The snow day posed a minor setback for girls' track and field when they competed in a regional meet at Yale University. (1/21) The Darien Board of Education would not allow girls who had events scheduled in the morning and early afternoon to compete due to the condition of the roads. This prevented many girls who were counting on this meet in order to qualify for FCIAC’s or States. “I was hoping to use the Yale Invitational as a chance to qualify for the 300 meter in FCIAC’s,” freshmen Cassidy Stauffer said.
The Darien School Board did, however, let girls with events starting around 8pm travel to Yale to compete. One of these events was the distance medley relay. Sophomore Grace Loh started off the race with a 1,200 meter, finishing in sixth place as she passed the baton to junior McKinley Stauffer who ran the 400 meter. After Stauffer’s two laps in under a total of 67 seconds, sophomore Caroline Weihs took the baton and ran a solid 800-meter-race. Sophomore Katie Farren was the last and longest leg, running 1,600 meters. “The meet was a great experience and there were so many great high school runners there and it was really fun to see them compete,” Loh said. The relay finished fifth out of 11 teams. Girls' Darien Track and Field has its last qualifying meet for States and FCIACs at 4pm at Staples in Westport on Saturday. (1/22) Come support the girls as they try to individually qualify.
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