By Barbara Bell
The Girls' and Boys' Indoor track teams have a lot to celebrate about. This past Friday, (2/15) both Indoor Track Teams won the Class L State Championships at Hillhouse in New Haven.
The girls' 4X200 relay team, composed of Anna Sulger, Dillon Schoen, Catherine Lacy, and Maddie Schneider broke yet another record, this time setting a new class L time. Sulger won both the 300 M and the 600 M (Schoen finished second). Grace Loh won the 1000 M, and Katie Farren ran a new personal best in the 3200 with a time of 11:57.93. As per usual, Darien also swept field events. Catherine Lacy won long jump, Leah Hotchkiss won high jump, and Maddie Schneider took first in the pole vault.
Lacy said that their 4X200 relay had a "phenomenal" run, and that she "didn't think any of us expected to do as well as we did." Breaking the record was "one of the best feelings," she added.
As for the boys' team, the distance runners shined in the 1000 M. Brian Davey, Marshall Huffman, and Peter Kreuch, all juniors, took first, second, and third respectively. Nick Lombardo, Cooper Drippe, CJ Raya, and Spencer McMullin won the 4X200 relay, and Lombardo also won the high jump.
After a disappointing loss in FCIACS, the boys team made a comeback, beating rival Windsor by 26 points. Davey said that states had been their "ultimate goal" and that "really great performances" helped them capture it.
Congrats to both on a phenomenal season! Qualifiers return to the track on Tuesday (2/19) for the State Opens.
Picture: The Girls' and Boys' Teams celebrate their wins.
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