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Sports By Kristy Snyder Email the author June 3, 2011 Email Print Comment Five members of the North Hills track team took home medals in their events last weekend at the 2011 PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University, bringing the total... More

Sports By Kristy Snyder Email the author June 3, 2011 Email Print Comment Five members of the North Hills track team took home medals in their events last weekend at the 2011 PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University, bringing the total amount of medals North Hills has earned at state championships to 53. The highlight of the championship was Margo Malone’s gold-medal effort in the 1600M race. With times of 5:03. 14 Friday and 4:55. 72 Saturday, Malone also set a new school record. “I think both of us thought that it would be a two-girl race between her and Chloe Schmidt of State College, and that’s exactly the way it turned out,” said head coach John Wilkie regarding Malone’s competition. “After going through 800 meters at a rather slow 2:32, Margo took it over and did what she needed to do to put Schmidt away in the last two laps. "She won by over 4 seconds, which is pretty dominant in a race of 1600 meters. ” Also of note were the performances of Zach Hebda, Less