Lake-Lehman Outpaces Northwest in Boys Track & Field Meet
By: Carrie Miner Yaple | Sportzwire | April 10, 2025 | Photo courtesy Carrie Miner Yaple @v1sion_media
The Lake-Lehman boys track and field team traveled to Northwest Area on Tuesday and came away with a strong 79-67 victory in a tightly contested meet. With depth across field events and middle-distance races, Lehman overcame several standout performances from Northwest to seal the win.
Meet Summary
Final Score:
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Lake-Lehman: 79
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Northwest Area: 67
Lake-Lehman’s consistency proved to be the difference, as the Black Knights racked up points in nearly every event, including key sweeps in the 800m, high jump, and triple jump.
Event Highlights
Distance Events
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3200m Relay: Lake-Lehman opened strong with a win from Martin, Lukavich, and F. Cronin.
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1600m Run: Northwest’s Fritz took the win in 4:50, while Lehman grabbed key points in 2nd.
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800m Run: Lehman dominated the event, sweeping the top three spots, led by Lukavich’s 2:05.
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3200m Run: Fritz (NW) earned another win with a time of 10:14, but Lehman stayed close behind.
Sprints & Hurdles
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100m Dash: Clink (NW) sprinted to victory in 11.4 seconds, with Freeman and Joseph (LL) right behind.
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200m Dash: Clink repeated in the 200m, but Lehman picked up solid second and third-place points.
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400m Dash: Newell (NW) claimed the win at 55.5, while Smith and S. Smith (LL) added to the Lehman tally.
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110m Hurdles: Rooker (NW) placed first in 19.4, but Bond and Smith (LL) finished close behind.
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300m Hurdles: Rooker won again, though Bond and Yanuzzi (LL) kept Lehman in the points.
Relays
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400m Relay: The Lake-Lehman team of Joseph, Mattie, Patla, and Freeman took first in 47.2 seconds.
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1600m Relay: Lehman closed out the meet strong, winning the 4x400 in 3:45 over Northwest’s 3:57.
Field Events
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Triple Jump: Cronin led a Lehman sweep with a 41'9" effort.
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Long Jump: Diffenbacher (LL) won with 18'9.75", edging out Clink (NW).
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High Jump: Another clean sweep for Lehman, with Diffenbacher clearing 5'8".
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Pole Vault: Remphrey (NW) earned one of the few field wins for Northwest at 7'6".
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Shot Put: Bonham (NW) took first, but Lehman scored with Kirkutis in third.
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Discus: Northwest swept the event, led by Crawford’s massive 140'5" throw.
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Javelin: Dunn (NW) edged Kirkutis (LL) by less than two feet.
Top Performers
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Cronin (LL) – Won the triple jump and ran on the winning 4x800 and 4x400 relays.
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Diffenbacher (LL) – Earned three first-place finishes in the jumps.
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Lukavich (LL) – Led the charge in the 800m and contributed to relay wins.
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Freeman (LL) – Key sprints and relay points in both 100m and 400m events.
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Fritz (NW) – Claimed victories in the 1600m and 3200m.
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Clink (NW) – Fastest in the 100m and 200m, plus relay duty.
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Rooker (NW) – Took both hurdle events.
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Crawford (NW) – Dominated the discus, backed up by Bonham in shot.
Lake-Lehman’s balance and depth made the difference in a well-fought meet. While Northwest brought firepower in select events, Lehman’s ability to consistently place across the board delivered a hard-earned 79-67 team win.
