Mike Kolor can’t be in two places at once.

The Seneca Valley senior is fast. He’s just not that fast.

Kolor has a conflict as the PIAA Track and Field Championships begin Friday. And it’s a big one.

He’s the valedictorian of his graduation class at Seneca Valley. He also happens to be the No. 1 runner in the state in the Class AAA 1,600-meter run with a seed time of 4 minutes, 13.23 seconds.

Seneca Valley’s graduation is Friday. So is the 1,600 preliminary race in Shippensburg.

So Kolor had to choose just one. He chose to pursue a PIAA championship.

“It is frustrating,” Kolor said. “I put a lot of work and time into academics. My family stresses academics a lot. For the past four years, I’ve worked so hard in the classroom.”

But Kolor, who will attend Harvard, also left a lot of sweat on the track. He won his first two WPIAL gold medals last week in the 1,600 and 3,200. He opted out of running the 3,200 and 800 at the state meet to focus on winning gold in the 1,600.

“I’m going to miss seeing my classmates,” Kolor lamented. “I’m definitely going to use that as motivation. I’m going (to the state meet) to do something I’ve always wanted to do.”