KENDEL JONES, Elk Lake
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
KENDEL JONES
Elk Lake, Senior
Distance/Mid-distance
PIAA CLASS 2A: Silver, 3,200-meter run (9:17.54, personal best and school record); fourth-place medal, 1,600 (4:14.76); 16th in the 800 (1:59.30); fourth-place medal as part of the 3,200 relay team.
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Gold, 1,600 (4:14.84); Gold, 3,200 (9:25.34); Gold in the 800 (1:54.86, personal best and school record).
NOTEWORTHY: Won gold in the 1,600 (4:13.77, personal best and school record), gold in 3,200 (9:32.50) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational. … Won gold in the 3,200 (9:23.69) at the Godek Invitational. … Won gold in the 1,600 (4:19.38) and silver in the 800 (1:58.39) at the Wilhour Invitational. … Won gold in the 1,600 (4:25.15) at the Neshaminy Distance Invitational. … He led Elk Lake to LTC Division IV championship. He was the LTC Coaches’ Division III-IV Track Co-Performer of the Year. … Finished his career with six career PIAA Class 2A medals. … He is the first three-time Times-Tribune Boys Track and Field Performer of the Year (2024, 2025, 2026).
Dunmore’s Weston Yannone (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
WESTON YANNONE
Dunmore, Junior
Hurdles/Sprints
PIAA CLASS 2A: Silver, 110 hurdles (14.30); seventh-place medal, 300 hurdles (40.11); 19th, 100 (11.14).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Gold, 110 hurdles (14.74); Gold, 300 hurdles (38.91); Gold, 100 (11.21)
NOTEWORTHY: Won gold in the 110 hurdles (14.50) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won gold in the 110 hurdles (14.65, meet record), gold in the 300 hurdles (39.26), and won silver in the 100 (11.22) at the Godek Invitational. Set school records in the 110 hurdles (14.24) and the 300 hurdles (38.24) during the regular season. … He was the Lackawanna Track Conference Coaches’ Division III-IV Co-Track Performer of the Year. .. He led Dunmore to the LTC Division III and District 2 Class 2A championships.
Wallenpaupack’s Aiden Janowicz (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
AIDEN JANOWICZ
Wallenpaupack, Senior
Mid-distance/Distance
PIAA CLASS 3A: Silver, 800 (1:51.52 – personal best and school record); won seventh-place medal as part of the 1,600 relay team.
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 3A: Gold, 800 (1:55.24); Gold, 1,600 (4:27.14).
NOTEWORTHY: He won gold in the 800 (1:57.37) and was sixth in the 1,600 (4:30.41) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … He won gold in the 800 (1:55.35) at the Godek Invitational. … He was the Lackawanna Track Conference Coaches’ Division I-II Co-Track Performer of the Year. … He led Wallenpaupack to the LTC Division II, the Jordan Relays Class 3A, and the Spagna Class 3A championships.
Western Wayne’s Robert Carrelle (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
ROBERT CARRELLE
Western Wayne, Senior
Hurdles/Pole vault
PIAA CLASS 2A: Fifth-place medal, 300 hurdles (39.14); seventh-place medal, pole vault (14-6).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Gold, pole vault (14-0); Silver, 300 hurdles (39.30); Fourth, 110 hurdles (15.52).
NOTEWORTHY: He won gold in the 300 hurdles (39.12, personal best and school record) and gold in the pole vault (14-7, personal best) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won gold in the 300 hurdles (39.63), gold in the pole vault (13-6), and silver in the 110 hurdles (15.17, personal record) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational. … Won gold in the pole vault (13-6) at the Godek Invitational. … He was the Lackawanna Track Conference Coaches’ Division I-II Co-Field Performer of the Year.
Dunmore’s Jake Costanzo (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
JACOB COSTANZO
Dunmore, Junior
Mid-distance/Sprints
PIAA CLASS 2A: Bronze, 400 (49.31); 14th, 200 (22.69).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Gold, 400 (48.88, personal best, meet record, and school record); Gold, 200 (22.29, personal best and school record).
