Kylee Schuler

Cedar Crest tops the state in the 4x100, Timmons doubles again, quick 400\'s by the boys, and Penn Relays tuneups from Cumberland Valley, Holsberger, Radocaj and Flagg.

Chambersburg distance ace Kylee Schuler has signed a Letter of Intent with the Richmond Spiders after an extensive recuiting process that included contacts from Penn State, Auburn, Arizona State, Vanderbilt, Purdue, Villanova, Kentucky, Colorado and Iowa.

Frances Koons set her expectations high this season, did the work necessary to have the opportunity to do great things, delivered some early, promising performances, faced mounting expectations because of her success, and today, ignored all the pressure and delivered her best race of the year - a 5th place at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional Championships. The effort earned her a free trip to San Diego in two weeks to face 31 other talented harriers in this the 25th year of \"the nation\'s only true high school championship.\"

Armed with a spontaneously crafted and Indiana-inspired team slogan, \"PA Don\'t Play,\" one of our strongest senior teams ever trekked through snow, wind and a pool-side ambush to very nearly conquer all of the Midwest\'s best. Most of PA\'s top seniors made the long journey to far-far-far western Ohio to take on some of the top runners from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia. On a wet, gray, typically Ohio November day - and on a pancake flat (except for the man-made mogul) course softened and muddied by overnight and morning rain, the PA girls and boys took it out hard and nearly hung on for the combined team victory. Their two-point miss to Indiana (113-115) represented their best showing in years, and served to solidify the already stellar reputation of this senior class of harriers.

Cedar Cliff served notice that their underclassmen-only varsity is ready to challenge for the state title again just two years after taking it all in 2001. In the individual war between Cumberland Valley senior Brian Fuller and Manheim Township sophomore Craig Miller, Fuller went up 5-2 with another less-than-a-second win, 16:05.70-16:06.42. The Wyomissing AA dynasty appears to be humming along nicely, as both the boys and girls won District titles. Janelle Young showed her continuing dominance of D3 competition, going 18:43 to hold off the always-present Kate Papenberg, 2nd in 18:50.

Carlisle didn\'t field their varsity after a trip to Florida, which left the door open for a very strong Cedar Cliff squad to take the team title with just 37 points.

Four of PA\'s top returning harriers went one-two in each large school race at Gettysburg, 9/6. And if these races are any indication, then it\'s going to be as close this year, as last.

Manheim Township sophomore Craig Miller didt\'t surprise anyone today. But he still went out and topped his own meet record against top senior Brian Fuller of Cumberland Valley.