Valley Sports ReportATHENS — Junior Ryan Cook and sophomore Graham Wanck each won three events to lead the Athens boys to a lopsided win over Canton, while the Lady Wildcats also posted a win in NTL track & field action here on a frigid Tuesday afternoon.
The Athens boys won 15 of 16 events in a 101-21 win over Canton.
The Athens girls topped the Warriors, 70-49.
The meet was originally scheduled to include Troy and North Penn-Mansfield, but both teams dropped out of the meet Tuesday due to the cold.
BOYS
Athens 101, Canton 21
Joining Cook and Wanck on the top step of the podium were double-winners seniors Lucius Mickley and Ronel Ankam, and junior Brenden Comstock.
Cook led a sweep in the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.89 seconds, with senior Brayden Onofre second in 12.94 seconds, and Mickley was third in 12.99 seconds.
Cook won the 200-meter dash in 25.18 seconds, and sophomore Ryder Morley was second in 25.33 seconds.
Cook, Onofre, Mickley, and Morley teamed to win the 400-meter relay in a time of 46.71 seconds.
Wanck won the 1,600-meter run in a time of 4:47.62, and sophomore Jacob Shores was third in 5:22.34.
Wanck led a sweep in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:18.57, while sophomore Matt Rossettie was second in 2:22.5, and sophomore Lucas Person was third in 2:32.23.
Wanck, Persun, Rossettie, and Shores teamed to win the 3,200-meter relay in a time of 9:42.78.
Ankam won the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 19.59 seconds.
Ankam won the 300-meter hurdles in a mite of 47.21 seconds.
Junior Sean Peters won the 400-meter dash in a time of 56.54 seconds, while freshman Patrick Umber was second in 57.05 seconds, and Cook was third in 57.41 seconds.
Comstock won the shot put with a heave of 38-feet, and senior Caleb Nason was second at 33-feet, 1 1/2-inches.
Comstock won the discus with a toss of 139-feet, 9-inches, and Nason was second at 118-feet, 8-inches.
Mickley won the long jump with a leap of 17-feet, 11-inches, and senior Peter Jones was second at 17-feet, 6 3/4-iches.
Jones won the triple jump with a mark of 33-feet, 7 1/2-inches.
Nason finished second in the javelin with a throw of 99-feet, 9-inches.
GIRLS
Athens 70, Canton 49
Juniors Abby Burgess and Lizzie Gorsline, and senior Sara Bronson each won two events in the wingover the Warriors.
Burgess won the 100-meter dash in 13.31 seconds, and senior Gretchen Schmieg was third in 14.69 seconds.
Burgess won the 200-meter dash in 27.39 seconds, and Schmieg was third in 30.18 seconds.
Gorsline led a sweep in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 19.21 seconds, while senior Addy Wheeler was second in 19.74 seconds, and sophomore Hannah Parrish was third at 20.39 seconds.
Gorsline won the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 52.61 seconds, while Wheeler was second in 56.36 seconds, and Parrish was third in 58.39 seconds.
Bronson led a sweep in the 1,600-meter run in a time of 5:52.34, while freshman Alissa Vough was second in 6:04.06, and junior Ava Hughes was third in 6:39.26.
Bronson led a sweep in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:36.09, while Vough was second in 2:39.05, and Hughes was third in 3:02.26.
Senior Emma Renninger won the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:11.46, and freshman Tatyana Nasser was second in 1:14.72.
Grace Ellsworth, Hailey Brinkley, Haylie Horton and junior Fiona Coniglio teamed to win the 3,200-meter relay in a time of 13:50.82.
Senior Hannah Earls finished second in the discus with a toss of 84-feet, 8-inches, and sophomore Abby Wagner was third at 76-feet, 2-inches.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Leonard finished second in the long jump with a leap of 14-feet. 1/2-inch.
Wagner finished third in the shot put with a heave of 26-feet, 10 1/2-inches.
Sophomore Mya Smith finished third in the javelin with a throw of 72-feet, 1-inch.
Athens returns to action Friday at the Northwest Rangers Relays.
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IN PHOTO 1: Athens senior Sara Bronson and freshman Alissa Vough. IN TOP PHOTO: Athens junior Abby Burgess. ... PHOTOS BY CHRIS MANNING.
