LARGO – When Lindsey Evans charged down the home stretch at the Class 1A-Region 3 finals last Friday, all she could see behind her were yellow shirts.
Shorecrest Prep placed the top three finishers to qualify for this week's state event in Dade City. Evans, a seventh-grader, finished with a career-low time of 19:55.60. She finished five seconds ahead of teammates Pavendeep Birk, while her twin sister, Sarah Evans placed third.
Shorecrest edged Berkeley Prep, 32-67. Berkeley was paced by fourth and fifth-place finishers Page Price and Lindsey Pikos, but it was Lindsey who stole the show down the stretch.
Although she is young for a high school runner, Evans said she doesn't mind going up against older runners.
"I didn't think I could win because almost everybody was older and everything, but I felt good and had a good time.''
Lindsey said she started running because she enjoyed hanging out with teammates and her sister. Her older sister was a runner and Lindsey was drawn ...
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