NTL GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: ATHENS TOPS CANTON, SAYRE; FALLS TO WELLSBORO IN SEASON-OPENING QUAD MEET (15 PHOTOS) (March 25, 2026)

Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Wellsboro won 10 events to record wins over Athens, Canton, and Sayre in a quad meet here Wednesday afternoon in NTL girls track & field action at Alumni Stadium.

Wellsboro tallied 119 points on the day, while Athens had 90, Canton 42, and Sayre 7.

"Tonight was a good starting point," said Athens coach Mike Bronson. "It got a little cold and windy as the meet went on, but our kids competed well.

"We now have a little bit better of an idea of where we are fitness wise," he noted. "Our veterans did a nice job — Abby Burgess had three really good races, Alissa Vough had really solid races in the 800 and 1600, Kaitlyn Leonard had a good night jumping, Elizabeth Denlinger had a good start in pole vault, Annika Lezak and Maleah Hadlock had some good throws and Lizzie Gorsline ran well in the 100 hurdles.

"I’m really happy with what I saw from some of our new kids, too," said Bronson. "Stella Unger ran a good leg on the 4-by-8 and then picked up second in the 3200, Charlotte Delamater did a good job in shot and disc, and Billi Wennie looked good in the 100 and 200.

"We still have a long season ahead of us and a lot of work to do, but we are off to a good start," he added.

Senior Abby Burgess won the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:08.1, and junior Haylie Horton was fourth in 1:15.43.

Burgess finished second in the 100-meter dash in 12.32 seconds.

Burgess also finished second in the 200-meter dash in 25.93 seconds, and freshman Wennie Bilikula was fourth in 30.53 seconds.

Senior Lizzie Gorsline won the 100-meter hurdles in 17.57 seconds.

Senior Elizabeth Denlinger won the pole vault at 7-feet, while senior Fiona Coniglio was third at 6-feet, 6-inches.

Sophomore Annika Lezak won the javelin with a throw of 97-feet, 11-inches.

Athens won the 3,200-meter in a time of 11:18.71.

Sophomore Alissa Vough was second in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:39.1, and sophomore Marlene Roelle was third in 2:54.76.

Vough was also second in the 1,600-meter run in a time of 6:03.28, while senior Ava Hughes was third in 6:18.09, and senior Karolin Roelle was fourth in 7:08.13.

Freshman Stella Unger finished second in the 3,200-meter run in a time of 14:11.89, while Hughes was third in 14:14.98, and Karolin Roelle was fourth in 15:31.4.

Junior Kaitlyn Leonard finished second in the triple jump with an effort of 30-feet, 6-inches. She was fourth in the long jump at 14-feet, 6-inches.

Sophomore Maleah Hadlock finished second in the shot put with a heave of 23-feet, 11 3/4-inches.

Sophomore Savannah Boyles was third in the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 57.97 seconds.

Freshman Charlotte Delamater finished fourth in the discus with a toss of 69-feet, 6-inches.

Athens returns to action Saturday at the Rotary Relays.

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IN PHOTO 1: Athens sophomore Alissa Vough (6) and senior Ava Hughes (1). IN TOP PHOTO: Athens senior Lizzie Gorsline. ... PHOTOS BY TIM BIRNEY.

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