Silver lining: Lady Raiders无毛视频� Trimmer takes second in Class AA at WPIAL meet
McKEESPORT 无毛视频� The Lady Raiders无毛视频� Grace Trimmer made a run at the WPIAL Class AA Cross Country Championship title, but Quaker Valley无毛视频檚 Cecelia Montagnese wasn无毛视频檛 allowing herself to be caught with the Uniontown senior finishing second for her best finish in the district meet.
Montagnese无毛视频檚 winning time was 17:56.20 with Trimmer second in 18:15.20 on the White Oak Park course. The trip to the state meet is the third for Trimmer.
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Uniontown teammate Charley Murtha finished 18th with a time of 20:11.20 for a trip to the state meet. The Lady Raiders finished fourth in the team standings, finishing just nine points out of third place.
Southmoreland senior Lexi Ohler made it 4-for-4 after she finished fourth in 19:32.70.
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无毛视频淩unning against someone really helped me. That pushed me.无毛视频�
Ohler added, 无毛视频淚 just wanted to finish in the top five. My goal next week is to win a state medal.无毛视频�
Laurel Highlands teammates Isabella Baker and Taylor Schwertfeger both earned their first trip to the state meet. Baker finished 13th with a time of 20:02.60, while Schwertfeger placed 24th in 20:28.20.
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无毛视频淚 felt time would come with place.无毛视频�
无毛视频淚 ran pretty well. It无毛视频檚 my PR,无毛视频� said Schwertfeger. 无毛视频淚 was 19th and moved back a little in the third mile.
无毛视频淚 tried to keep Charley Murtha and Brooklyn Steeber in my sights.无毛视频�
Belle Vernon freshman Brooklyn Steeber extended her season by a week by finishing 14th with a time of 20:08.10
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无毛视频淚 passed three people down the stretch. That got me in the top 15 and I medaled.无毛视频�
Ringgold sophomore Lily Brenneman secured a PIAA berth after she finished 21st with a time of 20:22.00.
Geibel Catholic junior Emma Larkin earned her third trip in as many attempts after she finished 29th in the Class A race with a time of 21:26.70.
Larkin said the quick start caught up to her as the race progressed.
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Larkin took a spill after heading into the second mile after a collision with another runner.
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Despite issues, Larkin sent the message to herself it was time to get moving.
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Larkin kept her goal alive to be a state qualifier in cross country all four years.
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California无毛视频檚 Lucia Meiss finished just ahead of Larkin, placing 28th overall in 21:25.40. The first-year senior moved her way through the field as the race progressed.
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无毛视频淢y goal was to get a PR, because that无毛视频檚 about you. I had a PR (with her time of 21:25). My goal before the season was to get into the 21s.无毛视频