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*GIRLS - SECTION CHAMPIONS*

*GIRLS - WPIAL CHAMPIONS*

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YON, MARKEL HIGHLIGHT TIGER SUCCESS AT PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Friday, junior Shannon Yon took second place and senior Kim Markel third in the high jump finals at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.  On Saturday, Markel continued her busy weekend by earning fourth place in the 100 hurdles and seventh in the 300 hurdles The Tiger senior was the only athlete to qualify in four events.  

Junior Molly Friel ran her best time of the year, 2:15.53, as she finished in sixth place in the 800 meter run.  The NA record of 2:14 is held by Kathy Byrnes.  None of the NA relay teams placed in the finals.

The Lady Tiger team total was good enough to capture fourth place in the meet.  Merion Mercy Academy was first, Wissahickon second and Upper Darby third.  

For complete results, go to:  www.piaa.org.

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SHANNON YON, GIRLS' 3200 RELAY CAPTURE FIRST PLACES IN WPIAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Junior Shannon Yon jumped 5'6" to win her second straight gold medal at the WPIAL Individual Championships at Baldwin High School on Thursday evening.  The girls' 3200 relay team was first for the other NA gold.  Second-place medals were won by juniors Molly Friel in the 800 and Amy Ruffalo in the 3200, while senior Kim Markel was third in both hurdles and the high jump.

The Tigers' Dan Turo qualified for the PIAA finals in the discus.

The Lady Tigers' 1600 meter relay team won bronze for NA and freshman Kelly O'Brien was fourth in the 3200.  All of the NA athletes mentioned above have qualified for the PIAA Individual Championships to be held at Shippensburg University next Friday and Saturday.

WPIAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Baldwin High School - May 15, 2003

(First place and NA only)

* - New WPIAL record

-Complete WPIAL results (boys and girls)

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LADY TIGERS CAPTURE THIRD STRAIGHT WPIAL TITLE

Meet Results

Led by senior Kim Markel, juniors Shannon Yon and Molly Friel, along with  freshmen Kelly O'Brien and Lindsay Appel, the Lady Tigers won their third straight WPIAL title at Butler High School on Thursday afternoon.  NA defeated second-place Butler, 82.5-67.5, to win the title.  The Lady Tigers defeated Hempfield and Latrobe, both by scores of 112-38.

It was a great meet for Markel who won both hurdles races and tied for first with Yon in the high jump.  A 1-2 finish by Friel and junior Amy Ruffalo in the 800, and Yon's first place in both the high jump and long jump were keys to the victory over Butler.  A sweep in the 3200 also helped as O'Brien took first, freshman Michelle Diez was second, and junior Katie Baxter captured third for NA.  Appel won the 200 as the Lady Tigers were able to edge section rival Butler for the second straight year.

It was a fitting victory for NA Coach Don Greenaway.  The Tiger mentor was a long-time assistant to Hall of Fame Coach Chuck Sabatos and is retiring after three years as the Lady Tiger head coach.  "I inherited some pretty good teams.  I tried to keep a good thing going", said Greenaway.  The Lady Tigers finished with a record of 13-0 in dual meets as they added a third straight championship for their coach.

The WPIAL individual championships will be held next week at Baldwin.  NA has a number of athletes who qualified for the finals.  Check the list below for the NA qualifiers.

TOP FINISHERS BY EVENT

2003 WPIAL GIRLS TEAM TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

* - indicates teams that advance to finals
# - indicates WPIAL Champiion

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TIGERS, LADY TIGERS QUALIFY FOR INDIVIDUAL FINALS

Senior Kim Markel and junior Molly Friel led the NA Lady Tigers in qualifying for the WPIAL individual finals on Tuesday afternoon at Butler High School.  Markel qualified in both hurdles, high jump, and the 1600 meter relay.  Friel earned a trip to the finals in the 800 along with the 1600 and 3200 meter relays.

For the boys' teams, five Tigers qualified for two events.  Seniors E.J. Robertson made it in the 3200 meter run and relay, and Brian Beattie moved on in the 100 and 400 meter relay.  Sophomore Andrew McMillan qualified for both the shot put and discus finals, while sophomores Dan Boada and Steve Wize will run in both the 3200 and 400 meter relay.

