-By: Shelby Penfield-
Darien girls’ track returned from an unwanted day of rest to do well in a regional meet at Staples in Westport on Saturday. (1/22) Many girls were banned from competing at a meet at Yale in New Haven due to icy road conditions on Friday. (1/21) The girls came back to face Stamford, Ridgefield, Harding and Trinity Catholic this weekend. Darien won every event except the 50-meter-dash. One high point was winning the entire race for the 300. Official results have not yet been posted.
Other standouts included freshman Catherine Lacey who won three events and sophomore Katie Farren who won the 3,200. Both girls qualified for States. Freshman Dillion Schoen also qualified for States in all her events as well as senior captain Amanda Dobler (pictured) who won the 1,000 and senior Megan Keane who won the 600. “Overall we have a really strong team and a ton of people qualified for States and FCIAC’s in all different races” junior Katy Close said.
The next meet will be the FCIAC Eastern Division Championships in Wilton on Jan. 29. “I think we have a good chance of doing well in FCIAC and States” Close said. However, it was one week ago that proved more successful when senior Elizabeth Crawford won the high jump at the SCC Coaches Invitational in New Haven on Jan 15. The girls participated in huge meets the past three weekends and are preparing to keep the success going as they get ready to compete statewide next weekend.
Picture: Senior Amanda Dobler leads the pack. Photo courtesy of Darien Patch
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