District 1 Track and Field: Leneweaver keeps cool for runner-up Haverford

CALN TWP. — Aubrey Leneweaver found an interesting way to beat the heat at the District 1 Track & Field Championships Saturday.

Between events, she spent time in her father’s car with the air conditioning on.

“He came with one of our other coaches early to set up one of the tents, so he got a good parking spot,” Leneweaver said. “It was right by our tents.”

The ability to cool off enabled Leneweaver to pick up three medals. She took second in the Class 3A 300-meter intermediate hurdles, third in the 100 hurdles and teamed with Olivia Cieslak, Erin Olsavsky and Morgan Elliott for third in the 4 x 400 to help the Fords take second in the team competition with 51 points, trailing only West Chester Rustin. All three of Leneweaver’s performances qualified for the PIAA Championships.

“I’m happy,” Leneweaver said, “I placed well and I’m excited to go to states next weekend.”

Cieslak picked up her first gold medal with a win in the 800 to go with the bronze she won in the 4 x 400. She had to make a mad sprint down the stretch to take the metric half mile.

“I knew all of these girls were going to go out hard,” Cieslak said. “I knew the Upper Darby girl (Gabriella Fralin) was going to go all out so I was going to try to stay a little bit far back, wait for the end, wait for my time and it ended up working today. I had a great finish in yesterday’s (1,600-meter) race. It was a push but we pulled it through.”

Elliott also qualified for states with a fourth-place finish in the 400.

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