Delco PIAA Track & Field Champions

Strath Haven’s Grace Forbes. (DFM File)

Track and field is one of the oldest and most inclusive of the PIAA championships. The boys championship meet dates back to the 1920s, while the girls were added in 1970s. More than 400 athletes from Delco have been crowned state champions in the last century.

(Data compiled via the Daily Times archives, PIAA’s championship archives and other sources; for corrections or questions, email sports@delcotimes.com.)

Boys Track and Field Team Champions
  • Strath Haven, 2012 (AAA)
  • Glen Mills, 2000 (AAA)
  • Glen Mills, 1999 (AAA)
  • Penn Wood, 1998 (AAA)
  • Glen Mills, 1997 (AAA)
  • Glen Mills, 1996 (AAA)
  • Glen Mills, 1995 (AAA)
  • Strath Haven, 1994 (AAA)
  • Glen Mills, 1993 (AAA)
  • Glen Mills, 1987 (AAA)
  • Penn Wood, 1985 (AAA)
  • Darby Township, 1978 (AA)
Girls Track and Field Team Champions
  • Haverford, 2023 (3A)
  • Strath Haven, 2006 (AAA)
  • Penn Wood, 1996 (AAA)
  • Chester, 1994 (AAA)
  • Penn Wood, 1991 (AAA)
  • Penn Wood, 1990 (AAA)
  • Chester, 1983 (AAA)
  • Chester, 1981 (AAA)
Boys Cross Country Team Champions
  • Swarthmore, 1963 (AA)
Girls Cross Country Team Champions
  • Haverford, 2024 (3A)
  • Cardinal O’Hara, 2016 (AAA)
  • Radnor, 2006 (AAA)

Cross country PIAA gold medalists

  • Sam Brown, Upper Darby 1945 (Boys Class AAA)
  • Elizabeth Mancini, Cardinal O’Hara 2017 (Girls Class AAA)

Delco Track & Field PIAA Champions

YearAthleteSchoolGenderEventClass
2019Grace ForbesStrath HavenGirls800AAA
2017Maggie LintonDelco ChristianGirls800AA
2017Olivia ArizinCardinal O'HaraGirls800AAA
2016Olivia ArizinCardinal O'HaraGirls800AAA
2015Donovan St. LouisUpper DarbyBoys400AAA
2014Malik JonesRidleyBoys400AAA
2014Caela WilliamsPenn WoodGirls400AAA
2013Wellington ZazaGarnet ValleyBoys110 hurdlesAAA
2013Wellington ZazaGarnet ValleyBoys300 hurdlesAAA
2013Jack HuemmlerStrath HavenBoys1,600AAA
2013Malik JonesRidleyBoys200AAA
2012Chris WilliamsStrath HavenBoys110 hurdlesAAA
2012Eric FutchPenn WoodBoys300 hurdlesAAA
2012Eric FutchPenn WoodBoys200AAA
2011Chris WilliamsStrath HavenBoys110 hurdlesAAA
2011Eric FutchPenn WoodBoys300 hurdlesAAA
2010Lydia AliRadnorBoys100 dashAAA
2009Rayiana JohnsonChesterGirls100 dashAAA
2009Brittany WallacePenn WoodGirls400AAA
2009Rayiana JohnsonChesterGirls200AAA
2022Teghan SydnorStrath HavenGirls100 hurdlesAAA
2006Lisa VienneauStrath HavenGirls3,200AAA
2006Carrington QueenChichesterBoys110 hurdlesAAA
2005Carrington QueenChichesterBoys300 hurdlesAAA
2004Jannea BridgefordUpper DarbyGirls100 dashAAA
2004Jannea BridgefordUpper DarbyGirls200AAA
2003Jannea BridgefordUpper DarbyGirls100 dashAAA
2003Phil AtkinsonStrath HavenBoys300 hurdlesAAA
2002Steve NicholsPenncrestBoys110 hurdlesAAA
2000Danielle RogersPenn WoodGirls800AAA
