Kiski Area track team breaks practice doldrums by building snowman

By: HSSN Staff
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 | 7:39 PM

Do you want to build a snowman?

Seven members of the Kiski Area track and field team did Monday, livening up practice by taking advantage of the overnight snowfall.

Junior Kierra Shreffler led the effort, joined by freshmen Alexi Cramer, Matt Dongiovanni, Dylan Matchko, Jordan Fairman, Jake Folaron and Emily Schrag.

“Kierra likes to have fun, so it was Kierra and all the ninth-graders, and all the upperclassmen were stretching inside and laughing at her,” Kiski Area track and field coach Tom Berzonsky said.

Keeping practices interesting this spring is becoming challenging for coaches across all sports, as inclement weather is creating havoc with game and practice schedules. The snow Sunday into Monday wiped out nearly the entire schedule of games across the WPIAL, as did widespread rain Tuesday.

Although Berzonsky said he liked having extra time to train rather than constantly racing, Kiski Area has made just one off-campus trip to Roaring Run Trail, where the team likes to hold workouts. Many of the practices consist of what Berzonsky labeled “parking lot loops.”

“It's been a challenge,” Berzonsky said. “The distance runners, I'd say nothing really impacts us a whole lot. But for our throwers and all our other events, it's been a challenge to get on the track.”

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