Any athlete planning to compete for the Girls Winter Track and Field team should plan to submit all of the required paperwork this week. Voluntary practices begin on Monday, November 9 and will continue throughout the week. Athletes will meet in the Student Commons at 3:00 pm, preparing to run outside. Only athletes that have submitted all of the required paperwork will be permitted to practice. Mandatory practices will begin on Monday, November 16. Athlete's who do not turn in their required paperwork by that date will not be a part of this year's team.

The Girls Winter Track and Field Team traveled to New York over the weekend for the 62nd annual Bishop Loughlin Games. The meet featured over 200 school from 6 different states. The Lady Warriors again proved that they are able to compete at any level. The sophomore sprint medley team of Julie Byrne, Erin McKelvey, Mary Abraham and Katie Sorber won the event with a time of 4:43.62. This marks the second straight year that Methacton has won the event.

Another notable performance was turned in by junior Rainah Dunham. Her leap of 16' 6" in the long jump was good enough for a 6th place finish. The 4x200 Relay of Amy Domenick, Lauren Prusacki, Kelly Groth and Caroline Duffy placed 8th overall with a time of 1:46.85. The time is currently #3 in PA and should be enough to earn them a trip to the State Championships at the end of February.  The 4x400 Relay Domenick, Groth, Duffy and Angela Ramsden also placed 8th overall. Sarah Burry (11th - Pole Vault), Fallon Brown (13th - PV), Amy Domenick (15th - 55M Hurdles) and Tianna Crippen (17th - Long Jump) rounded out the top 20 finishes for the Lady Warriors.

Junior Rainah Dunham has exploded onto the jumping scene this season. On Friday night at Lehigh University in a meet featuring over 70 teams from throughout the Delaware Valley, she placed 4th in the triple jump with a leap of 35' .25" to finish 4th. That performance is currently the 10th longest jump in PA. Making the performance even more impressive is that Friday was only the 2nd time she has ever competed in the event! Earlier in the season, Dunham had an indoor PR in the Long Jump of 16' 11.5", which is also #10 in PA. Sophomore Lauren Prusacki also had an outstanding meet, placing 6th in the 200M dash with a time of 27.03 seconds. Her performance qualified her for the Meet of Champions in late February. Senior Tianna Crippen, competing in the Long Jump for only the 3rd time, placed 5th in the event with a leap of 16' 1". The three joined forces with senior Kelly Groth to place 3rd in the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:50.57. Another athlete continuing her consistently strong performances was sophomore Fallon Brown. Brown finished 6th in the High Jump at 5' 0" and 7th in the Pole Vault at 9' 0". Also taking home a medal was the 4x400 relay of Angela Ramsden, Amy Domenick, Caroline Duffy and Erin McKelvey. The foursome ran 4:19.23 to place 6th in the event.

The girls track and field team finished a grueling stretch of 3 meets in 5 days in record breaking fashion. Competing at Ursinus in the annual Bear High School Invitational featuring teams from 4 States, senior Caroline Duffy led the way with her best performance of the season. Running in the 55M Dash for the first time this season, Duffy broke the school record previously held by Katie Catania, with a time of 7.42 seconds. She later anchored the 4x200 relay team to a win with a blazing time of 1:47.25 seconds. She was joined on the team by Amy Domenick, Gianna Fazio and Rainah Dunham. Dunham, also competed in the triple jump for the 3rd consecutive meet. Bettering her mark in every meet, Dunham's leap of 35' 6.5" placed her 3rd in the event and moved her into 9th placed in PA this season.

Additional outstanding performances came from Sarah Burry, as she placed 3rd in the Pole Vault with a mark of 9' 6". Tianna Crippen placed 6th in the Long Jump with a leap of 16' 1". Angela Ramsden placed 7th in the 400M with a time of 1:02.55. Kelly Groth was 8th in the 200M at 27.01 seconds as well as 10 in the 55M with a time of 7.57 seconds. Gianna Fazio also placed 10th in the triple jump with a leap of 32' .75". Overall, the Lady Warriors finished in 2nd place out of the schools from PA, just 1 point shy of Carlisle High School. After midterms, they will travel to Penn State for the annual Kevin Dare Invitational next weekend.

