Coverage you may have missed from D1 AA/AAA, which concluded Sunday afternoon (interviews and more!)

PIAA District 1 AAA Championships

On Sunday morning, PA#1, US#2 Central Bucks South girls posted the 2nd fastest 4x800 in state history, going 8:58.18, behind only the 2011 West Chester Henderson ("Four Anchors" squad that won the state title in 8:55.43. Prior to that, the record had stood since 1982, when the Kim Gallagher-anchored Upper Dublin girls ran 8:58.43.

Marissa Sheva of Pennridge looked like the Marissa Sheva of old with her distance double success. The junior started the day winning the 3200 meter run in a PA#2 10:30.15, only her 3^rd time running the distance in her career. In the 1600 meter final, Sheva broke away in a big way from Kaelyn Heinicke of Council Rock North on the backstretch of the 3^rd lap and won the event with a time of 4:53.97.

While the veterans were flexing their muscles, a pair of new stars secured their places amongst PA's elite. McKenna Keegan of Avon Grove has been PA's top 400 meter runner since the Penn Relays and after Sunday, she became the first to break 56 seconds in the 400 meter dash this season. The sophomore ran 55.99 to secure her state top spot and win the district title.

In the 800 meter run, sophomore Maddie Villalba of Central Bucks West earned the biggest win of her young career, winning the 800 meter run against a stacked field in a PA#2 performance of 2:09.98!

Villalba also led off the Central Bucks West 4x400 meter relay that captured their top form at just the right time. The two time defending district champions made it three in a row with anchor Jamila Branch powering the team to victory from the 2^nd position to reclaim the top spot for her team in 3:48.28! The top four in the finals all represent the top four in PA heading into the state meet.

In the field, Claudine Andre of Upper Darby briefly topped the state list in the long jump with a mark of 19-1.50 to beat out PA#3 Ariana Przybylowski of Pennridge (18-10). Taylor Hojnacki of Central Bucks South was a double winner on the weekend, taking gold in the shot put (42-4.50) and the discus (141-9).

Shannon Taub of Council Rock South and Victoria Matthews of Abington cleared 5-5 in the high jump, two inches better than eight other competitors.

Cheltenham received gold medal performances from their 4x100 meter relay, the high hurdles, and the 100 meter dash. Katelyn Jackson overcame 100 and 200 meter state leader Dasia Pressley in a close final to win the event in 12.02. Chanel Brissett finished 3^rd for Cheltenham in the same race. Pressley did get the best of the Cheltenham duo in the 200 meter dash with a winning time of 24.31.

Ciara Leonard was dominant in the 100 meter hurdles, breaking the 2007 district meet record held previously by Methacton great Ryann Krais. Leonard's time of 13.70 is far and away the state lead heading into states.

To cap off the success, Cheltenham continued their winning streak in the 4x100 meter relay, winning the final in 47.72. Cheltenham were crowned team champions with 56 points, 9 points better than Pennsbury.

The male heavy hitters hit hard all weekend long, starting with Tony Russell of West Chester Henderson. The senior took home the 1600 (4:16.20) and 3200 meter runs (9:07.68) to enter next week's state championships as the favorite to win both races.

The 4x800 meter relay was a hotly contested event, featuring big time players and some newcomers looking for their chance to make it to states. In the end, the experience of Pennridge senior Joey Logue overpowered West Chester Henderson and Central Bucks East to the district title in 7:48.18. Logue anchored in 1:51 to secure the win.

Jeff Wiseman of Council Rock South took advantage of the relay efforts of Logue and Bensalem's Kyle Francis to win the final of the open 800 meter run in a new state leading time of 1:51.91.

The long sprints featured the emphatic return of Ridley senior Malik Jones. After battling injuries throughout 2014, Jones got himself healthy at just the right time and he looked like he was never gone. The defending state AAA 400 meter champion won the district 400 meter title in a new state leading and US#7 time of 47.06 to surpass Cheltenham's John Lewis (47.80). Jones also added a win in the 200 meter dash to his weekend. After running a PA#3 21.44 semifinal in the morning, Jones won the finals in 21.75 to overtake 100 meter district champion Christian Brissett of Cheltenham.

David Marrington of Neshaminy gained ground on state leader Chance Post of Conestoga Valley in the 300 meter hurdles, winning the final over Lewis in 38.08.

In the field, the foursome of Randall Johnson of Central Bucks South, Andrew Diehl of Conestoga, Dondre Pittman of Coatesville and Tra-C Davis of Coatesville all cleared 6-7 in the high jump.

