Eagles are champs minus medals June 3, 2009
Pittsburg-St. Mary's Colgan runner Emmalia White stumbles forward while trying to hand off the baton to teammate Faith Miller during the Class 2A 3,200-meter relay on Friday at the Track and Field State Championships. Maranatha freshman Christa Courtney can be seen at the far right closing the gap.
Pittsburg St. Mary Colgan junior Faith Miller grabs the baton from her collapsed teammate, junior Emmalia White, in the 3,200-meter relay at the Class 2A State Track and Field Championships. Despite White's fall, Miller was able to regain the lead and finish first in the race. Judges, however, ruled she stepped out of the exchange zone and disqualified the team. Maranatha Academy, which finished second, was declared the state champion in the race, but team members decided to give their medals to St. Mary Colgan's relay team.
Maranatha Academy senior Ali Bailey moves into second place as Pittsburg-St. Mary's Colgan runner Faith Miller crosses the finish line in the Class 2A 3,200-meter relay at state on Saturday.
The Maranatha Academy 3,200-meter relay team of, from left, seated, Ali Bailey and Bethany Zarda, and, standing, Christa Courtney and Mallory Keith, smile on the awards stand after being recognized as state champions. They finished second in the race, but winner Pittsburg-St. Mary's Colgan was disqualified for an exchange zone violation.
The Maranatha Academy 3,200-meter relay team huddles on the awards stand and discusses giving up its first-place medals to an opponent that had been disqualified.
Maranatha Academy senior Ali Bailey hugs an opponent from Pittsburg-St. Mary's Colgan after the Maranatha 3,200-meter relay team gave up its state championship medals to the runners from Colgan.
Mallory Keith, left, hands the state championship medal she and her Maranatha Academy 3,200-meter relay team won to an opponent from Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan.
Maranatha Academy freshman Christa Courtney, left, hugs an opponent from Pittsburg-St. Mary's Colgan after the Eagles gave up their state championship medals to the disqualified runners from Colgan.
Maranatha Academy senior Ali Bailey hugs an opponent from Pittsburg-St. Mary's Colgan as teammate Bethany Zarda looks on. The Eagles gave the Colgan runners their state championship medals in the 3,200-meter relay after Colgan was disqualified for a slight exchange zone violation.
Maranatha Academy junior Bethany Zarda, right, hugs a Pittsburg-St. Mary's Colgan runner after presenting her with a state championship medal in the 3,200-meter relay. Colgan won the race but was disqualified for an exchange zone violation, giving the title to Maranatha. The Eagles was named state champions but gave their medals away.
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