FC’s Frankovich runs like well-oiled machine
By Joe Tuscano
For the Observer-Reporter
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CANONSBURG – They call Emily Frankovich the terminator on the track and they mean it in only the most respectful of terms.
“They think I run like a robot,” said Frankovich. “I don’t pay attention to anything around me when I’m running.”
Frankovich, a senior at Fort Cherry has very little experience running. She started cross country two years ago and just came out for track last season.
“We have really good coaches and the schools around us are really good about letting us get on their track,” said Frankovich.”I think when we had so many kids go to states last year. I think it was 14. Our school decided we should get a track.”
Fort Cherry has a long list of track stars and Frankovich is one of them. She won the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:15.57 and was second in the 800 (2:26.82) in Friday’s Washington-Greene County Track and Field Championships held at Canon-McMillan. She was also part of two relay teams, the 3,200 and 1,600.
“I usually run about 15 or 20 miles a day,” said Frankovich. “I try to leave one day as rest days.”
Frankovich was one of a number of Fort Cherry runners who found success yesterday.
Jazlyn Martino won the long jump with a 16-03.5 effort, Julie Klose won the shot put (32-6.5), Sophia Holmes took first in the javelin (106-07), Isabella Bianchini was untouchable in the 800 run (2:25.82) and the three relay teams each took second.
“My personal best is 113 so I was close (to my PR),” said Holmes of her javelin throws. “If it had been better weather, I think I would have thrown better.”
The Rangers effort left them with 137 points, more than any school except in Triple-A.
“I took first in shot and second in discus,” said Klose. “I’m pretty happy with my performance.”
Izzy Hagerman of Canon-McMillan won the pole vault (10-07), Ella Neil of California won the triple jump with a 34-05.5 effort and Brooklyn Havelka of Chartiers-Houston took the discus (107-03). Peyton Mermon swept the 200 (26.46) and 400 (59.60) and finished second in the 100 (12.96). Page Malley, Reagan Fisher, each brought in first places for Peters Township.
And Ella Sammel of Trinity won both hurdles and high jump.
I was always a dancer so I was always leaping,’ Sammel said. “I got used to that.”