By Scott Huff
Neshaminy head coach Margie Taylor is in her first year as head coach of the Lady Skins.
And now the energetic 23-year old coach can add Meet Director to her resume as Neshaminy hosted the Lady Skins Invitational on Saturday.
“There isn’t any place that I would rather be or anything that I would love doing more than coaching track,” said Taylor – a Neshaminy graduate who earned state medals for the Lady Skins 4x100 relays in 2004 and 2005. “Being the director of the meet was a lot of preparation.
“I had to make sure that we had officials, time systems, snack stand food, and t-shirts,” added Taylor. “I started early in the year getting ready, and I had a lot of help. I thought the day turned out great.”
The day was also exceptional for Neshaminy freshman Megan Schafer who was competing for the first time in a Saturday Invitational. Schafer was just 0.2 of a second off a district qualifying time in the 400 meter, and just 0.1 of a second off the qualifying time in the 200 meter.
“Megan has a tremendous kick at the end of the race,” said Taylor. “We are so happy to have Megan as a member of this track team.”
Schafer – who was selected as Bucks County Player of the Year in soccer – would not have been able to be a part of the Lady Skins in the recent past. Girls’ soccer was shifted from the spring to the fall before the arrival of Schafer to the track program.
“We have two other girls that would have been part of the soccer program that are a huge part of this team,” said Taylor. “Both (sophomore) Erin Farrell and (junior) Kacey Cernkowski are also very good soccer players.
“Right now, we are running the three of them as individuals,” added Taylor. “But when we get to districts, the three of them and (sophomore) Jess Stecklein will run together on the 4x100. That should be an excellent team.”
Cheltenham had a pair of super performances during the meet as both sophomore Kalya Coley and Kelly Anne Stuetz.
Coley had the best time in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.51, while Stuetz took a second in the high jump with a leap of 5-4.
“Kayla is an exceptional talent that has focused hard on the 300 hurdles this year,” said Cheltenham head coach Kelly Jensen. “She should have a time in the top five in the state. I have been very pleased with her commitment this year.
“Kayla is learning how to focus and is much more determined this year,” added Jensen. “She completes workouts that other kids just can do. She has a range of running anything between 200 and 400 meters.
“And Kelly is extremely strong mentally and continues to make adjustments,” continued Jensen. “She is a terrific student, and both her and Kalya have been great to work with this year.”
Lady Skins Invitational National Elite Performances
(1) Meghan McGowan – North Penn – 1600 meters – 5:08.9
(2) Rachel Brown – North Penn – 1600 meters – 5:12.4
(3) Morgan Perry – Pennsbury – 1600 meters – 5.13.0
(4) Kayla Coley – Cheltenham – 300 meter hurdles – 45.51
(5) Paige McDowell – Council Rock South – 300 meter hurdles – 45.96
(6) Kayla Charles – North Penn – 300 meter hurdles - 46.32
(7) Sara Sargent – Pennsbury – 3200 meters – 10:59.58
(8) Katie Scott – Council Rock North – 3200 meters – 11:11.71
(9) Jordan Matthews – Abington – 400 meters – 56.9
(10) Michelle Stranix – Central Bucks East – 57.44
(11) North Penn – 4 x 800 relay – 9:27.37
(12) Pennsbury – 4 x 800 relay – 9:27.82
(13) Heather Selheimer – North Penn –800 meters - 2:17.84
(14) Kelly Anne Stuetz – Cheltenham – high jump - 5-4.
(15) Jordan Matthews – Abington – long jump – 17-11.
(16) Amanda Benninghoff – Council Rock South – 10-6.
Suburban One League ‘bests’ at the Lady Skins Invitational
100 meters – Nicole Grasty – Abington – 12.4
100 meter hurdles – Kayla Charles – North Penn – 15.44
200 meters – Zakiyyah Richardson – Pennsbury – 25.86
400 meters – Jordan Matthews – Abington – 56.70
Triple Jump – Alisha Jordan – Council Rock South – 34-11.
