OLSH girls’ XC is past ambulance incident at WPIALs, supported Cejar in Hershey
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart’s Erin Halligan had an uncharacteristic day at the October 25 WPIAL championship meet. She ran with the race’s front runners as usual until the last 75 seconds of her time. At that point, she went down due to the eighty-three degree warmth that stifled many WPIAL runners on that late October day. Halligan crossed the finish line, but this was slowed by a heat-related health issue.
“She still gave us a score,” OLSH head coach Bob Berg had said. It was true; Halligan had placed 30th of 161 finishers and had a time of 21:35, even with her delay in crossing the finish line. Halligan was OLSH’s second runner behind Autumn Cejar (11th place and 21:35).
“[Halligan] passed out and went into the ambulance. She went through the whole procedure of going to the Butler hospital and then to Children ‘s,” Berg said. He added that she recovered quickly and is fine.
Halligan’s incident was not isolated on October 25; the boys’ races were delayed due to the deployment of all available ambulances at that point.
Cejar’s finish in the girls’ Class A race earned her an individual spot in the PIAA championship meet. Berg recognized Cejar’s achievement as an opportunity for the whole team. “We’re taking all the girls down to state as well,” he said. The OLSH girls’ team was able to cheer on Cejar as well as the boys’ team, who earned the WPIAL title (and corresponding PIAA team berth).
“She still gave us a score,” OLSH head coach Bob Berg had said. It was true; Halligan had placed 30th of 161 finishers and had a time of 21:35, even with her delay in crossing the finish line. Halligan was OLSH’s second runner behind Autumn Cejar (11th place and 21:35).
“[Halligan] passed out and went into the ambulance. She went through the whole procedure of going to the Butler hospital and then to Children ‘s,” Berg said. He added that she recovered quickly and is fine.
Halligan’s incident was not isolated on October 25; the boys’ races were delayed due to the deployment of all available ambulances at that point.
Cejar’s finish in the girls’ Class A race earned her an individual spot in the PIAA championship meet. Berg recognized Cejar’s achievement as an opportunity for the whole team. “We’re taking all the girls down to state as well,” he said. The OLSH girls’ team was able to cheer on Cejar as well as the boys’ team, who earned the WPIAL title (and corresponding PIAA team berth).
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