2000Tyrone DiggsGlen MillsBoys100 dashAAA
1999Jon MungenPenn WoodBoys110 hurdlesAAA
1999Anthony MarlowGlen MillsBoys400AAA
1998Molly LoganPenn WoodGirls100 hurdlesAAA
1998Jon MungenPenn WoodBoys110 hurdlesAAA
1997Molly LoganPenn WoodGirls100 hurdlesAAA
1997Rachel HixonPenncrestGirls3,200AAA
1997Jon MungenPenn WoodBoys110 hurdlesAAA
1996Sherell MillerPenn WoodGirls100 dashAAA
1996Terasha FranklinPenncrestGirls400AAA
1996Adonis ColesChesterBoys110 hurdlesAAA
1996Isaac JacksonGlen MillsBoys400AAA
1996Ricky BeckfordGlen MillsBoys300 hurdlesAAA
1995Sandy KestnerPenncrestGirls400AAA
1995Isaac JacksonGlen MillsBoys400AAA
1995Ricky BeckfordGlen MillsBoys300 hurdlesAAA
1994Kia DavisChesterGirls100 hurdlesAAA
1994Kia DavisChesterGirls100 dashAAA
1993Kia DavisChesterGirls100 hurdlesAAA
1993Shannon GradySun ValleyGirls1,600AAA
1993Jamar KinderChesterBoys100 dashAAA
1992Troy TriceGlen MillsBoys200AAA
1992Kim FisherSun ValleyGirls1,600AAA
1992Kim FisherSun ValleyGirls3,200AAA
1992Kia DavisChesterGirls200AAA
1991Dawn BurrellPenn WoodGirls100 hurdlesAAA
1991Dawn BurrellPenn WoodGirls300 hurdlesAAA
1991Samantha BatesHaverford HighGirls800AAA
1991Kim FisherSun ValleyGirls3,200AAA
1990Dawn BurrellPenn WoodGirls100 hurdlesAAA
1990Rebecca GrubeUpper DarbyGirls300 hurdlesAAA
1988Samara BensonChesterGirls800AAA
1988Gary MorrisonMarple NewtownBoys1,600AAA
1986Anthony SmartInterboroBoys1,600AAA
1985Lisa HunterPenncrestGirls100 hurdlesAAA
1985Lisa HunterPenncrestGirls300 hurdlesAAA
1985Leroy BurrellPenn WoodBoys100 dashAAA
1985Leroy BurrellPenn WoodBoys200AAA
1984Mark FowlerPenn WoodBoys800AAA
1983Dawn SowellChesterGirls100 dashAAA
1983Dawn SowellChesterGirls200AAA
1983Joanne O'ConnorHaverford HighGirls800AAA
1982James WhartonChesterBoys800AAA
1982Gina ProcaccioSun ValleyGirls800AAA
1981Chris SydnorRadnorBoys100 dashAAA
1981Chris SydnorRadnorBoys200AAA
1981Aubrey MoatRidleyBoys400AAA
1981Roger JohnsonDarby Twp.Boys200AA
1981Dechanta PhillipsChesterGirls200AAA
1981Dan ShowellGarnet ValleyBoys100 dashAA
1981Kym DennisNether ProvidenceGirls400AA
1980Chris SydnorRadnorBoys100 dashAAA
1980John BorgeseRidleyBoys800AAA
1980Marsha MartinRadnorGirls200AAA
1980Marsha MartinRadnorGirls400AAA
1979Marya SmallNotre DameGirls3,200AA
1978Ward CrumpDarby Twp.Boys100 dashAA
1978Ward CrumpDarby Twp.Boys220AA
1978Vincent ClarkDarby Twp.Boys440AA
1978Charles JohnsonGarnet ValleyBoys3,200AA
1975Paul PollockChesterBoys300 hurdlesA
1974Paul PollockChesterBoys300 hurdlesA
1973Mark LittletonRidleyBoysTwo MileA
1973Eric BeamSpringfieldBoysMileA
1972Pete Van IngenSpringfieldBoysTwo MileA
1971John MackreyDarby-ColwynBoys100 dashB
1971John MackreyDarby-ColwynBoys220B
1971Bob PayneLansdowne-AldanBoys880B
1970Billy JohnsonChichesterBoys220A
1970Bruce McCutcheonPenncrestBoys120 hurdlesA
1970Jim KosterRidleyBoysTwo MileA
