Competing with mild weather conditions, the weather was complementary for the athletes on the day. The day belonged to both the Bellefonte boys and girls, as they took three-out-of-four.

The Bellefonte boys fell by a score of 81.5-73.0 to Clearfield but topped Bald Eagle Area’s 73.0-34.5. On the girls’ side, the Raiders swept both the Bison (105-44.5) and Eagles (105-35.5) behind a dominant outing.

“We are very proud of them. When we come into early season meets the weather doesn’t play out right,” said Bellefonte head coach Seth Miller. “Today, we wanted to shake the rust off and that’s what we did. I’m proud of them for showing up and competing.”

“We’re small but mighty,” said first-year Bald Eagle Area head coach Kaleigh Cunningham. “We don’t have as many kids as last season but we have a great group here. They are all very hard workers.”

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle and Bellefonte athletes compete in a relay during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

They are putting forth their best efforts. At practice we haven’t had much luck with weather and haven’t been out too much but they’re making the most of it,” she added.

The Bellefonte girls got the meet off and running as they won the 3,200 relay with a time of 10:06.50. Bald Eagle finished third with a time of 11:42.60.

Bald Eagle’s Leah Bryan and Ashlynn Sanner took first and third place in the 100-hurdles with times of 16.70 and 18.60, respectively.

In the 100-meter run, Bellefonte’s Althea Helms earned the top spot with a time of 13.00. Bald Eagle’s Madison Quimby finished third with 14.30.

The Red Raiders finished first and second in the 1600-meter run. Addison Fry topped out with a finish of 5:37.20 while teammate Natalie Jolley finished second with a time of 5:41.40.

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In the girls 400 relay, Bellefonte and Bald Eagle Area finished in the top two spots. The Red Raiders finished in first with a time of 55.10 while right behind was the Eagles posting a 56.00.

Bellefonte’s Madyson Miller led the way in the 400-meter run, posting a first-place time of 1:03.90 while Bald Eagle Area’s Kinsey Clark finished second with a 1:07.30.

Fry also took home a first place finish in the 800-meter dash, finishing at 2:22.30 while Natalie Jolley finished second with a time of 2:35.20.

Bellefonte’s Autumn Naspinski finished in first via a time of 28.40 while teammate Kaylee Knepp was second in the 200-meter run.

In the girls 3200, Bald Eagle finished first and second when Caylynn Dixson finished first with a time of 13:47.40 and Heidi Eveleth finished second with a mark of 14:23.60. Bellefonte’s Emily Moretz took third with a 14.35.60.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle athletes complete a handoff in a relay during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

Rounding out the running events. Bellefonte won the 1,600 relay with a 4:41.50.

In the field events, Bald Eagle’s Bryan took care of the high jump, finishing first with a leap of 4’10”. Bellefonte teammates Anna Tyson and Knepp both finished with jump of 4’10”.

Bellefonte took top honors in the pole vault when Victoria Schellenberg launched her way to a 10′ leap.

Again, Bellefonte took the top spot in the long jump, with Helms hitting the top spot with a jump of 15’7.50″. Helms also placed first in the triple jump with a mark of 35’9″.

Miller joined her Red Raiders teammates with a win in the shotput, launching a winning throw of 31′ 10.5″. Rounding out the winners in the field events was Miller once again, who won with a throw of 102’9″ in the javelin. And Emma Harter continued to add to Bellefonte’s winning ways, taking first in the discus with a top throw of 76’3″.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bellefonte's Madyson Miller receives a hand off from Aalyn Cernuska in a relay during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

On the boys side, Bald Eagle’s took the opening 4×800 relay posting a top time of 9:01.8. In the 110-meter hurdles, Bald Eagle’s Ethen Mitchell finished second with a time of 17.10.

In the 100-meter run, Bellefonte’s Caleb Bartley took home the second place time of 11.80. Maverick Muchmore also took home a first place finish for the Red Raiders as he took home the 1600-meter run with a 5:12.80. He also took top honors in the 3200 with a finishing time of 11:16.10.

In the 400 relay, Bellefonte finished second with a time of 47.60.

Bellefonte swept the 400 with Calvin Lovrak finishing first (54.50), Carson Fritchman (54.90) finishing second and Teagan Rose (56.30) rounding things out in third.

The Red Raiders’ Landyn Langille placed second in the 300 hurdles with a time of 43.00. Bald Eagle’s Owen DeChow finished on top in the 800 with a mark of 2:18.60. And Bellefonte rounded out the track races with a win, taking the 1,600 relay while posting a time of 3:40.10.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle's Beau Taylor competes in a hurdles event during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

In the field events, Bald Eagle Area’s Kyle Uberti finished second in the pole vault with a leap of 9’0″.

In the long jump, Bellefonte topped out with a first place finish from Kaven Smith-Kirk, who hit a leap of 20’20”. He also finished first in the triple jump. His best launch was a 40’5″.

The Red Raiders continued its winning ways, taking the shot put thanks to Sam Whitmer’s throw of 45′ 0″. Rounding out the field events, Bellefonte freshman Jack Tyson finished with a winning throw of 163’5″ in the javelin.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express A Bellefonte and Bald Eagle athlete compete in a sprint during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express A Bald Eagle athlete competes in a run during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express A Bellefonte athlete prepares to compete in the pole vault during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle's Kinsey Clark performs a jump during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bellefonte's Aalyn Cernuska, left, and Addison Fry, right, compete in a run during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express A Bald Eagle athlete competes in a jump during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express A Bellefonte athlete performs a shot put throw during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express A Bald Eagle athlete performs a shot put throw during a tri meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Bald Eagle.