CHSAA Champs: Olicia Williams breaks CHSAA 1000 Record as Friars repeat

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By Christopher Hunt
photos by Greg Armstrong

When Olicia Williams came around for the bell lap, as strong as she looked, she looked right at her St. Anthony’s coach Oliver St. Aude.

“She gave me this look like, ‘I don’t want to run anymore,’” St. Aude said.

That look was her only signal of weakness throughout the race and it was a signal no one else would see. Williams broke the CHSAA record on her way to winning the 1,000 meters in 2:51.77 Saturday, leading the Friars to back-to-back CHSAA titles.

St. Anthony’s scored 78.5, the second-highest point total in the meet’s history. Maria Regina scored 88 in 1984. Kellenberg, which competed without Kim MacKay, finished second with 41 and St. John the Baptist third with 32.

The time for Williams is a three-second best and the second-fastest time...