The individual finals will be held at Baldwin High School  next Thursday, May 15.

NA QUALIFIERS

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LADY TIGERS WIN THREE TO MOVE ON TO FINALS; BOYS' TEAM ELIMINATED

The Lady Tigers' track and field team won against three opponents on Wednesday afternoon at Newman Stadium and will move on to the WPIAL Team Tournament finals. NA defeated Canon-McMillan, Montour and Gateway.  The boys' team defeated Norwin, but lost to New Castle and Gateway.  Senior Kim Markel led the way with wins against all three teams in both hurdles.  For the boys' team, junior Kevin Shugars took the 300 hurdles and sophomore Dan Boada won the 800 against the three opponents.

The Lady Tigers won 13 events against Montour, twelve from Canon-McMillan and ten from Gateway as they advanced to the final to try to defend their WPIAL title.  Both the 3200 and 1600 relay teams were victorious against all three teams as were freshman Kelly O'Brien in the 1600 and senior Lori Merriman in the shot put.

Winning first place against two opponents were senior Lori Merriman in the discus, junior Molly Friel in the 800, and junior Shannon Yon in the high jump.  Sophomore Vickie Barger in the triple jump, along with freshmen Lindsay Appel in both the 100 and 200, Michelle Sauer in the 400, and Michelle Diez in the 3200 had winning performances in two of the three competitions.  

In the victory over Norwin, the Tigers' boys' team claimed first place in nine of 17 events.  In the two losses, NA took first place in only five of eighteen events.  In addition to Shugars and Boada, senior E.J. Robertson was successful against two opponents in both the 1600 and 3200.  Sophomore Andrew McMillen took first in the discus against both Norwin and Gateway.

The Lady Tigers will try to win the WPIAL title again next Thursday at a site to be determined.  The Tiger teams will both be in action tomorrow at the Baldwin Invitational beginning at noon.

For individual results:

GIRLS' MEETS
BOYS' MEETS

2003 WPIAL BOYS TEAM TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

* - indicates teams that advance to finals
# - indicates WPIAL Champion

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LADY TIGERS BEAT BUTLER, WIN SECTION

Meet Results

The Lady Tigers defeated the Butler Golden Tornado, 83-67, to win the section championship at Butler on Thursday afternoon.  The boys' team was edged by Butler, 78-72, and will finish in second place.  Both teams qualified for the WPIAL Team Playoffs.  Senior Kim Markel once again led the Lady Tigers, winning both hurdles races and finishing in a tie for second in the high jump.  For the boys' team, senior Alex Weiland won the 300 hurdles, ran on the winning 1600 relay and took third in the 110 hurdles.

There were outstanding performances for the Lady Tigers as NA won 12 of 18 events in earning the section title.  Senior Lori Merriman won both the shot and discus, while freshman Lindsay Appel won the 100 and 200.  Juniors Amy Ruffalo and Molly Friel both had a big impact on the result.  Ruffalo won the 1600, was second in the 800, and ran on the winning 3200 relay team.  Friel took the 800, was third in the 400, and helped the 3200 relay team to victory.  Freshman Michelle Diez captured the 3200 and was a member of the winning 3200 relay squad.  In the field, in addition to Merriman's two first places, junior Shannon Yon won the high jump and sophomore Katie Elmore captured the long jump and was third in both the 100 and the triple jump.

Second and third place points were important to the Tigers' cause.  Freshman Kelly O'Brien was second in the 1600 and ran on the winning 3200 relay, sophomore Lauren Lorenzi took second in the 3200, while sophomore Vickie Barger was second in the triple jump and third in the long jump.  Senior Kristen Connelly was third in both hurdles, junior Katie Baxter was third in the 3200, junior Kathy Garman captured third in the discus, and sophomore Lindsay Schmiedel was third in the 1600.

The Tigers' boys' team won only six events but second and third place finishes kept NA in the meet.  Senior Jay Pina won the 100 and took second in both the 200 and javelin.  Senior E.J. Robertson captured the 3200 and finished second in the 1600.  Junior Josh Zunic won the 400 and anchored the winning 1600 relay.  Senior Brian Beattie picked up a win in the long jump.

