TRA Championships held at familiar Adamson Stadium

6/20/16

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – For the eighth straight year, Adamson Stadium and Cal U played host to the TRA Championships.  Athletes got a chance to participate at a familiar facility and kick off the 2016 championship season with some great performances. For youth athletes, this was the first round of the 2016 Junior Olympic progressional series.

The top 6 individuals and relay teams in each event of each age division advanced to the USATF Region 2 Championships to be held on June 7 – 10 at Widener University, Chester, PA. Many athletes seized the opportunity to capture these coveted spots with over 2 dozen athletes placing 1st in multiple events.

Athlete Team Age Division Events
Syree Spencer Future Stars 8UG 100, 200
Taylor Neese Wings of Moon 8UG SP, LJ, JT
Amon Hawthorne Future Stars 8UB 100, 200
Grant Brewer Valley Speedsters 8UB 800, 1500
Hayzes Robinson Stallions TC 9-10 G 100, 200
Jenna Lang Pacer TC 9-10 G 800, 1500
Elizabeth Blackwell Future Stars 11-12 G 100, 200
Corinn Brewer Valley Speedsters 11-12 G 1500, 3000
Grace Howard Wings of Moon 11-12 G HJ, LJ
Christopher Sullivan Penn Hills Eagles 11-12 B SP, Discus
Casey Burton Stallions TC 13-14 G 100, 200
Tara Lucot Get Fit Families 13-14 G 1500, 3000
Sydney Baciak Valley Speedsters 13 -14 G HJ, LJ
Nathan Kuntz Mountain Top 13-14 B 1500, 3000
Isaiah Melvin Valley Speedsters 13-14 B 400, 100mH, 200mH
Patrick Brewer Valley Speedsters 13-14 B HJ, PV, TJ
Jerome McCree Unattached 13-14 B SP, Discus
Hayden Robinson Stallions TC 15-16 G 100, 200
Jayla Ellis Midas TC 15-16 G 100mH, LJ
Lillia Allen Unattached 15-16 G SP, Discus
Alexander Trower Western PA All Stars 15-16 B 100, 200
Elias Zajicek Midas TC 15-16 B 400, 800
Aiden Brewer Valley Speedsters 15-16 B 3000m, 2000m SC
Gavin Mayo Greensburg YMCA 15-16 B LJ, TJ
Evan McAllister Greensburg YMCA 15-16 B SP, Discus
Hunter Robinson Stallions TC 17-18 W 100, 200, 400
Micah Watts East Allegheny 17-18 M 100, 200
Isaiah Bailey Unattached 17-18 M 800, 1500
Zachary Krug Mountain Top 17-18 M SP, Discus, Hammer

Over 15 open and masters athletes participated in the competition as well. Several of them also earned association championship crowns in multiple events.

Athlete Team Age Division Events
Dana Newlin Steel City Express OM 400, 800, 1500
Donna Zukas Unattached OM HJ, DT, HT, JT, SP
Dylan Kutruff Mountain Top OM 1500m, 2000m SC
David Marovich Philadelphia Masters OM HJ, LJ, Hammer SP

Complete 2016 Three Rivers Association Championships results can be found here.

Youth competition opportunities can be found here.

Open and masters competition results can be found here.