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Upper St. Clair girl wins gold at state meet

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Dani Prunzik capped a strong summer sprint season with double championships at the Pennsylvania Youth Track & Field finals (formerly the Hershey Games) held at Penn State University.

The Upper St. Clair resident, representing the Mt. Lebanon Track Club, captured the gold in the 100-meter dash with a 14.61 time and the 200-meter run with a 30.85 time. She finished fifth in the long jump.

When she isn’t representing Mt. Lebanon, the 9-year-old daughter of Dan and Sandra Prunzik competes for the Future Stars, which practices at the Schenley Park Oval and participates in the USATF Three Rivers Region.

This season, Prunzik did not lose a race until the open Hershey National track meet held in Chicago. The local and regional champion took second in the 100 and third in the 200 against the top competition in the country.

Prunzik is competing this week in the USATF Junior Olympics. Her siblings join her. Justin, 7, qualified for the 800-meter run and the javelin throw while Kelly, 11, is a member of the 4×400 relay. During the Pennsylvania state championships, Kelly finished fourth in the 800 run.

Prunzik was not alone on the podium at the state finals.

Ethan Show claimed the gold in the 50-meter dash while J.T. Doran coasted to victory in the 200. Show added silver in the 100 while Doran was second in the 400. Both 9-year-old sprinters represented Mt. Lebanon.

Other top area finishers competing for Mt. Lebanon at the state finals included:

• Sophia Zundel. She took third in the 400-meter dash in the 11-12 age group.

• Nate Black. He finished fourth in the 200 and second in the weight throw in the 13-14 age bracket.

• Madelyn Petrazio, Megan Riley, Bianca Sandora and Layla Obeid combined for seventh in the 4×100 relay.

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