The Girls Winter Track and Field season opened on Friday at Lehigh University against more than 70 schools throughout the Delaware Valley. This years teams is very young, but it was the veteran leadership that shined at the meet.

Jenny Martin lead the way placing 3rd in the long jump with a leap of 16' 10", as well as placing 5th in the 60M Hurdles with a time of 9.73 seconds. Caroline Duffy had an outstanding meet, placing 4th in the 200M with a time of 26.92 seconds and leading off the 4x400 Relay with Carly Foster, Angela Ramsden and Rainah Dunham, as they placed 10th with a time of 4:20.01. Nikki Serratore had 2 top 10 performances of her own, placing 6th in the triple jump with a leap of 34' 2" and 7th in the 60M Hurdles with a time of 9.90 seconds. The trio of pole vaulters, Monica Sauer, Meagan Rinella and Lizzy Kapralick, finished 7th, 8th and 9th, respectively, all with vaults of 8' 6". Rounding out the top 10 performances was the 4x200 relay team of Nikki Rimlinger, Danielle Duda,  Gianna Fazio and Aghina Marshall, as they placed 10th with a time of 1:55.63.

In total, the girls had 10 "Top 10" performances and Martin (Long Jump and 60m Hurdles), Duffy (200M) and Serratore (Triple Jump), all qualified for the Meet of Champions.

The Lady Warriors travel to Urinus on Wednesday for the Hill School Invitational

The Girls Track and Field Team traveled to Ursinus on Wednesday night and came home with their first State Qualifier for the season. Jenny Martin blew away her personal best time and raced to mark of 8.80 seconds in the 55M Hurdles, the second fastest time in the state so far this season. Caroline Duffy had another strong meet, placing 2nd in the 60M and helping the 4x400 relay to a 2nd place finish, along with Angela Ramsden, Ashley Lucidonio and Sarah Burry. Freshman Rainah Dunham also shined, with a 2nd place finish in the Long Jump and a 4th in the 400M run. Overall, the girls had 23 top 10 finishes in the meet that featured 15 schools. The team will travel to both Lehigh on Friday night and New York on Saturday.

 

The Girls Track and Field Team traveled to NYC to compete in the annual Bishop Loughlin Games. The meet features over 200 school from 7 different states. The girls came away with 5 medals, 5 State Qualifying performances, 8 Top 10 marks and 1 National Qualifying performance. Jenny Martin continue her torrid start to the season, placing 6th in the Long Jump (17' 7") and 6th in the 55M hurdles (8.58 seconds). Both are State Qualifying marks. Nicolette Serratore also brought home a medal and qualified for States in 2 events. Her 4th place finish in the Triple Jump (35' 5.5") was preceded by her qualifying mark in the 55M Hurdles (8.88 seconds). Caroline Duffy lit up NY 3 times on the afternoon. She blazed to a 10th place finish in the 55M Dash (7.60 seconds) and then led off the 4x200 Relay in both the trials and the finals. The 4x200 relay, which included Carly Foster, Angela Ramsden and Rainah Dunham in the trials, ran a State Qualifying mark of 1:47.76 to finish 6th in the trials. Due to an injury, Aghina Marshall replaced Ramsden in the finals and the foursome ran 1:46.71, placing 6th and qualifying the team for the National Championships as well.

The Sprint Medley Relay team of Brianna Landis (800M), Kelly Groth (200), Gianna Fazio (200) and Danielle Duda also walked away with a medal in NY. They won their heat easily and placed 6th overall with a time of 4:42.35.  In addition to Marshall's performance in the 4x200 relay, she fell just short of a medal and a State Qualifying mark in the Long Jump. Her leap of 17' 2", placed 8th overall and is just 1" short of the state mark. Meagan Rinella also had a fine meet, finishing 9th in the Pole Vault with a vault of 9' 0".

The girls travel to Lehigh on Saturday for their last meet of 2013.

The Girls Track and Field Team wrapped up their meets for the 2013 calendar year with another handful of outstanding performances. The Lady Warriors traveled to Lehigh University for the annual Christmas City Relays and came away with 5 top 3 medal performances and 3 PA Top 6 performances for the season.

Jenny Martin continued her incredibly strong season, winning the 60M Hurdles with a time of 9.20 seconds. That time currently stands as the #3 performance in the State. Martin then placed 3rd in the long jump with a leap of 17' 2.25". She started the day by leading off the 4x200 Relay to a second place finish with a time of 1:50.83. Also joining her on the relay was Carly Foster, Rainah Dunham and Caroline Duffy. Duffy had an outstanding performance of her own, placing 2nd in the 400M run at 1:01.08. That time is currently #6 in PA. Adding to the medal stand was junior Nicolette Serratore. Serratore placed 2nd in the Triple jump with a PA #3 distance of 36' 1.75".

The girls travel to Haverford University on Friday for the next competition.

Although the weather delayed their first meet of the 2014 calendar year, the Girls Track and Field team did not lose a beat competing in 2 meets over the January 11/12 weekend. Both meets featured some of the top schools from the eastern half of PA and both featured some outstanding performances from Methacton athletes. Caroline Duffy shined in both meets, winning the 400M run at Lehigh in a State Meet qualifying time of 1:00.71 and came back to win the 200M in another State Qualifying time of 26.57 seconds at Franklin and Marshall on Saturday. Duffy also placed 2nd in the 55M Hurdles at F&M.  Junior Aghina Marshall added her name to the State Qualifiers at Lehigh, placing 2nd in the Long Jump with a leap of 17' 3.5".  Freshman Rainah Dunham gave her best performance of the season, placing 3rd in the 200M at Lehigh and qualifying for the Meet of Champions with a time of 27.29 seconds.

