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Ardale Sets New School Record Keary Iarussi Takes Fourth in Discus May 1, 2010 - Austintown The boys and girls track teams competed at the Optimist Invitational in Austintown on Saturday. The meet always boasts some of the top competition in the state, and this year was no exception. Many of the performances from Saturday's meet rank among the top marks in Ohio this season. Akron Buchtel outpaced Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 55-49 to take the girls' meet. Wadsworth won the boys' title by defeating Twinsburg 61-46. A pair of Wildcats made their mark on the field Saturday. Keary Iarussi was the lone scorer for Struthers with a 4th place finish in the discus. His toss of 151 feet was his second best of the season, and it also placed him as the top Division II thrower on Saturday. Katelyn Ardale bested a 22 year old school record in the 1600m run. Her time of 5:31.54 bested the old mark of 5:31.7 set by Jody Lisko in 1988. Complete results for the meet can be found here. Both teams will compete at home versus Youngstown Christian on Thursday, May 6th at 4:30.
Iarussi and Ardale Lead Cats at Poland Invitational April 24, 2010 - Poland The Wildcats competed at the prestigious Poland Invitational on Saturday at Poland Seminary high school. Warren Harding took the top spot in the men's field, while Akron St. Vincent St. Mary's won the girls' competition. The Struthers boys were 12th out of 24 teams, and the girls finished 23rd. Keary Iarussi took sixth place in the discus with a personal best toss of 151 feet 3 inches. He also took seventh in the shot put with a throw of 44 feet 3.75 inches. Ryan Pavlicko ran a career best time in the 3200m run, covering the 8 lap race in 10:20.88. The effort was good for a fifth place finish. He also took seventh in the 1600 in 4:47.00. Ryan Kish took fourth place in the 300m hurdles in 42.15 seconds. Paul Zagorsky took seventh in the 800 with a personal best time of 2:04.34. Katelyn Ardale was the lone scorer for the girls. She ran a season best 2:33.84 in the 800m run for a seventh place finish. She also finished in 8th place in the 1600m run with a time of 5:41.67 and the high jump with a leap of 4 feet 9 inches. Complete results for the meet can be found here. Both teams will compete at home versus Youngstown Christian on Thursday, May 6th at 4:30.
Boys Win Champion Invitational April 8, 2010 - Champion The boys track team put forth a solid team effort to win the Champion Invitational on Thursday. The boys bested the eight team field by outpacing second place Garfield 171-99. The girls finished third with 91 points. Lordstown won the meet over second place Garfield by a score of 127.75-116.25. The boys were led by three juniors, who each had two individual victories. Keary Iarussi won the shot put with a toss of 44 feet, and he also took the discus with a throw of 131 feet 8 inches. Jermayne Brooks won the 100m dash in 11.6 seconds. He also took the 200m dash in a time of 23.8 seconds. Ryan Kish took both hurdle events, winning the 110m hurdles in 16.2 seconds and the 300m hurdles in 43.7 seconds. Jonathan DeJesus took the 400m dash in 54.7 seconds, and Ryan Pavlicko took the 3200m run in 10 minutes 58.2 seconds. Arnaldo Morales had a leap of 5 feet 8 inches to take the title in the high jump. Katelyn Ardale was the top scorer for the girls. She won the 1600m run in a time of 5 minutes 59.5 seconds. She also had a second place in the 800m run and the high jump. Marissa Weidner won the 300m hurdles in 51.8 seconds. Complete results for the meet can be found here. Both teams will compete at Girard with Hubbard on Tuesday, April 13 at 4:30.
Improvements At State March 20, 2010 - Akron The boys track team competed at the OATCCC Indoor State Championship on Saturday at Akron's tile Fieldhouse. While none of the relays cracked the top 8 spots, there was some improvement in the times. The 4x200m relay of Keith Auman(11), Kevin McDonald(11), Ryan Kish(11) and Tommy Kimbrough(9) was able to shave a second off of their qualifying time. Their time of 1:36.91 was good for 13th place. The 4x800m relay was led by Paul Zagorsky. His split of 2:05 set the tone for team to drop 5 seconds from their qualifying time. They also finished in 13th place. The 4x400m relay of Pavlicko, Zagorsky, Kish and Kimbrough ran to an 11th place finish in a time of 3:37.49. Next up for the Cats will be the outdoor season opener at Girard on Saturday, March 27th.
Boys 4x2, 4x4 and 4x8 Earn Trip March 13, 2010 - Geneva The boys track team competed at the GaReat American Scholastic Indoor Championship this weekend in Geneva. The meet was a last chance qualifier for the OATCCC Indoor State Championship. Three of the boys' relays were on the bubble to be one of the 16 qualifiers to the meet from divisions 2 and 3. At the end of the meet, all three would earn their trip to Akron on March 20th. The 4x200m relay of Keith Auman(11), Kevin McDonald(11), Ryan Kish(11) and Tommy Kimbrough(9) were looking to hold on to the 16th, and final, qualifying spot. Despite a missed exchange, their time of 1:37.96 held up through the final weekend of meets. The addition of Junior, Tyler Dugan, helped the Wildcats take 21 seconds off of their previous best in the 4x800m relay. The time of 8:44.79 was good for 10th place on the perfomance list. Paul Zagorsky(12), Ryan Pavlicko(12) and Brandon Domagalski(12) teamed up with Dugan to take 3rd in the meet. The 4x400m relay of Pavlicko, Zagorsky, Kish and Kimbrough ran to a 6th place finish in a time of 3:39.93. The time bested their old mark by five seconds and also ranks them 10th in the state. "They worked hard to get here," said Coach P.J. Mays. "They earned this, and it was a great meet for us." The OATCCC State Championship will take place on Saturday, March 20th at the University of Akron's Stile Fieldhouse. The meet starts at 9:30, and a complete schedule can be found here. The final state performance lists will be posted at www.finishtiming.com. Live results and a video feed will also be available during the meet. Complete Results from the GaReat American Scholastic Indoor Championship can be found here. | |
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