Solanco Track & Field Hall of Fame to Induct Honorees

The Solanco Cross Country & Track Alumni Association will host a Solanco Track & Field Alumni Night on Monday, May 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Art Harrington Track Complex at Solanco High School, 585 Solanco Road, Quarryville.

The event will coincide with the Solanco and Lampeter-Strasburg varsity track meet. It will feature banner presentations for the 2026 Track Hall of Fame induction class. Two historically significant teams will also be honored with team banners.

Attendees should look for the large white alumni tent near the start and finish line. The varsity field events will begin at 4 p.m., and track events will begin at 5 p.m. The banner presentations will begin on the track immediately following the boys' 1600-meter run.

The 2026 Hall of Fame honorees are Albert Beattie, 1973 county champion, 1973 district medalist, and 1973 state qualifier in the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes; Robbie Martin, 1976 Lancaster-Lebanon League runner-up and 1976 district champion in the javelin; Steve Shelly, 1973 county champion and 1973 district runner-up in the 120 and 330 hurdles and 1973 PIAA state runner-up in the 120 hurdles; Mark Musselman, 1975 county runner-up and 1975 District 3 runner-up in the long jump and sixth place in the long jump at the 1975 PIAA state meet; Tom Barron, 1976 county co-champion and 1976 district runner-up in the 2-mile run; and Missy Payne-Rutt, 1987 league champion in the long jump and triple jump, 1987 District 3 medalist with first and second place in the long jump and triple jump, and 1987 PIAA state medalist with fourth place in the long jump.

The championship teams that will be honored with banners are the 1971 boys' Lancaster County League track team, which was the first boys' Solanco county track championship team, and the 1986 girls' Lancaster-Lebanon League track team, which was the first Solanco girls' Section 1 championship title.

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