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HHS Girls Track and Field Team Captures League Championship

Harrison Girls Track and Field athletes were League Champions in seven events

Congratulations to the Harrison High School Girls Track and Field team who captured the League Championship. This is the ninth League Championship in the last ten years for the HHS Girls Track and Field team.

The Girls Track and Field Team finished with 139 points, eleven points better than the next team Byram Hills who finished with 128 points. Harrison Girls had 8 individuals win 7 Gold medals, 8 individuals who won six silver medals, and one bronze medalist.

They are as follows:

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Gold Medals – LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Kirsi Rajagopal - 1500m

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Kirsi Rajagopal - 3000m

Ashia Kapio - 100m Hurdles

Ashia Kapio - 400m Hurdles

Kelly Quinn - Pentathlon

Hope Hessler - Discus

Ciara Gougherty, Amelia Fischer, Julia Alcoba, Madison Stagg - 4 x 100 Relay

Silver Medals

Emily Hasset - Discus

Cece Gilmore - Steeplechase

Ciara Gougherty - Long Jump

Georgia Kiriakou - Pole Vault

Ashia Kapio - Triple Jump

Ciara Gougherty, Maddie Tucci, Julia Alcoba, Gianna Menniti - 4 x 400 Relay

Bronze Medals

Ashia Kapio - Long Jump

At the Westchester County Championships on May 20th, junior Kirsi Rajagopal continued her amazing spring season by winning the 3000m and breaking her own school record in the process. Kirsi had set the record, held since 2004, only three weeks ago. Ashia Kapio was crowned the Westchester County Champion in the Pentathlon event.

Other Harrison Girls Track and Field Westchester County Medalists were Amelia Fischer, Gianna Menniti, Kelly Quinn, Madison Stagg and Maddie Tucci.

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