South Park sprinter Maddie Raymond finally wins PIAA gold

By: Paul Schofield
Friday, May 28, 2021 | 6:51 PM

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SHIPPENSBURG – South Park senior Maddie Raymond finally did it. She won a state title.

Raymond won the 100-meter dash at the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on Friday after finishing fifth as a freshman, second as a sophomore and having her junior season wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic. She also finished second in the 200 Friday.

“What a great way to finish my high school career,” Raymond said. “It was my goal the whole season and to be able to do it, I wouldn’t want it any other way. I almost cried crossing the finish line.”

Her winning time was 12.27 seconds. She edged out two other WPIAL runners — Mohawk senior Hannah McDanel (12.37) and Avonworth freshman Hayzes Robinson (12.40).

Raymond, who will be attending Robert Morris, said the wind wasn’t a factor.

In the 200, she finished second to Girard College senior Mary Conteh, who ran a 24.58. Raymond ran a 25.26.

She was a three-time WPIAL Class AA 100- and 200-meter dash champion.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

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