Franklin boys track and field team went the distance with a strong top five team finish after securing several medals in the meet’s longest races. Junior Caleb Prettyman led the team as a double-winner and a triple state qualifier on the day. He was first across the finish line in the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:24.42. He also won the 800 meter run with a time of 1.58.43. In the 3200 meter run, Prettyman had to settle for a silver with a time of 9:52.80. He is eligible to compete in all three events in the boys PIAA Track and Field AA Championships next week at Shippensburg University. Teammate Jay Prettyman also won two medals on the day. He recorded a personal record of 4:36.19 in the 1600, which secured him the bronze. In the 800, the sophomore finished sixth with a time of 2:06.76. |
The junior was fifth in the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:39.24; and sixth in the 3200 with a time of 10:18.89.
Ethan Knapp snagged Franklin’s other distance medal, finishing third in the 3200 with a time of 10:02.72.
The Knights finished third as a team with a total of 60 points.
Two individual Oilers and a relay team qualified for the state competition.
Cam Crocker won the discus with a throw of 152 feet, 6 inches. Good enough to win the competition and place in the top 50 of AA athletes throughout the state. Fellow Oiler Ethen Knox also medaled in the event, finishing sixth with a throw of 127 feet, 2 inches.
Charlie Motter was Oil City’s other top athlete, winning the Javelin with a throw of 149 feet, 10 inches.
The 4X100 relay team of Isaiah Robinson, Jake Hornbeck, Devaughn Griffin and Knox finished second with a time of 44.07. Crocker, Motter and the relay team all earned a spot in the state championships.
Knox also medaled in the 200 meter dash, finishing fifth with a time of 23.00.
Gavin Stephens placed eighth in the triple jump with a personal record distance of 41 feet 1.5 inches. He also recorded a PR in the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 6 inches. Rounding out the medalists for Oil City were eighth place finishes by the 4X800 relay team of Eli Collins, Keegan Kirkwood, Jack Mumford and Ethan Plowman, 8:58.22; Drayton Dill in the 400 meter dash at 53.97; and Sawyer Cavalline in the high jump at 5 feet, nine inches. |