Feb 4, 2013 1:52 PM
For the first time in head coach Eddie Arnold’s 12-year tenure, the Southampton girls indoor track team brought home titles from the Small Schools Championships, held at Suffolk County Community College at Brentwood on Sunday.
Isabella Franz won the 600-meter race, in 1:41.40, while Meggie Gallo, Emily Wesnofske, Jessa Laspesa and Erika Gulija teamed up to win the 4x200-meter relay, in 1:52.79. It was the 4x200 team’s fastest time this season on the Suffolk West track, where most of its meets are held, but not its best overall time; the team broke the school record in a meet held at the Armory in Manhattan. Because the latter track is banked and the runners wear spikes, it typically yields faster times, according to Arnold.
Arnold said he was “ecstatic” that the girls brought... more
Isabella Franz won the 600-meter race, in 1:41.40, while Meggie Gallo, Emily Wesnofske, Jessa Laspesa and Erika Gulija teamed up to win the 4x200-meter relay, in 1:52.79. It was the 4x200 team’s fastest time this season on the Suffolk West track, where most of its meets are held, but not its best overall time; the team broke the school record in a meet held at the Armory in Manhattan. Because the latter track is banked and the runners wear spikes, it typically yields faster times, according to Arnold.
Arnold said he was “ecstatic” that the girls brought... more
