INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Girls Finish 7th Place at the state meet, earn school Record in 4x400M relay
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The 4x200M team blew out their heat and came 1 spot away from earning a point in their race. The team of Ellie Pollock, Adrienne Newton, Alana Taylor, and Lindsey Hertsenberg ran a great race and finished in 1:54.06, just 1/2 second away from 6th. Kasey Prettyman ran a new personal best in the 400 and just missed scoring as well in a highly competitive field. She ran 1:02.17. The 4x800M team ran excellent, but were the unfortunate recipients of a confused meet official and were forced to run 1 extra lap in their race. Danielle Wegrzyn led off the race, and at the first exchange she was blowing out the field in 1st place and was then forced to run a 5th lap. When the officials realized their mistake, they allowed the other teams to run 4. Danielle split a personal best 2:37, and then ran an extra lap in 43 seconds. She handed off to Pam Zhang (2:54), then Rachel Gagnon (2:54), and finally Jill Allen (2:48). Their unnofficial time was 11:15, good enough for 7th place overall. Their official time after 17 laps run was 12:08, good for 11th overall. We'll say they finished 7th!! Overall the team finished with 19 points, their highest score since 1997. Great job everyone, and thanks to the rest of the team and the parents for your continued support!!!! Official Results | Season Best Times
The 4x800M team finished 4th place overall in 11:11.27. That team consisted of Danielle Wegrzyn (2:39), Rachel Gagnon (2:57), Pam Zhang (2:53), and Jill Allen (2:39). The 4x200M team of Alana Taylor, Lindsay Hertsenberg, Ellie Pollock, and Adrienne Newton came in 8th place overall, running 1:57.38. Taylor finished 16th in the 55M in 8.29, Maddie Murphy also finished the 55M in 23rd (9.01) and 21st in the 200M (30.76). Newton finished 14th in the 200 in 29.76. Pollock also came in 14th in the 400M in 1:06.58. Finally, Emalee Bennett threw the shot in her first meet of the season. She hit 21-3.75. GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!!!
UD Invitational On Sunday the team competed in the UD Invitational. They were led by Emily Frydrych's 1st place finish in the 800. She finished in 2:22.04 and currently holds the 19th fastest 800M time in state history. Merissa Cope also finished 2nd overall in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 10.33. Izzy King finished 1st in her heat and 6th overall in the 400M (1:06.39), Ellie Pollock finished 2nd in her heat and 9th overall in the 400 (1:07.33). In the 1600 Danielle Wegrzyn set a personal best with a time of 6:06.27 to finish 9th overall. Rachel Gagnon finished 13th in 6:28.45, and senior Pam Zhang finished 15th in 6:29.27. Katie Gangloff made her indoor 2010 debut in the long jump and triple jump, finishing 13-1.75 and 27-3.25 respectively for 7th and 6th. Cope also finished 9th in the long jump and 5th in the triple jump. Maddie Murphy also competed in the 55-meter dash, finishing 14th in 8.65. The team will compete next Saturday at Kutztown. Frydrych Crushes 1600 School Record at Kutztown Emily Frydrych finished 2nd overall at the Maroon and Gold Invitational @ Kutztown on Saturday. Her time of 5:16.33 is the 16th fastest time in state history. St. Mark's Finishes 2nd at N5CTA Invitational
The girls had a very impressive showing at the N5CTA Invitational at Widener on Saturday. They finished the meet in 2nd place with 60 points, just 11 points behind Christiana. The Spartans were led by Junior Emily Frydrych, who won both the 1600 (5:35) and the 800 (2:26). Freshman Rachel Gagnon won her first high school race ever, finishing first in the 3200 (13:51.33). Sophomore Merissa Cope contributed with 17 points in 4 events in her first ever indoor track and field meet. She finished 2nd in the 55 hurdles (10.17), 4th in the triple jump (25-11), 6th in the long jump (13-02.50), and led off the 4th place 4x200M (2:02.01). Senior Lindsey Prettyman ran a very quick final lap to move up to 2nd overall in the 800 (2:29.69), qualifying her for the state meet in that event. Her sister senior Kasey Prettyman also qualified for the state meet in the 400 (1:04.48), finishing 4th. Sophomore Danielle Wegrzyn just missed her 1600 personal best, finishing 6th overall in 6:10.84. In the 200M, Alana Taylor finished 8th over (30.41) and Adrienne Newton finished 9th (30.51). They were both also on the 4th place 4x200M relay team, along with Cope and Lindsey Hertsenberg. Christmas City Relays
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The girls' indoor track and field team had a huge day at the indoor state meet, which culminated with a 7th place finish and a new school record. The 4x400M relay team (pictured above) set a new school record, finishing 4th place in 4:13.66. The team was run by 
The girls competed Sunday at the University of Delaware High School Invitational at the UD Field House. They were once again led by 
Contact Coach DiGennaro at mdigennaro@stmarkshs.net