| WI MEET APIRL 25 EDITION OF THE BRIDGEPORT NEWS by Jeff Toquinto Editor of The Bridgeport News The Bridgeport Middle School girls and boys track teams continued their dominance as both teams took first place in a recent meet hosted by The boys finished with 167.5 points to edge out the hosts with 133.5 points in the seven-team meet held at competition with 202 points to 51 points by second place The boys first place winners included Matt Wilson with a jump of 5 feet, 11 inches in the high jump; the 4x800-meter relay team with a time of 10 minutes and 35.44 seconds; Kyle Lanham in the 800 meters with a time of 2:32.2; the 4x400-meter relay team with a time of 4:32.0; the 4x200-meter relay team with a time of 1:51.22; and Andrew Cunningham in the 400-meter event with a mark of 1:02.61. The girls had a number of first place finishers on their side of the meet. The club also had a finish in the 100-meter dash. In that event Lauren Gilbert won with a time of 13.40. She was followed by Elizabeth Saliga (13.64) and Kayla Lynch (13.97). Jenna Fogg dominated in the long distance events. She won both the 1600-meter (6:07.94) and the 3200-meter (13:27.25) runs. Other first place finishes include Alissa Murphy (68’11”) in the discus; the 4x800-meter relay team (11:33.7); Amanda Fischer (2:49.6) in the 800-meter event; Saliga (14’4.5”) in the long jump; and the 4x100-meter relay team (57.6). Both the boys and the girls will go up against some of the stiffest competition of the year tomorrow as they take part in the McKinley Invitational. The meet will be held at |