By S. Quinn DeJoy and J. Murrer

May 11, 2016:  Almost fifty teams showed up for the 40th Joe Wynne Somers Lions Club Invitational this past weekend, including some of the largest schools in Section 1. 

The Bronxville girls, who excelled in relays and the middle distance races, came in second to New Rochelle. Junior Kaitlin Ryan helped the Broncos with three first-place finishes and was given the Geri Gilberti award for most outstanding female track athlete. Ryan, who ran the 1500m in 4:36.34, won this event for the fourth straight year and was presented with an award by Margaret Wynne, daughter of Joe Wynne, after whom the Somers meet is named.

The Broncos were a standout in the Class C 1500m event, with Ryan placing first, Olivia Scotti, third, and Hilary Rizzo, fourth.

Ryan also took first place in the 800m with a time of 2:14.54 and was the anchor on the winning sprint medley relay team. The sprint medley relay finished in a time of 4:05.71, the third-fastest time in New York State this spring. Laura Holland led off in the 400m (60.75), followed by Caroline DePaul in the 200m (27.2), Sophie Kohlhoff in the 200m (27.2), and, finally, Ryan in the 800m (2:10.41).

The Bronco relay teams, 4x100m, 4x400m, and 4x800m, all placed first in Class C.

For results of the top five Class C finishes, see below.

Girls' Track and Field: Class C Results

200m
Caroline DePaul, 27.47, 2^nd place (8^th place overall)
Sophie Kohlhoff, 28.16, 5^th place

400m
Caroline Brashear, 61.63, 2^nd place
Eve Balseiro, 63.31, 4^th place

800 Meters
Kaitlin Ryan, 2:14.54, 1^st place
Laura Holland, 2:22.59, 2^nd place

1500m
Kaitlin Ryan, 4:36.84, 1^st place
Olivia Scotti, 5:01.16, 3^rd place
Hilary Rizzo, 5:07.12, 4^th place

400 Meter Hurdles
Kirsten Ircha, 68.21, 2^nd place
Andrea Shepherd, 74.83, 4^th place

4x200 Meter Relay
Margot Richards, Caroline DePaul, Alisa Fominykh, Sophie Kohlhoff
1:50.71, 1^st place

4x400 Meter Relay
Kirsten Ircha, Eve Balseiro, Caroline Brashear, Laura Holland
4:07.36, 1^st place

4x800 Meter Relay
Olivia Scotti, Sydney Coddington, Gigi Chrappa, Hilary Rizzo
9:55.51, 1^st place

Sprint Medley
Laura Holland, Caroline DePaul, Sophie Kohlhoff, Kaitlin Ryan
4:05.71, 1^st place

Triple Jump
Noor Ahmad, 28’10.5”, 4^th place
Nastja Popkova, 28’1”, 5^th place

Pentathlon
Sophia Dibbini, 1474, 2^nd place

Frosh/Soph Sprint Medley
Marielle Dibbini, Nastja Popkova, Ava Downs, Lyric Abbott
4:45.76, 4^th place

Pictured here:  Kaitlin Ryan at the Penn Relays last week with her father, David Ryan, and Coach Jim Mitchell. 

Photo by C. Rizzo