1969Bruce CollinsChesterBoys120 hurdlesA
1969Bruce CollinsChesterBoys180 hurdlesA
1968Bruce CollinsChesterBoys120 hurdlesA
1966Harry McLaughlinSpringfieldBoys880A
1965Carl SommervilleMediaBoys220B
1964Larry LarsonMediaBoys100 dashB
1964Larry LarsonMediaBoys220B
1963Reginald SnyderHaverford HighBoys100 dashA
1963Bill EdgarUpper DarbyBoys120 hurdlesA
1963Bill HeidelbergerNether ProvidenceBoys400B
1963Bob QuinnSharon HillBoys220B
1962Bill HeidelbergerNether ProvidenceBoys400B
1962Bill TruaxMediaBoys880B
1960Marshall UzzleHaverford HighBoys100 dashA
1957Daniel MaloneyDarbyBoys100 dashB
1957Daniel MaloneyDarbyBoys180 hurdlesB
1957Bull MuehsamRidley ParkBoys220B
1957Calvin ColemanSwarthmoreBoys880B
1955Sylvester BlandfordDarby Twp.Boys220B
1955Calvin ColemanSwarthmoreBoys440B
1954George SydnorHaverford HighBoys100 dashA
1954George SydnorHaverford HighBoys220A
1953Homer WeaverUpper DarbyBoysMileA
1953Perry BurdonRidley ParkBoys220B
1953Perry BurdonRidley ParkBoys440B
1953Howard ShearerSwarthmoreBoys880B
1952Frank McLaughlinHaverford HighBoys880A
1952Joe TylerDarbyBoys180 hurdlesB
1952Don WilgusRidley ParkBoys880B
1951Joe TylerDarbyBoys180 hurdlesB
1951Charles WilsonDarbyBoys200 hurdlesB
1949Ben WrightChesterBoys100 dashA
1949Ben WrightChesterBoys220A
1949Gordon FollettSwarthmoreBoys440B
1948Ben WrightChesterBoys100 dashA
1948Ben WrightChesterBoys220A
1948Robert CraigDarbyBoys110 hurdlesB
1947Robert WeaverUpper DarbyBoys880A
1947Robert WeaverUpper DarbyBoysMileA
1947Bill RhoadsCollingdaleBoys220B
1947John HarrisonCollingdaleBoys440B
1947Clifford MoatMediaBoys200 hurdlesA
1947John MillerRidley ParkBoys110 hurdlesB
1946Willard LangtonProspect ParkBoys880B
1945Dick BostedoRidley ParkBoys220B
1945Atlee FrancisRidley ParkBoys110 hurdlesB
1944Warren SnowUpper DarbyBoys220A
1944Lee GarlingRidley Twp.Boys220B
1944Bill GarlingRidley Twp.Boys440B
1944Atlee FrancisRidley ParkBoys110 hurdlesB
1943Russell BinderMediaBoys110 dashA
1943Alfie HaigSwarthmoreBoys100 dashB
1943Lee GarlingRidley Twp.Boys220B
1943Bill GarlingRidley Twp.Boys440B
1943Joseph CookSwarthmoreBoys880B
1943Alfie HaigSwarthmoreBoys110 hurdlesB
1942Robert LongwellSwarthmoreBoys220B
1942Alfie HaigSwarthmoreBoys110 hurdlesB
1941Jack SugarmanMediaBoys880A
1941Robert PalmerCollingdaleBoys100 dashB
1941Alfie HaigSwarthmoreBoys110 hurdlesB
1940Charles ShermanUpper DarbyBoys440A
1940Jeff KirkSwarthmoreBoys440B
1940William MorganSpringfieldBoys110 hurdlesB
1938Dick BelyeaUpper DarbyBoys880A
1938David BenderGlen-NorBoys440B
1938Howard MeellCollingdaleBoysMileB
1938Richard JamesRadnorBoys220B
1938Neil DaltrySpringfieldBoys880B
1937Dick BelyeaUpper DarbyBoys880A
1937Stewart HebdenGlen-NorBoys880B
1936Frank MauleMediaBoysMileA
1935Jack TaylorSwarthmoreBoys100 dashB
2024Olivia CieslakHaverfordGirls8003A
2024Gabriel CuffeyArchbishop CarrollBoys8002A