NOTEWORTHY: Won silver in the 400 (49.46) and bronze in the 200 (22.54) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won gold in the 400 (49.80) at the Godek Invitational. … Won a gold medal as a member of the 1,600 relay at the District 2 Class 2A championships. … He led Dunmore to the LTC Division III and District 2 Class 2A championships.
Valley View’s Gavin Oprishko
GAVIN OPRISHKO
Valley View, Junior
Sprints
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 3A: Bronze, 200 (22.10); Fourth, 100 (11.32).
NOTEWORTHY: Won gold in 100 (11.19) and 200 (21.94, meet record) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won gold in the 100 (11.19) and 200 (22.24), and won bronze in the 400 (50.30, personal best) at the Godek Invitational. … Set school record in the 200 (21.54) and tied the school record in the 100 (10.94) during the regular season. … He was the Lackawanna Track Conference Coaches’ Division I-II Co-Track Performer of the Year.
Scranton Preps Charlie Speicher (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
CHARLIE SPEICHER
Scranton Prep, Senior
Sprints
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 3A: Bronze, 100 (11.32); Ran a personal best and school record time in 100 (10.89) in the preliminaries; Fourth, 200 (22.71).
NOTEWORTHY: Won silver in the 100 (11.23) and in the 200 (22.50, personal best) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won silver in the 100 (11.10) and the 200 (22.74) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational. … Won bronze in the 100 (11.43) and silver in the 200 (23.06) at the Godek Invitational. … Won a bronze in the 100 (11.60) and 200 (23.30) at the Northwest Rangers Invitational.
Montrose’s Nico Christian (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
NICO CHRISTIAN
Montrose, Senior
Sprints
PIAA CLASS 2A: 15th, 400 (50.61); 22nd, 200 (23.07).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Silver, 400 (49.39); Silver, 200 (22.49).
NOTEWORTHY: Won gold in 400 (49.32, personal best and school record), and finished fourth in the 200 (22.55) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won gold in the 400 (50.42) and gold in the 200 (22.16) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational. … Won gold in the 400 (49.79) and silver in 200 (22.62) at the Square Deal Invitational.
Wallenpaupack’s Bryce Pagano (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
BRYCE PAGANO
Wallenpaupack, Junior
Mid-distance
PIAA CLASS 3A: 22nd, 400 (50.39); Won seventh-place medal as part of the 1,600 relay team.
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 3A: Gold, 400 (49.85); Seventh, 200 (23.20).
NOTEWORTHY: Won a bronze in the 400 (49.83) and finished fifth in the 200 (22.90) at the Robert Spagna Championships. Ran a personal best in the 200 (22.76) in the preliminary races. … He helped Wallenpaupack win the LTC Division II, Jordan Relays Class 3A, and the Robert Spagna Class 3A team championships.
CODY ADAMS, Elk Lake
CODY ADAMS
Elk Lake, Senior
Distance
PIAA CLASS 2A: Eighth-place medal, 1,600 (4:17.81, personal best); Won a fourth-place medal as part of the 3,200 relay team; Ninth, 3,200 (9:30.93, personal best).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Silver, 1,600 (4:21.00); Silver, 3,200 (9:32.24).
NOTEWORTHY: Won a silver in the 3,200 (9:35.51) and a bronze in the 1,600 (4:22.60) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational. … Won gold in the 1,600 (4:25.92) at the Godek Invitational. … Won gold in the 3,200 (9:33.90) at the Wilhour Invitational. … Won gold in the 3,200 (10:00.98) at the Neshaminy Distance Invitational. … He helped Elk Lake win the LTC Division IV championship.
Riverside’s Mikey Schimelfenig (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
MIKEY SCHIMELFENIG
Riverside, Senior
Distance
PIAA CLASS 2A: 11th, 1,600 (4:22.33).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Bronze, 1,600 (4:22.14, personal best and school record); Sixth, 3,200 (9:45.30).
