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| Girls Track & Field win 6th FSL Title in a row
May 16, 2009 |
| The Girls Track and Field team traveled to Westtown on Saturday to defend their Friends School League title. The Tigers, who historically have had a significant advantage, were closely matched by George School. Every race was hard fought and every point mattered. It was truly a team effort. The day started out with a JV 400 and a JV 1600, where the Lady Tigers set the tone for the day.
Senior Taya Friedan earned big points early in the day vaulting 9’0 beating her own school record and setting a new league record. Senior Jasmine West was a double winner winning the triple jump in 32’08.5 and the 100 M Hurdles in 16.64. She also placed 4th in the long jump and 5th in the 300 M hurdles.
Junior Jasia Kaulbach won the 1600 M in 5:16, and the 3200 M in 12:09:12, tallying 16 solid points for the GFS girls. Senior Madeline Hawes secured a first place finish in the 800 M in 2:22, and finished 3rd in the Triple Jump with a jump of 29’04.75.
Senior Nina Voith crushed her competition running her first 400 of the season, finishing in 1:00.30 an took second in the long jump with a jump of 14’09.5.
We had gusty performances all around the track and the field events provided many needed points. The Tigers went into the 400 M down 23 points, with just 4 events to go. Instead of giving up, the girls fought harder and earned 8 points in the 400, 1 point in the 200 and 14 points in the 3200 meters. When the pole vault was scored GFS was up by 4 points, and only the 4x400 to go. Freshmen Carey Celata, who had also raced in the 800, 1600, and thrown the javelin started the race, and put the Tigers in position just behind George School and Friends Central. When junior Alfia White took the baton, she immediately made a move, and the Tigers never looked back. Sophomore Brooke Palus and Senior Madeline Hawes worked to establish position so far ahead of our opponents it was clear the GFS Girls Track team would win their 6th consecutive Friends League Title by a margin of only 7 points. Adding to the excitement of the win was the fact that our 4x400 team beat the League Record in the event finishing in 4:11.14.
The season was one of many challenges for the team, but in the end, we had the determination and guts to pull out a win. We will miss seniors Annie Tickell, Cheyenne Morgan, Madeline Hawes, Jasmine West, Emma Crimm, Katherine Celata, Kendra Mayberry, Taya Friedan, Nina Voith, and Jen Berger. We wish them the best of luck as they continue their journey to college.
Full Meet Results
100M Hurdles
1st Jasmine West 16.64
4th Alfia White 17.42
4x100 Relay- 3rd Place Finish 54.3
Ajua Andrews, Sarah Bergman, Bridget Feeley, Nina Voith
1600 M Run
1st Jasia Kaulbach 5:16.71
3rd Brooke Palus 5:22.12
6th Carey Celata 5:29.49
400 M Run
1st Nina Voith 1:00.30
6th Jen Berger 1:08.08
300 M Hurdles
3rd Place Alfia White 49.93
5th Place Jasmine West 52.01
800 M Run
1st Madeline Hawes 2:22.39
2nd Brooke Palus 2:24.51
4th Carey Celata 2:30.29
200 M Dash
5th Sarah Bergman 29.24
3200 M Run
1st Jasia Kaulbach 12:09.12
3rd Ashleigh Frank 12:42.58
4th Katherine Celata 12:47.89
4x400 M Relay 1st Place Finish 4:11.14
Carey Celata, Alfia White, Brooke Palus, Madeline Hawes
Pole Vault
1st Taya Friedan 9’0
3rd Addison Hoffman 6’6
Danielle Thompson 5’0
High Jump
5th Izzy Jansen 4’08
Javelin
3rd Carey Celata 84’00
4th Emma Crimm 68’11
6th Kat Celata 55’11
Long Jump
2nd Nina Voith 14’9
4th Jasmine West 14’6
5th Bridget Feeley 14’4
Shot Put
6th Victoria Horn 26’1
Triple Jump
1st Jasmine West 32’8
3rd Madeline Hawes 29’4
4x400 Meter Relay 1st Place 4:11.14
Carey Celata, Aflia White, Brooke Palus, Madeline Hawes
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