Mercersburg hosted the 2023 Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association Indoor Track & Field Championships February 18, and both the boys' and girls' teams finished in fourth place.  George School (Newtown, PA) took the top spot for both boys' and girls'.

Top performers for the Blue Storm girls included Hannah King ’23, who won the high jump at 5’ 0”, successfully defending her indoor PAISAA title from last year. Erika Sowah ’24 won the triple jump with a jump of 32’ 8”. Sowah also placed 2^nd in the long jump with a jump of 15’ 5”.  Sowah’s triple jump ranks her 3^rd on the all-time Mercersburg indoor track & field lists. Anne Sehon ’25 won the 800m in a time of 2:28.31. Kamden Jenkins ’26 took 3^rd in the high jump with a jump of 4’8”. Jenkins’ high jump ranks her tied for 3^rd on the all-time Mercersburg indoor track & field lists. Anneliese Iasiello ’26 placed 3^rd in the pole vault with a vault of 6’ 6”.  Iasiello’s vault ranks her 7^th on the all-time Mercersburg indoor track & field lists. Abby Kendall ’26 placed 3^rd in the 55m dash with a time of 7.85 seconds. Kendall’s time was enough to break into the all-time Mercersburg indoor track & field lists, earning her the 10^th fastest time. King, Sowah, Sehon, and Adrienne Howard ’26 teamed up to place 2^nd in the 4x400m Relay in a time of 4:19.97.  The relay team lowered their own indoor school record, set earlier this season, shaving off 5.81 seconds from their previous record. 

For the boys', Cole Smith ’23 placed 2^nd in the 3200m in a time of 10:52.32. Oscar Su ’25 placed 2^nd in the pole vault at 9’ 6”. John Blanco ’23 placed 3^rd in the triple jump with a jump of 41’ 10.5”. Blanco’s jump ranks him #4 on the all-time Mercersburg indoor track & field lists for the triple jump. Charlie Xu ’26 placed 4^th in the high jump with a jump of 5’ 4” and 5^th in the long jump with a jump of 20’ 0”. Xu’s jump ranks him #8 on the all-time Mercersburg indoor track & field lists for the long jump. Caleb Newcomer ’23 placed 5^th in the 55m dash with a time of 6.86 seconds and 5^th in the 200m with a time of 24.34 seconds. Newcomer’s time was enough to break into the all-time Mercersburg indoor track & field lists, earning him the 10^th fastest time.

For complete meet results click here.

For team scores click here. 

This meet concludes the season for the indoor track team, one in which the athletes never had to board a bus or van to compete as all five meets were held at the Hale Field House.