GCHS Girls Winter Track team has fabulous winter season

The Garden City High School Girls Winter Track team had a fabulous season this winter! Coached by Thomas Skrivanek and Gianna Filippi, the girls ran at evening track meets this winter at St. Anthony's High School located in Huntington, NY.

The 4 x 400 meter relay team won the Nassau County Championship on February 7th. The 4x400 relay team consisted of Alexa Andron, Sophia Erigo, Rory Heslin, and Kyra Lekanides. Alexa and Sophia begin the excitement facing the powerhouse Uniondale team. Krya closed the gap in the third leg, and passed the baton to the anchor Rory. With their time of 4:18.02, they finished in first place, and qualified for the NYS finals and for the Nike Indoor Nationals.

Rory Heslin also won the County Championship in the 600 meter event. She ran 1:38.93 to earn her spot as Champion.

The 4x800 meter relay team placed third in the Nassau County championship as well. The team consisted of Sydney Chean,

Jennifer Roller, Catalina Suau, and Abigail Tedesco and ran a combined time of 10:43.01.

The 4x400m relay team finished 9th in New York State at the NYS Indoor Track and Field Championships which were held at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island on March 4. They had a season best time of 4:10.43. Rory Heslin had a personal best split time of 58.6.

Rory later returned to Ocean Breeze to run the 600 meter leg of the intersectional team, with a time of 1:38.33 which was the