Posted 2 months ago @ 10:50AM
Shippensburg U. – Predicted thunderstorms never happened and pre-meet predictions seemed to follow suit. After finishing 6th for 800M at Districts (1:54.48 outdoor PR) and...
Posted 2 months ago @ 9:07AM
There's only been three years in Wissahickon's history that the boy's track team has NOT had a representative at the 'Big Dance'. Two years ago was one of those years. Last year we had one. This year we are back to what we consider 'normal'. Individuals in three events and a relay. In District 1 AAA, top 5 finishers auto-qualify, as many as 8 go if they hit a standard. Dominic Harvey-Sheppard was ranked #1 at 300 hurdles going into the meet. He maintained status quo, taking the event in 38.30. On Friday, Grayson Ruffner placed 5th in the 1600 in 4:16.02 (#3 Wiss all-time) and came back on Saturday to place 6th in the 800 in 1:54.48, well under the qualifying standard of 1:57.32. The 4x4 with Jonah Sydney, Dom Sheppard, Xavier Johnson (49.65PR) and Ruffner (49.12) took 2nd in a slower heat but were able to hang on for 5th over-all running a season best 3:20.55. Ralph Antonucci's 3200 race on Saturday morning didn't seem that impressive as he finished in 24th place but his time of 9:34.91 was a 6 second PR from last week which put him on the Wiss All-Time list at #8 ! The 4x1 (Ford, West, Davis, Sheppard) finished in arguably, the worst spot. 9th place (one out of qualifying for finals) while still running under the state standard. Their time of 42.55 is a season-best and # 6 on the Wiss-All-Time list. States are Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg U. TEAM RESULTS HERE ...
Posted 2 months ago @ 7:35AM
Wouldas, shouldas and couldas. I series of 'unfortunate incidents' resulted in a one point loss at the SOL Liberty Division Champs. Final scores were Hatboro-Horsham 137, Wissahickon 136, Plymouth Whitemarsh 134. The usual suspects won their specialties. Grayson Ruffner dominated his races winning the 800 and 1600 runs with ease and Dominic Sheppard taking the 300 hurdles. Pleasant surprises came in the form of Aiden Wescott pulling off a victory in the triple jump and Jonah Sydney hitting a personal best 50.80 at 400m qualifying for Districts. The 4x8 (Jishnu Dass, Alex Gobin, Jack Pickel, Ralph Antonuccui) all set personal best splits but JUST missed the District Standard of 8:12.04 running 8:12.32. The 4x4 ran Abington to the line finishing second while knocking two seconds off their previous best. Their 3:20.97 saw soph Xavier Johnson split 49.97 and Ruffner anchoring in 49.09. (Fun Fact - Johnson and Ruffner become the 49th and 50th athletes in Wiss history to dip under 50.0 seconds for a 400 split.) Top 3 medalists included First Place: Dominic Harvey Sheppard (300 hurdles), Grayson Ruffner (800 and 1600), Jason Verrier (Pole Vault) and Aiden Wescott (Triple Jump). Second Place: Dom Sheppard 200M and the 4x4 (Sydney, Jayden Davis, Johnson, Ruffner). Third Place - Evan Tolmie 110 hurdles. This Friday and Saturday, these district qualifiers will compete in Coatesville for a possible trip to States: 100m - Jaylen Foster 200m - Dom Sheppard 400m - Jonah Sydney 800m - Grayson Ruffner 1600m - Grayson Ruffner 3200m - Ralph Antonucci 300H - Dom Sheppard Long Jump - Jonah Sydney 4x1 - Zion Ford, Quentin West, Jayden Davis, Dom Sheppard (Amari Nash) 4x4 - Jonah Sydney, Jayden Davis, Xavier Johnson, Grayson Ruffner (Amari Nash, Dom Sheppard) FULL RESULTS HERE ...
Posted 2 months ago @ 8:16AM
Perfect weather brought out the largest spectator crowd that I can remember and they were rewarded with some great performances. Wissahickon had 3 wins as Dom Sheppard and Grayson Ruffner won their&...
Posted 2 months ago @ 7:23AM
The boys track team has been on a losing streak (at least for them) for the past 5 years. 'Losing' means not going undefeated and not winning leagues. With a dual meet record since 1995 of 144...
Posted 3 months ago @ 7:23AM
The boys track team finally got Hatboro off it's back after losing to them for 5 consecutive years. Soph Dom Sheppard continues to dominate the 300 hurdles. This time, I huge shocker...
Posted 3 months ago @ 8:04PM
Junior Pitcher Gianna Trerotola had her best game of the season striking out 11 batters while walking only 2. She also hit a 2 run home run to lead Wissahickon to a 13-1 win over Cheltenham.
Posted 3 months ago @ 7:20AM
Dom Sheppard continued 300 hurdle streak. On Tuesday he defeated PIAA state medalist Otani Ekpe with another lowering of the soph school record. His third lowering in three races. He ranks District 1 AAA #1 and PIAA AAA #3. He also helped the 4x4 and 4x1 to wins. The 4x1 lowered it's previous best to 43.07 (PIAA #13, District 1 #7) . There were personal bests up and down the line up. FULL MEET RESULTS HERE ...
Posted 3 months ago @ 7:06AM
Ft Washington - In spite of high winds, Dominic Harvey-Sheppard improved on his Wiss soph record for 300 meter hurdles. His 38.93 win marks his second lowering in two attempts. Max Hairsto...
Posted 3 months ago @ 7:23AM
Improved performances matched the improved weather as the team seemed to come alive yesterday. Dom Sheppard set a new s ophomore school record while qualifying for Districts in the 300 hurdles ...