By Jessica DeMaio
This year’s girls Indoor Track team is missing graduated
senior captains Megan Keane, Amanda Dobler, Sarah Dailey, and Elizabeth
Crafford. Keane and Dobler were all-state distance runners, Dailey was both a
sprinter and high jumper, and Crafford was the top pole vaulter last year. The
team also lost sprinters and pole vaulters Charlotte Phillips and Lee Bolton to
graduation, but the girls are assured these losses will not stop them from
doing big things this season.
This year’s captains are seniors Katie Donovan (distance),
Claire Gaffney (sprinter), Victoria Kominek (thrower), and Sherry Gilronan
(sprinter). “We see the losses of the graduates as a weakness but our team is
very strong and has a lot of depth,” Donovan said. The team has a lot of
returning members that they hope will fill the gaps of last year’s seniors.
Standout distance runners include seniors Katie Donovan, Alex Pear, Lilly
Cassidy, Emma Davis, and Meredith Ott and juniors Grace Loh, Sarah Colon, Ellen
Bauer, Katie Farren, and Caroline Weihs. Impressive sprinters include seniors
Claire Gaffney and Sherry Gilronan; juniors Lizzie Heaney and Sophie Long; and
sophomore Dillon Schoen. Talented throwers are seniors Victoria Kominek and
Niya Wright.
The team’s goals this season are to maintain their FCIAC
east title, and improve to win the top spot in FCIACS and Class L
Championships. The girls hit the track for the first time December 16th
and 17th and begin what is sure to be another successful year for Coach
Norris and the girls Indoor Track team.
Photo Caption: Amanda Dobler (graduate), senior Katie
Donovan, junior Grace Loh, and sophomore Dillon Schoen celebrate after a
distance relay.
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