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Rain & Wind Don’t Stop Girls’ Track From 3 Wins

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Leading the 1600 are Cyrene Nicholas, Jess Lohret and Courtney Cosgrove. They finished 1-2-3.

If any records were set last Wednesday at the girls track meet officials might have had to disallow them because it was so windy they couldn’t be counted.

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As luck would have it there were no records but the Lady Hornets didn’t need any en route to sweeping Hillhouse 119 – 28, Sheehan 107.5 – 42.5 and West Haven 117 – 32 in the four team meet.

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Coach Kevin Connell times his runners in the rain storm.

It was awful,” said Coach Kevin Connell (pictured), of the weather conditions. But if we’re going to compete in it we better get a few wins.” It’s common for track meets to be combined with multiple schools and the scores are kept as if each school is playing against only one other school so they have head – to-head competition.

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Cleo Kyriakides jumps up and down to get warm before her leg in the winning 4X400.

Several team members did well despite the wind and rain. Cyrene Nicholas won both the 1600 at 5:41 and the 3200 in 12:31 as well as being a member of the winning 4X800 at 11:02.

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Cyrene (pictured) had a great day winning two events with respectable times”, said Connell.

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Throughout the dismal, windy day runners and coaches covered up to stay warm and dry during the cold rain.

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Etta Hanlon competed in the pole vault. She also won the high jump.

Other winners for the Lady Hornets included 100 Hurdles Claira Janover 16.4, 300 Hurdles, Izzy Bysiewicz, Long Jump, Etta Hanlon (pictured),14 – 7, High Jump, Janover 4 – 4, Pole Vault, Elisa Case 9’ and Javelin, Keira Integlia. 

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Anneliese Troidle was part of both the 4X400 and 4X800 winning teams.

In addition to Nicholas, other members of the winning 4X800 included Anneliese Troidle(pictured), Courtney Cosgrove and Jessica Lohret. And members of the 4X400 winning team included Troidle, Bysiewicz, Zoe Smiarowski and Cleo Kyriakides.

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Boys’ track coach Rich Biondi pitched in helping with the timing in the relays.

With the three wins Branford improves to 5 – 1. Their next home meet is Tuesday, May 5, against Career.

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