Other outstanding performances on Saturday at Franklin and Marshall included: 
The 4x200 Relay of Kelly Groth, Tianna Crippen, Gianna Fazio and Angela Ramsden winning in a time of 1:53.04
Brianna Landis placing 2nd in the 3000M with a time of 12:06.27
Nikki Rimlinger placing 3rd in the 55M Hurdles with a time of 9.552 seconds
Jenny Martin placing 3rd in the shot put with a throw of 32' 7.5"
Rainah Dunham placing 3rd in the Long Jump with a leap of 15' 8"
4x800 Relay of Jess Holub, Brianna Landis, Kalena Mangum and Nicolette Serratore placing 3rd with a time of 10:34.67

The Girls Track and Field team continued to add athletes to the State Qualifying and Meet of Champions list.  At Lehigh University on Friday night, Jess Holub, Angela Ramsden, Rainah Dunham and Caroline Duffy ran the 4x400 relay in 4:11.08, finishing 3rd and qualifying for both the Meet of Champions and the PA State Championship Meet.  This marks the 2nd relay for the Lady Warriors (4x200 qualified earlier in the season), to go along with 7 individual State Qualifiers.

Aghina Marshall had her best performance of the season in 2 events, qualifying for the Meet of Champions in each.  She finished 5th in the triple jump with a leap of 33' 1" and 6th in the High Jump at 5' 0".  Jenny Martin continued her solid season, placing 2nd in the 60M Hurdles at 9.46 seconds. Nicolette Serratore added an 8th place finish in the same event at 9.78 seconds.  Kelly Groth had her best meet of the season, finishing 7th in the 60M Dash at 8.38 seconds.  She also provided a strong leg in the 4x200 relay, as Tianna Crippen, Gianna Fazio and Danielle Duda added their efforts to an 8th place finish in a time of 1:53.05.  Rounding out the top 10 finishers in the meet showcasing more than 70 teams was Lizzy Kapralick, who finished 10th in the Pole Vault with an 8' 6" performance.

The Lady Warriors travel to Penn State over the weekend to compete in the annual Kevin Dare Invitational.

Competing on both Jan 31 at Lehigh University and Feb 1 at Kutztown University, the girls track and field team added to their already lengthy list of post-season qualifiers.  Nikki Serratore, already a state qualifier in the triple jump and the 60 Hurdles, qualified for the Meet of Champions in the 60M Hurdles, placing 4th at Lehigh University on Friday night. Aghina Marshall continued her late season surge, leaping to a PA #4 distance in the Long Jump with a mark of 18' 0", winning the event at Kutztown University on Saturday afternoon. She also placed 6th in the High Jump with a height of 4' 10".

Over the weekend, the girls totaled 10 "Top 10" performances in the two meets. Freshman Angela Ramsden added 2 of those, with a 10th place finish in the 400M at 1:03.43 and as a member of the 4x400 relay that placed 9th. Carly Foster, Jess Holub and Nicolette Serratore each ran strong legs in the race. The hurdle crew had a great weekend. In addition to Serratore's performance on Friday night, Nikki Rimlinger placed 9th in the same race. On Saturday, Caroline Duffy placed 9th in the 55M Hurdles and was followed by Joanna Stefaniak's 10th place finish. Two other athletes added top 10 performances over the weekend, each placing 8th in their respective event:  Monica Sauer cleared 10' 0" in the Pole Vault and Jenny Martin launched a 30' 9.5" throw in the Shot Put.

The regular season for the Lady Warriors wraps up this week with meets at both Albright on Tuesday and Lehigh on Friday.

On a day when former Methacton great Ryann Krais was honored as an inductee into the Track and Field Hall of Fame, current athletes showed their skills against the best that PA has to offer. Two athletes took home state medals, but all showed why the girls should have another strong season in the PAC 10 this year.

Aghina Marshall, a state medalist outdoors last year, continue to step up when competing against the best, placing 4th in the Long Jump with a leap of 17' 9".  Caroline Duffy ran the second fastest time in school history (behind only Ryann Krais) in the 200M, placing 5th in the state. Her time of 25.38 seconds qualified her for the New Balance National Championship meet.

Other outstanding performances included the 4x400 relay team of Jess Holub, Angela Ramsden, Rainah Dunham and Caroline Duffy, as they finished 12th with a time of 4:06.75, nearly 5 seconds faster than their best of the season.  Jenny Martin competed in 2 events, finishing 14th in the 60M Hurdles and 19th in the Long Jump.  Nikki Serratore also competed in 2 events, placing 14th in the triple jump and 19th in the 60M Hurdles.  Rounding out the Methacton competitors was the 4x200 relay team of Carly Foster, Kelly Groth, Gianna Fazio and Aghina Marshall, who finished 21st.

The induction of Ryann Krais into an elite list of track and field athletes was also one of the meet highlights. A 2008 Methacton graduate, Ms. Krais set 11 PA State records and 2 National records. Krais also won the National Championship in the Pentathlon 3 times and competed for Team USA in both the World Youth and World Junior Championship. A two time Penn Relays champion in the 400M Hurdles, Ryann went undefeated in her career in the 300M Hurdles, winning the State Championship all 4 years, including setting the State record and eventually breaking her own record.

There will be a meeting for parents of athletes competing on the 2013-2014 Girls Indoor Track and Field Team on Wednesday, November 6 at 6 pm in room A137.