High school roundup: Butler wins multiple events at Tri-State Invite
Butler’s Nico Baggetta and Brendan Eicher were both individual winners at the Tri-State Invitational at West Mifflin on Saturday. Baggetta launched the javelin 174 feet, 2 inches, while Eicher ran 9:27.72 in the 3,200. Eicher’s mark puts him seventh on the Golden Tornado’s all-time leaderboard in that event.
On the girls’ side, Julianna Lockwood won the discus (110-9).
Butler’s boys’ 400 relay, made up of Logan Ekas, Kevin Shriver, Grayden Brown and Chris Rubcic, also placed first at the event. As did the girls’ 3,200 relay (Macie McLister, Lyla Bowden, Makayla McLister and Avery Sintz).
The team’s boys’ 3,200 relay (Mateo Saspe, Alex Motonis, Shae Sintz and Logan Rodgers) was a runner-up. Adraya Baxter (300 hurdles) was, as well.
