The girls and boys indoor track teams competed at Edinboro University on Saturday, January 21st for the second Tri-State meet of the season. 

Short sprinters and hurdlers were the first to take the track. Sophomore Mackenzie McIntyre qualified for the finals in the 60 dash where she took home 3rd place in a time of 8.13 seconds. In the hurdles, Achan Green advanced to the finals and took home 5th place while teammate Paris Bey took home 15th. 

In the long sprint events, senior Mylah Faulk was 1st in the girl’s 400, recording a time of 1:01.85. Junior Maliah Powell followed closely behind in 1:03.38, good for 4th on the day. Paris Bey returned to the track in the boy’s 200, covering the distance in 24.73 seconds while teammates David Hogan and Tindah Mofor competed in the 400. 

Penn Hills was represented in the distance and field events by Amanda Heide and Damiana Hopkins. Amanda finished the 800 just a few seconds off of her PR from the previous week. Damiana broke into the top 20 in the shot put with a throw of 26 feet-5 inches. 

The day concluded with the relay events. The girl’s 4x200 and 4x400 took a pair of second place finishes home with them, both times being edged out by the Lady Spartans of Hempfield. The 4x200 crossed the finish line in 1:52.14 and the 4x400 recorded a time of 4:15.92. 

The team will be back in Edinboro next week for the 3rd Tri-State meet of the season.