SPRINGFIELD, Ohio– The Allegheny track and field teams continued the indoor portion of their schedule at the Wittenberg Steemer Showcase Saturday (Jan. 29).
 
For the women, Celia Cocca (East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora) and Megan Aaron (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley) had the best individual performances. Cocca had a fourth-place finish in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:25.26 while Aaron was fourth in the 3000 meter run with a time of 10:49.63. On the track, the Gators tallied three other top-eight finishes. In the 800, Nelly Stafford (Middletown, Md./Middletown) finished sixth with a time of 2:25.35. Eva Kerr (Fredericksburg, Va./James Monroe) also earned a sixth-place finish with a time of 10:54.50 in the 3000 run. Mihaela Toader (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) had an eighth-place finish in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:02.41. In the field portion of the event, Lydia Giannini (Warren, Pa./Eisenhower) took fifth in the shot put with a toss of 14.28 meters.
 
On the men's side, Logan Meyer (Mount Vernon, Ohio/Mount Vernon) had the top individual finish, taking the runner-up spot in the 3000 meter run, clocking in with a time of 8:52.10. Tylir Shannon (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) carded a top-eight finish as well, placing sixth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.84). Also on the track, the 4x200 relay team of Shannon, Nick Murawski (Grove City, Pa./Grove City), Holden Ford (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair), Dietrich Williams (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) were runners-up with a time of 1:32.37. Williams also had a top-eight performance in the high jump, clearing 1.93 meters to take fifth place.
 
The Gators are back in action Feb. 4 at the Oberlin Invite.
 
Top-16 Performances
 
Women
 
200 Dash
9th: Mihaela Toader (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) (27.03)
 
400 Dash
8th: Toader (1:02.41)
 
800 Run
4th: Cocca (2:25.26)
6th: Stafford (2:25.35)
10th: Molly Tarvin (New Tripoli, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh) (2:33.26)
12th: Sarah Maue (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua Area) (2:38.21)
 
One Mile
12th: Maue (5:26.20)
15th: Tarvin (5:29.23)
 
3000 Run
4th: Aaron (10:49.63)
6th: Kerr (10:54.50)
12th: Emma Wall (Douglas, Mass./Douglas) (11.10.80)
 
4x400 Relay
9th: Cocca, Stafford, Maue, Tarvin (4:32.70)
 
Long Jump
11th: Toader (4.82 meters)
14th: Julieta Schworm (Newark, Ohio/Licking Valley) (4.74 meters)
 
Weight Throw
5th: Lydia Giannini (Warren, Pa./Eisenhower) (14.28 meters)
 
Shot Put
13th: Giannini (10.18 meters)
 
Men
 
200 Dash
6th: Tylir Shannon (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) (22.84)
 
3000 Run
2nd: Logan Meyer (Mount Vernon, Ohio/Mount Vernon) (8:52.10)
14th: Peter Lantz (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) (9:32.37)
 
One Mile
9th: Sean Heintzleman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Winchester Thurston) (4:30.46)
12th: Colm Mulligan (Chestnut Hill, Mass./Brookline) (4:31.95)
14th: Desmond Corrado (Crafton, Pa./Carlynton) (4:33.51)
 
4x200 Relay
2nd: Shannon, Murawski, Ford, Williams (1:32.37)
 
High Jump
5th: Williams (1.93 meters)
 
Long Jump
12th: Williams (6.26 meters)
 
Pole Vault
12th: Matt Reynolds (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air)
 
Weight Throw
11th: Jacob King (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) (15.23 meters)