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Strath Haven grad Allie Wilson returns to Franklin Field as a pro at Penn Relays while chasing the Olympic dream

Wilson, who's ranked 12th in the world in the 800 meters, set her career best time of 1:58.09 this past summer in Switzerland. The road to furthering her track and field career, though, wasn’t easy.

Allie Wilson celebrates as she wins the invitational women's 800-meter run at the Drake Relays athletics meet on April 30 in Des Moines, Iowa. Wilson is slated to run in the Olympic development 800-meter run at the Penn Relays.
Allie Wilson celebrates as she wins the invitational women's 800-meter run at the Drake Relays athletics meet on April 30 in Des Moines, Iowa. Wilson is slated to run in the Olympic development 800-meter run at the Penn Relays.Read moreCharlie Neibergall / AP