2024ChesterGirls4 x 4003A
1927Ted GrahamChesterBoys100 dashA
1927Ted GrahamChesterBoys220A
1926Henry HarveyChesterBoys880A
2013Wellington ZazaGarnet ValleyBoysTriple jumpAAA
2012Chris WilliamsStrath HavenBoysPole VaultAAA
2012Wellington ZazaStrath HavenBoysTriple jumpAAA
2008Karen ShumpPenncrestGirlsShot PutAAA
2008Karen ShumpPenncrestGirlsDiscusAAA
2008Johnny JenkinsGlen MillsBoysLong JumpAAA
2007Karen ShumpPenncrestGirlsShot PutAAA
2007Ed RobertsDelco ChristianBoysTriple jumpAA
2006Karen ShumpPenncrestGirlsShot PutAAA
2006Ed RobertsDelco ChristianBoysTriple jumpAA
2006Nathan StewartGlen MillsBoysShot PutAAA
2005Karen ShumpPenncrestGirlsShot PutAAA
2004Meredith RyanStrath HavenGirlsLong JumpAAA
2003Tyree SuberGlen MillsBoysShot PutAAA
2000Ralph IngramGlen MillsBoysTriple jumpAAA
1999Omar RogerGlen MillsBoysShot PutAAA
1998Ernest TynesPenn WoodBoysLong JumpAAA
1997Ahmayd McDonaldGlen MillsBoysShot PutAAA
1996Peter GovensGlen MillsBoysShot PutAAA
1995Peter GovensGlen MillsBoysShot PutAAA
1994Abby HarryStrath HavenGirlsTriple jumpAAA
1994Abby HarryStrath HavenGirlsLong JumpAAA
1994Raymone LaceyGlen MillsBoysShot PutAAA
1994Raymone LaceyGlen MillsBoysDiscusAAA
1992Troy TriceGlen MillsBoysLong JumpAAA
1991Dawn BurrellPenn WoodGirlsLong JumpAAA
1991Dawn BurrellPenn WoodGirlsTriple jumpAAA
1990Rebecca GrubeUpper DarbyGirlsLong JumpAAA
1990Dawn BurrellPenn WoodGirlsTriple jumpAAA
1990Leon HowardPenn WoodBoysLong JumpAAA
1987Susan GainesSpringfieldGirlsHigh JumpAAA
1987Rob GrafRidleyBoysLong JumpAAA
1987Martin PerkinsGlen MillsBoysShot PutAAA
1987Martin PerkinsGlen MillsBoysDiscusAAA
1986Martin PerkinsGlen MillsBoysDiscusAAA
1985Leroy BurrellPenn WoodBoysLong JumpAAA
1985Leroy BurrellPenn WoodBoysTriple jumpAAA
1983Caryn LindsyPenncrestGirlsHigh JumpAAA
1983Darryl DixonPenncrestBoysHigh JumpAAA
1981Dave WellsChesterBoysLong JumpAAA
1981Larry KinneyGarnet ValleyBoysTriple jumpAA
1980Drexel BrooksSwarthmoreBoysLong JumpAA
1979Andria DiFabioSun ValleyGirlsJavelinAAA
1978Kurt RoesslerHaverford HighBoysTriple jumpAAA
1975Ron HuntChesterBoysTriple jumpA
1970Mark MondescheinHaverford HighBoysPole VaultA
1967Bill SullivanLansdowne-AldanBoysPole VaultB
1965Gregory EllisLansdowne-AldanBoysShot PutB
1963Bob WilliamsSwarthmoreBoysTriple jumpB
1963Dave KennardDarby-ColwynBoysLong JumpB
1963Bill BettsSpringfieldBoysHigh JumpA
1962Joe PielaEddystoneBoysPole VaultA
1961Howard GoldsworthyRidley Twp.BoysShot PutA
1960Howard GoldsworthyRidley Twp.BoysShot PutA
1960George ReynoldsInterboroBoysJavelinA
1960Richard HellerSharon HillBoysLong JumpB
1958Loren DickinsonSwarthmoreBoysPole VaultB
1957Norberth McNultyRidley Twp.BoysPole VaultA
1956Norberth McNultyRidley Twp.BoysPole VaultA
1956Peter KroonSwarthmoreBoysJavelinB
1955Peter KroonSwarthmoreBoysJavelinB
1953Jack AlderoneChesterBoysDiscusA
