Westlake High Girls Distance Medley Relay Earns All-American Status

This past April the Westlake High School Girls Distance Medley Team of Sydney Peer, Ellie Irwin, Sarah Colman and Sarah Peer had just one shot to try and qualify for the New Balance Nationals Event in Philadelphia. They did and this past weekend they placed 6th, running against some of the top teams in the nation earning them All-American status.

In addition to running in the Distance Medley Relay (DMR), the girls also sent a 4x 1 mile team (Maggie Hennessey, Ellie Irwin, Sydney Peer, Sarah Peer) taking 7th place.

Sarah Peer also competed in the Championship 1 mile running a personal best of 4:46.92 earning her a 12th place finish overall (2nd in her heat).

The New Balance Nationals Track & Field Event attracted over 7000 runners from across the country this year. The event was held Thursday, June 15 – Sunday, June 18th at the University of Pennsylvania’s historic Franklin Field