Parlapiano Powers Distance Sweep, Phoenixville Soars to Victory Again at Pioneer Track Championships
SPRING-FORD, PA – Phoenixville claimed the team championship at the 1999 Pioneer Athletic Conference track championship with a dominant 140-point performance, led by a deep and versatile squad that excelled across the sprints, distance, hurdles, and field events. Spring-Ford finished second with 102 points, while Great Valley (96 points) rounded out the top three in a fiercely contested meet.
The star of the meet was Tom Parlapiano of St. Pius X, who ran away with victories in the 1600m (4:20.3) and 3200m (9:18.9), the latter setting a meet record. Parlapiano also anchored the winning 3200m relay team, contributing points to St. Pius’s 4th-place team finish.
Phoenixville, however, showed unrivaled depth. Sprinter Chris Galli scored in the 100m, distance runner Chris Trill medaled in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m, and hurdler David Cain scored big points 110m and 300m hurdles alongside with a championship in the high jump. Field standout Jim Collins notched a meet record in the shot put (54’2”) and added key points in the javelin and discus. Pole vaulter Bret Wade also helped seal Phoenixville’s team edge by topping the vault at 12’6″.
Spring-Ford’s sprints and relays kept the home crowd energized, winning both the 400m and 1600m relays, while Frank Colden and Seth Williams put on standout performances in the 200m and 400m respectively.
In the field, Pottstown’s Kevin Yonas unleashed a massive 180’8″ throw to win the javelin, while Great Valley’s Marcus Ford-Bey leapt 43’7″ to win the triple jump in style.
MEET MVP
Tom Parlapiano
1600M – CHAMP
3200M* – CHAMP
4x800M – CHAMP
*Meet Record.
Tom Parlapiano
St. Pius X Winged Lions
TRACK MVP
Dan Diasio
110H – CHAMP
300H – CHAMP
Dan Diasio
Lansdale Catholic Crusaders
FIELD MVP
Jim Collins
SHOT PUT* – CHAMP
DISCUS – 3RD
JAVELIN – 6TH PLACE
*Meet Record.
Jim Collins
Phoenixville Phantoms
100M
1ST
Darryl Flagg
Pottsgrove
11.2
2ND
Teon Higgs
Upper Perkiomen
11.2
3RD
Chris Galli
Phoenixville
11.4
4TH
Jamie Rotunda
Spring-Ford
11.5
5TH
Marcus Ford-Bey
Great Valley
11.5
200M
1ST
Teon Higgs
Upper Perkiomen
22.4
2ND
Frank Colden
Spring-Ford
22.5
3RD
Darryl Flagg
Pottsgrove
22.5
4TH
Josh Seasholtz
Owen J. Roberts
22.6
5TH
Marc Faust
Spring-Ford
22.7
6TH
Mike Baczor
St. Pius X
23.7
400M
1ST
Mike Baczor
St. Pius X
50.3
2ND
Seth Williams
Spring-Ford
50.3
3RD
Ed Hill
Great Valley
51.6
4TH
Mark Holley
Owen J. Roberts
52.2
5TH
Bill Heim
Upper Perkiomen
53.2
6TH
P.J. Karkoska
Phoenixville
53.4
800M
1ST
James Kipp
Spring-Ford
1:58.3
2ND
Jules Blackwell
Phoenixville
2:00.4
3RD
Tom Jackson
Perkiomen Valley
2:01.5
4TH
Chris Trill
Phoenixville
2:02.6
5TH
Mark Stallings
Great Valley
2:02.7
6TH
Drew Folkes
Lansdale Catholic
2:02.9
1600M
1ST
Tom Parlapiano
St. Pius X
4:20.3
2ND
Chris Trill
Phoenixville
4:23.7
3RD
Mark Stallings
Great Valley
4:24.4
4TH
Eric Churchill
Great Valley
4:28.8
5TH
Ryan Fennelly
St. Pius X
4:32.0
6TH
Eamon Brazunas
Great Valley
4:32.6
3200M
MEET RECORD
1ST
Tom Parlapiano
St. Pius X
9:18.9
2ND
Mark Stallings
Great Valley
9:31.3
3RD
Eric Churchill
Great Valley
9:40.3
4TH
Ryan Fennelly
St. Pius X
9:49.0
5TH
Chris Trill
Phoenixville
9:58.3
6TH
Eamon Brazunas
Great Valley
9:59.5
110H
1ST
Dan Diasio
Lansdale Catholic
14.9
2ND
David Cain
Phoenixville
14.9
3RD
Ryan Flowers
Pottstown
15.2
4TH
Eric Engstrom
Spring-Ford
15.4
5TH
Khasim Fields
Phoenixville
15.7
6TH
Jeremy Kolpak
St. Pius X
24.5
300H
1ST
Dan Diasio
Lansdale Catholic
38.9
2ND
David Cain
Phoenixville
40.0
3RD
Eric Engstrom
Spring-Ford
40.2
4TH
Marcus Howard
Pottstown
40.5
6TH
Jeremy Kolpak
St. Pius X
40.7
6TH
Matt Vogl
Perkiomen Valley
40.8
4x100M
1ST
Spring-Ford
Jamie Rotunda, Frank Colden, Ryan Stiglic, Marc Faust
43.6
2ND
Phoenixville
44.1
3RD
Pottstown
44.5
4TH
Great Valley
45.0
5TH
Perkiomen Valley
48.1
6TH
St. Pius X
48.1
4x400M
1ST
Spring-Ford
James Kipp, Eric Engstrom, Jamie Rotunda, Seth Williams
3:27.1
2ND
Great Valley
3:31.6
3RD
Lansdale Catholic
3:33.8
4TH
Owen J. Roberts
3:36.6
5TH
Pottsgrove
3:36.9
5TH
Upper Perkiomen
3:39.2
4x800M
1ST
St. Pius X
Ryan Fennelly, Matt Troutman, Steve Scheid, Tom Parlapiano