Pictured above: Susquehanna’s Tatum Norris (in blue) in a file photo.
Last weekend was a big one for District 2 track and field teams, the majority of which took part in large invitationals.
A recap of the highlights from the biggest meets for district teams:
GODEK INVITATIONAL
Susquehanna’s Tatum Norris, North Pocono’s Colin Kravitz, the Wallenpaupack girls team and the North Pocono and Valley View boys teams stood out Friday night in the Walter Godek Twilight Invitational at North Pocono.
Norris, who singlehandedly produced Susquehanna’s Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 2A state girls team title in 2022, won four individual events. The state sprinting champion won the 100-meter dash by .45 seconds in 12.32, the 200 dash by .61 seconds in 25.22, the pole vault with 11-3 and the long jump with 17-5¼.
Kravitz had three individual wins while helping North Pocono share the boys team title with Valley View. He won the 100, 200 and 400.
While Kravitz sprinted to wins in the three shortest races, Scranton distance runner Brian McCormack was the only other multiple individual event winner. He won the two longest races, 1600 and 3200.
Jacob Nielsen had the only individual win for Valley View, taking the triple jump. The Cougars won two of the three relays, winning the 400 and 3200.
North Pocono and Valley View tied with 81 points. They were followed in the top 10 out of 19 scoring teams, all but Towanda from District 2, by: Scranton 55, Mid Valley 49, Delaware Valley 47, Holy Redeemer 37, West Scranton 29, Abington Heights 28, Wyoming Seminary 23 and Wallenpaupack 22.
A total of 23 teams scored in the girls meet.
Emily Franklin from North Pocono (800, 1600), Madison Zalewski from Abington Heights (high jump, javelin) and Sophia Lukowski from Nanticoke (discus, shot put) were the other girls multiple-event winners.
Ella Smith won the 300 hurdles for the only event victory by Wallenpaupack, which finished first with 79 points.
Holy Redeemer won all three relays to finish second with 68.
Lakeland was third with 57 points, followed by: North Pocono 54½, Susquehanna 40, Valley View 34, West Scranton 29, Delaware Valley 26½, Nanticoke 25 and Scranton 25.
RED & BLACK INVITATIONAL
Abington Heights won three girls events at the 16th annual Red & Black Invitational Saturday at East Stroudsburg University.
The 23-team field also included entries from Hazleton Area, Mountain View, Scranton Prep and Tunkhannock.
Anna Pucilowski won the 3200 by almost 13 seconds, topping a 28-runner field with a time of 11:19.74.
Tomara Seid won the triple jump with 34-5¾ for the Comets, who also finished first in the 3200 relay.
Abington Heights also won the boys 3200 meter.
Hazleton Area’s Samuel Guzman won the javelin with a throw of 195-11.
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY
Riverside’s Lacey Danilovitz led all District 2 individuals Saturday during the 96th annual Roddick Invitational at Shippensburg University, home of the PIAA Championships Memorial Day Weekend.
Danilovitz was second out of 53 entries in the girls 3200-meter run. Danilovitz, who was also seventh in the 1600, finished the 3200 in 10:49.83. Dallas sophomore Madison Hedglin was fifth.
Dallas had the district’s best relay finish, taking third in the girls 3200.
Crestwood and Lake-Lehman also had athletes entered in the meet.
