Senior Kim Johnson (far left) vaulting to a state record at the ECC tournament. Kim's jump of 11' 6" ties the state record set by former teammate and current Notre Dame University track athlete Jessica Sullivan.
The pictures second and third from the left are of freshman Allison Sullivan setting a personal best of 11'. Her 11' jump tied the previous meet record and ranks her third in the nation for freshman pole vaulters.
The final two pictures are of upper Kaylan Pickford. She is clearing 11' to finish second behind teammate Kim Johnson. These performances mark the first time that 3 girls from the same school have cleared 11' in a meet.
There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades
will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships. Michael Jordan
Congratulations to the Girls Track and Field Team for claiming the Class LL State Championship Title on Monday June 2, 2008. The girls won with a score of 91 points slightly in front of Danbury who had 88 points. The day started out with a win from the 4x800 team of Amy Sinko, Meegan Joly, Cassy Hunter, and Jackie Sullivan. Kim Johnson also earned All State honors winning the Pole Vault. A number of girls qualified for the State Open, these include: Jackie Sullivan in the 800; Cassy Hunter, Kathleen OBrien, and Sarah Eagan in the 1600; Meegan Joly in the 3200; Lindsay Makowicki, Lauren LePage, and Kim Johnson in the High Jump; Kim Johnson and Kaylan Pickford in the Pole Vault; Miranda Wallace and Lauren LePage in the Long Jump; Lauren LePage in the Triple Jump; and all three relays 4x100 (Octavia Velazquez, Kaylan Pickford, Miranda Wallace, Kastine Evans), 4x400 (Kastine Evans, Amy Sinko, Jackie Sullivan, Cassy Hunter), and the 4x800 team.
The last time the girls won a LL Title was in 2004.
Norwich Bulletin Article
New London Day Article
Team members from left to right: Meegan Joly, Jaclyn Sullivan, Cassondra Hunter and Amy Sinko.
100MH- 18.0 1600M- 5:50 Discus- 85
300MH- 53.5 3200M- 13:10 Javelin- 85
100M- 13.5 Long Jump- 146 Pole Vault- 76
200M- 28.7 Triple Jump- 30 4x100- 55.5
400M - 65.0 High Jump- 48 4x400-4:35
800M- 2:35.5 Shot Put- 29 4x800-11:30
100MH- 17.5 1600M- 5:40 Discus- 85
300MH- 51.5 3200M- 12:30 Javelin- 90
100M- 13.3 Long Jump- 150 Pole Vault - 8'6"
200M- 28.0 Triple Jump- 32 4x100- 54.5
400M - 63.8 High Jump- 48 4x400- 4:25
800M - 2:32 Shot Put- 30 4x800- 11:00
100m- 13.1 100m Hurdles- 16.87 Shot Put- 310
200m- 26.69 300m Hurdles- 48.33 Discus- 954
400m- 60.5 High Jump- 50 Javelin - 97'6"
800m- 2:26.8 Long Jump- 157 4x100- 51.90
1600m-5:21.19 Pole Vault- 90 4x400- 4:11.65
3200m- 11:56.33 Triple Jump- 377 ½ 4x800 - 10:08.77
Overall Results 6 Wins- 1 Loss; ECC Large 4 Wins-1 Loss
NFA 156 New London 6
NFA 156 Killingly 22
NFA 124 Woodstock 25
NFA 98 Waterford 52
NFA 96 Ledyard 54
NFA 100 Fitch 50
East Lyme 78 NFA 72
ECC Tournament 2nd Place 134.5 , East Lyme 1st Place
Class LL 3rd Place 65 points
2008 Coaches
Head Coach: Kara Kochanski
Assistant Coaches: Sue Terrell, Chad Johnson, Russ Versteeg, Kevin Crowley, Kevin Clendenin, Heather Connell
One Life, One Chance, No Regrets
Jessica Sullivan broke her own state record in the Pole Vauter at the State Open on Wednesday. She cleared 11' 6", placing first in the event. This performance marks the third time this season that she has broken the state record.
New London Day Article
The Girls Track Team placed third, just 1.5 points out of second place, at the Class LL State Championships.
Leading the team was senior Jessica Sullivan, who won the Pole Vault, with a new state record of 11 ft 4 in. Placing in second place was Kim Johnson at 10 ft 6 in. Miranda Wallace was second in the Long Jump at 16ft. 8.25 in. and Ashley Chenette took fourth in the Javelin with a toss of 103 ft 10 in. Meegan Joly placed in three events. She was fourth in the 3200 M, sixth in the 1600 M and part of the fourth place 4X800 relay team.
