ryan Wilson (7, 1,600, 6:05.17), Isabel Shvarts (4, 300 intermediate hurdles, 50.69), Melissa Williams (5, 300 intermediate hurdles, 51.47), 400 relay (6, 4:47.06), and Nila Forlini (5, pole vault, 7-3) all medaled.

Katelyn Ferrence (400), Karisa Vaccaro (pole vault), and Sarah Palmer (100 high hurdles) finished ninth.

The Rams’ Maddox Suss (3, shot put, 41-1½; 5, discus, 116-0), Alex Coccogna (5, javelin, 130-7), Zach Alvarez (2, pole vault, 10-9), Jackson Kohn (5, triple jump, 37-9), Nick Sinz (8, 200, 25.69), Cael Konek (8, 800, 2:15.36), David Molisee (6, 1,600, 4:59.39), Daniel Petersen (4, 3,200 11:19.82), 400 relay (3, 47.64), 800 sprint relay (6, 1:53.56), and Dayne Wilson (5, high jump, 5-4; 4, long jump, 20-8) all made the podium.

Ringgold’s Andrew Bruce (3,200) and the 400 relay placed ninth.

California’s Rakiyah Porter (5, 100 high hurdles, 18.21), Alina McClaflin (7, 800, 2:38.53), Samantha Smichnick (8, shot put, 27-9½), and Anastasia Georgagis (5, 1,600, 5:52.93) all won medals. The Lady Trojans’ 400 relay (5, 55.47) and 3,200 relay (4, 11:19.84) also made the podium. Morgan Ross (long jump) and Erika Shonts (discus) just missed medaling in ninth place.

California’s Tanner Pierce won the shot put with a throw of 48-6 and placed eighth in both the discus (110-10) and javelin (123-1).

The Trojans’ Lee Qualk (3, long jump, 20-9½; 5, 100, 11.89; 6, high jump, 5-4), Niamh McClaflin (6, 800, 2:14.07; 4, 1,600, 4:55.82), Alexander Pankratz (8, 3,200, 11:38.86), 400 relay (8, 50.76), 3,200 relay (4, 9:11.53), Jake Layhue (3, high jump, 5-4; 4, triple jump, 39-3), Noah Neil (7, high jump, 5-2), and Christian Ross (7, long jump, 19-7½; 5, pole vault, 9-3) medaled. Neil (110 high hurdles) and Steven Gwyn (800) both had ninth-place finishes.

The Bentworth girls finished sixth in the 3200 relay with a time of 11:54.40. The Bearcats’ 800-meter sprint medley relay squad placed ninth in 2:01.19.

The Beth-Center girls finished seventh in the 3,200 relay in 13:35.07. The Bulldogs’ 400 relay was sixth in 49.55 seconds and 1,600 relay placed seventh in 3:54.82.

Waynesburg Central’s Aiden Pell (5, 200, 25.03; 7, 400, 53.92) and Mason Mankey (5, 110 high hurdles, 17.31; 3, high jump, 5-4) both won two medals. The Raiders’ 3,200 relay (6, 9:55.34) and Zach Andrews (8, 300 intermediate hurdles, 45.51) also medaled.