2024 Boys Track & Field
Game Summaries & Headlines.
Helman/Hosier Invitational Recap
2.0 weeks ago @ 10:30AM
- Game Date
- May 2, 2024
The Dock track and field program’s annual trip up to Pennridge for the Helman/Hosier Invitational proved hugely valuable.
In the first track meet of the season in which sweatshirts finally were unnecessary thanks to warm conditions, the Pioneers provided plenty of hot times and solid marks Thursday against a field mixed with some talented AAA schools and a few AA schools. In all, there were 26 personal records and six District 1 AA championship qualifiers established by Dock athletes.
On the girls' side, Yebeen Lee came through with two exciting efforts, Ashley Brown enjoyed a breakout day, Liv Moyer posted the highest individual finish and was a part of a season-best 4x800 relay, and Maddie Afanador led a group that made big jumps in district rankings.
Lee placed in the top 10 in both of her events in her first competition of the season. Her 88-feet-7 javelin toss was good for sixth place and is ranked second in the district. She also threw 85-3 for ninth place in the discus, also moving to second in the district in that event. It was also an automatic district qualifier.
The 4x800 girls' team of Gretchen German, Ashley Brown, Liv Moyer and Ceara Barnes lowered their season’s best time to 10:29.08 while placing third in the competitive field. The time was a 21-second improvement and pulled them to second in the district, within four seconds of the front-runner.
Brown put together two automatic district qualifiers. In addition to posting the fastest split in the 4x8, the freshman was eighth in the girls 400 meters in a personal-record 1:03.40. She ran 27.44 seconds for 11th in the 200. Her 200 time ranks second in the district. Her 400 time is fifth.
Maddie Afanador impressed her local fans with a big PR of 19.51 seconds in the girls 100 hurdles for 14th in the meet. She jumps from fifth to second in the district with the new time. Olivia Mozzone also recorded a personal best of 20.59. Sophia Mercure ran 21.30 seconds to move into the top eight at districts (the district accepts the top eight regardless of time) in her first running of the event.
In the 300 hurdles, Afanador was just off her season best with a 57.28 time for 17th. Mercure ran 59.99 and Mozzone clocked a 1:00.80.
Mercure put together her best performance in the girls long jump. The senior finished ninth with a personal best of 14-feet-8.5 to move to fifth in the district rankings. She had been ninth, outside of the eight that will get to compete.
Tessa Moyer hit the district qualifier and moved to seventh in the district rankings with a 2:34.05 personal best in the girls 800 for 16th place. German ran 2:36.50 and Liv Moyer ran 2:39.35.
The Moyer sisters came back to run the 3,200 meters under the lights with Liv Moyer taking second place in a season-best 12:34.82, just a second back of third place in the district rankings. Tessa Moyer, in her first attempt at the distance, ran 12:49.51 for seventh place and is now ranked fifth in the district.
Olivia Valverde hit a season-best time of 29.44 seconds in the girls 200. Valverde registered an 11-9.25 long jump. She reached 27-8 in the triple jump.
Eliana Farmer ran a best of 15.09 seconds in the girls 100 meters and a PR of 32.39 in the 200. Toni Phillips ran a season-best 16.36 in the girls 100.
The 4x100 relay of Farmer, Afanador, Valverde and Mercure ran a season-best 56.60 seconds for 11th place with Mercure holding off the rest of their heat.
Ceara Barnes ran 1:07.28 in the girls 400. Julia Kim PR’d with a time of 1:25.78.
Jenayah Vanegas hit a personal-record 20-3.5 in the girls shot put. Logan Naidoo ran a personal record 15.79 in the girls 100. Naidoo had a personal-record 49-6 in the girls discus.
German threw 72-8 for 11th in the girls javelin. Sadie Bernd had a season-best 56-11 in the girls javelin.
On the boys side, a big throw by Luke Smeland, strong sprint efforts and a solid 4x800 showing were highlights.
Smeland was the highest individual finisher for the Dock boys. The senior captain threw a personal record by more than 10 feet of 130-feet for ninth place. He is five feet from the district standard now and sits fifth in the rankings, barely one foot out of fourth.
All three sprinters PR’d in the 100 and 200 meters. Xander Morsby posted an 11.99 clocking in the 100 to move up 17 places in the district rankings. Myles Johnson went 12.50 and Roman Kurian finished in 12.67. In the 200, Morsby ran 24.12 to climb into the seventh spot in the district. Kurian clocked a 25.48 time and Johnson ran 25.75.
The 4x800 relay of Mikey Pustay (leadoff leg 2:15.69), Aaron Sensenig, Josh Frederick and Kurian lowered their season-best by more than 32 seconds to 9:23.82 to place fourth. They jumped from being ranked sixth in the district to third.
Seungkyu Cho finished 12th in the boys' javelin with a throw of 122-9. He threw the discus 100-feet-3.
Johnson posted a new personal record of 35-feet-3 for 16th in the boys triple jump.
Trace Scavetti had a huge time drop in the 300-meter hurdles, taking more than five seconds off to go 50.06. He is ranked 12th in the district now. He also competed in the 110-meter hurdles for the first time, going 26.50 seconds, also good for 12th in the district rankings. He long jumped 13-feet-11.
