Looking Out At The Road Rushing Under My Wheels: Greenwich HS Girls Track Team

The Greenwich High School girls track team showcased their talents scoring numerous victories during their post season wrap up.

At the CIAC Class LL Championship, the 4x800 team of Maggie McCooe, Ellie Daplyn, Gemma Hardwick, and Esme Daplyn placed third overall with a season best time of 9:25.01. Senior Esme Daplyn placed third in the open 800, and senior Kate Friedman placed sixth in the 1600 and fourth in the 3200. Hardwick placed seventh in the open 400, Sophia Riche placed third in the 300 hurdles, and Theresa Knuth placed fifth in shot put. The 4x400 team of Hardwick, McCooe, Esme Daplyn, and Ellie Daplyn placed fourth overall with a season's best time of 4:03.81. The Greenwich Girls team placed fourth overall.

Next up was the 41st Annual CIAC Girls Outdoor Track and Field State Open Championship where Greenwich placed 10th overall out of 182 high schools in Connecticut. In the State Open Championship, the 4x800 team of McCooe, Ellie Daplyn, Kate Friedman and Esme Daplyn placed second overall with an incredible, new season best time of 9:19.03. The 4x400 team of Hardwick, McCooe, Ellie Daplyn and Esme Daplyn placed sixth overall with a season best of 4:03.13. Esme Daplyn took second place in the open 800 with a new personal best of 2:11.28 and #14 all time in CT. Friedman placed ninth in the 3200 with a time of 11:19.55. The Greenwich girls team placed 10th overall.

Continuing their winning streak, Friedman, Hardwick, McCooe and Orla Muir earned All New England honors with a sixth place finish in what was an exciting 4x800 race at the Council of New England Principals' Association New England Outdoor Track and Field Championship at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH.

Riche easily secured a 12th place finish at the CIAC Heptathlon State Championship which was held over two days at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in New Britain. This event is incredibly challenging as it includes 100 hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200, long jump, javelin, and 800.

And finally, at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor Championship held at Philadelphia's Franklin Field, the fab four Distance Medley Relay Team of Friedman, Hardwick, McCooe, and Muir finished strong in their last race of the season.

Congratulations to all the girls on a great season and especially to the seniors who will be greatly missed.

Gemma Hardwick completed her sophomore year at Greenwich High School and is a regular contributor to the GPS District Digest.