The records keep falling for the Doane Stuart-Rensselaer Thunder Rams track team. As it currently stands, 20 school records were broken by the boys and girls teams this year, a phenomenal feat. Congratulations to our student athletes and coaches for their record-setting season.
(Pictured L-R, front row: Liam Lynch ’15, Anne Fraser ’17, Amelia Stapleton ’15, Sarah Stapleton ’17 and Jonny Hacker ’16. Back row: Gawain Semlear ’17, Abby Hanna ’16, Meghan Araldi ’16, Louise Metz ’17, Maurin O’Connor ’16 and Thomas Mathes ’16.)
Since this photo was taken last week, three brand new school records were established:
3000m Steeplechase – Thomas Mathes – 10:59.86
Boys 3200m Relay – Gawain Semlear, Jonny Hacker, Liam Lynch and Zak Maurer (R) – 8:27.14
Girls 3200m Relay – Sarah Stapleton, Anne Fraser, Amelia Stapleton and Catherine LaPorta (R) – 10:32.60
Liam, Thomas, Meghan Araldi and the Boys 1600m Relay team also lowered their school records:
3200m – Thomas Mathes – 10:47.19
3000m – Meghan Araldi – 11:55.29
800m – Liam Lynch – 1:59.23
Boys 1600m Relay – Brandon Clancy (R), Gawain Semlear, Zak Maurer (R), Liam Lynch – 3:31.7
Other school records set in 2015
Girls
100 High Hurdles – Amelia Stapleton – 17.22
400m – Amelia Stapleton – 62.74
400 Intermediate Hurdles – Amelia Stapleton – 67.56
2000m Steeplechase – Meghan Araldi – 8:09
400m Relay – Abby Hanna, Maurin O’Connor, Louise Metz, Christina Bellamy (R) – 55.26
1600m Relay – Catherine Laporta (R), Sarah Stapleton, Anne Fraser, Amelia Stapleton – 4:26.56
Triple Jump – Louise Metz – 30ft 8.5in
Pole Vault – Maurin O’Connor – 9ft 6in
The record-holding 1600 and 3200 Relay team
Boys
100m – Liam Lynch – 11.58
200m – Liam Lynch – 22.68
400m – Liam Lynch – 49.58
1600m – Liam Lynch – 4:48
Javelin – Jonny Hacker – 53ft 4in
State Qualifiers will be held Thursday and Friday, June 4-5 at SUNY Albany. Good luck to all of our Thunder Rams as they compete to earn a spot at States!
A special note of good luck and well-wishes to Liam and Amelia, our graduating seniors. Liam will attend Haverford College in Haverford, PA in the fall, where he will join Dan Sax ’14 who is a current member of the track team. Amelia will run track for Smith College in Northampton, MA. Liam and Amelia currently hold seven and five school records, respectively.