The Lyme-Old Lyme High School track and field team achieved some major successes at the Shoreline Conference Track and Field Championship meet held Wednesday at Coginchaug High School in Durham.
Junior Alison Scott and sophomore Jared Stanland each captured first place positions with Scott finishing first in the 400 meter dash with a time of 59.18 and Stanland taking first place in the shot putt with a distance of 45’05.05”. Both earned First Team All Shoreline honors.
Scott was a First Team All Shoreline winner for the Indoor Track season as well as she successfully defended her title as meet champion in the 600 Meter Dash. She also took second place in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.42 earning her Second Team All Shoreline honors. Stanland also came in third in the discus with a distance of 132’.05.00”.
Senior Rob McDonald was second in the high jump with a height of 6’ earning him Second Team All Shoreline recognition. Junior Jeff Davis was third in the 800 meter dash with a time of 2.03.02.
Additionally, the boys’ and girls’ 4 x 8, 4 x 4 and the boys’ 4 x 1 teams all qualified for the state championship as well.
Also competing on Wednesday were Samantha Lee, Megan Burns, Abby Guitar, Ally McCarthy, Kris Olson, Kaleigh Reynolds, Tess Hamilton-Ward, Cole McKnight, Stuart Ross, Ricky Harrison, James Cromarty, Will Demott, Nate Peduzzi, Brian Wolfe, Peter Hine, John Freer, and Chase Seibleck.
The Class S State Championship meet will be held next Tuesday at Willowbrook Park in New Britain.