Gift Omo-Ekpadi of North Penn won the triple jump with a mark of 47-1.75.

Darrik Muroski of Coatesville won both the shot put (54-00.25) and the discus on his home turf (168-10).

Brandon Palaia of Spring Ford threw 187-6 to win the javelin.

Lastly in the field, Cheltenham's Saahir Bethea scored 10 big points in the long jump with a winning mark of 22-9.50. Those ten points were enough to contribute to Cheltenham's dominance on the track. Wins in the 100 meter dash, the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays, combined with 2^nd place finishes in the 400 meter dash and 300 meter hurdles and a 5^th place in the triple jump were enough to overcome Coatesville's dominance in the field events. Cheltenham boys were crowned champions over Coatesville 68-63!

Day One Girls Highlights

• 100 Meter Hurdles - Ciara Leonard (Cheltenham) 14.70; Uchechi Onuoha (Pennsbury) 14.90;
• 100 Meter Dash - Dasia Pressley (Neshaminy) 11.97; Taylor Chapman (Pennridge) 12.10; Chanel Brissett (Cheltenham) 12.16;
• 1,600 Meter Run - Emma Planck (Downingtown West) 5:07.64; Marissa Sheva (Pennridge) 5:11.54; Kaelyn Heinicke (Council Rock North) 5:08.48; Tasha Greene (Harriton) 5:12.25; Grace Galligan (Springfield (Delco)) 5:09.74; Skyler Berardi (Garnet Valley) 5:12.45; Allie Wilson (Strath Haven) 5:09.93; Rita Concannon (Conestoga) 5:13.04;Courtney Naser (Haverford Township HS) 5:11.45; Michelle Myland (Downingtown West) 5:13.46; Elizabeth Huuki (Central Bucks East) 5:13.53; Lotte Black (Wissahickon) 5:14.28; Allison Brunton (Owen J. Roberts) 5:14.61; Gillian Kasitz (Boyertown) 5:14.62;
• 200 Meter Dash - Dasia Pressley (Neshaminy) 24.95;
• 300 Meter Hurdles - Caroline Duffy (Methacton) 45.08; Jill Weston (Owen J. Roberts) 45.12; Alexandra Heuer (Boyertown) 45.37; Uchechi Onuoha (Pennsbury) 45.40;Jolesha Boulware (Coatesville) 45.84; Jamie Kenney (Strath Haven) 46.00; Stephanie Toland (Haverford Township HS) 46.17; Brittany Shields (Ridley) 46.22;
• 400 Meter Dash - McKenna Keegan (Avon Grove) 56.48; Jamila Branch (Central Bucks West) 57.48; Uche Nwogwugwu (North Penn) 57.54; Taylor Kennedy (Central Bucks East) 57.59; Katie Arbogast (Penncrest) 57.81;
• 4x100 Meter Relay - Upper Darby 47.81 (prelims); Cheltenham 47.84 (prelims);
• 4x400 Meter Relay - North Penn 3:53.09 (prelims); Strath Haven 3:53.46 (prelims);
• 4x800 Meter Relay - Pennsbury 9:18.02 (prelims); Central Bucks South 9:26.95 (prelims); Upper Merion 9:22.15 (prelims); North Penn 9:27.68 (prelims); Great Valley9:22.95 (prelims); Central Bucks West 9:29.14 (prelims); Strath Haven 9:26.92 (prelims); Unionville 9:29.72 (prelims); Boyertown 9:31.61 (prelims); Downingtown East9:32.02 (prelims); Central Bucks East 9:32.08 (prelims);
• 800 Meter Run - Maddie Villalba (Central Bucks West) 2:15.57; Kaelyn Heinicke (Council Rock North) 2:18.27; Karli Visconto (Nazareth Academy) 2:15.91; Liz McGroarty(Garnet Valley) 2:18.65; Melanie Vlasic (North Penn) 2:16.79; Kelsey Brady (Council Rock South) 2:19.87; Olivia Berry (Central Bucks West) 2:17.67; Duranya Freeman(Lower Merion) 2:18.46; Haley Preschutti (Spring Ford) 2:19.96;
• High Jump - Shannon Taub (Council Rock South) 5-5; Victoria Matthews (Abington) 5-5;
• Javelin - Devon Player (Pope John Paul II) 133-1; Heather Homola (Oxford Area) 131-6; Nicolette Serratore (Methacton) 128-5;
• Long Jump - Claudine Andre (Upper Darby) 19-1.5; Ariana Przybylowski (Pennridge) 18-10; Aghina Marshall (Methacton) 18-0.5; Carol Burgess (Great Valley) 17-9.25; Kaila Cannon (Haverford Township HS) 17-7.75;
• Pole Vault - Moriah Fitzgerald (Avon Grove) 11-6; Anecia Alexaki (Upper Merion) 11-6; Dara Liss (Cheltenham) 11-0; Dominique Franco (Council Rock South) 11-0; Sara Finfrock (Kennett) 11-0; Alyssa Sniechoski (Oxford Area) 10-6; Jenny Hineman (Unionville) 10-6; Kathleen Hirthler (Council Rock South) 10-6;
• Shot Put - Taylor Hojnacki (Central Bucks South) 42-2.25; Erin Sample (Nazareth Academy) 39-11.5; Victoria Waddington (Hatboro Horsham) 39-4.75; Macey Tanseco(Perkiomen Valley) 38-9.25; Justine Morgan (Upper Dublin) 37-1;

