Sleek, Synowietz, Sotosky, Fisher headline Day 1 at PIAA Track and Field Championships

It was a banner day for a pair of Somerset County athletes on Day 1 of the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Friday at Shippensburg University's Seth Grove Stadium.

Meyersdale junior Jordan Synowietz peaked at the right time, earning silver in the 2A discus with a throw of 159-7.

"I was constantly recording every single throw at practice. It was a lot of work," Synowietz said. "It means the whole world to me to get silver. I put in hours and hours. Now, I can finally sit down and just be calm.

"I felt really good on that first throw. I had a lot of nerves after that, and I got dehydrated."

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Meanwhile, Conemaugh Township sophomore Baylee Sleek collected silver in the high jump with a leap of 5-6. Sara McConnell, who Sleek bested at the Heritage Conference championships, won with a jump of 5-7.

Conemaugh Township's Jackson Sotosky grabbed his second straight PIAA podium, taking fifth in the high jump with a leap of 6-4. The junior also leaped 21-5 to finish 12th in the long jump. Sotosky still has the triple jump on Saturday.

Somerset's Emily Fisher has dazzled in her freshman season. She earned a PIAA cross country bronze. Fisher won two District 5 titles and finished eighth in the 1600 with a time of 5:11.54 at Shippensburg. Fisher broke her own school record for the third time this season. Fisher will compete in the 800 on Saturday.

Windber senior Lukas Betcher launched the javelin 143-8 to finish 16th in the boys' competition while Conemaugh Township sophomore Katrina McCann turned in a throw of 101-3 to take 21st in the girls' event.

Fellow Windber senior Joseph McKelvey grabbed 22nd in the 1600 with a time of 4:29.74. He still has the 3200 to run on Saturday.

Meyersdale senior Tristin Ohler qualified first in both the boys' 100- and 200-meter dash. He ran a 10.86, a new PR in the 100, and a 22.01 in the 200.

Conemaugh Township's Izzy Slezak posted a 12.22 in the 100 dash and a 25.36 in the 200 dash to qualify for the finals in both events. She finished eighth in the 100 and took bronze in the 200 last year.

Adam Ripple is the Daily American sports editor. He can be reached at 814-444-5926. Follow him on X @ARipple_DAsport. Follow Daily American Sports on Facebook and @dailyamericanmedia on Instagram.

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