Stillwater girls varsity track team members Gianna Locci, Kara Moran, Kelly Moran and Skyler Rich arrived home from the state meet Saturday night with a celebratory police car and fire truck escort after capturing multiple gold medals in Syracuse.
On Friday, Gianna Locci won the state Division 2 championship in long jump, with a new all-time Section 2 record of 20-6.
Kelly Moran won the state Division 2 championship in triple jump.
The 4×100 relay team of Skyler Rich, Kara Moran, Kelly Moran and Gianna Locci won the state Division 2 championship and set a new school record.
In the long jump, Gianna, Kelly and Kara finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the state.
On Saturday at the states, Gianna won the Division 2 200-meter, then competed in the federation long jump competition. Gianna jumped 20 feet, 3 inches on both her first and third attempts, winning the gold.
Congratulations to the team and their coaches and thank you to all who have supported them. Go Warriors! We are proud of you.
Media coverage:
Gatorade NYS Track & Field Athlete of the Year – June 30
Times Union – June 15 & TU reposted June 29
WNYT-TV Newschannel 13 – June 13