Boanes, Sciullo win silvers; 10 locals medal on Day 1 of the PIAA Track & Field Championships

SHIPPENSBURG - The best of the best track athletes competed at Shippensburg University on Friday, but no team shined like Grove City.

They were highlighted by silver medal performances from DeLathian Boanes (shot put) and Milena Sciullo (high jump) in the 2026 PIAA Track and Field Championship.

Jonah Stucchio was the only local to win multiple medals, taking bronze in the triple jump and fourth in the pole vault. Josie Jones rounded out Grove City's day with an eighth place medal in the 1600, giving the Eagles five total medals.

The other medalists in the first day of action were Reynolds' Ava Murcko (long jump) and Isaac Williams (high jump), West Middlesex's AnnaSophia Viccari (1600), Commodore Perry's Grace Mozes (discus), Hickory's Peter Krahe (long jump) and Wilmington's Alyssa Flick (javelin).

The first event of the day was the girls 1600, where both locals stayed near the front of the pack. West Middlesex's AnnaSophia Viccari hung around fifth for most of the race, but a strong burst in the final few meters took her to third.

"I'm feeling so excited right now, especially after last week at Districts. I ran really well, but I really wanted to go sub-five after running a 5:02. I never realized I could actually break five, so being able to break it today is surreal. I'm just so happy and proud of how far I've come," Viccari said. "My main goal was to get a medal and go for time. I felt like it was my last mile in high school, so I just needed to give it everything that I had left. I feel like I did that."

Viccari finished the race at 4:57.24. Following close behind was Grove City's Josie Jones, who finished eighth at 5:01.79.

"It's really special. Being able to get third at states when I got fifth last year is surreal. Being able to move up as a senior is really exciting," Viccari said. "It means a lot to do this for my school. I have some records. The record was 5:01, and now making it 4:57 just makes it harder to get, and I'm just really happy about that."

No other medals were earned on the track for the first day, as the rest of the events were prelims for the finals on Saturday.

Hickory's Josslyn Hancock wowed during the 100 meter dash, running an 11.73 and earning the first seed for the finals by .2 seconds. She also qualified in the 200 with a time of 25.05, the fastest of any non-heat winner making her the five seed.

Hancock also competed in the 4x100 along with Ashlynn Horvath, Reagann Anderson and Abby Wierzba. The Hornets finished 12th with a time of 50.39.

On the boys side of the 4x100, both the Hornets and the Sharon Tigers relay teams qualified for the finals. Sharon's team of Terrian White, Bodhi Paknis, Salvatore Donatelli and Kare'Mez Norris held off Hickory in a tight race. Sharon will be the four seed with a time of 42.99.

Hickory's team of Sebastian Bromley, Jamal Calhoun, Denver Lewis and Kelvin Morrison ran a 43.11 and will be the sixth seed in the finals.

Wilmington's Maya Jeckavitch had a busy day competing in the 100 and 400 in the first few hours. She took 19th in the 100 with a time of 12.73 and 13th in 400 at 59.04.

Parker Nay from Reynolds also ran the 400 and barely missed the cut to qualify for finals, finishing 11th with a time of 50.41.

Grove City's Jesse Pazehoski showed off as one of the state's top hurdlers as he qualified in both the 110 and 300 hurdles. He ran a 14.39 in the 110 making him the three seed in tomorrow's finals. He ran a 39.09 in the 300 making him the fourth seed.

"It's such a great feeling. Last year, I ran really bad here. There's always such good competition. I'm excited I ran well and got to qualify, just super exciting," Pazehoski said. "Hopefully I PR tomorrow. That's the goal at the end of the season. That's what we're aiming for. Hopefully I can have a good race and be up on that podium."

Donatelli of Sharon also competed in the hurdles and narrowly missed the cut in 2A. He finished 10th with a time of 39.77.

The final track event of the day was the 4x400 where three local teams competed. For the girls, both the Wilmington Greyhounds and West Middlesex Big Reds competed.

Wilmington's relay of Jeckavtich, Jayla Thompson, Lyndlea Rhoades and Isabella Melnik finished 11th with a time of 4:07.26.

West Middlesex finished right behind in 12th with a team of Viccari, Brooke Rudzik, Maria Fuentes and Presley Scheneider at 4:07.52.

The final local team to take the track was the Sharon Tigers in the AA boys 4x400 consisting of Donatelli, Paknis, Cyleim Smith and Eli Herster. They booked their ticket to the finals finishing fifth with a time of 3:28.09.

The first medalist from the morning's field events went to the only athlete competing for the Commodore Perry Panthers, Grace Mozes. Mozes took fourth in the discus with a PR throw of 132-9.

"It feels great. It was a really tricky day for me because I had PRs and fouls and everything. It feels kind of weird, but this is such a great accomplishment. My first two throws were fouled out to the right. The third throw was a PR that got me into the finals. I fouled two more in the finals, then threw a PR of 132, so it feels great," Mozes said. "I love to represent the school and the dedication that I put in for the school. I think it looks great, especially coming from a small school. My class has 36 kids. It feels really good to come to a big meet like this and I can be a representative for a small school like us."

