Miles Higgins of Ligonier Valley commits to UNC-Wilmington
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Friday, March 11, 2022 | 11:23 PM
Ligonier Valley’s Miles Higgins placed fourth in the javelin at the PIAA Class AA championships May 28, 2021, at Shippensburg University.
Ligonier Valley senior Miles Higgins will aim for a WPIAL repeat this spring, but he’ll do so with his college plans firmly in place.
Higgins committed to continue his track and field career at North Carolina Wilmington, a Division I program.
The 6-foot-3 Higgins won the WPIAL Class 2A javelin title last season with a throw of 169 feet, 10 inches. He ended up fourth at the PIAA meet with a mark of 183-6.
A head-turning season also included a Westmoreland County Coaches Association championship as he registered a toss of 180-4. The mark was the top in the WPIAL in either classification.
Higgins also competed in the long and triple jumps as a junior. He also plays football and basketball for the Rams.
UNC-Wilmington is in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Congratulations, Miles!!! pic.twitter.com/DYWUZQASJM
— Ligonier Valley Athletics (@LVSDAthletics) March 11, 2022
Congratulations to the boys AA Javelin Finalists! pic.twitter.com/U3aNNkOnxs
— WPIAL (@wpial7) May 19, 2021
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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