![]() ![]() "She's got a great love of the high jump," said Webb. Her 5-6 in the high jump is tied for fourth all-time in the county, while a 49.41 in the 400 relay (along with Aly Triscuit, Logan Gamelier and Carrie Wack) is third all-time.Īs a freshman, Mills, along with Wack, Nikki Bryan and Ashlee Zinkhann, turned in the fifth-fastest time in county history with a 49.7 in the 400 relay. Butler's Gwen Murray ran a 24.8 in 1978.Īs a sophomore, her time of 12.06 in the 100 was the best time ever in the county, just ahead of Slippery Rock's Liz Davis in 1980 (12.1). Her time of 24.86 in the 200 at the WPIAL Class AAA Northern Qualifiers not only was a school record but also was the second-fastest time ever recorded by a Butler County female. At the state championships in Shippensburg in May, she placed third in the high jump and sixth in the 200. Mills is coming off another strong season at Seneca Valley. She's dedicated herself to what she loves to do," he added. There's a lot of potential not realized yet," said Webb, who is also the University of Pittsburgh men's and women's track and field and cross country coach. Still, he could see the potential was there. (Charlise Davis, a member of the 400 relay) has been there since the second grade, so she helped calm my nerves."ĭavis (Oakland Catholic), Terhea Doaty (Pine-Richland) and Mattie Collins-Wood (Allderdice) make up the 400 relay foursome.Īlonzo Webb, coach of the River City Elite Club, saw Mills last year in practice, but she could not make the weekend meets due to vacations. "I was nervous going up to the regionals. "I've been practicing all summer," said Mills. The success in Buffalo did not catch Mills off-guard. Mills, who will be a senior at Seneca Valley, joined the River City Elite Track Club and already has made an impact with the team.Īt the recent Junior Olympics Regionals in Buffalo, N.Y., Mills placed first in the high jump (1.62 meters) and 400-meter relay (47.95 seconds), and second in the 100-meter run (12.62).įor those efforts, she will compete at the national championship meet, which runs today through Monday at Morgan State University's Hughes Stadium in Baltimore. ![]() Olympics track meetĪfter earning two medals at the PIAA Track and Field Championships in May, Da'Lynn Mills wasn't about to take the summer off. ![]()
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