Pine Grove senior Viktorya Luckenbach

SHIPPENSBURG — Viktorya Luckenbach will come home from Shippensburg with three more state medals.

She’s hoping two of them will be gold.

The Pine Grove senior sprinter took the first step toward that quest Friday, posting the fastest time in both the 100- and 200-meter dash preliminaries at the PIAA Track and Field Championships.

The top seed in both events, Luckenbach won the 100 preliminaries in 11.95, then went 24.89 in the 200 prelims later in the day at Robb Stadium.

The 100-meter finals are set for 10:50 a.m. Saturday, with the 200 finals slated for 3 p.m.

In between, Luckenbach will team with Bella Kassab, Aubrey Aungst and Molly Drumheller and compete in the girls’ Class AA 400 relay finals after placing sixth in Friday’s preliminaries and clinching a top-eight medal.

North Catholic posted the fastest time in 48.53, followed by Quaker Valley (49.30), Lewisburg (49.41) and Annville-Cleona (49.55). The Cards were sixth in 49.76.

The 400 relay finals are scheduled to start at 1:05 p.m.

Luckenbach and her Cardinal teammates were the only Schuylkill League girls’ athletes to advance to Saturday’s finals or earn medals in Friday’s opening day of the two-day state championships.

Here’s a look at how the Schuylkill League’s other state qualifiers fared Friday:

*** Nativity’s Sara Spolski had a great run in the Class AA 400 meters, posting a season-best 58.88 to place 11th in the preliminaries. Marian’s Alizabeth Pikitus was 28th in the same race in 1:04.86.

*** Schuylkill Haven’s Isabella Hughes was 26th in the AA 100 hurdles (19.62) and 22nd in the AA 300 hurdles (48.60).

*** Schuylkill Haven’s Anna Schaeffer placed 27th in the girls’ Class AA 1600 in 5:23.01. Lewisburg’s Baylee Espinosa captured gold in 4:48.27.

*** Schaeffer and Hughes combined with Audrey Hutchinson and Ava Terefencko to finish 24^th in the AA 1600 relay in 4:18.93.

*** Marian’s Kali Grochowski was 21st in the girls’ AA high jump, clearing 4-10. Conemaugh Township’s Baylee Sleek cleared 5-8 to win gold.

*** Minersville’s Maggie Hoffman-Long took 13th in the AA long jump in 16-11.5.

*** Minersville’s Avery Miller was 18th in the AA javelin with a top throw of 102-11. Lewisburg’s Teagan Osunde won with a best throw of 141-5.

*** Pottsville’s Alexa Giuffre was 17th in the Class 3A 100 hurdles (15.36) and 18^th in the 3A 300 hurdles (45.43). She’ll compete in the Class 3A long jump Saturday.

*** Tamaqua’s Samantha Plasha didn’t clear the opening height of 4-10 in the girls’ 3A high jump.

PIAA Track and Field Championships

Friday’s Results

GIRLS AA

Finals

1600 — 1. Baylee Espinosa (Lewisburg) 4:48.27, 2. Cecilia Montagnese (Quaker Valley) 4:50.48, 3. Karis McElhaney (Greenville) 4:56.15, 4. Anne-Catherine Brown (Cathedral Prep) 5:01.29 …. 27. Anna Schaeffer (Schuylkill Haven) 5:23.01

High Jump — 1. Baylee Sleek (Conemaugh Twp.) 5-8, 2. Oumou Thiero (Quaker Valley) 5-7, 3. Delaney Sturgeon (Ellwood City) 5-5, 4. Mariah Rodemoyer (North East) 5-4 …. 21. Kali Grochowski (Marian) 4-10

Long Jump — 1. Amarah Crabbe (West Catholic) 18-5.75, 2. Sara Roe (Shenango) 18-3.5, 3. Anna Lazzara (North Catholic) 18-0.25, 4. Alexis Bansha (Winchester Thurston) 18-0.25 …. 13. Maggie Hoffman-Long (Minersville) 16-11.5

Javelin — 1. Teagan Osunde (Lewisburg) 141-5, 2. Bryn Woodruff (Towanda) 126-11, 3. Kaylyn Davis (Lakeland) 124-1, 4. Sophia Holmes (Fort Cherry) 119-10 …. 18. Avery Miller (Minersville) 102-11

Preliminaries

100 — 1. Viktorya Luckenbach (Pine Grove) 11.95, 2. Josslyn Hancock (Hickory) 11.99, 3. Izzy Slezak (Conemaugh Township) 12.18, 4. Alexis Hardy (Wyomissing) 12.20, 5. Piper Hoprich (Wellsboro) 12.21, 6. Eva Denis (Greensburg Central Catholic) 12.15, 7. Tori Atkins (Laurel) 12.26, 8. Kendall Cooper (Annville-Cleona) 12.36

