By Associate Correspondent Brynn Sherry, Senior Correspondent Marty Ogden, Editing and Graphics by Ron Knapp
Girls Championship Highlights
The girls of Lyme-Old Lyme ran and threw their way to another title in Monday’s competition, with a commanding 89 points, while there was a tight battle for second between Canton who scored 41 and Windsor Locks taking third with 38. The day’s performances brought no shortage of memorable moments as athletes embraced the pressure of competition, and showed what the culmination of hard work and dedication can achieve both on the track and in the field.
Photo courtesy of CIAC
It seems every week, someone from LOL has been breaking school records this season. They are led by 1976 Olympian Jan Merrill-Morin and her husband Jeff. “We share the responsibilities and get to talk about the team over the dinner table. But all credit goes to the captains, Tabitha (Colwell) and Kate (Walsh) who are all tremendous leaders. They are so positive with the girls and set a tremendous attitude for the team.”
Lyme-Old Lyme’s hurdle champion Zoe Eastman-Grossel set a new record in the 300m hurdles with an impressive time of 44.27, outrunning the previous record held by Jessica Starr of East Hampton at 44.84. Previously Eastman-Grossel also took the 100m (12.05) and then completed her day winning the 200m (25.38) proving herself to be an incredibly strong and versatile athlete across events. This will set up a battle between herself and Bloomfield’s D’Asia Duncan who broke the Class M record with both going under 43 seconds in the 300 hurdles this season.
Adding to Lyme-Old Lyme’s growing point total, Chase Gilbert also established herself as a multi-champion in this competition. Gilbert claimed the 1600m at 4:59.40, the 800m at 2:22.50, and lastly, the 3200m with a time of 11:16.05. This was more of a workout for the junior as she ran controlled in all three events while being pursued by runner-up Hazel Delucia of Lyman Memorial for most of the 3200m race.
Teammate Margaret Thuma dominated the discus with a throw of 98-05, establishing herself as the top competitor, with Putnam’s Eliana Ionkin and Mariella Lukasik of East Windsor both tossed 91-11 with Ionkin taking the silver with the next best mark of 90-05 to 89-02 for Lukasik.
Monday’s meet started with the 4x800m relay that was claimed by Hale Ray, whose lightning fast team ran 9.57.13 to earn a new spot as CT’s #13. The girls who were…
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