Despite having the track buried under nearly 2 feet of snow, the girls track and field team returned to action with several outstanding performances at Lehigh University on Friday night. The 4x200 Relay of Amy Domenick, Gianna Fazio, Rainah Dunham and Caroline Duffy put together an outstanding performance, running 1:47.68 to win the event against a field of 63 schools from throughout the Delaware Valley. Duffy anchored the relay, passing North Penn down the home stretch securing the victory. Sophomore Fallon Brown also had an outstanding meet. Competing in the triple jump for only the 3rd time this season, Brown jumped 34' 4" to place 3rd in the event and qualify for the Meet of Champions. Her distance currently ranks 18th in PA, with her teammate, Rainah Dunham, currently in 10th.  Senior Tianna Crippen had her best Long Jump of the season, leaping 16' 3.25" to place her 5th overall and secure her spot in the Meet of Champions. Sophomore Lauren Prusacki will also be making the trip to the MOC, this time in the 60M Dash with a 5th place time of 8.30 seconds. Prusacki is the 3rd member of the Lady Warriors that has qualified for the MOC in the event.

The girls travel to Staten Island, NY on Sunday for the Oceam Breeze Invitational in hopes of qualifying athletes and relays for the State Championships, which take place at the end of February.

A school record that has been on the books for 9 years has been the goal of this years 4x200 relay team. A member of that record relay team, Ryann Krais, visited the team this winter and knew that this was a group that could set the new mark. On Sunday, the 4x200 relay team of Amy Domenick, Gianna Fazio, Rainah Dunahm and Caroline Duffy shattered the old mark with a time of 1:45.33. Several members of that group were far from done for the day. Domenick won the sophomore 55M Dash with the 2nd fastest time in school history of 7.46 seconds. She later went on to PR in the sophomore 200M, but could not compete in the finals due to a conflict with the relay. Another athlete in the same situation was Caroline Duffy. Her time of 25.22 seconds in the 200M was not only a PR, but is also #5 in PA for the season. Although she qualified for the finals, she was also unable to run due to the time conflict. Junior Rainah Dunham placed 4th in the Long Jump with a leap of 16' .5".  Another athlete taking home 2 medals for the day was sophomore Lauren Prusacki. Setting a PR in both the 55M Dash and the 200M, Prusacki placed 3rd and 4th respectively in those events. Senior Sarah Burry had her best performance of the season, placing 3rd in the pole vault with a mark of 10' 0". Tianna Crippen added 2 top 10 performances. She finished 7th in the triple jump with an indoor best of 33' 7.5 " and 9th in the long jump.

The girls return to competition on Friday with another meet at Lehigh University.

Caroline Duffy is about to put a close on an incredible indoor season, but before doing so, she decided to set her 3rd school record in the past 2 months. In January, Duffy already set the new mark in the 55M Dash and was part of the record-breaking 4x200 relay. On Friday night at Lehigh University, the senior crushed the old school record in the 60M Dash, first during the trials of the event, then a second time in the finals, on her way to a 5th place finish at the DVGT Meet of Champions. Her mark of 7.86 seconds currently ranks as #12 in Pennsylvania. Duffy later competed in the 200M Dash, finishing 3rd overall with a time of 25.61 seconds. She is currently ranked 6th in PA in that event. Finally, she anchored the 4x200 relay with Amy Domenick, Gianna Fazio and Lauren Prusacki as they placed 8th overall. Prusacki had earlier set a huge PR in her open 200M Dash with a time of 26.57 seconds.

Another athlete having an incredible winter is junior Rainah Dunham. Dunham set her focus this season on the jumping events. With the pressure of knowing only the top 15 in PA qualify for the State Championship Meet next weekend at Penn State, Dunham's clutch PR of 17' 5.25" on her final long jump sent her from 16th in the State and just out of the competition to 11th and looking forward to competing again the best. She finished 5th overall in the meet. She also had an outstanding night in the triple jump, finishing 4th with a leap of 35' 1" and is currently 13th in the state in that event. Sophomore Fallon Brown also walked away from the meet with two top 10 finishes, placing 7th in the triple jump and 8th in the High Jump. Senior Sarah Burry cleared 9' 6" in the Pole Vault to finish 7th in that event. 

The Lady Warriors will be sending 6 girls to the State Championships, covering 5 different events. They have also qualified 4 athletes for the Indoor National Championships to be held in New York City in the mid-March.