Day One Boys Highlights

• 110 Meter Hurdles - Kornelius Klah (Pennsbury) 14.36; J'Von Jennings (Downingtown East) 14.65; Mason Weh (Upper Darby) 14.37;
• 1,600 Meter Run - Reiny Barchet (West Chester Henderson) 4:21.52; Tony Russell (West Chester Henderson) 4:24.12; Connor Holm (Radnor) 4:22.21; Gunnar Sjoreen(Conestoga) 4:24.21; Andrew Marston (Conestoga) 4:22.34; Eric Diestelow (West Chester East) 4:24.25; Billy Caldwell (Downingtown East) 4:22.41; Ryan Grace (North Penn) 4:24.58; Pat Hopkins (Methacton) 4:22.89; Colin McDonald (Unionville) 4:24.41; James Hare (Marple Newtown) 4:24.75;
• 300 Meter Hurdles - David Marrington (Neshaminy) 39.17; Ishmael Wright (Quakertown) 39.43; John Lewis (Cheltenham) 39.46;
• 400 Meter Dash - Malik Jones (Ridley) 48.25; Donovan St. Louis (Upper Darby) 49.02; Dave Stellato (Wissahickon) 49.04; John Lewis (Cheltenham) 49.45; Charles Snorweah (Pennsbury) 49.33;
• 4x100 Meter Relay - Cheltenham 42.16 (prelims);
• 4x400 Meter Relay - Pennsbury 3:19.76 (prelims); Cheltenham 3:20.24 (prelims); Spring Ford 3:20.87 (prelims); Upper Darby 3:20.45 (prelims); Pennridge 3:21.20 (prelims); Central Bucks South 3:21.35 (prelims); Neshaminy 3:21.70 (prelims); Penn Wood 3:22.03 (prelims); Wissahickon 3:22.36 (prelims); North Penn 3:22.37 (prelims);Penncrest 3:22.40 (prelims);
• 4x800 Meter Relay - Pennsbury 7:53.10 (prelims); Central Bucks East 7:56.51 (prelims); Pennridge 8:03.04 (prelims); Bensalem 7:53.20 (prelims); Penncrest 7:57.91 (prelims); Downingtown East 8:03.73 (prelims); West Chester Henderson 7:53.28 (prelims); Council Rock North 7:58.50 (prelims); Radnor 8:03.98 (prelims); North Penn7:53.64 (prelims); Boyertown 7:58.90 (prelims); Upper Darby 8:00.76 (prelims); Avon Grove 8:02.17 (prelims); Upper Dublin 8:05.87 (prelims); Strath Haven 8:06.79 (prelims); Upper Merion 8:08.79 (prelims); Pottsgrove 8:09.52 (prelims); Cheltenham 8:09.76 (prelims);
• 800 Meter Run - Jeffrey Wiseman (Council Rock South) 1:56.81; Joseph Logue (Pennridge) 1:57.02; Austin Cooper (Upper Merion) 1:57.13; Joe LeConey (North Penn) 1:57.34; Dave Garton (Perkiomen Valley) 1:57.16; Kyle Francis (Bensalem) 1:57.35; Eli Mercado (Boyertown) 1:57.36; Alek Sauer (Pennsbury) 1:57.69;
• Discus - Darrik Muroski (Coatesville) 168-10; Andrew Varichione (Quakertown) 156-4; Garrett Muroski (Coatesville) 150-11; Kieran Moore (Upper Dublin) 150-1;
• High Jump - Randall Johnson (Central Bucks South) 6-7; Andrew Diehl (Conestoga) 6-7; Dondre Pittman (Coatesville) 6-7; Tra-c Davis (Coatesville) 6-7;
• Triple Jump - Gift Omo-Ekpadi (North Penn) 47-1.75; Cecil Simpson (Upper Darby) 46-9; Julien Freeman (Harry S Truman) 45-0.5;

