Upper St. Clair athletes qualify for nationals
Emily Powell and Sadie Tomczyk qualified for the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships to be held July 25-31 in California. The finals will be held at Hornet Stadium on the campus of California State University, Sacramento.
To qualify, both student-athletes medaled at the USATF Region 2 Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships held July 7-10 at Slippery Rock University. The top five in each event advanced to nationals.
A rising sophomore, Powell qualified in the long jump. She finished fifth.
A rising freshman, Tomczyk qualified in the heptathlon, 100 and 400-meter runs and the high jump competition.
Tomczyk was runner-up in the high jump and the bronze medalist in the heptathlon. She added fourth and third in the 100 and 400 dashes.