Shot Put – Tyra Roberts – Bensalem – 36-0.
Discus – Alita Ostapkovich – Bensalem – 106-4.
Javelin – Bridget Coffey – North Penn – 104-2.
1st Annual Bensalem Invitational
Wrong!
“This really isn’t the first invitational we have hosted at Bensalem,” said Owl head coach Mary Ellen Malloy. “But it is the first one we have hosted since the mid-90’s. We used to run in a meet hosted by Holy Ghost Prep this week, but they were not hosting the meet this year.
“The coaching staff and I had been talking about hosting an invitational again, and the opportunity was there,” added Malloy. “My team did a great job of getting things together and doing a lot of work. Everyone worked real hard, and it was a great event with 12 teams participating.”
One of the hardest workers on the Owl team is Brad Rivera. who registered the second best time in the 1600-meters with a personal best of 4:29.83.
“Brad has been training very hard, and for him to go from 4:37 to 4:29 is huge,” said Malloy. “He had the right combination of good weather and good competition. I told him that it is only April 9, and he has great times to look forward to.”
Suburban One League ‘bests’ at the Bensalem Invitational
100 meters – Paulus Gipli – Truman – 11.2
200 meters – Andrew Gelman – Abington – 23.14
400 meters – Bryan Reice – Neshaminy – 49.8
1600 meters – Brad Rivera – 4:29.83
3200 meters – Connor Harriman – Pennsbury – 9:45.0
110 meter hurdles – Jeff Kytstek – Council Rock North – 15.84
4x100 relay – Council Rock North (Dan Ruth, Ferguson Amo, Austin Hartley, Josh Mindlin) – 43.19
4x400 relay – Council Rock North (Dury-Agri, Ruth, Paul Wahlman, Mindlin) – 3:24.84
4x800 relay – Pennsbury (Joe Szcogni, Brendon Cooper, Ryan Horgan, Sean Dooling) – 8:16.01
800-meter sprint medley – Pennsbury (Francis Jajua, Leroy Sims, Ryan Charity, Eric Brennan) – 1:40.21
Distance Medley – Council Rock North (Capecci, Wahlman, Dury-Agri, Campbell) – 10:31.0
High Jump – Skylar Berry – Council Rock North – 5-10.
Pole Vault – Bob Perepciczka – Council Rock North – 13-3.
Long Jump – Cody Mining – Neshaminy – 20-1.5
Triple Jump – Jeff Kystek – Council Rock North – 41-9.5
Shot Put – Adam Gillen – Neshaminy – 45.1
Discus – Quinton Bryant – Truman – 132-1
Javelin – Chris Glennie – Pennsbury – 160-9
41st Annual Coatesville Invitational
41st Annual Coatesville Invitational National Elite Performances
(1) Sam Hines – Hatboro-Horsham – 1600 meters – 4:24.10
(2) Distance Medley Relay – Wissahickon – 10:24.07
(3) Distance Medley Relay – North Penn – 10:33.7
(4) Distance Medley Relay – Pennridge – 10:43.31
(5) Triple Jump – Trevall Moxey – North Penn – 45-7.
Suburban One League ‘bests’ at the Coatesville Invitational
100 meters – Anthony Delegall – Wissahickon – 11.18
200 meters – Tom Scott – North Penn – 22.73
400 meters – Pat Clark – Hatboro-Horsham – 52.39
800 meters – Austin Kohler – Pennridge – 1:58.79
110 meter hurdles – Wesley Hayward – Wissahickon – 15.39
300 meter hurdles – Max Hairston – Wissahickon – 39.71
High Jump – Nick Swan – North Penn – 6-0.
Pole Vault – Nick Pileggi – North Penn – 13-6.
Long Jump – Trevall Moxey – North Penn 21-01.
Shot Put – Tevin Kirby – Hatboro-Horsham – 49-7.5
Discus – Sean Flemming – Central Bucks East – 138-1.
Javelin – Travis Young – Hatboro-Horsham – 137-1.
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