Day Two Girls Highlights

• 100 Meter Hurdles - Ciara Leonard (Cheltenham) 13.70; Ciara Leonard (Cheltenham) 14.27; Uchechi Onuoha (Pennsbury) 14.68; Uchechi Onuoha (Pennsbury) 14.88;Jolesha Boulware (Coatesville) 14.89;
• 100 Meter Dash - Katelyn Jackson (Cheltenham) 12.02; Dasia Pressley (Neshaminy) 12.08; Chanel Brissett (Cheltenham) 12.10;
• 1,600 Meter Run - Marissa Sheva (Pennridge) 4:53.97; Kaelyn Heinicke (Council Rock North) 5:00.94; Allie Wilson (Strath Haven) 5:02.44; Grace Galligan (Springfield (Delco)) 5:09.21; Emma Planck (Downingtown West) 5:09.29; Lotte Black (Wissahickon) 5:11.60; Skyler Berardi (Garnet Valley) 5:11.73; Courtney Naser (Haverford Township HS) 5:12.47; Rita Concannon (Conestoga) 5:12.72;
• 200 Meter Dash - Dasia Pressley (Neshaminy) 24.31; Dasia Pressley (Neshaminy) 24.68; Katelyn Jackson (Cheltenham) 24.96;
• 300 Meter Hurdles - Jill Weston (Owen J. Roberts) 43.13; Uchechi Onuoha (Pennsbury) 43.80; Alexandra Heuer (Boyertown) 44.56; Caroline Duffy (Methacton) 44.61;Stephanie Toland (Haverford Township HS) 45.18; Jamie Kenney (Strath Haven) 45.72; Brittany Shields (Ridley) 46.10;
• 3,200 Meter Run - Marissa Sheva (Pennridge) 10:30.15; Olivia Sargent (Pennsbury) 10:48.52; Courtney Smith (Unionville) 10:57.88; Hannah Molloy (Pennsbury) 10:59.55; Elizabeth Morris (Central Bucks East) 11:01.07; Aislinn Devlin (Downingtown West) 11:01.09; Kara Steinke (Methacton) 11:05.31; Veronica Wheeler (Nazareth Academy) 11:06.51; Maia Mesyngier (Strath Haven) 11:07.32; Maddie Bixler (West Chester Henderson) 11:14.09; Julie Dobson (Villa Maria Academy) 11:14.61; Emily Fisher (Unionville) 11:15.42;
• 400 Meter Dash - McKenna Keegan (Avon Grove) 55.99; Jamila Branch (Central Bucks West) 56.88; Husniyyah Rogers (Pennsbury) 57.67; Cheyenne Oswald (Neshaminy) 57.80; Taylor Kennedy (Central Bucks East) 57.87; Uche Nwogwugwu (North Penn) 57.91; Katie Arbogast (Penncrest) 57.93;
• 4x100 Meter Relay - Cheltenham 47.72;
• 4x400 Meter Relay - Central Bucks West 3:48.28; North Penn 3:49.17; Strath Haven 3:51.26; Gwynedd-Mercy Academy 3:52.61;
• 4x800 Meter Relay - Central Bucks South 8:58.18; Strath Haven 9:04.04; Great Valley 9:13.03; Pennsbury 9:13.83; Central Bucks West 9:18.02; Unionville 9:20.01;North Penn 9:23.41; Upper Merion 9:28.81; Downingtown East 9:32.59; Boyertown 9:34.48; Central Bucks East 9:43.43;
• 800 Meter Run - Maddie Villalba (Central Bucks West) 2:09.98; Kaelyn Heinicke (Council Rock North) 2:12.89; Karli Visconto (Nazareth Academy) 2:13.62; Liz McGroarty(Garnet Valley) 2:13.80; Olivia Berry (Central Bucks West) 2:15.40; Melanie Vlasic (North Penn) 2:17.95; Haley Preschutti (Spring Ford) 2:18.90;
• Discus - Taylor Hojnacki (Central Bucks South) 141-9; Rachel Vresilovic (Strath Haven) 123-6; Amelia Ali (Bensalem) 121-9; Tajera Campbell (Norristown) 121-8;
• Triple Jump - Kennedi Van Eyken (Downingtown East) 37-7.25; Allison Williams (North Penn) 37-7; Shannon Taub (Council Rock South) 37-4.5; Alexandra Heuer(Boyertown) 37-0.75; Uchechi Onuoha (Pennsbury) 36-11.75; Grace Becker (Central Bucks East) 36-8.75; Claudine Andre (Upper Darby) 36-8.5; Aghina Marshall(Methacton) 36-4;

