The Butler High School Indoor Track & Field teams opened the 2020 season with a splash Saturday at the TSTCA Meet #1 at Edinboro University. Individual event winner were Gabby Boden in the 200 and Sami Taoufik on the High Jump. Boden was also anchored two winning relay teams. Taoufik’s winning leap of 6-8 set the indoor school record, breaking the mark of Andy Cunningham of 6-6 set in 1998. Megan Baggetta was second in the triple jump while Byron Manchester was second in the 60 Hurdles. Guinness Brown was second in the 400 and third in the 60. Third place finishes were earned by Isaiah Seybert in the 200, Sage Vavro in the mile and Chelsey Kabel in the mile.
The Butler relay teams won five different relays. The boys won three and the girls two. The winning teams for the boy’s were the 4×400 team of Isaiah Seybert, Byron Manchester, Alex Karenbauer and Guinness Brown, The Distance Medley Relay of Skyler Vavro, Sean Christy, Tim Patterson and Sage Vavro and the 4×800 team of Tim Patterson, Alex Karenbauer, Sean Christy and Lucas Slear. The winning Girls teams were the 4×200 relay of Alli Morrow, Taylor Timmons, Anna Baxter and Gabby Boden and the 4×400 relay of Taylor Timmons, Anna Baxter, Chelsey Kabel and Gabby Boden.
Butler Girls Results:
60 Meter Dash – 7th – Alli Morrow 8.26
60 Meter Hurdles – 4th – Anna Baxter 10.02, 5th – Emma Lehman 10.05
200 Meter Dash – 1st – Gabby Boden 26.81
400 Meter Dash = 4th – Taylor Timmons 64.34, 5th – Chloe Weiland 64.73
Mile – 3rd – Chelsey Kabel 5:36.14
3000 Meters – 4th – Jennifer Chichra 11:42.63, 5th – Autumn Pettinato 11:42.83
4×200 Relay – 1st – Alli Morrow, Taylor Timmons, Anna Baxter, Gabby Boden 1:50.85
4×400 Relay – 1st – Taylor Timmons, Anna Baxter, Chelsey Kabel,Gabby Boden – 4:15.86
4×800 Relay – 4th – Jennifer Chichra, Autumn Pettinato, Caitlin Peratt, Carmen Skal 11:05.44
DMR – 8th – Carmen Skal, Caitlin Peratt, Madalyn Semmler, Kara Kemple 15:53.23
Long Jump – 8th – Elana DiPippa 14-3
High Jump – 4th – Alexia Mechling 5-2
Triple Jump – 2nd – Magen Baggetta 33-11, 6th – Alexia Mechling 32-1
Pole Vault – 6th – Samantha Penrod 10-6
Butler Boys Results:
60 Meter Dash – 3rd – Guinness Brown 7.19, 4th – Isaiah Seybert 7.35
60 Meter hurdles – 2nd – Byron Manchester 8.80
200 Meter Dash – 3rd – Isaiah Seybert 23.46, 4th – Byron Manchester 24.08
400 Meter Dash – 2nd – Guinness Brown 51.39
800 Meters – 5th – Ryder Kriley 2:05.89
Mile – 3rd – Sage Vavro 4:36.66. 7th – Skyler Vavro 4:45.67
4×200 Relay – 3rd – 1:41.36 – Tyler Butler, Colton Timmons, Presley Ornelas, Justin Kabay
4×400 Relay – 1st – 3:34.85 – Isaiah Seybert, Byron Manchester, Alex Karenbauer, Guinness Brown
4×800 Relay – 1st – 9:02.78 – Tim Patterson, Alex Karenbauer, Sean Christy, Lucas Slear
DMR – 1st – 11:13.78 – Skyler Vavro, Sean Christy, Tim Patterson, Sage Vavro
High Jump – 1st – Sami Taoufil 6-8 (New School Record)
Long Jump – 8th – Braydon Young 18-8
(Coach John Williams)