Butler Invitational: 'I was in shock' — Winchester Thurston sophomore Alexis Bansah delivers one of the top leaps in WPIAL history to claim triple jump title - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Butler Invitational: 'I was in shock' — Winchester Thurston sophomore Alexis Bansah delivers one of the top leaps in WPIAL history to claim triple jump title - Pittsburgh Union Progress

On a day in which the Butler Invitational turned 60, a girl who won’t turn 16 for another 10 days delivered a breakthrough performance. Winchester Thurston sophomore Alexis Bansah was one of the top performers at the 60th annual Butler Invitational, one of the largest regular-season meets in the state that drew 94 schools to Art Bernardi Stadium on Thursday. Bansah entered the meet as the top seed in the triple jump after producing a personal re…