Lady Scots鈥� Mehall wins WPIAL silver in 800
SLIPPERY ROCK 鈥� Southmoreland蘑菇视频 Megan Mehall was not pleased with her performance in the 400, her marquis event, but rallied a couple races later to win silver in the 800 in Wednesday蘑菇视频 WPIAL Class AA Individual Track & Field Championship.
The district meet was plagued by thunder and lightning, causing weather delay after weather delay. Heavier rain late in the meet also provided challenging conditions for the athletes.
The meet was eventually postponed with the Class AA boys lining up for the 800, so the 800, 3,200, 800 and 1,600 relay remain on the track. The field events to be finished are the girls Class AAA javelin and long jump, and the boys Class AA high jump.
The meet was scheduled to resume Thursday at 4 p.m.
Mehall and Trinity Christian蘑菇视频 Eilidh Edgar battled through the first of two laps in the 800, but Edgar was able to gain separation down the final stretch to win the gold medal in 2:14.76. Mehall finished in 2:17.22.
鈥淚 kinda crashed in the last 50 (meters). It just came down to her having a bigger boost at that point,鈥� explained Mehall. 鈥淭hat was a PR in my 800. The 400 wasn鈥檛 my best, but I was working with the energy I had.鈥�
Mehall said the weather conditions did have an effect on her.
鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 as confident I would be able to perform my best, but I gave it my hardest and did what I could do,鈥� said Mehall.
Mehall earned a second PIAA berth with her fifth-place finish in the 400 with a time of 58.91 seconds.
She also ran the anchor leg of the 3,200 relay that also earned a state berth by placing fourth in 9:56.02.The Lady Scots were seeded sixth coming into the WPIAL final.
Kate Campbell ran the opening leg. Aubrey Seder was second and Lexi Ohler was the third leg.
Campbell noted her job was 鈥渏ust to get a good start and try to put us in a good spot so we can medal and go to states.
鈥淚 had a PR. I had a 2:27. I鈥檓 happy with that now.鈥�
Campbell said the quartet蘑菇视频 plan was pretty simple, saying, 鈥淲e wanted to go to states and get in the top six. We also had a few teams (Quaker Valley and Winchester Thurston) we鈥檝e wanted to beat for a while.We beat them.鈥�
Laurel Highlands鈥� Jaden Brambley was able to complete the Class AAA pole vault competition before the weather arrived and she made the most of the conditions by winning the bronze medal with a vault of 11-6.
鈥淚 was clear at 11 feet and 11-6,鈥� said Brambley. 鈥淚 was really close at 12 feet. I caught it on the backside. I was over (the bar) and came down on it.鈥�
Brambley added, 鈥淚鈥檓 super excited. I wanted to get 12. (Clearing 12 feet) is the goal next week (at the state meet).鈥�
Charleroi first-year sophomore Eden Smith advanced to the state meet after placing fifth in the 100 high hurdles in a time of 16.14 seconds.
鈥淚 was nervous,鈥� Smith said of her first district meet.
Geibel Catholic sophomore Emma Larkin entered the 300 intermediate hurdles with the fastest seed time in Class AA. However, Larkin was charged with a false start so she never had the opportunity to defend her time.
Larkin gathered herself in time for the 800, though, and was able to win a medal and a PIAA berth after finishing sixth in 2:22.64.
California蘑菇视频 Ella Neil earned her second trip to Shippensburg after she finished seventh in the Class AA high jump with a state-qualifying height of 5-2.
鈥�(5-2) is my best. It蘑菇视频 also state qualifying,鈥� said Neil. 鈥淚鈥檓 very grateful to be here again. I got 5-2 on my last attempt.
鈥淕oing through my head at that moment, I didn鈥檛 want my season to end here. I didn鈥檛 want to come here for nothing. Seeing everyone else succeed here really pushed me, and succeed, as well.
鈥淚鈥檓 so happy.鈥�
Neil needed only one attempt at the opening height of 4-10. She needed two attempts at five feet.
Neil was busy running between the high jump and triple jump pits.
鈥淚 had to run back and forth from triple (jump), which was stressful, but I got some decent marks in triple, as well,鈥� said Neil.
Neil has her sights set higher for the state meet.
鈥淚鈥檓 looking to clear 5-2 consistently and I feel 5-4 is not far off,鈥� added Neil.
Brownsville蘑菇视频 Zhariah Reed won an individual medal (7, 300 IM, 47.79) and ran a leg on the Lady Falcons鈥� 400 relay that finised eighth in 51.11 seconds.
Frazier蘑菇视频 Gabriella McGavitt was seventh in the Class AA javelin with a throw of 106-2, missing a state berth by six inches.
Laurel Highlands鈥� Diondra Brown was sixth in the Class AAA 400 with a time of 57.97 seconds. Belle Vernon蘑菇视频 Sienna Steeber cleared 11 feet for seventh place in the Class AAA pole vault, and Ringgold蘑菇视频 Abigael Nicolas tied for eighth in the Class AAA high jump after clearing 4-11.
Connellsville蘑菇视频 Grace Bosnic finished ninth in the Class AAA 300 intermediate hurdles with a time of 46.39 seconds, just .32 seconds shy of eighth place.