ATHENS, TOWANDA BATTLE TO 70-70 DEADLOCK

By: Tim Birney  /  April 13, 2021  /  Photo: Chris Manning

TOWANDA — Senior Emma Roe and sophomore Emma Bronson were triple-winners for Athens, while Towanda won 10 of 18 events, but the two rivals battled to a 70-70 draw here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Large School Division track & field action.

Roe won the 100-meter dash in 12.9 seconds, and junior Hannah Walker was second in 13.0 seconds

Roe also won the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:04.0, and the 200-meter dash in 27.4 seconds.

Roe and Walker were also part of the winning 400-meter relay that clocked in with a time of 55.2 seconds. (Not all names provided.)

Bronson won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:41.2, and freshman Cailyn Conklin was second at 3:16.8.

Bronson won the 1,600-meter run in a time of 5:56.2, and Conklin was second in 7:23.3. She also won the 3,200-meter run in a time of 12:54.6,, and Conklin was third in 16:26.1.

Walker won the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 52.2 seconds.

Freshman Emma Pernaselli won the shot put with a heave of 27-feet, 5 1/2-inches, and Olivia Bartlow was second at 26-feet, 5-inches. Pernaselli finished third in the javelin with a toss of 69-feet, 2-inches.

Bartlow finished second in the discus with a throw of 73-feet, and Pernaselli was third at 68-feet, 2-inches.

Freshman Mya Thomson was second in the triple jump with a hop, skip, and jump of 27-feet, 1 1/4-inches. Thompson also finished second in the long jump with a leap of 14-feet, 1-inch.

Junior Destiny Henderson finished third in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 198 seconds.

Athens returns to action Friday at Williamson.