NOTEWORTHY: Won gold in the 1,600 (4:26.36) and bronze in the 3,200 (10:10.04) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Finished fourth in the 3,200 (9:39.23, personal best) and 10th in the 1,600 (4:31.56) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational. … Won silver in the 3,200 (9:46.99) and finished fourth in the 1,600 (4:32.29) at the Godek Invitational.
West Scranton’s Seamus Wallace (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
SEAMUS WALLACE
West Scranton, Sophomore
Distance
PIAA CLASS 3A: 24th, 3,200 (9:43.75).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 3A: Gold, 3,200 (9:49.67); Fifth, 1,600 (4:38.02).
NOTEWORTHY: Won a silver in the 3,200 (9:52.23) and finished fourth in the 1,600 (4:28.78) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Finished sixth in the 1,600 (4:27.43, personal best and school record) and finished sixth in the 3,200 (9:31.37, personal best and school record) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational. … Won a bronze in the 1,600 (4:29.93) and a bronze in the 3,200 (9:49.01) at the Godek Invitational.
Holy Cross’ Branden Fadl (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
BRANDEN FADL
Holy Cross, Senior
Throws
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Gold, shot put (54-2, personal best and school record); Fourth, discus (142-1, personal best).
NOTEWORTHY: Won a gold in the shot put (52-6) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won a gold in the shot put (52-9.5) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational. … Won a silver in the shot put (50-98.5) at the Godek Invitational. … Will continue his academic and athletic careers at Susquehanna University.
Wallenpaupack’s Ryan Vargo (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
RYAN VARGO
Wallenpaupack, Junior
Throws
PIAA CLASS 3A: 23rd, discus (132-7).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 3A: Gold, discus (176-4).
NOTEWORTHY: Gold, discus (178-5) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Finished 16th in the discus (146-1) at the 130th Penn Relays. … Won gold in the discus (179-11, personal best and school record) at the Godek Invitational. … Finished first in the discus (162-2) at the 130th Penn Relays qualifier. … Won a gold in the discus (173-4) at the NEPA Throws Invitational. … He was the Lackawanna Track Conference Coaches’ Division I-II Co-Field Performer of the Year.
Mid Valley’s Robert Mattioli (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
ROBERT MATTIOLI
Mid Valley, Senior
Throws
PIAA CLASS 2A: 16th, discus (144-10).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Gold, discus (151-6); Silver, shot put (48-4.5, personal best).
NOTEWORTHY: Set a school record and personal best in winning the discus (153-10) at the LTC vs. WVC all-star meet. … Finished fifth in the shot put (47-8) and seventh in the discus (147-1) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Finished fifth in the shot put (46-2.75) and seventh in the discus (146-10) at the Godek Invitational.
Lakeland’s Rocco Spataro (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
ROCCO SPATARO
Lakeland, Sophomore
Throws
PIAA CLASS 2A: 11th, javelin (169-3).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Gold, javelin (175-11).
NOTEWORTHY: Won a gold in the javelin (177-11, personal best) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Finished fifth in the javelin (163-5) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational. … Won a silver in the javelin (157-5) at the North Penn Open. … Finished 10th in the javelin (166-10) at the NEPA Throws Invitational.
Dunmore’s Josh Dudick (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
JOSH DUDICK
Dunmore, Junior
Jumps
PIAA CLASS 2A: Eighth-place medal, long jump (21-8.75).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Gold, long jump (22-2.75); Bronze, triple jump (43-0); Fourth, high jump (6-1).
NOTEWORTHY: Won gold in the long jump (21-5.25), a bronze in high jump (6-4, personal best), and finished fifth in the triple jump (42-4) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won silver in the long jump (21-0.25), won a bronze in the high jump (6-4), and finished seventh in the triple jump (41-9) at the Godek Invitational. … Set a school record in the long jump (22-3) during the regular season.
