A Wyoming Area graduate and a current Warriors athlete both won javelin titles in the 126th Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
Marc Minichello, a University of Pennsylvania senior, reached a personnel best with a throw of 254-0 to win the college division by more than 21½ feet.
Drew Mruk’s 192-3 was third-best in the high school division, but he received a watch as the award for the top throw by a U.S. high school athlete.
The junior edged Miles Higgins of Ligonier Valley, who finished fourth overall with a throw of 190-0.
Mruk beat Higgins, potentially among his top competition at the state meet, on his last throw.
F.J. Braccini, another Wyoming Area graduate, also competed in the javelin at the Penn Relays.
Braccini, now at the University of Pittsburgh after transferring from Michigan State, threw 163-8. He competed in the College Javelin Division 2 won by Lafayette’s William Prebola, a Tunkhannock graduate.
