Page 3 - 2024 District III Track & Field Program

WELCOME FROM PIAA DISTRICT
OFFICIAL DISTRICT III
III CHAIR MIKE CRAIG TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

PROGRAM
Welcome to the 2023-2024 District 3 Track and Field
Championships. I would first like to thank all our schools in Celebrating the Success of Student
District 3 and their Athletic Administration for all of their Athletes in South Central Pennsylvania
hard work throughout the year to provide opportunities for Table of Contents
our student-athletes to compete. District III Committee Members ......... 4
About PIAA District III ......................... 5
I am very happy to serve as PIAA District Chairman for the Meet Officials ...................................... 6
2023-2024 school year. 2024 Championship Meet Schedule ... 7
It is a great honor to work for the benefit of our schools’ Qualifyng Standards ............................ 8
student-athletes. We have an outstanding group of people serving on the District 4 x 800m Relay .................................... 9
100m Hurdles ................................... 10
3 Committee and other outstanding people working throughout the District’s ten- 110m Hurdles ................................... 11
county jurisdiction serving as game managers and staff at our championship Girls 100m Dash ................................ 12
events. Boys 100m Dash ............................... 13
1600m Run ........................................ 14
As evidenced by the difficulties of the last several years, we should not take for 400m Dash ........................................ 15
granted the benefits of competition, sportsmanship, and enjoyment these athletic 4 x 100m Relay .................................. 16
events offer to all of us. We look forward to having another great year in PIAA 300m Hurdles ................................... 17
District 3. 800m Run .......................................... 18
Girls 200m Dash ................................ 19
The Committee appreciates the support it receives from our sponsors, and we are Boys 200m Dash ............................... 20
very pleased to be partnering with The Peyton Walker Foundation to increase 3200m Run ........................................ 21
heart health and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness and with River Rock Academy 4 x 400m Relay .................................. 22
as a supporting sponsor. We’d also like to thank Renewal by Anderson and Planet Shot Put ............................................ 23
Fitness for their involvement with The Peyton Walker Foundation’s efforts to Discus ................................................ 24
distribute AED’s to District 3 member schools. Javelin ............................................... 25
Long Jump ......................................... 26
Lastly, we would like to thank all our PIAA Officials. We could not have our events Triple Jump ....................................... 27
without the dedication of our PIAA Officials. If you have an interest in becoming High Jump ......................................... 28
an official, we encourage you to go to the PIAA website at www.piaa.org. Pole Vault .......................................... 29
Past Champions 1925-1974 .............. 30
Thank you for supporting our student-athletes in District 3 and enjoy the meet! Past Champions 1975-2023 .............. 31
2023 Girls Champions ....................... 32
2023 Boys Champions ....................... 33
Student Awards ................................ 34

About the Cover:
Susquehanna Township’s Cyrus Lex and
Spring Grove’s Laila Campbell are returning
multiple champions. Lex won last year’s
boys 3A 100 & 200m races, breaking a 44-
Mobile Download: year old record in the 100. Campbell con-
cludes one of the most prolific careers in
Scan the QR code to download the 2024 Track District history. She has swept the 3A 100
& Field Championship Program to your & 200 in each of her first 3 years and holds
the records in both events. Photo credits to
mobile device. Mark Pynes of Pennlive.

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