Haverford’s Olivia Cieslak heating up as winter season winds down

It’s been quite the indoor season for Haverford’s Olivia Cieslak.

A little more than a week ago the sophomore anchored the team of Aubrey Leneweaver, Morgan Elliott and Mackenzie Gillespie to third place in the 4 x 800 at the historic Millrose Games with the fastest time in the state and the fourth-best time nationally (9:15.91).

Last Friday night at the Garden State Invitational, Cieslak, the Daily Times Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, ran the fastest time in the state, the fifth-fastest in the country and broke the Ocean Breeze high school record to win the 1,600-meter run in 4:49.16.

Leneweaver and Elliott also ran PRs to take fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 400. Leneweaver ran 57.55 and Elliott crossed the finish line in 57.57. Kayla Elliott equaled her career best to take second in the high jump (5-0). The Fords also were third in the 4 x 400 (4:00.56).

Courtney Kearns of Radnor turned in a PR of 2:20.56 to place third at the 800.

It was a night of personal bests at the Delaware Valley Girls Track & Field Coaches Association’s Meet of Champions Friday night at Lehigh.

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Haverford's Olivia Cieslak, winning the Delco cross country championship, broke the Ocean Breeze facility high school record to win the 1,600-meter run at the Garden State Invitational Friday.

Haverford’s Olivia Cieslak, winning the Delco cross country championship, broke the Ocean Breeze facility high school record to win the 1,600-meter run at the Garden State Invitational Friday.