Raiders Track and Field Team Scores Wins at Saturday's Westfield Meet

The SP-F Raiders track and field team competed against a host of area schools at the Blue Devil Relay Invitational in Westfield on Saturday.

During the meet, Raider Frank Mellana threw a personal record in the javelin. On his second attempt, Mellana recorded a 192'4" throw — the best of all competitors for the day – to power the SP-F boy javelin throwers to a first place finish.

"I was very pleased with my throw and now I'm ready to chase after more than that mark and throw bombs," Mellana said.

Also contributing was Sebastian Valdes with a PR of 115'6". The boys also finished eighth in the 4x110 shuttle hurdles, with Mike Parada, Evan Hubbard, Andrew Krema and Moussa Channaoui contributing.

On the girl's side, Erin Pierce, Isabel Crystal, Becca Kreyer and Kathleen Leeper finished third in the girls distance medley, and Christine Miklas, Avia Shadmi, Alanna Salituro and Sarah Canfield finished fourth in the girls 4x100.

"We did better than we expected," Crystal said. "We have to keep working hard in practice and believe in ourselves and our abilities."

Sarah Canfield and Camille Handy also tied for sixth in the girls high jump. Also contributing were Danielle Schweizer and Erin Brown, who placed third in girls shotput, fourth in girls discus and fifth in girls javelin.

 The Raiders will face off against the Blue Devils again this Tuesday in a dual meet at Westfield.