District 7 Championships Photos by Bill Rex
District 7 Championships Photos by James K. Wood
Great times at the WPIALS at Slippery Rock. Just a week after breaking Jed Chriistiansen's course record, Jame O'Toole of Mount Lebanon, broke it again, going 15:36 on a cold, windy day. O'Toole won the same way as a week ago, surging at the two mile point, and Fitzgerald didn't have an answer, although he improved on his prior week's performance. North Hills, though, held off Mount Lebanon as the top two D7 teams. And emerging (ed) star Marissa Umbel of Indiana took control before the two mile mark and ran away to win in 19.01. The North Allegheny girls won by nine of West Allegheny behind a 4th place 19:37 by Amy Ruffolo. Placing three in the top ten, Greensburg held off Quaker Valley's boys in AA for the win. Zach Thomas, Quaker Valley, went 26:45 for the win. But the Quaker Valley girls, behind the 19:44 win by senior Julie Dickhans, took AA girls.
At 4,000 meters, Fitgerald has not been able to answer the surge by O'Toole (Photo by James K. Wood).