The younger runners took a trip to the Big Apple on 1/31 to experience the banked turns of the famous 168th Street mondo surface oval. Freshman Katurah Orji came away with two medals and one class record. First, she placed third in the 55 dash in 7.7 and led teammate Suzie Nimoh in the same event to a 4th place finish in 7.8. Next, she won the seeded heat in 27.2 to break the freshman school record held by Armani Blair.
Also among the 9th graders, the girls 4 x 800 team had an exciting 3rd place finish. Mariah Christian, Erin Schafer, Sara Christian, and Lindsay Schafer raced to a 10:49 clocking to take bronze medals.
Danielle Halikias placed 2nd in the Novice girls 800 in 2:37.3. The varsity girls distance medley took 12th with their best time of the season in 13:27.8. The team was composed of soph Marissa Karl (3:58 1200), frosh Alicia Warren (400), and juniors Sam Tavalare (800) and Steph Smith (1600).
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