After its qualifying victory last week at West Mifflin, the Ellwood City boys track and field team will turn its focus to the WPIAL Championships on Tuesday.
The team earned its first-ever playoff win knocking off five foes in the qualifier last Thursday.
The WPIAL Team AA Championships will be held at Peter’s Township Stadium: Confluence Financial Partners Stadium beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wolverines will face off against Hopewell, Quaker Valley and the reigning Class-2A champion Greensburg Central Catholic.
The boys have had a successful season, winning the Tri County Championship, earning a second place finish at Beaver County Championships, and now qualifying for the WPIAL Team AA Championships. The team finished with a 6-1 record in Class 2A – Section 1.
Head coach Nate Brown looks for the distance and mid-distance runners to perform at a high level on Tuesday, but doesn’t count out any individual performers.
“That’s the beauty of track and field,” says the head coach. “Every day everyone is competing for their best.”
One runner who has made great improvements according to his coach is Darius Custer. Custer is specializing in 200, 400, and 800 meter races in addition to being on the 4x400m relay and has also made an impact for the team this year according to Brown.
“Darius came off a Cross Country season-ending injury into this season but is running fast this year,” adds Brown.
WPIAL Track and Field Championships tickets are $10.00 at the gate or online at: www.gofan.co/wpial
Be the first to comment on "Wolverines Track & Field Team Eyeing WPIAL Championships"