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M-W Girls Indoor Track team shows strong start at the NYC Armory meet

| 04 Dec 2017 | 07:12
    Gabrielle Nebiker won the pole vault at a height of nine feet-six inches at the North Shore High School season opener at the Armory in New York City, a competition that attracted teams from 32 high schools.
    Gabrielle Nebiker won the pole vault at a height of nine feet-six inches at the North Shore High School season opener at the Armory in New York City, a competition that attracted teams from 32 high schools.
    Lisa Jacobsen finished fourth in the 55m hurdles and second in the high jump at the North Shore High School season opener at the Armory in New York City.
    Lisa Jacobsen finished fourth in the 55m hurdles and second in the high jump at the North Shore High School season opener at the Armory in New York City.
    Margaret Ryan won the opening event, the 1,500 meter race walk with a time of 7:41.97.
    Margaret Ryan won the opening event, the 1,500 meter race walk with a time of 7:41.97.
    The Monroe-Woodbury Girls Indoor Track had a strong showing in their first meet of the 2017-18 season: The North Shore High School season opener at the Armory in New York City.
    The Monroe-Woodbury Girls Indoor Track had a strong showing in their first meet of the 2017-18 season: The North Shore High School season opener at the Armory in New York City.

CENTRAL VALLEY — It was nearly midnight and spirits were high as the Monroe-Woodbury Girls Indoor Track team arrived home from their first meet of the 2017-18 season: The North Shore High School season opener at the Armory in New York City.
The M-W girls have won OCIAA and Section IX titles in the past four seasons and were eager to get an early indication of their fitness for this year.
Thirty-two high schools from eastern New York state participated in the meet.
Three M-W athletes placed first in their events:
Margaret Ryan won the opening event, the 1,500 meter race walk with a time of 7:41.97;
Gabrielle Nebiker won the pole vault at a height of nine feet-six inches; and
The 4X400m relay team (Angela Iaccarino, Asya Jeune, Gabrielle Nebiker, Amelia Giraud) won in a time of 4:18.44.
Other top finishers for Monroe-Woodbury were:
Olivia Fisher (fourth, 1500m race walk, 8:50.63);
Angela Iaccarino (second, 600m run, 1:44.04)
4X200m relay (fifth, 1:51.79, Nia Slaughter, Asya Jeune, Lisa Jacobsen and Jody Smith).
Jody Smith (sixth 55m dash, 00:07.68);
Lisa Jacobsen (fourth, 55m hurdles, 9.25 and second in high jump, 5'2"); and
Asya Jeune (fifth, long jump, 15' 4.75").
The team's next contest will be Saturday, Dec. 9, at West Point beginning at 1 p.m.