PIAA cross country championships: Berks contingent led by Daniel Boone’s Julia Leady, Oley Valley girls
In cross country, it helps to know the course you’re running on. For the Berks participants in Saturday’s PIAA Championships, the course will be fresh in their minds because they ran it one week earlier. The 5,000-meter course at Big Spring High School in Newville will be the site of the state meet on Saturday, and was used for last Saturday’s District 3 championships where Daniel Boone senior ...
The 5,000-meter course at Big Spring High School in Newville will host the PIAA Championships on Saturday. It was the site of last Saturday's District 3 championships, where Daniel Boone senior Julia Leady and the Oley Valley girls team emerged victorious. Among the 14 runners from Berks competing for state honors are Leady, the two-time BCIAA champion, and Oley Valley.
Julia Leady, who won the 3A title last week with a time of 17:42.72, will join Gov. Mifflin girls in the 1A race at 9:30 a.m. and the boys 3A race at 1:15 p.m. Gov. Mifflin finished second in the team race with 140 points, while Dallastown won with 74 points.
In the 2A girls race, Oley Valley claimed its first district title in 32 years, with Marli Laity finishing second and Reagan Gates winning. Oley Valley's other notable runners included Jillian Rogers and Julianna Gourley. Schuylkill Valley and Wyomissing each qualified two runners from the district meet.
In the 1A girls race, Kutztown sophomore Zoey Vallone placed fifth and will qualify for the state meet. In the 3A boys race, BCIAA champion Sam Ulrich will chase a state medal, and Dallastown senior Benjamin Farbman won the district title. Exeter senior Jack Schlegel and Wilson senior Jayden Lockhart will also compete. Lastly, in the 2A boys race, three Berks boys will be representing their schools.
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