12th Annual Hoka One One Henderson Invitational 2017

Maria Coffin traveled up to Pennsylvania and nearly got a big win at the Hoka Henderson Invite, but walked away with a new 1600 meter personal best. 

The Henderson Invitational is always home to fast races and exciting finishes. On Saturday, we got both.Lydia Olivere of Padua Academy came up from Delaware for the girls' 3200 meters to race against some of the top distance runners in PA, including Germantown Academy's Abbe Goldstein and Downingtown West's Aislinn Devlin.Goldstein took control of the race early on, but Olivere didn't let her out of her sights. She kept a few meters distance and with a couple laps bridged the small gap. They were side-by-side heading into the final lap. In a final 100 meter sprint to the line, it was the Delawarean Olivere that got the advantage on Goldstein, winning in 10:30.47. Goldstein was second across in a new PA#1 10:31.85.Devlin, who went out more conservatively, took third in PA#5 10:46.96. Oley Valley junior Rebecca Snyder in 10:55.29 and West Chester East freshman Allyson Clarke was fifth in 10:59.19.More Hoka One One Henderson Invitational LinksComplete ResultsPhoto AlbumsRace VideosPLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTH#1Lydia Olivere11Padua Academy10:30.4712Abbe Goldstein12Germantown Academy10:31.8513Aislinn Devlin12Downingtown West10:46.9314Rebecca Snyder11Oley Valley10:55.2915Allyson Clarke9West Chester East10:59.1916Annie Glodek12Perkiomen Valley11:01.5217Dominique Shultz11Conestoga11:03.3618Bridget Kanaley12Bay Shore11:11.4919Emma Planck12Downingtown West11:17.07110Isabella Marchini12Spring Ford11:24.811