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Girls Track Team Has Depth in Certain Events

Panthers will have depth at many of the running events, but fielding events will be more of a struggle early on.

As the weather starts to slowly turn and thaw from a long cold winter, the tracks, fields and diamonds at and around Basilone Field at have awakened to a fledgling springs sports season. In this preview, we take a look at the girls track and field team.

OVERVIEW

The equation is simple for Panthers girls track coach Rich Marton, as he expects the team to be strong in the running events. Bridgewater has many key returners in both the distance and sprint events, and expects to field good relay teams from that depth. On the other hand, Marton expects to have some struggles in his field events. The team doesn't really have dedicated pole vaulters and lacks depth in the throwing events, he said, and that could hurt the team's overall standings at meets this year. Marton says the team will keep working at the fielding events as the season progresses.

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LAST SEASON'S RESULTS

The team placed fourth at the North 2 Group 4 sectional championships and qualified for five events in the state meet.

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KEEP YOUR EYE ON

Kaitlyn Quinones (captain), field events—High Jump

Juila Guazzo (Captain), distance runner—mile and two mile

Amanda Vo (Captain), sprint/hurdle/field events—100, 200, hurdles, long jump, triple jump.

Marsia Ruskan, distance—finished third last season at the meet of champions in the mile event.

Sophia Banafato, distance—another strong runner in the mile for the Panthers

Thanida Sermsuwan—a contributor in several events for Bridgewater, she will compete in the 100, 200, relay events, triple jump and the long jump this year.

THEY WILL MISS

Morgan Monroe, qualified for the Meet of Champions in both the 100-meter hurdles and the 100-meter dash last year. She is now a freshman hurdler and sprinter at Emory University.

COACH'S TAKE

In reference to the Skyland Conference Championships scheduled for this weekend: "I guess we are going to find out how good we are in certain events this week."—Marton

BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN GIRLS TRACK & FIELD ROSTER

Summaya Bakshi Freshman
Tanasia Barbagallo Freshman Claudia Berger Freshman Dominique Dahl Freshman Jennifer Fang Freshman Jessica Gibson Freshman Shivani Gupta Freshman Chandni Gurnani Freshman Bryanna Hutxier Freshman Skyler Le Freshman Alyssa Lepik Freshman
Alicia Lim Freshman
Sarah Malek Freshman
Nicole Mathews Freshman
Taelyn McWain Freshman
Allison Morgan Freshman
Sarah Muldoon Freshman
Rebekah Nerenberg Freshman
Vicky Rizzo Freshman
Nimisha Saxena Freshman
Rachel Skayhan Freshman
Emily Szeflinski Freshman
Sara Tatum Freshman
Gabby Alaimo Sophomore
Sophia Banafato Sophomore
Karolina Bar Sophomore
Jill Berlant Sophomore
Alisha Bhatia Sophomore
Tayner Blackburn Sophomore
Erica Bohdan Sophomore
Jennifer Chen Sophomore
Nikki Chu Sophomore
Grace Dimock Sophomore Megan Hendricks Sophomore Dani Hobbs Sophomore Samantha Howell Sophomore Jaci Huttenmoser Sophomore Avanty Kavi Sophomore Kaylyn Kavi Sophomore Tara Kemble Sophomore Jessica Knolmajer Sophomore Morgan Lalevee Sophomore Jessie Ledbetter Sophomore Heather Lessing Sophomore Songwon Oh Sophomore Daniella Olan Sophomore Brianna Petro Sophomore Stephanie Preite Sophomore Marisa Ruskin Sophomore Toni Santello Sophomore Robbie Schapiro Sophomore Nicole Schoetle Sophomore Stephanie Schulte Sophomore Erin Scott Sophomore Jen Wolin Sophomore Christina Barletta Junior Abby Bloomer Junior Avantika Butani Junior Missy Enos Junior Rebecca Gullickson Junior Jenn Jahn Junior Danielle Kemble Junior Lauren Luginsland Junior Claudia Roberts Junior Danielle Rodriguez Junior Graziella Ruffa Junior Emily Schwiederek Junior Thana Sermsuwan Junior Meri Steinmetz Junior Bridget Sweetman Junior Christine Tress Junior Denisse Amarilla Senior Michelle Basilone Senior Julia Guazzo Senior Morgan Hofacker Senior Esther Jean-Baptiste Senior Caroline Landen Senior Michelle North Senior Sherry Oller Senior Alyssa Posner Senior Kaitlyn Quinones Senior Vicky Richardson Senior Thanida Sermsuwan Senior Amanda Vo Senior
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