SHIPPENSBURG — Donovan St. Louis did not know whether to smile or cry after he won the boys Class AAA 400-meter dash title Saturday afternoon at the PIAA Track & Field Championships, so he decided to do both. The smile came first and it was befitting of being the first Upper Darby male athlete to win an individual title at the state meet since Bill Edgar captured the 120-yard high hurdles title in 1963. The tears came a little bit later when St. Louis called his mother to let her know of his accomplishments. His family are Seventh Day Adventists so they were home, observing the Sabbath.
“It’s a little sad that my mom (Bath-Schebba Dyer) couldn’t be here, but I understand,” St. Louis said. “I know they could watch it on TV and hopefully she did.”
If his mom did watch the meet on TV, she not only saw her son set one individual team record, help the 4 x 400-meter relay establish another school record and guide the Royals to what is believed to be their highest finish at the state meet. Upper Darby placed second in Class AAA with 34 points. Cheltenham (51 points) ran away with the team title.
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