1953Perry BurdonRidley ParkBoysLong JumpB
1953Jerry BakerRidley ParkBoysDiscusB
1953George HoffmanSpringfieldBoysPole VaultA
1952Jim WilliamsChesterBoysLong JumpA
1952Jim UreyEddystoneBoysLong JumpB
1952George HoffmanSpringfieldBoysPole VaultB
1951Jim WilliamsChesterBoysLong JumpA
1951Charles WilsonDarbyBoysLong JumpB
1951Fred CampbellSwarthmoreBoysShot PutB
1951Adrian AikmanSpringfieldBoysHigh JumpB
1950Clifford SwezeySpringfieldBoysHigh JumpB
1950William BowmanCollingdaleBoysPole VaultB
1949Harry KurlishRidley Twp.BoysShot PutA
1948Dick HazzardSpringfieldBoysLong JumpB
1948Dick HazzardSpringfieldBoysJavelinB
1948Harry WarrenSwarthmoreBoysDiscusB
1947Dick HazzardSpringfieldBoysLong JumpB
1946Owen WilkinsonUpper DarbyBoysPole VaultA
1946Dick HazzardSpringfieldBoysLong JumpB
1946Gordon MochelRidley ParkBoysPole VaultB
1945Ralph HowellRidley ParkBoysPole VaultB
1945George OgdenRidley ParkBoysShot PutB
1945Ralph AshworthRidley ParkBoysJavelinB
1945Paul RutanSwarthmoreBoysDiscusB
1944Charles SmithUpper DarbyBoysHigh JumpA
1944Bill FetzerRidley ParkBoysShot PutB
1944Bill FetzerRidley ParkBoysJavelinB
1944Vic MarlerEddystoneBoysPole VaultB
1944Donald RutherfordSwarthmoreBoysPole VaultB
1943Robert BredinUpper DarbyBoysHigh JumpA
1943Robert BredinUpper DarbyBoysLong JumpA
1943Bill FetzerRidley ParkBoysJavelinB
1943Richard HootSwarthmoreBoysHigh JumpB
1942Robert BredinUpper DarbyBoysShot PutA
1942James HamiltonUpper DarbyBoysLong JumpA
1942Michael BernardoRidley ParkBoysShot PutB
1941Walter SarokaChesterBoysShot PutA
1941Gene TallyMediaBoysLong JumpA
1941Michael BernardoRidley ParkBoysShot PutB
1941Daniel PearsonSpringfieldBoysDiscusB
1940Walter SarokaChesterBoysShot PutA
1940Carl ElmesRidley ParkBoysDiscusB
1940John MochelRidley ParkBoysHigh JumpB
1940Elmer CsankRidley ParkBoysLong JumpB
1939Ben MartinProspect ParkBoysHigh JumpB
1938BerrianRadnorBoysDiscusB
1938Samuel PolischukRidley ParkBoysShot PutB
1938Bob BeattyRidley ParkBoysJavelinB
1937Robert BurnettMediaBoysHigh JumpA
1937George SmithRidley ParkBoysShot PutB
1936John SmithRidley ParkBoysShot PutA
1936John SmithRidley ParkBoysDiscusA
1936Fred MorrisonSharon HillBoysPole VaultB
1935Ken SmithUpper DarbyBoysPole VaultA
1935Donald SnyderUpper DarbyBoysHigh JumpA
1934Fred MorrisonSharon HillBoysPole VaultB
1935Jack TaylorSwarthmoreBoysHigh JumpB
1935Edmond JonesSwarthmoreBoysPole VaultB
1935Powell RichardsSwarthmoreBoysShot PutB
1931George MullerHaverford HighBoysPole VaultA
1931Bob DetwilerSwarthmoreBoysShot PutA
1929John ValentiMediaBoysShot PutA
1928Bill SlezakRidley ParkBoysShot PutA
1927Ted GrahamChesterBoysLong JumpA
1945Sam BrownUpper DarbyBoysCross CountryAAA
2017Elizabeth ManciniCardinal O'HaraGirlsCross CountryAAA
2019Strath HavenGirls4 x 800AAA
2016Penn WoodGirls4 x 400AAA
2013Penn WoodGirls4 x 400AAA
