Rams Girls Track Excels at Freshman and Sophomore Meet

With a bunch of underclassmen that helped the girls track team , it should come as little surprise that the team did well in the Mercer County Freshman and Sophomore Meet.

Competing in the event, held the weekend of May 20 at Hopewell High School, Hightstown won a total of 14 medals.

In the freshman portion of the meet, Cassidie Geffrard and Sarina Sokoloff both won two medals each.

Geffrard was second in the triple jump with a distance of 29' 8 1/2". She was also third in the 100 with a time of 13.2.

Sokoloff was third in the 3200 (12:35) and fifth in the 1600 (6:10.8).

Taylor Johnson also placed in the discus with a distance of 74' 4".

In the sophomore meet, Hightstown earned nine medals. That total included a pair of medals for both Adrena Desmond and Lydia Walsh. Both of these girls were letter-winners on the team as freshmen.

Desmond was fourth in the 100 hurdles (16.4) and sixth in the 100 (13.6).

Walsh was second in the 400 (1:01.3) and third in the 200 (27.6).

Nikki Khandenwal was third in the 3200 (12:13).

Hightstown also picked up two medals in the throwing events. Ryan Otero was third in the javelin (74'). Cherup Jackson was third in the shot put (29' 10 1/4").

Hightstown also picked up two medals in the jumping events. Rachel Wilson was sixth in the pole vault (7' 6"). Brianna Burgess was fifth in the high jump (4' 6").

"We have seven seniors and some juniors, but the majority of our team is made up of freshmen and sophomores," Hess noted. "It's a great group of kids that really did well this year.

"I was pleased with how we did at this meet. I thought we did pretty well. It was the best showing we've had here in a while."