Track: Lynch, Graham post hurdles victories for Ridley

Ridley’s hurdlers showed Wednesday that they can clear just about any obstacle.

Meghan Lynch won the girls 100-meter hurdles at the Rustin Invitational, and Tony Graham swept the boys 110- and 300-meter hurdles for the Green Raiders.

Lynch clocked in at 15.55 seconds over 100 meters. She added the triple jump gold in 36 feet, 3.5 inches. Graham bested the 110-meter field in 15.22. He was even further in front over the longer distance, breaking the tape in 38.96.

Ridley’s Brianna Foster finished second in the 200, Rylie Butler was third in the long jump and Anna Borcky took third in the javelin. On the boys’ side, Angelo Blythe was the runner-up in the pole vault. CJ Mills took third in the triple jump, and Tahmir Wilmore paired fifth in the discus with second in the shot put. Ridley’s girls finished second in the 4 x 400 and 4 x 800 meter relays.

The former relay was won by Garnet Valley. In the 400, Grace Zamrowski took the crown in 59.89 seconds, with teammate Gabby Stuart third. Garnet won a pair of boys events via Sean Garrett in the 1,600 (4:27.84) and Chandler Koehler in the 200 (22.33). Andrew Biesecker was third in the 400.

Radnor’s Zoe Metzger took second in the javelin. Ethan Zeh was the runner-up in the 800, followed in order by teammates Luke O’Malley and Frank Brown. Meredith Schrock of Marple Newtown finished second in the 1,600.

At the Coach Joe Valley Father Judge Relays:

Haverford High took home three individual golds and the team title. Mike Donnelly won the boys 1,600 in 4:27.96. Canaan Curry was tops in the 300-meter hurdles in 41.31. And Chasen Wint won the discus with a throw of 143-3 to go with silver in the shot put.

Haverford took second in all three relays. Trey Blair was second in the 200, Curtis Weh took third in the long jump and Aiden Tomov landed third in the 800. Haverford scored 93 team points, easily besting Union Catholic in second with 73.

Bonner & Prendergast’s Kyle Love earned gold in the 110 hurdles in 15.39 seconds. It augmented the gold won by Hannah Bierling in the girls shot put, Bierling also taking fifth in the javelin.

The other Delco winner was Cardinal O’Hara’s Christine Mancini, who handled the field in the girls 800 in a time of 2:14.97.

Archbishop Carroll’s Malachi Hansen finished second in the long jump and third in the triple jump. Teammate Aidan Doherty was fifth in the 1,600, and Mary DeSimone was fourth in the girls 1,600.

Jada Hanson of Penncrest was fourth in the girls 300 hurdles (a spot ahead of Chester’s Taniyah Lawler) and fourth in the high jump. The Lions took third in the girls 4 x 400, and Camryn Taliaferro was the runner-up in the shot put. On the boys side, Jalen Chin (1,600) and Patrick Theveny (3,200) tallied thirds for Penncrest.

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Ridley’s Tony Graham ran a 15.22 to edge Downingtown West’s Ethan Robinson to win the 110 hurdles at the Rustin Invitational track and field competition Wednesday. (Pete Bannan/Digital First Media