Espinosa won a time of 4:53.81, beating Shady Side Academy’s Charlotte Barker by three seconds as Barker finished in 4:56.83.

Espinosa bested her time from districts by two seconds. Espinosa will compete on Saturday morning in the 3,200 and will look to claim her fourth career gold medal.

If the Green Dragon distance runner claims another state title on Saturday, she would become just the fourth Lewisburg athlete of all-time with four or more gold medals. She would join Jill Snyder (1993-96, four), Chris Spooner (2002-05, six) and Kalyn Fisher (2007-10, six) in Lewisburg history with four or more golds at states.

Only Snyder claimed all her golds in individual events as both Spooner and Fisher won three golds each in relay competition.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Williamsport's Isabelle Sanders races in the girls Class AAA 1,600 race at Shippensburg for the PIAA track and field championships.

Wellsboro’s Lauren Kosek, a junior, took fifth in the Class AA 1,600 race in 4:58.65.

In Class AAA competition, Williamsport junior Isabelle Sanders ran a time of 4:51.95 to claim a sixth-place medal in the girls Class AAA 1,600 race on Friday morning. She was behind only Peters Township’s Kathryn Froelich (4:48.08), South Fayette’s Angela Zeng (4:48.49), Gwynedd-Mercy Academy’s Reese Miller (4:49.66), Carlisle’s Ana Bondy (4:50.28) and Annie Czajkowski of Norwin (4:50.57).

Isabelle Sanders’ sister Madeline finished in 18th place with a time of 5:02.58.

Canton’s Alexis McRoberts claimed a silver medal in the Class AA discus on Friday in Shippensburg on the first day of state competition. The Canton senior threw a mark of 136 feet, 10 inches on her fourth attempt to take second. She was just two feet behind Homer Center’s Maggie Voyda, who won state gold with a throw of 138-10.

In the boys 1,600, Hughesville senior Tyce Shaner took seventh and reached the podium thanks to a time of 4:17.53. Quaker Valley’s Jonah Montagnese ran 4:11.35 for gold, Regina Luminis Academy’s Gabe Simkiss ran 4:12.99 for silver and Blake Glass of Fort LeBoeuf took bronze in 4:14.54. North Penn-Mansfield’s Michael Knefley took 24th in 4:32.99.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Williamsport's Madeline Sanders races in the girls Class AAA 1,600 race at Shippensburg for the PIAA track and field championships.

Hughesville’s Kylie Temple, Katelyn Temple, Sierra DeWire and Casey Schultz ran the fastest preliminary time in the girls 400 relay on Friday in 48.50, beating out Seneca’s Olivia Paris, Brenna Kuhl, Angel Troutman and Madison Morvay (49.10).

Katelyn Temple is also guaranteed a medal in the Class AA 400 as she took fourth in the preliminaries in 57.25 and Natalie Hall of Warrior Run took eighth in 57.91.

On the boys side, Hughesville’s Spencer Stine, Sam Haddon, James Smith and Carter Gormont ran 43.21 in the 400 relay preliminaries to qualify for Saturday’s finals.

Wellsboro’s Piper Hoprich qualified for Saturday’s 100 hurdles finals by rumming a 12.08 in the prelims, the third-best preliminary time behind Hickory’s JosslynHancock and Catasaqua’s Hailey Jenkins.

In the boys 100, Hughesville’s Spencer Stine finished in 10.92 in the preliminaries to take eighth and ensure himself a spot in Saturday’s finals.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Wellsboro's Lauren Kosek races in the girls Class AA 1,600 race at Shippensburg for the PIAA track and field championships.

Williamsport junior Alex Takach ran a time of 11.04 in the Class AAA 100 preliminaries, missing out on reaching the finals as he finished 22nd. Williamsport’s Aubrey Phillips-Cobb, a junior, also just missed out on the Class AAA 100 hurdles in girls competition as she ran a 15.00 in the prelims to take 14th. Kalin Alli-Kelly of Springfield (Delco) ran 14.81 for the eighth and final spot.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Williamsport's Alex Takach competes in the Class AAA boys 100 preliminaries at Shippensburg for the PIAA track and field championships.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Canton's Alexis McRoberts throws the discus at Shippensburg for the PIAA track and field championships. McRoberts took silver.