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It was business as usual for Boerne Champion's Elizabeth Leachman in the UIL 5A Girls 3200m. She went to the front of the pack and extended her lead throughout. She has run as fast as 9:43.74 this year but went at a more conservative pace hitting the 1600m at 5:08 and then she ran 5:03 for her second mile to break the meet record with a time of 10:11.40.
The race for second place was much more compelling with Sara Morefield and Camryn Benson of Lucas Lovejoy setting the pace. The two stayed at the front of the trail pack and eventually with Sydni Wilkins of Frisco Liberty they broke away. The three were separated by a half second heading into the final lap. Morefield pulled away for second place in 10:35.64 while Benson took third in 10:38.74 and Wilkins had to settle for fourth place.
Leachman is attempting to win all three distance races today and this is her first time this year running all three races in the same day. Last year, Morefield and Benson took third and fourth, respectively.
