The South Hills Classic track and field invitational seems to expand on an annual basis.
A total of 21 teams participated in the 22nd annual invitational held March 28 and hosted by Baldwin, which finished with a host of medalists in the season-opening meet.
Becca Gruntz, a junior, led the way for the Highlanders with first-place finishes in the girls long jump (16 feet, 8 inches) and triple jump (35-10), along with a second-place showing in the high jump (5-0).
Senior speedster Julianne Ott captured first place in the girls 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.88.
Other individual medal-worthy performances for the Baldwin girls team were achieved by seniors Aliya Blount (200) and Allison Lease (javelin), juniors Charlotte Fauls (100), Lucy Smodic (discus) and Rhiana Lavelle (javelin) and sophomores Alexa O’Malley (800), Cheyanne Trout (1,600), Emily Caldwell (long jump) and Alba Luciano (triple jump).
Baldwin’s boys team was sparked by senior Vincent Brocolli, who finished first in the shot put (47-2), second in the discus and third in the javelin.
Juniors Logan Breisinger (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles) and Callen O’Malley (long jump, triple jump) were double medalists for the Highlanders.
Other leading individual showings were achieved by seniors Alex Castaneda (3,200), and Taye O’Toole (long jump), junior Marco DelRosario (shot put), sophomores Austin Barrett (1,600) and Elijah Schuchert (pole vault) and freshman Andrej Flores (pole vault).