Sharon's Victorya Byler also competed in the discus and finished 16th with a throw of 107-11. Reynolds' Maddox Snyder also threw in the morning events and finished 15th in the javelin with a throw of 160-5.

Over in the jumps, Peter Krahe brought a medal home to Hickory with a sixth place finish in the long jump at 21-9.25. Mercer's Tyler Heckman jumped 19-7.5 and finished 28th.

"It's a gift to even be here, and it's an even greater gift to medal. All thanks to God, of course. Thanks to my coaches, my parents and my friends for all that they do to support me. I'm just so thankful," Krahe said. "I started off on a decent mark and was feeling good, so that was a huge amount of stress taken off. I just kept trying to fix my form, a little bit of posture, a little bit of hitting it harder. Ended in sixth and I'm very happy about that."

Krahe will also compete in the triple jump tomorrow where he will be among the favorites.

"Very excited for that tomorrow. I've been working hard all year, even in the summer before the year just training," Krahe said. "It's crazy how it all comes down to this one moment. As a senior, this could be my last jump. All I can do is do my best and pray to God."

Grove City had two medalists in the jumps during the morning, starting with Milena Sciullo who won a silver in the high jump at 5-8.

"I'm definitely happy about it, even though it's not exactly what I wanted. I wanted to win. I want to jump the 5-9, 5-10 mark, but it just wasn't there today and that's okay. They were still good jumps today," Sciullo said. "I have two more events, and I'm ready to recover and do well in those."

Jonah Stucchio then took bronze in AAA triple jump with a jump of 48-0.5.

"You can always go for more. You can always wish you changed something. At the end of the day I jumped a PR, so I can end on a good note," Stucchio said. "The team is starting off well today. We got a long day today and a long day tomorrow. It's going to take a lot of people doing what they can. We don't need anything big, we just need everyone to show up when the time comes."

Slippery Rock's Natalie Wilson also competed in the AAA girls pole vault, but no heighted attempting 10-6.

The afternoon field events saw DeLathian Bones bring a second silver medal back to Grove City as he threw 60-10.25 in the AAA shot put.

"It's awesome. Of course I wanted to be the champ, but at the same time, I couldn't be more happy. A lot of kids don't get the opportunity to do this, and I came here and got it done today," Boanes said. "I started out a little slow at 55, but I just kept in my head saying I just got to do what I do. Popped a 60 and that put me in a good spot. Rain started a little bit and slowed it down, but it felt really good."

Boanes will be back in action tomorrow in the discus.

"I'm going big tomorrow, I can feel it. I have to stay humble, I've been working hard with my coaches, but I feel one for tomorrow," Boanes said. "What our team is doing is awesome. We came here with the intention to win a state championship. That is our goal. Jonah (Stucchio) started the day with a huge PR and that's awesome. Jesse (Pazehoski) qualified for both events, that's two medals. This is just the start for us. We have a whole nother day and they better watch out for Grove City."

Four locals competed in the girls AA long jump, and Reynolds' Ava Murcko led the pack with a seventh place at 17-11.50. Murcko won a state medal in long jump last year.

"It feels so good doing this because I came in ranked 16th in this. The competition has gotten a lot harder, jumping 19s and 18s. I was just going to go out there and have fun, and I'm really happy with what I did today," Murcko said. "Today was about trying to stay calm because whenever I get too nervous I start messing up and fouling. I just try to remember to stay calm."

Sciullo finished the event in 12th (17-6.75), Grove City's Sienna Bernardi finished 17th (16-11.25) and Reynolds' Adalynne Maurer finished 30th (15-9.5).

Reynolds earned a second medal from Isaac Williams in the high jump. He took seventh with a jump of 6-4.

"It feels good. I should have got one last year too, but at least I was able to get one this year. That's what matters. I jumped pretty sloppy today. That's why I got seventh, clearing the same height as the guy who got third. It's all right though, at the end of the day I got a medal," Williams said. "I was feeling good at the start for the first couple jumps, but my hunger hurt me. I had a really small breakfast and my stomach started hurting. I got 6-4 though, and that's pretty good for me."

Ben Godfrey from Mercer finished 20th after clearing 6-0.

The Wilmington Greyhounds also earned a medal on the first day of action as Alyssa Flick capped off her senior season with a state medal after finishing seventh in the javelin at 122-2.

"I don't think there's a better way to end my career. I'm really excited right now. My best throw of the day was my first one, then by the end it was raining and it was getting slippery," Flick said. "I just can't ask for a better senior year. First off, winning districts in basketball was my favorite win I've ever had, just getting to share that with my teammates. Then districts for javelin was really nice. This is just the icing on the cake for me."

Mercer's Zoey Seidel finished right behind, throwing 116-9 and landing in 10th.

Hickory's Will Hosick also threw on the first day and finished 23rd in the discus at 139-3.

The final event of the day was the AAA pole vault, which was moved inside to battle the wind and rain.

Stucchio earned his second medal of the day and the final one for Mercer County with a fourth place finish, clearing 14-3.

Charlie Miller of Grove City also competed and tied for 11th with a vault of 13-9.

Activities will resume at 9 a.m. on Saturday, beginning with the 3200. Follow @TyKohlerSports on Twitter/X for live updates throughout the day.

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