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wins are pleny
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coaches hold back Renwick in Shaler meet
BUTLER TWP - It seems the only thing that can hold Logan Renwick back is the
Butler track and field coaching staff but with good reason.
Renwick had won four individual events in the Tornado's meets against
Pine-Richland, Fox Chapel and North Hills, but the junior had to settle for
only three wins Thursday against Shaler.
Renwick won the 110 hurdles (14.8 seconds), the long jump (21 feet, 7C\v
inches) and the triple jump (44-6) as the Tornado breezed to a 104-46 victory
over the Titans.
"Logan easily won three and he could've won four, but we wanted to save
him for Saturday (at the Tri-State Invitational)," said Butler boys coach
Rick Schontz.
The invitational will be Butler's third event since Tuesday, but the Tornado
won't have another dual meet until April 14 at Seneca Valley.
Not to be outdone, Butler freshman Alexis Frost won the 100 hurdles (15.34) the
long jump (16-2Z\v) and the triple jump (35-6), but the Butler girls team
dropped an 87-63 decision to the Titans.
The Butler boys (4-0) won six of the seven field events and had 10 different
individual winners en route to the victory.
"We had a lot of young kids with a lot of (personal records), which is
what we want," said Schontz. "The scores will take care of
themselves.
"The one thing we try to do is have everyone go out and compete hard, like
Ben (Porter) and Evan Gomez battling each other (in the 1,600, an event in
which both recorded times of 4:50.0)."
Frost's performance was overshadowed by the Titans' run on the track after
Butler captured the first two events.
"Lexie's in ninth grade and that 15.3 is unbelievable," said Butler
girls coach Rod Harris. "The school record is like 15.1."
Trisha Brandt, Danica Snyder, Emily Petrak and Katresa Savisky won the opening
3,200 relay with a time of 9:55.8, then Frost won the 100 hurdles, and Jill
Mudrick and Becky Nowacki placed second and third to sweep the event.
Shaler won eight of the final nine track events, the lone Tornado win coming
from Petrak in the 400 (1:02.3).
"Emily Petrak stepped up for the team," said Harris. "That 400
was tough. She went after it.
"But, once we got to the 800, that's when we got burned. Shaler went 1-2
and that hurt us," Harris added.
The Titans girls have defeated Butler two years in a row and Harris has seen
the improvement coming.
"Butler against Shaler has become a fantastic rivalry," said Harris.
"(Shaler coach) Dave Interthal is doing a wonderful job. He's taken a
Shaler team that has been mediocre in the past and built it up."
Just as in the boys meet, the Butler girls (3-1) won six of the seven field
events. Aside from Frost's two wins in the jumps, freshman Paige Rittelman won
the high jump, while Bri Lumley won the shot put, Monteleone took the discus
and Marina Gracik won the javelin.
"Overall, the girls stepped up," said Harris, who has a combined 83
freshmen and sophomores on his squad. "I don't look at who's older or
younger, what grade you're in, whether you're 14 or 18. When you go on the
track or runway or circle, go out and shine.
"Don't worry about thinking someone's a senior and they should finish
ahead of you. Let your athletic ability take over."
Boys
Butler 104, Shaler 46
3,200-meter relay: Butler Lance Dugger, Ben Porter, Matt Pribis, Evan
Gomez) 8:30.8; 110-meter hurdles: Logan Renwick (B) 14.8; 100-meter
dash: Moreno (S) 11.1; 1,600-meter run: Ben Porter (B) 4:50; 400-meter
dash: Eli Christy (B) 51.8; 400 meter relay: Shaler 43.8; 300-meter
hurdles: Casey (S) 41.9; 800-meter run: Nathan Neff (B) 2:04.2; 200-meter
dash: Jones (S) 22.4; 3,200-meter run: Grant Baron (B) 10:32; 1,600-meter
relay: Butler (Mason McLaughlin, Eli Christy, Corbin Seesox, Tyler Hayes)
3:41.3
High jump: Vinny Schmidt (B) 5-8; Long jump: Logan Renwick (B)
21-7C\v; Triple jump: Logan Renwick (B) 44-6; Shot put: Dylan
O'Donnell (B) 43-10; Discus: Rick Gladd (B) 127-4; Javelin:
Stetilano (S) 144-1; Pole vault: Adam Marzullo (B) 12-6