The Darien Times

Wave wins states, Schoen, Hotchkiss take firsts

Monday, February 13, 2012 11:37 PM

Girls Indoor Track

Updated Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:30 AM

(The following story was posted prior to a discovered, admitted data entry error in the pole vault event resulted in Darien not coming in first after all, but landing in second instead. See story on this site for more.)

Darien edged out Windsor for the Class L crown at states.

And the battle lines were familiar ones.

“For the third year in a row, Darien and Windsor fought for the team title,” said Wave indoor girls track coach Steve Norris. “In each year, the margin of victory was less that two points. Darien won by 1.5 points in 2010. Windsor won by 1.0 points in 2011.”

Darien scored 72.50 points to the runner-up's 71 at Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on Monday.

East Lyme was third with 53.25.

Pacing DHS, Dillon Schoen winning the 600 in 1:39.36, Leah Hotchkiss and Catherine Lacy going 1-2 in the high jump at 5-1, 5-0 respectively.

“All girls were well aware of the history and the likelihood that every point would count,” Norris added. “Indeed, one place lost in one event would have turned our win into a loss.”

Lacy was runner-up in the long jump at 17:01, Grace Loh came in second in the 1000 in 3:00.31, Madeleine Schneider third in pole vault at 9-0, and Jessica Thornbury tied for third at 9-0, Lacy was fourth in the 55 in 7:53, the 4x400 relay fourth in 4:14.74, the sprint relay fourth in 4:32.83, Schneider fifth in the 55 hurdles in 9:34, Katie Donovan fifth in the 300 in 1:44.01, Elisabeth Lowe fifth in the 1600 in 5:26.95, the 4x200 relay fifth in 1:51.25, Anne Johnston fifth in the 3200 in 11:47.96, Taylor McDonald seventh in shot put at 30-01, Elizabeth Fucigna 10th in the 300 in 44.13.

“Pole vault was the last event to score, and we were down five points to Windsor, Windsor had no vaulters...” Norris said. “The third place tie points garnered by Thornbury and Schneider put us over the top.”

Wave Peaks

— 300m Fucigna had a personal best

— 600 Dillon Schoen is state champion running the second best time in Darien history, Katie Donovan got a personal record

— 1000 School record for Loh breaking a 27-year-old record set by Meg Moisen who went on to run on a national championship cross country team at Villanova

— 1600 Lowe and Lowden got personal bests

— 3200 Johnston was two seconds off of a personal best

— 55 hurdles Schneider got a personal best in the trials and bettered that in the final

— 4x200 relay A seasonal best

— 4x400 relay Seasonal best for Darien

— long jump Lacy got her second best jump this year, was beaten by Conn. best jumper

— high jump Hotchkiss and Lacy tied for first, the tie requiring a jump-off to determine the winner, Hotchkiss, clearing a personal best of 5-1

Next meet is the state open Saturday at Hillhouse.

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