PIAA TRACK AND FIELD: Janowicz runs to a silver in the 800 at the Class 3A championship meet
SHIPPENSBURG – Aiden Janowicz sported a new haircut and a determined attitude to the track at Seth Grove Stadium on Saturday. Racing in the second of three heats in the Class 3A 800-meter run, Janowicz took off from the gun and darted to the front of the pack. On his second lap, he stormed to the lead and finished with a sprint.
His time flashed on the scoreboard at 1 minute, 51. 52 seconds, and he was the winner of his heat. Then, he had to wait.
The third heat started, and it was an intense race. Upper Darby senior Josh Sharp pulled ahead and won. His time came up on the scoreboard as 1:51.
44, just good enough for the gold. Janowicz won the silver and couldn’t have been happier. “It was awesome,” Janowicz said.
“I knew there were two kids in my heat who had run 1:51 and 1:50, so I knew I had to go out there and push the pace. Hershey took it from me in the first lap. Then on the second lap, I was feeling good and gave it hell and left everything out there to stay in the lead.