Oxford Girls Track Splits in Dual Meet

The Oxford High School girls track team defeated Brookfield but lost to Bethel during a dual meet at Brookfield on Tuesday. The team beat Brookfield 76.5 to 69.5 but lost to Bethel 83 to 66.

Oxford is now 2-3 on the season.

Oxford Highlights:

Marcea Stilson, Sara Ponce, Caylee Richardson and Brianna Hoffner won the 4x800 meter relay in the time of 11:07. The relay team qualified for the Class S State and Southwest Conference Championships. Stephanie Romanowski won the long jump in a jump of 14' 4".  Sara Ponce won the 3200 meter run in a time of 12:55. Taylor Drayton won the shot put with a throw of 33-feet, two-inches (school record) and discus with a throw of 104-feet, 10-inches, which is also a school record.

Other top finishers for Oxford were:

• Taylor Drayton: 2nd javelin 97 feet
• Jill Miller: 2nd 100m hurdles 20.4
• Corinn Niski: 3rd 100 m hurdles 20.8, 3rd 300 intermediate hurdles 55.3
• Hannah VanBuiten: 3rd 100 meters 13.9, 5th 200 m 29.3
• Shelby Burnett 4th 100 meters 14.6, 4th 200m 28.9, 3rd high jump 4-feet, 4-inches
• Marcea Stilson 2nd in the 1600 m 6:04, 2nd 3200 meters 12:56
• Sara Ponce 3rd in 1600 m 6:09
• Caylee Richardson 4th 1600 m 6:13, 3rd 800 m 2:46
• Briann Hoffner 5th 1600m 6:21
• Olivia Richter 6th 1600m 6:24
• Amy Persson 4th 300 IH 57.4, 2nd High Jump 4-feet, eight inches
• Johnna D'Ambruoso 2nd 800m 2:45

Twelve out of the 19 girls on the team have qualified for the Southwest Conference Championships and Class S State Championships.

Six school records have been set so far this season in the young program, and 15 class records (the team keeps track of records for the freshman through senior classes) have been set so far this season.

The next meet is Tuesday at Pomperaug High School with Newtown and New Fairfield.