2012Strath HavenBoys4 x 100AAA
2012Penn WoodBoys4 x 200AAA
2011Cardinal O'HaraBoys4 x 400AAA
2010Cardinal O'HaraBoys4 x 400AAA
2009ChesterGirls4 x 400AAA
2006Strath HavenGirls4 x 400AAA
2004Haverford HighGirls4 x 800AAA
2003Upper DarbyGirls4 x 400AAA
2002Upper DarbyGirls4 x 100AAA
2002Glen MillsBoys4 x 400AAA
2000Strath HavenBoys4 x 400AAA
1999Glen MillsBoys4 x 100AAA
1999ChesterBoys4 x 400AAA
1998ChesterGirls4 x 400AAA
1998Glen MillsBoys4 x 400AAA
1997PenncrestGirls4 x 400AAA
1997Glen MillsBoys4 x 100AAA
1997Glen MillsBoys4 x 400AAA
1996Penn WoodGirls4 x 100AAA
1996Glen MillsBoys4 x 100AAA
1996Glen MillsBoys4 x 400AAA
1995Penn WoodGirls4 x 100AAA
1995PenncrestGirls4 x 400AAA
1995Glen MillsBoys4 x 100AAA
1995Glen MillsBoys4 x 400AAA
1994ChesterGirls4 x 100AAA
1994PenncrestGirls4 x 400AAA
1994Strath HavenBoys4 x 100AAA
1994Strath HavenBoys4 x 400AAA
1993ChesterGirls4 x 100AAA
1993PenncrestGirls4 x 400AAA
1993Haverford HighBoys4 x 800AAA
1993Glen MillsBoys4 x 100AAA
1992Sun ValleyGirls4 x 800AAA
1991Penn WoodGirls4 x 100AAA
1990Penn WoodGirls4 x 100AAA
1989Penn WoodGirls4 x 100AAA
1989Penn WoodGirls4 x 400AAA
1989ChesterBoys4 x 800AAA
1989Penn WoodBoys4 x 400AAA
1988Penn WoodBoys4 x 100AAA
1987Sun ValleyGirls4 x 800AAA
1984ChesterGirls4 x 400AAA
1983ChesterGirls4 x 400AAA
1983Haverford HighGirls4 x 800AAA
1983ChesterGirls4 x 100AAA
1982ChesterBoys4 x 400AAA
1981Darby-ColwynGirls4 x 100AA
1981ChesterBoys4 x 400AAA
1981Darby Twp.Boys4 x 400AA
1981Haverford HighBoys4 x 100AAA
1981ChesterGirls4 x 100AAA
1980Garnet ValleyGirls4 x 100AA
1979Darby Twp.Boys4 x 400AA
1978Darby Twp.Boys440 relayAA
1978Darby Twp.BoysMile RelayAA
1976ChesterBoys4 x 400AAA
1972Darby Twp.Boys880 relayB
1962Ridley Twp.BoysMile RelayA
1957DarbyBoys4 x 400B
1956Haverford HighBoys880 relayA
1956DarbyBoys4 x 400B
1955Haverford HighBoys880 relayA
1955SwarthmoreBoysMile RelayB
1954Haverford HighBoys880 relayA
1951SwarthmoreBoys880 relayB
1950DarbyBoys880 relayB
1950SwarthmoreBoysMile RelayB
1949ChesterBoys880 relayA
1949SwarthmoreBoysMile RelayB
1947ChesterBoys880 relayA
1947ChesterBoysMile RelayA
1947SwarthmoreBoysMile RelayB
1945Upper DarbyBoys880 relayA
1945Ridley ParkBoys880 relayB
1944Upper DarbyBoys880 relayA
1944Ridley Twp.Boys880 relayB
1943Upper DarbyBoys880 relayA
1943Upper DarbyBoysMile RelayA
1943Ridley Twp.Boys880 relayB
1942Upper DarbyBoys880 relayA
1941MediaBoysMile RelayA
1940MediaBoysMile RelayA
1940SpringfieldBoys880 relayB
1938SpringfieldBoysMile RelayB
1937ChesterBoys880 relayA
1937Upper DarbyBoysMile RelayA
1937SpringfieldBoysmile relayB
2023Olivia CieslakHaverfordGirls1,600AAA
2023Olivia CieslakHaverfordGirls800AAA
2023Niya JeffersChesterGirlshigh jumpAAA
2023CJ SimbiriDelco ChristianBoystriple jumpAA
2023PenncrestBoys4 x 800AAA
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