NEW BRITAIN— On Saturday, Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) Junior Chase Gilbert took first place in the 1600 meters at the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championship with a time of 4:48:33.
The event was held at Veteran’s Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain.
Next Friday, June 20, Gilbert will run the 1600 meters again in the New Balance National Championship being held at University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) in Philadelphia.
Lyme-Old Lyme High School Senior Zoe Eastman-Grossel will be running the 200 meters at the same championship.
Chase and Eastman-Grossel will be joined by two additional LOLHS athletes—Tabitha Colwell and Serena Mazzi—at the UPenn championship. Together the four girls comprise the LOLHS Sprint Medley team, which is currently ranked 14th in the nation.
Many congratulations to Chase.on her win yesterday and good luck to all four competing on Friday at UPenn.
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