Georgia Ealy, a Manheim Township senior, is focused on getting better. And that is a significant goal since she has been doing well thus far.
Ealy is a middle distance/distance runner for the Blue Streaks. She is coming off a fall cross country season that saw her 22nd-place finish lead Township to a sixth place at the Class AAA state championships. Talk about getting better, she was 40th after one mile, 34th after two and passed 12 runners in the final 1.1 miles.
Now in track season, she states her top team goal is to see how much her team can improve.
“I want our athletes to get as far as we can in the post-season,” she said. “This has always been the goal of our team, so I am excited to see how we do in the post-season this year!”
Last track post-season Ealy finished seventh in the Lancaster-Lebanon League 1,600 with a time of 5:16.96. She dropped to 5:11.19 the next week to earned ninth place in District 3 Class AAA. She also ran on Township’s 3,200 relay which took fifth at the L-L meet.
Ealy’s other passion is dance. She’s been doing it for over 10 years. It is quite a balancing act with school, running and dance.
“But it is so worth it to be able to do activities that I love!” admits Ealy, who plans on attending college but is up-in-the-air on whether to run.
“Dance has brought many wonderful relationships into my life, so I am forever grateful.”
