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Strong showing
Tornado's Renwick named MVP for his efforts |
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 By Sam Tallarico
Eagle Staff Writer
BUTLER TWP — Logan Renwick could relate to the quick pace at the Butler Track and Field Invitational Friday.
The meet, which took only four hours, had many athletes on the go, but none could match what the Butler sophomore was able accomplished.
Renwick won the long jump with an effort of 21 feet, 7½ inches and the triple jump (44-5½) to capture the field MVP honors. He also finished runner-up in the 110 hurdles in a time of 15.1 seconds, but Renwick did set a school record in the semifinal with a time of 14.6.
"It was a huge day for him," said Butler coach Rick Schontz. "He had no fear in his eyes."
Joining Renwick by turning in championship performances were Seneca Valley's Conor Barrett (high jump, 6-7), Knoch's Brian Tackett (800, 2:00.2) and the Seneca Valley 3,200-relay team of Matt Davis, Cam Stauffer, Matt Marchese and John Kurlak.
Their winning time of 8:12.5 edged out runner-up Butler's foursome of Ben Porter, J.T. Fleming, Lance Dugger and Nathan Neff (8:14.6).
Renwick finished ahead of Alex Schmude of Erie McDowell in the long jump (21-5) and Cory Gunter of Baldwin in the triple jump (43-8½).
"I always try and hit a big jump early so I can take the pressure off early," said Renwick.
As a freshman last year, Renwick triple jumped 44-10½ and already has cleared 45 feet twice in a meet against Seneca Valley, including a leap of 45-9.
"I totally shocked myself last year," said Renwick. "It's been a total surprise this year."
Despite his success in the jumps, hurdles have always had a certain appeal.
"I've always loved hurdles. I started hurdling before triple jumping," said Renwick.
And winning the field MVP was just icing on the cake.
"It's a great compliment. It's great to do it at your home track. I'm glad I was able to step up for the team," said Renwick, whose squad finished second to Erie McDowell in the team standings.
Barrett, a senior, had gone out for track only last season while playing volleyball and was the WPIALClass AAA champion.
On Friday, he was trying to break his own school record of 6-8 and almost did. He easily won the event by five inches but took a shot at the school record.
"I'm pretty happy with it, but I really wanted 6-9. I wanted to max out,"Barrett said.
Tackett had a busy day as well, winning the 800 by holding off Penn Hills' Charles Anderson (2:02.0), placing fourth in the 1,600 in a personal-best time of 4:29.0 and sixth as a member of the 1,600 relay.
"After the first lap (in the 800), I took the lead and I could hear (Anderson) on my shoulder," said Tackett. "I kept him on the outside. As soon as I came out with (the last 100), I didn't hear any steps."
"(Tackett) ran very consistent in the 1,600, but I'm sure he's not happy about that," said Knoch coach Wess Brahler. "But he went out and raced. That kid's a hard worker and not afraid of training."
Other top performances included Tackett's teammate C.J. Wise, who picked up a pair of medals. Wise was third in the triple jump behind Renwick and fourth in the high jump (6-0) behind Barrett.
"C.J. had a great day," said Brahler. "His high jump tied his best and his triple jump is a personal record."
Butler's Matt Cooper was second in the shot put (49-1½), but McDowell's Dan Kwiatkowski threw an eye- popping 61-11 to win the event.
"The past couple of meets, I've been throwing over 50 feet," said Cooper. "Today, I was having a little trouble keeping my elbow up."
The Tornado's Erik Braun was runner-up in the pole vault (12-6) while Seneca Valley's Chris Cipro was second in the 3,200 (9:45.3). Third-place finishers for the Raiders were Frank Campisino was third in the 200 (22.73, Zach Francis in the high jump (6-0) and Stauffer in the 1,600 (4:28.6).
Karns City's Chris Harmon was fourth in the 800 to lead the Gremlins.