Frederick ran 2:25.71 in the 800. Pustay went 5:17.55 in the 1,600. Sensenig clocked 11:29.15 in the 3,200.
Morsby threw the shot put 24-feet-10.75. George Gaugler threw a personal record 24-7.
The girls 4x800 relay and Liv Moyer will compete in the competitive Henderson Invitational on Friday with the Dock team then competing again Saturday at the Neshaminy Invitational in their final tune-up before hosting the Bicentennial Athletic League Championships next week.
The 4x800 girls' team of Gretchen German, Ashley Brown, Liv Moyer and Ceara Barnes lowered their season’s best time to 10:29.08 while placing third in the competitive field. The time was a 21-second improvement and pulled them to second in the district, within four seconds of the front-runner.
Brown put together two automatic district qualifiers. In addition to posting the fastest split in the 4x8, the freshman was eighth in the girls 400 meters in a personal-record 1:03.40. She ran 27.44 seconds for 11th in the 200. Her 200 time ranks second in the district. Her 400 time is fifth.
Maddie Afanador impressed her local fans with a big PR of 19.51 seconds in the girls 100 hurdles for 14th in the meet. She jumps from fifth to second in the district with the new time. Olivia Mozzone also recorded a personal best of 20.59. Sophia Mercure ran 21.30 seconds to move into the top eight at districts (the district accepts the top eight regardless of time) in her first running of the event.
In the 300 hurdles, Afanador was just off her season best with a 57.28 time for 17th. Mercure ran 59.99 and Mozzone clocked a 1:00.80.
Mercure put together her best performance in the girls long jump. The senior finished ninth with a personal best of 14-feet-8.5 to move to fifth in the district rankings. She had been ninth, outside of the eight that will get to compete.
Tessa Moyer hit the district qualifier and moved to seventh in the district rankings with a 2:34.05 personal best in the girls 800 for 16th place. German ran 2:36.50 and Liv Moyer ran 2:39.35.
The Moyer sisters came back to run the 3,200 meters under the lights with Liv Moyer taking second place in a season-best 12:34.82, just a second back of third place in the district rankings. Tessa Moyer, in her first attempt at the distance, ran 12:49.51 for seventh place and is now ranked fifth in the district.
Olivia Valverde hit a season-best time of 29.44 seconds in the girls 200. Valverde registered an 11-9.25 long jump. She reached 27-8 in the triple jump.
Eliana Farmer ran a best of 15.09 seconds in the girls 100 meters and a PR of 32.39 in the 200. Toni Phillips ran a season-best 16.36 in the girls 100.
The 4x100 relay of Farmer, Afanador, Valverde and Mercure ran a season-best 56.60 seconds for 11th place with Mercure holding off the rest of their heat.
Ceara Barnes ran 1:07.28 in the girls 400. Julia Kim PR’d with a time of 1:25.78.
Jenayah Vanegas hit a personal-record 20-3.5 in the girls shot put. Logan Naidoo ran a personal record 15.79 in the girls 100. Naidoo had a personal-record 49-6 in the girls discus.
German threw 72-8 for 11th in the girls javelin. Sadie Bernd had a season-best 56-11 in the girls javelin.
On the boys side, a big throw by Luke Smeland, strong sprint efforts and a solid 4x800 showing were highlights.
Smeland was the highest individual finisher for the Dock boys. The senior captain threw a personal record by more than 10 feet of 130-feet for ninth place. He is five feet from the district standard now and sits fifth in the rankings, barely one foot out of fourth.
All three sprinters PR’d in the 100 and 200 meters. Xander Morsby posted an 11.99 clocking in the 100 to move up 17 places in the district rankings. Myles Johnson went 12.50 and Roman Kurian finished in 12.67. In the 200, Morsby ran 24.12 to climb into the seventh spot in the district. Kurian clocked a 25.48 time and Johnson ran 25.75.
The 4x800 relay of Mikey Pustay (leadoff leg 2:15.69), Aaron Sensenig, Josh Frederick and Kurian lowered their season-best by more than 32 seconds to 9:23.82 to place fourth. They jumped from being ranked sixth in the district to third.
Seungkyu Cho finished 12th in the boys' javelin with a throw of 122-9. He threw the discus 100-feet-3.
Johnson posted a new personal record of 35-feet-3 for 16th in the boys triple jump.
Trace Scavetti had a huge time drop in the 300-meter hurdles, taking more than five seconds off to go 50.06. He is ranked 12th in the district now. He also competed in the 110-meter hurdles for the first time, going 26.50 seconds, also good for 12th in the district rankings. He long jumped 13-feet-11.
Frederick ran 2:25.71 in the 800. Pustay went 5:17.55 in the 1,600. Sensenig clocked 11:29.15 in the 3,200.
Morsby threw the shot put 24-feet-10.75. George Gaugler threw a personal record 24-7.
The girls 4x800 relay and Liv Moyer will compete in the competitive Henderson Invitational on Friday with the Dock team then competing again Saturday at the Neshaminy Invitational in their final tune-up before hosting the Bicentennial Athletic League Championships next week.