Track and Field team has successful weekend at State Championships!
Date Posted: June 6, 2010

The STVM track and field team started the state championship weekend off on the right note by bringing home the state championship in the girls 4x800M relay. The team of senior Emily Tomei, sophomore Sam Kirk, sophomore Tessa Weigand, and Junior Maria Arnone crossed the finish line in 9:17.15.

On the second day of competition, Junior Doran Grant brought home the second state championship of the weekend by finishing in first place in the 110M hurdles in a time of :14.31.

Senior Erica Hutson also qualified in 4 championship events and her weekend was highlighted by a state runner-up finish in the girls 400M dash in a time of :55.27.

In the boys 800M run, Junior Jacob Swords placed fourth with a time of 1:54.71.

On the first day of competition the boys 4x800M relay team of sophomore Pat O'Brien, sophomore Sean Poholski, junior Ian Walsh, and junior Jacob Swords finished in 4th place with a time of 8:02.01

Other highlights include:
In the girls 4x200M relay, the team of sophomore Nashay Willis, senior Jen Murray, freshmen Chelsea Laury, and senior Erica Hutson finished in 5th place with a time of 1:42.96.

In the girls 800M run, senior Emily Tomei finished 11th with a time of 2:20.73.

In the girls 200M dash, senior Erica Hutson finished in 6th place with a time of :25.87.

In the girls 4x400M relay, the team of sophomore Tessa Weigand, sophomore Rachel Hutson, freshmen Chelsea Laury, and Senior Erica Hutson finished in 8th place with a time of 3:59.66.

In the boys 4x200M relay the team of sophomore Sae'Von Fitzgerald, sophomore Matt Matuska, senior Carrington Glenn, and junior Doran Grant finished in 7th place with a time of 1:29.48.

Overall, the girls team finished in 4th place of 71 teams by scoring a total of 26 points. The boys finished in 8th place of 70 teams by scoring a total of 22 points. Congratulations to all the athletes and head coach Dan Lancianese on a successful season!