On Wednesday, the Quaker Valley Track & Field team traveled to Shenango High School for the MAC Invitational.  There were 21 total schools in attendance.  

The boys' team was led by Kadin Johnson and Matthew Otto.  Kadin took 1^st place in the 400m dash and 2^nd place in the 200m dash while Matthew Otto took 2^nd place in the 3200m run and 5^th place in the 1600m run.  The boys had 2 other top 6 finishes by Noah Leathers placing 3^rd in the 110m hurdles and Alex MacDonald placing 4^th in Discus.  In total, the boys brought home 6 total medals.  Great job boys!

The girls' team also had a lot of success with all 3 relays placing in the top 6.  The girls 4x100m relay consisting of Vanessa Pickett, Kwilai Karto, Spencer Elliott, and Nora Johns placed 4th, the 4x400m relay consisting of Kwilai Karto, Kat Karwoski, Ellie Cain, and Nora Johns placed 2^nd overall, and the 4x800m relay consisting of Cecilia Montagnese, Emily Bablak, Kate Hines, Ellie Cain also placed 2^nd .  In addition to their relay medals, Nora Johns and Cecilia Montagnese medaled in 2 individual events as well.  Nora took 1^st place in the 300m hurdles and 4^th place in the 100m hurdles while Cecilia took 2^nd place in the 3200m run and 6^th place in the 1600m run.  The girls had 3 other top 6 finishes from Ainsley Commens placing 2^nd in Pole Vault, Kwilai Karto placing 3^rd in the 100m hurdles, and Ellie Cain placing 5^th in the 400m dash.  In the end, the girls brought home 19 total medals and finished 2^nd overall as a team in the meet.  Congratulations ladies!