hey were from different academic
classes, attending different schools
that competed in different Pennsyl-
vania athletic conferences. Prior to their
leagues' joint track and field champi-
onship meet last month in Whitehall,
they had never even met.
Rachel Panek, a sophomore at Saucon
Valley High, had seemingly won the
Colonial League title in the 100-meter
hurdles, but there was a problem with
the electronic timing system, so even
though Panek and her closest competi-
tor were at full speed when they crossed
the finish line, meet officials waved off
the result. The officials decided instead
that they would give the girls 30 min-
utes to recover then would rerun the
race.
But Panek wasn't able to rest because
she was competing in the high jump. She
was also set to hold the blocks for an
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
sprinter named Saquon Barkley, who
was competing in the boys' 100-meter
final. As they waited for Barkley's race,
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Barkley
is a four-
star running back
prospect, but he
made headlines
on the track this
spring.
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courtesy of
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