Mech thought McCoyвЂ™s performance at the Butler Invitational was a sign of things to come. He also placed fifth in the 1,600 with a time of 4:27.78. вЂњBut right around the beginning of April, I actually got covid, and it kind of set me back a little.вЂќД¬ovid sidelined him for a stretch, but shortly after his return, McCoy competed in the Butler Invitational and placed third in the 800 meters, which was less than a second behind the winner. I mean I ran a 4:18 in the 1600 and then like a 1:56 in the 800, so I was really happy coming off the indoor season,вЂќ said McCoy, who took second in the 800 (1:57.95) at FridayвЂ™s Baldwin Invitational. McCoy put together a strong indoor season in preparation for his junior year, where he hoped to become one of the best runners in the WPIAL. Their time, which surpassed the previous record by 6 seconds, also snapped the previous facility record. McCoy was coming off an indoor season in which he teamed with RiversideвЂ™s Colby Belczyk, Greensburg SalemвЂ™s Quinton Gaton, and KnochвЂ™s Mike Formica to set the top high school 3,200-meter relay time in the country (7:50.60) at Youngstown StateвЂ™s Open/High School Meet. вЂњItвЂ™s all about pushing yourself to see what you can really do.вЂќ вЂњI think thatвЂ™s what itвЂ™s all about,вЂќ McCoy said. According to, his 1:54.13 in the 800 is the best time in WPIAL Class AA, and McCoy believes he still has room for improvement before the WPIAL championship May 19. Now, after a year off because of the coronavirus pandemic and with the WPIAL individual championships right around the corner, McCoy has reaffirmed his place among the best runners in all of Class AA.ДЄt Deer LakesвЂ™ WPIAL team semifinal meet earlier this week, McCoy took first in the 800 and 1,600. But after that, I realized that I had something going here, and I needed to work a little harder at it.вЂќ вЂњBefore that, I was into it, but it wasnвЂ™t my main priority. вЂњThat really sparked my interest in it,вЂќ McCoy said. McCoy said his performance at the WPIAL championships was an inspiration to train harder.

He finished fifth in 2 minutes, 2.21 seconds, 3 seconds behind former teammate and current mentor Josh Yourish. вЂњYou could see the potential.вЂќДЄt the time, running wasnвЂ™t McCoyвЂ™s top interest, but by the end of the season, he was running against some of the top runners in the 800 meters at the WPIAL Class AA individual championships. вЂњI took this skinny little red-headed freshman, and he did awesome,вЂќ Mech said about current junior Carson McCoy.

Two years ago, Deer Lakes track and field coach Justin Mech took his core group of runners to a meet out in Altoona and came away impressed by a youngster who had joined his squad.

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