WAVERLY – The Norwich girls track and field team hiked their way down with the boys for the Section IV Class B Championships.
The meet was held at Waverly high school last Thursday, May 26., and saw a total of seven teams compete in 18 different events throughout the course of the day.
The Norwich girls would secure a total of six championships for this meet, en route to a stellar overall performance, taking second overall in the tournament with 108-team points. Waverly would secure the team title with 119-team points scored on the day.
• Steeplechase saw Norwich's Liz Eddy carve out a spot of her own when she ran a 9:59.01 for a fifth place finish. Molly Burdick of Johnson City would secure the win with a time of 8:09.70.
• 110 hurdles would go to Alexandra Lauber of Maine Endwell when she ran a solid 15.74 for the win, however, Norwich's Hannah Klocksowski would see some points come her way when she finished in fifth place with a 18.15.
• 4x800 meter relay team from Susquehanna Valley would dominate the race, winning the event with a time of 8:32.11. Norwich's team, much like the boys, would also secure a fifth place finish with their time of 12:25.09.
• 100 meter dash would see Norwich's Emily Shattuck run an astounding 13.03 for her class championship run. While Norwich's Marysa Campbell would finish in sixth with a time of 13.89.
• The 400 meter hurdles saw Susquehanna Valley's Jessica Hawley run a 1:14.25 for the win in the event. Norwich's Destiny Gladney secured her spot on the podium with a fourth place finish when she posted her time of 1:17.58.
• 400 meter dash was a solid competition throughout, as Emily Cluck of Johnson City would narrowly edge out Norwich's Hailey Colabelli. Cluck would run a 58.19, to Colabelli's 1:02.59.
• The 1500 meter run would see Norwich claim another championship spot, as Nicole Jeffrey would earn the win with a time of 5:16.37.
• The 800 meter would go to the home town of Waverly, when Elle Nittinger ran a 2:28.49. The tightly contested race saw Norwich's Nicole Jeffrey slip to fourth, however, was only mere seconds behind the winning time when she ran a 2:31.76.
