PHOTO GALLERY | Bedford six-peat, three area double-winners highlight District 5 boys track
LOYSBURG, Pa. – Conditions weren’t ideal, but the Bedford High School boys track and field program didn’t flinch Wednesday in the PIAA District 5 Class 2A championship meet. Coach Brian Creps’ Bisons overcame high winds, occasional rains and lightning that resulted in a 90-minute delay midway through the meet.
Bedford claimed its sixth consecutive team title at Northern Bedford County High School. The Bisons produced five individual champions and won the 400-meter relay to clinch the title with 136. 5 points.
The boys pole vault and high jump competition will be held Friday afternoon due to the weather, but Bedford can’t be caught in the team race, as Conemaugh Township (72), Everett (49), Southern Fulton (45) and Meyersdale (38) round out the current top five. PHOTO GALLERY | Bedford boys, girls shine at District 5 Track & Field Championships “We had a lot of good things happen,” Creps said. “The senior boys really worked hard this season to anchor the team down.
We’ve got young kids also that they’ve kind of mentored. “We’re very happy they were able to go out on top. ” Meyersdale senior hurdler Branson Hersch swept both the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles races.
He won the 110 hurdles in 16. 39, almost a second ahead of Conemaugh Township’s Christopher Yoder (17:36). “I didn’t get my PR.
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