Day Two Boys Highlights

• 100 Meter Dash - Christian Brissett (Cheltenham) 10.71;
• 110 Meter Hurdles - Mike Burton (Coatesville) 14.60; Mike Burton (Coatesville) 14.66; Kornelius Klah (Pennsbury) 14.66; Mason Weh (Upper Darby) 14.67; J'Von Jennings(Downingtown East) 14.68; J'Von Jennings (Downingtown East) 14.69;
• 1,600 Meter Run - Tony Russell (West Chester Henderson) 4:16.20; Billy Caldwell (Downingtown East) 4:19.26; Reiny Barchet (West Chester Henderson) 4:19.86;Gunnar Sjoreen (Conestoga) 4:19.87; Ryan Grace (North Penn) 4:20.58; Connor Holm (Radnor) 4:20.64; Colin McDonald (Unionville) 4:22.22; Pat Hopkins (Methacton) 4:22.60; James Hare (Marple Newtown) 4:22.67; Paul Power (Spring Ford) 4:24.95;
• 200 Meter Dash - Malik Jones (Ridley) 21.44w; Malik Jones (Ridley) 21.75;
• 300 Meter Hurdles - David Marrington (Neshaminy) 38.06; John Lewis (Cheltenham) 38.36; J'Von Jennings (Downingtown East) 39.14; Kornelius Klah (Pennsbury) 39.36;
• 3,200 Meter Run - Tony Russell (West Chester Henderson) 9:07.68; Ross Wilson (Council Rock North) 9:11.19; Sam Webb (Pennsbury) 9:11.91; Chris Kazanjian(Penncrest) 9:17.21; Casey Comber (Hatboro Horsham) 9:17.33; Reiny Barchet (West Chester Henderson) 9:17.50; Andrew Marston (Conestoga) 9:17.50; Alexander Balla (Quakertown) 9:24.37; Alex Knapp (West Chester Henderson) 9:32.85; Jonathan Perlman (Lower Merion) 9:33.00;
• 400 Meter Dash - Malik Jones (Ridley) 47.06; John Lewis (Cheltenham) 47.80; Dave Stellato (Wissahickon) 48.05; Charles Snorweah (Pennsbury) 48.48; Mackensey Thomas (Phoenixville Area) 48.62; Donovan St. Louis (Upper Darby) 48.65; David O'Such (Spring Ford) 49.10; Francis Peabody (Unionville) 49.39;
• 4x400 Meter Relay - Cheltenham 3:18.07; Central Bucks South 3:20.10; Pennsbury 3:20.72; Penn Wood 3:21.71; Pennridge 3:21.75; Upper Darby 3:21.98; Neshaminy3:22.07; Spring Ford 3:22.64;
• 4x800 Meter Relay - Pennridge 7:48.18; West Chester Henderson 7:49.84; Central Bucks East 7:51.13; North Penn 7:51.81; Pennsbury 7:53.66; Bensalem 7:56.03;Penncrest 7:56.53; Boyertown 7:57.95; Radnor 7:59.67; Upper Darby 8:03.04; Council Rock North 8:07.19;
• 800 Meter Run - Jeffrey Wiseman (Council Rock South) 1:51.91; Joseph Logue (Pennridge) 1:52.83; Austin Cooper (Upper Merion) 1:53.94; Kyle Francis (Bensalem) 1:54.89; Alek Sauer (Pennsbury) 1:55.39; Dave Garton (Perkiomen Valley) 1:55.74; Andrew Stewart (Upper Dublin) 1:56.29; Eli Mercado (Boyertown) 1:56.67; Joe LeConey (North Penn) 1:56.85;
• Javelin - Brandon Palaia (Spring Ford) 187-6; Brandon Leacraft (Spring Ford) 184-0;
• Long Jump - Saahir Bethea (Cheltenham) 22-9.5; Bobby Hill (Harry S Truman) 22-6.25;
• Pole Vault - Matt Dever (West Chester Rustin) 14-0;
• Shot Put - Darrik Muroski (Coatesville) 54-0.25; Tyshawn Anderson (Glen Mills Schools) 53-4; Nathaniel Searight (Glen Mills Schools) 51-10.5