100 hurdles — 1. Amarah Crabbe (West Catholic) 14.83, 2. Audra Lazzara (North Catholic) 15.15, 3. Ondrea Young (Sharon) 15.18, 4. Natalie Talluto (Mid Valley) 15.33 …. 26. Isabella Hughes (Schuylkill Haven) 19.62

400 relay — 1. North Catholic 48.53, 2. Quaker Valley 49.30, 3. Lewisburg 49.41, 4. Annville-Cleona 49.55, 5. West Catholic 50.27, 6. Pine Grove (Kassab, Aungst, Drumheller, Luckenbach) 49.76, 7. Central Columbia 50.04, 8. Greensburg Central Catholic 50.07

400 — 1. Tori Atkins (Laurel) 55.63, 2. Brenna Kuhl (Seneca) 57.61, 3. Raygan Lust (Warrior Run) 57.80, 4. Soleil Kelly (Imhotep) 58.56 …. 11. Sara Spolski (Nativity) 58.88, 28. Alizabeth Pikitus (Marian) 1:04.86

300 hurdles — 1. Kylie Temple (Hughesville) 44.38, 2. Rebekah Brinser (Greenwood) 45.25, 3. Mylee Harmon (Redbank Valley) 45.83, 4. Alyssa Parks (Troy) 46.52 …. 22. Isabella Hughes (Schuylkill Haven) 48.60

200 — 1. Viktorya Luckenbach (Pine Grove) 24.89, 2. Tori Atkins (Laurel) 25.17, 3. Izzy Slezak (Conemaugh Township) 25.34, 4. Piper Hoprich (Wellsboro) 25.38, 5. Kendra Stout (Central Columbia) 25.34, 6. Caroline Blakeslee (Lewisburg) 25.58, 7. Kendall Cooper (Annville-Cleona) 25.72, 8. Alexis Hardy (Wyomissing) 25.77

1600 relay — 1. Lewisburg 4:00.46, 2. Warrior Run 4:01.04, 3. Central Columbia 4:01.45, 4. Annville-Cleona 4:04.17 …. 24. Schuylkill Haven (Hutchinson, Terefencko, Hughes, Schaeffer) 4:18.93

CLASS 3A

Finals

Pole Vault — 1. Lilyanna Carlson (Bermudian Springs) 14-0.25, 2. Maddie Fuhrmeister (Central Bucks West) 12-0, 3. Lindsay Breneman (North Allegheny) 12-0, 4. Lucille Heuermann (Milton Hershey) 12-0 …. NH. Samantha Plasha (Tamaqua)

Preliminaries

100 hurdles — 1. Damira Allen (Chester) 14.02, 2. Ella Bahn (Spring Grove) 14.22, 3. Delaney Schumaker (South Fayette) 14.44, 4. Aydriane Bowden (Kennett) 14.44 …. 17. Alexa Giuffre (Pottsville) 15.36

300 hurdles — 1. Felicia Grimmelbein (Garnet Valley) 42.75, 2. Julia Natitus (Dallas) 42.91, 3. Aydriane Bowden (Kennett) 43.43, 4. Ella Bahn (Spring Grove) 43.45 …. 18. Alexa Giuffre (Pottsville) 45.43

PIAA Track and Field Championships Schedule

SATURDAY, MAY 24

TRACK EVENTS (All finals)

9 a.m. — 3200 run (2A girls, 3A girls, 2A boys, 3A boys)

10 a.m. — 100 hurdles (2A girls, 3A girls)

10:15 a.m. — 110 hurdles (2A boys, 3A boys)

10:20 a.m. — 100 dash (Unified Division)

10:50 a.m. — 100 dash (2A girls, 3A girls, wheelchair, 2A boys, 3A boys)

11:00 a.m. — 3200 relay (2A girls, 3A girls, 2A boys, 3A boys)

Break

1 p.m. — 400 relay (Unified Division)

1:05 p.m. — 400 relay (2A girls, 3A girls, 2A boys, 3A boys)

1:20 p.m. — 400 dash (Unified Division)

1:40 p.m. — 400 dash (2A girls, 3A girls, girls para, 2A boys, 3A boys)

1:55 p.m. — 300 hurdles (2A girls, 3A girls, 2A boys, 3A boys)

2:10 p.m. — 800 run (Unified Division)

2:25 p.m. — 800 run (2A girls, 3A girls, 2A boys, 3A boys)

3 p.m. — 200 dash (2A girls, 3A girls, girls para, 2A boys, 3A boys)

3:30 p.m. — 1600 relay (2A girls, 3A girls, 2A boys, 3A boys)

FIELD EVENTS (Preliminaries and Finals)

9 a.m. — 2A girls pole vault, 2A girls shot put, 3A girls high jump, 3A girls discus, 2A boys triple jump, 3A boys long jump, 3A boys javelin

12:30 p.m. — 2A girls triple jump, 3A girls long jump, 3A girls javelin, 2A boys pole vault, 2A boys shot put, 3A boys high jump, 3A boys discus