The Butler Girls track and Field Invitational was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Boys
3,200-meter relay: 1-Seneca Valley (Matt Davis, Cam Stauffer, Matt Marchese, John Kurlak) 8:12.5; 2-Butler (Ben Porter, J.T. Fleming, Lance Dugger, Nathan Neff) 8:14.6; 3-Erie McDowell; 4-Knoch (Owen Venesky, Paul Kletzli, Mike Fugate, K.J. McCrea) 8:32.0; 5-Gateway; 6-Cathedral Prep; 7-Allderdice
110-meter hurdles: 1-Dan Hedglin (Avonworth/Northgate) 14.8; 2-Logan Renwick (Butler) 15.1; 3-Eric Livsey (Gateway); 4-Matt Redshaw (Hampton); 5-Jon Boyd (Seneca Valley) 16.0; 6-Brian Burka (B) 16.3; 7-Julian Valdiserri (Mt. Lebanon
100-meter dash: Tylor Watts (Avonworth/Northgate) 10.8; 2-Peter Overare (McDowell); 3-Akeem Satterfield (Cathedral Prep); Robert Ward (McDowell); 5-Dunn (Woodland Hills); Andrew Blackmon (Gateway); 7-Lloyd Phillips (North Hills)
1,600-meter run: 1-T.J. Hobart (Baldwin) 4:20.0; 2-David Adley (Baldwin); 3-Cam Stauffer (Seneca Valley) 4:28.6; 4-Brian Tackett (Knoch) 4:29.0; 5-Joe Kush (North Hills); 6-Mike Vlah (North Hills); 7-Phil Yeung (Upper St. Clair)
400-meter dash: 1-Ryan Jones (West Mifflin) 50.03; 2-Peter DePasquale (Mt. Lebanon); 3-Mitchell Fawcett (Upper St. Clair); 4-Mason McLaughlin (Butler) 51.22; 5-Eli Christy (Butler) 51.35; 6-Dayvon Malloy (Allderdice); 7-Andy Skaggs (Seneca Valley) 52.12
400 meter relay: Erie McDowell (Robert Ward, Johnny Dogun, Nick Adamski, Peter Overare) 42.81; 2-Cathedral Prep; 3-Shaler; 4-Hampton; 5-Woodland Hills; 6-North Hills; 7-Pine-Richland
300-meter hurdles: 1-Matt Redshaw (Hampton) 39.5; 2-Joe Maranowski (Pine-Richland); Dan Hedglin (Avonworth/Northgate); 4-Dan Anderson (Gateway); 5-Cory Gunter (Baldwin); 6-Steve Casey (Shaler); 7-Darnell Coles (Penn Hills)
800-meter run: 1-Brian Tackett (Knoch) 2:00.2; 2-Charles Anderson (Penn Hills); 3-Brian Dulick (North Hills); 4-Chris Harmon (Karns City) 2:03.3; 5-Lance Dugger (Butler) 2:03.8; 6-Fernando Barreto (Mt. Lebanon) 2:04.2; 7-Andy Hellman (Cathedral Prep)
200-meter dash: 1-Brandon Ifill (Penn Hills) 22.02; 2-Johnny Dogun (McDowell); 3-Frank Campisino (Seneca Valley) 22.73; 4-Brandon Bailey (Penn Hills); 5-Lloyd Phillips (North Hills); 6-Andrew Blackmon (Gateway); 7-Akeem Moore (Brentwood)
3,200-meter run: 1-Miles Becker (Mt. Lebanon) 9:26.5; 2-Chris Cipro (Seneca Valley) 9:45.3; 3-Juris Silenieks (North Hills); 4-Sam Apke (Mt. Lebanon); 5-Daniel Krystek (Gateway); 6-Alex Lochner (Hampton); 7-David Adley (Baldwin)
1,600-meter relay: 1-McDowell (Peter Overare, Robert Ward, Justin Hines, Johnny Dogun) 3:26.04; 2-West Mifflin; 3-Butler 3:30.35; 4-Mt. Lebanon; 5-Penn Hills; 6-Knoch (Tim McNerney, Steve Snow, Brian Tackett, Mitch Shaw) 3;36.67; 7-Keystone
High jump: 1-Conor Barrett (Seneca Valley) 6-7; 2-Pat Schaffer (Shaler); 3-Zach Francis (Seneca Valley) 6-0; 4-C.J. Wise (Knoch) 6-0; 5-Mike Johnston (North Hills); 6-Eric Harris (West Mifflin); 7-Noel Oduho (Cathedral Prep)
Long jump: 1-Logan Renwick (Butler) 21-7½; 2-Alex Schmude (McDowell); 3-Robert Ward (McDowell); 4-Akeem Moore (Brentwood); 5-Jacob Fleeger (Clarion); 6-Cordell Gibson (East Allegheny); 7-Bill Nguyen (Baldwin)
Triple jump: 1-Logan Renwick (Butler) 44-5½; 2-Cory Gunter (Baldwin); 3-C.J. Wise (Knoch) 42-6; 4-Dakota Walker (McDowell); 5-Hausaan Burton (Woodland Hills); 6-Eric Harris (West Mifflin); 7-Brian Lynch (Upper St. Clair)
Shot put: 1-Dan Kwiatkowski (McDowell) 61-11; 2-Matt Cooper (Butler) 49-1½; 3-Drew Hofbauer (Baldwin); 4-Joe Kelly (McDowell); 5-Drew Myers (Keystone); 6-Jordan Paskorz (Hampton); 7-Eric Warning (Gateway)
Discus: 1-Drew Hofbauer (Baldwin) 159-6½; 2-Dan Kwiatkowski (McDowell); 3-Jerrin Brandon (Riverside); 4-Dan Gonzales (Bradford); 5-Eric Warning (Gateway); 6-Adam Bevevino (Clarion); 7-Cory Kramer Seneca Valley) 131-5½
Javelin: 1-Ryan Schliecher (Baldwin) 201-9; 2-Matt Orzechowski (McDowell); 3-Derek Swartzfager (Keystone); 4-Mike Hurt (North Hills); 5-Zac Gross (Knoch) 163-7; 6-A.J. Murphy (Riverside); 7-Tyler Armagost (Moniteau) 158-10
Pole vault: 1-Matt Perella (Baldwin) 13-6; 2-Erik Braun (Butler) 12-6; 3-Andrew Roberts (North Hills); 4-Adam Marzullo (Butler) 12-0; 5-Spencer Varner (Union) 12-0; 6-Drew Kreigline (Baldwin); 7-Kevin Kerr (McDowell)
Team standings (out of 29 schools): 1-Erie McDowell 95, 2-Butler 74, 3-Baldwin 69, 4-Seneca Valley 51, 5-North Hills 36, 6-Knoch 33; 22-Karns City 4; 24-Union 3; 27-Moniteau 1
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