Blue Ridge’s Chance Davis (JOBY FAWCETT / STAFF PHOTO)
CHANCE DAVIS
Blue Ridge, Junior
Jumps
PIAA CLASS 2A: Fourth-place medal, long jump (21-10); 13th, high jump (6-2).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Silver, long jump (22-2, personal best and school record); Bronze, high jump (6-3, personal best); Fourth, triple jump (42-1.5).
NOTEWORTHY: Finished fourth in the triple jump (42-9, personal best and school record), sixth in the long jump (20-11.5), and eighth in the high jump (6-0) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won a bronze in the high jump (6-2) and finished seventh in the long jump (20-8.5) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational.
Dunmore’s Carter Sload (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
CARTER SLOAD
Dunmore, Junior
Jumps
PIAA CLASS 2A: Fifth-place medal, high jump (6-4).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Gold, high jump (6-5); Sixth in the triple jump (41-8.5, personal best).
NOTEWORTHY: Won a gold in the high jump (6-4) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won a gold medal in the high jump (6-6, personal best and school record) at the Godek Invitational. … Won a gold medal as a member of the 1,600 relay team at the District 2 Class 2A championships. … Led Dunmore to the Lackawanna Track Conference Division III and District 2 Class 2A championships.
Elk Lake’s Brody Crisman (JOBY FAWCETT / STAFF PHOTO)
BRODY CRISMAN
Elk Lake, Junior
Jumps
PIAA CLASS 2A: Fourth-place medal (6-4).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Silver, high jump (6-5, personal best); Sixth, 110 hurdles (16.51); Seventh, 300 hurdles (42.42).
NOTEWORTHY: Won a silver medal in the high jump (6-4) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Finished fourth in the 300 hurdles (41.69, personal best), and finished sixth in the high jump (6-0) at the Wyalusing Lasagna Invitational. … Finished sixth in the 300 hurdles (42.56) and seventh in the 110 hurdles (16.52) at the Wilhour Invitational. … Finished eighth in the 300 hurdles (42.67) at the Godek Invitational.
Holy Cross’ Kevin Vincent (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
KEVIN VINCENT
Holy Cross, Senior
Jumps
PIAA CLASS 2A: Seventh-place medal (43-11).
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A: Gold, triple jump (44-6); Eighth, long jump (20-10, personal best).
NOTEWORTHY: Won a gold in triple jump (45-0, personal best and school record), and finished 11th in the long jump (19-8) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Won a gold in the triple jump (44-11.25) and finished 16th in the long jump (18-6.5) at the Godek Invitational. … Will continue his academic and athletic careers at Bucknell University.
Honesdale’s Maddox Johnson (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
MADDOX JOHNSON
Honesdale, Junior
Jumps
DISTRICT 2 CLASS 3A: Gold, high jump (6-3, personal best); Bronze, long jump (22-1, personal best); Sixth, triple jump (43-1.5, personal best).
NOTEWORTHY: Finished fourth in the high jump (6-0), fourth in the long jump (21-1), and sixth in the triple jump (41-9.5) at the Robert Spagna Championships. … Finished fourth in the high jump (6-0) and sixth in the triple jump (41-9) at the Godek Invitational.
Dunmore boys track and field coach Michael DeSando (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
COACH OF THE YEAR
MICHAEL DeSANDO
Dunmore
He and his staff led Dunmore to an undefeated season and the Lackawanna Track Conference Division III championship. The Bucks also won their first District 2 Class 2A championship since 1991.
RELAYS
3200
Elk Lake
(Cody Adams, Trevor Upright, Parker Upright, Kendel Jones)
400
Valley View
(Ben Evans, Gavin Oprishko, Gavin Walsh, Gabe Davis)
1600
Wallenpaupack
(Izael Rodriguez, Aiden Janowicz, Dawid Mrowka, Bryce Pagano)