NORWICH- Over the course of Friday December 8 and Saturday December 9, the Norwich Purple Tornado indoor track team participated in two competitive meets hosted across Central New York. The Friday nightcap meet known as the John DiMao Invitational was held at Sanford Field House on the Colgate University campus, while Saturday’s Bomber Invitational was held at the Ithaca College Athletics and Events Center.

Up first on the docket for the Tornado athletes was the Friday nightcap at Colgate. For the NHS girl’s team, Caroline Stewart placed third in the 55-meter dash with a time of 8.00 seconds flat. Stewart followed up her success on the track with a third place finish in the long jump with a leap of 14-11.25 feet.

Following their senior teammate’s lead, Riley Marsh sprinted to an eighth place finish in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 10.88 seconds.

Going back to the pits, Angela Carlson took a sixth place finish in triple jump with her 27-08 foot finish.

In the cage, Elizabeth Karlson placed seventh in the shot put with a throw of 27-11 feet. Fellow thrower, Liliana Talbot- Gould placed ninth in the shot put with her throw of 25-08 feet.

Moving over to the boy’s side of the meet at Colgate, NHS sprinter David Berger took a first place finish in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.95 seconds. Additionally, Berger took a sixth place finish in the long jump with a distance of 17-10.5 feet.