June 2012 - Allegheny West Magazine

West Allegheny High School Track, Field Team
Members Qualify for State Competition, Set Records
The varsity girls’ and boys’ track and field teams
competed in the WPIAL Individual finals at Baldwin
High School on May 17, 2012. The following relay
teams and individuals qualified for the PIAA finals and
set new school records in their respective events: Relay
Teams - girls’ two-mile relay of Emily Pia, Barb Lesko,
Alexis O’Shea, and Adelle Collins; girls’ 400-meter relay
of Jen Forse, Kaci Vandergrift, Nia Cheeseboro, and
Lauren Costa; and girls’ 1600-meter relay of Adelle
Collins, Nia Cheeseboro, Lauren Costa, and Kaci
Vandergrift; Individuals – 400-meter run, Kaci
Vandergrift; and 100-meter hurdles, Lauren Costa.
Lauren Costa also won the 100-meter dash to become a
WPIAL champion. At print time the state finals were
scheduled for May 25 and 26, 2012, at Shippensburg
University.
Other WPIAL qualifiers included Nadiya Wahl on the
girls’ team and Sam Costa, Ethan Schweinsberg, RJ
Freese, Tom Bruni, Brent Perry, Will Page, Jake Johnson,
Dylan Bongiorni, Zech Medved, Josh Coury, Zach
Simmen, and Dustin Windemaker from the boys’ team.
Several runners also distinguished themselves at the
qualifying meet on May 9, 2012, at West Mifflin by
setting new school records. Adelle Collins set a new
record of 2:19 in the 800-meter run, breaking the record
set by Melissa Klobchar in 1997. With a time of 9:32,
the girls’ 3200-meter (two-mile) relay team of Emily Pia,
Barb Lesko, Alexis O'Shea, and Adelle Collins broke the
record of 9:45 set in 1997. The track and field coach is
James Hamilton.
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400-Meter Relay Team: Jen Forse, Lauren Costa, Nia Cheeseboro, and Kaci
Vandergrift.
Two-Mile Relay Team: Barb Lesko, Adelle Collins, Alexis O’Shea, and Emily
Pia.