Senior Alan Laszczynski took second in both the long jump and triple jump, and junior Kevin Shugars was second in both hurdles races.  Picking up second place points for NA were senior Dan Turo in the discus, junior Tom Henderson in the high jump, and sophomore Dan Boada, who added a second in the 800 to his first in the 1600 relay.  Sophomore Andrew McMillan was second in the shot and third in the discus.

Junior Jason Strimmel earned third place points in the 400 and high jump to go with his first in the 1600 relay.  Freshman John Boujoukos captured third in both the 1600 and 3200.  Picking up third place points for NA were senior Rich Polley in the javelin,  junior John Stullker in the 200, and sophomore Jon Klein in the shot. 

The Lady Tigers finish the dual meet section season with a record of 7-0 while the boys' team ends with a 6-1 mark.  The WPIAL Team Tournament is scheduled to begin next Wednesday.  As soon as we receive the pairings, we will post them on the website. 

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WPIAL TRACK AND FIELD - 2003

The Tigers will compete in Class AAA once again, with the boys going against 55 teams, the girls in with 54 schools.  Individual competitors will continue to qualify for the state championship on the basis of AAA or AA classification.  The top two teams from each section will enter WPIAL team competition play.  If two teams tie for second place, the winner of head-to-head competition will enter the tournament round.  Multiple ties will be broken in the following manner:

a.  Section records of the tied teams will be compiled.
b.  The team with the best numerical record among the tied teams will be the qualifier.
c.  If the tie cannot clearly be broken, all will enter post-season play.

All multiple team meets scheduled in regular or post-season play will be scored as individual dual meets. (e.g. each team competes against all the others).  A tie breaker system for dual meet regular season and dual meet post season meets has been established.  Ties are broken by the following:

a.  greater number of first place winners.
b.  greater number of second place winners
c.  greater number of third place winners.
d.  Coin toss

When three teams are scheduled in regular or post-season play, each will be scored as an individual dual meet.  If each team earns one win and one loss in the double scoring method, the first step of the tie breaker will be total score for the day.  If a tie persists, the regular steps of first, second and third place finishers will be applied.

WPIAL GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD ALIGNMENT - 55 TEAMS   

SECTION 1	SECTION 2	SECTION 3	SECTION 4
Franklin Regional	Albert Gallatin	NORTH ALLEGHENY	Fox Chapel
Greensburg Salem	Belle Vernon	Butler	Gateway
Hempfield	Connellsville	Hampton	Highlands
Indiana	Derry	Knoch	Kittanning
Kiski	Elizabeth Forward	North Hills	Oakland Catholic
Latrobe	Laurel Highlands	Pine Richland	Penn Hills
Norwin	Uniontown	Seneca Valley	Plum
Penn Trafford	Yough	Shaler	Woodland Hills
SECTION 5	SECTION 6	SECTION 7
Baldwin	Chartiers Valley	Ambridge
Bethel Park	Keystone Oaks	Blackhawk
Canon McMillan	McGuffey	Hopewell
Mt. Lebanon	McKeesport	Montour
Ringgold	Peters Township	Moon
Trinity	Thomas Jefferson	New Castle
Upper St. Clair	West Mifflin	Northgate
		West Allegheny

WPIAL BOYS TRACK AND FIELD ALIGNMENT - 56 TEAMS

SECTION 1	SECTION 2	SECTION 3	SECTION 4
Franklin Regional	Albert Gallatin	NORTH ALLEGHENY	Central Catholic
Greensburg Salem	Belle Vernon	Butler	Fox Chapel
Hempfield	Connellsville	Hampton	Gateway
Kiski	Derry	Knoch	Highlands
Indiana	Elizabeth Forward	North Hills	Kittanning
Latrobe	Laurel Highlands	Pine Richland	Penn Hills
Norwin	Uniontown	Seneca Valley	Plum
Penn Trafford	Yough	Shaler	Woodland Hills
SECTION 5	SECTION 6	SECTION 7
Baldwin	Chartiers Valley	Ambridge
Bethel Park	Keystone Oaks	Blackhawk
Canon McMillan	McGuffey	Hopewell
Mt. Lebanon	McKeesport	Montour
Ringgold	Peters Township	Moon
Trinity	Thomas Jefferson	New Castle
Upper St. Clair	West Mifflin	Northgate
		West Allegheny