Change in Meeting Date

Due to the change in our CAPT testing schedule, the preseason Track and Field meeting will now be held on Wednesday, March 10 in room 422 (multi-media room) at 2:15.

Preseason Track and Field Meeting

There is a preseason meeting on Monday, March 8 for anybody who is interested in track and field. The meeting is in room 422 (the multimedia room) at 2:15.

SWC Track and Field Championships

In a very competitive SWC championship meet, our Pomperaug girls finished 3rd with 79 points. Scoring points for the girls were:

• 4x800: 7th 10:41.98 (Kathleen Mooney, Sarah Zahran, Cierra Rouse, Alexa Jakiela)
  
• 4x100: 5th 52.43 (Jessica Miller, Kayla Fox, Brianna Curcio, Alyssa Fusco)
  
• 100m HH: Amanda Walters 4th 17.08
• 100 m: Alyssa Fusco 7th 13.45
• 1600: Jeanne Theleen 6th 5:29.70
• 300 m IH: Alex Wilds 4th 50.33, Amanda Walters 5th 50.34
• 800 m: Abby Ruane 3rd 2:21.32
• 3200 m: Jeanne Theleen 3rd 11:42.57
• 4x400: 3rd 4:14.54 (Kelsey Bean, Marina Alfonso, Christine Maksimow, Alex Wilds)
  
• LJ: Sydney Polke 2nd 16-04.5, Jess Miller 4th 15-11.75, Kelsey 8th 15-06
• TJ: Sydney Polke 3rd 32-10.25
• Jav: Mary Haase 4th 102-05, Kasey Dean 5th 102-01, Morgan Keith 8th 101-03
• SP: Mary Haase 4th 32-03.5
• Disc: Morgan Keith 8th 75-01

Congratulations on a good conference season. Good luck at the Class L championships in two weeks.

Complete meet results can be found at http://mysportsresults.com/Results/Out2009/SWC09-Girls.html

May 12 Results

Congratulations on the best season that Pomperaug Track and Field has experienced. Today you took on the best team in the conference and performed better than I could have asked. Although Weston did beat us (83.5 - 66.5), it was a close meet and that had many highlights:

• Amanda Walters won the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles.
• Mary Haase won the discus and shot put and finished 2nd in the javelin.
• Jeanne Theleen won the 3200 and finished 2nd in the 1600.
• Jess Miller won the long jump and tied for 3rd in the high jump.
• Sydney Polke won the triple jump and was 3rd in the long jump.
• Kasey Dean won the javelin.
• Kelsey Bean tied for 1st in the high jump.
• Alex Wilds was 2nd in the 300m hurdles.
• Abby Ruane was 2nd in the 800m.
• Morgan Keith was 2nd in the discus.
• Marina Alfonso was 3rd in the 100m hurdles.
  
• Alexa Jakiela was 3rd in the triple jump.
• Mel Urquhart was 3rd in the shot put.

There were many excellent performances as we were able to add six new entries to states and six new entries to the SWC championships. Congratulations on a great regular season and good luck next week at the SWC championships.

May 5 Results

Congratulations, once again, on your 10th and 11th victories of the season. On a cold and rainy day at New Milford, the girls Track and Field team beat New Milford (87-63) and Oxford (110-39). The team was lead by:

• The 4x800 team of Cierra Rouse, Kathleen Mooney, Alexa Jakiela, and Jeanne Theleen finished 1st.
  
• Amanda Walters winning the 100m hurdles and the 300m hurdles.
• Mary Haase winning the discus and shot put and placing 3rd in the javelin.
• Jeanne Theleen winning the 1600.
• Kelsey Bean winning the long jump, 2nd in the high jump, and 3rd in the 200.
• Sydney Polke winning the triple jump.
• Alyssa Fusco placing 2nd in the 100 and 200
• Abby Ruane placing 2nd in the 1600.
• Cierra Rouse placing 2nd in the 3200.
• Jessica Miller placing 2nd in the long jump.
• Kasey Dean placing 2nd in the javelin
• Jess Horn placing 2nd in the pole vault.
• Nicole Mendelson placing 3rd in the 400.
• Alex Wilds placing 3rd in the 300m hurdles.
• Alexa Jakiela placing 3rd in the 800.
• Daria Krizan placing 3rd in the pole vault.
• Morgan Kieth placing 3rd in the discus.

Good luck next week in your last regular season meet.