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Indoor Track Teams Finish 4th at PAISAA

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 2nd in the long jump with a jump of 15’ 5”.  Sowah’s triple jump ranks her 3rd 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 3rd in the high jump with a jump of 4’8”. Jenkins’ high jump ranks her tied for 3rd on the all-time Mercersburg indoor track & field lists. Anneliese Iasiello ’26 placed 3rd in the pole vault with a vault of 6’ 6”.  Iasiello’s vault ranks her 7th on the all-time Mercersburg indoor track & field lists. Abby Kendall ’26 placed 3rd 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 10th fastest time. King, Sowah, Sehon, and Adrienne Howard ’26 teamed up to place 2nd 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 2nd in the 3200m in a time of 10:52.32. Oscar Su ’25 placed 2nd in the pole vault at 9’ 6”. John Blanco ’23 placed 3rd 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 4th in the high jump with a jump of 5’ 4” and 5th 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 5th in the 55m dash with a time of 6.86 seconds and 5th 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 10th 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.