POTTSTOWN, PA – Baldwin’s varsity Track and Field wrapped up a successful spring season by winning medals in five events during the 2016 Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA) State Championship. The meet was held on Wednesday May 18th at The Hill School.
Left to Right is Dietrich, Greenberg, Park and Irgau - photo courtesy of Baldwin
The highlight of the day was the 4x400m relay team of Jen Dietrich '17, Ellie Greenberg '16, Sarah Park '16 and Absara Irgau '18. The team brought home the first place gold medal with a time of 3:58.83, just missing the state record by .2.
After watching the 4x400m team win the gold medal, head coach Ije Iheoma couldn’t help but express his excitement due to his team’s continued success.
"This relay team continues to amaze me with their strong performances,” said coach Iheoma. “They have done something that no other Baldwin track relay team has ever done before. They left a legacy of excellence and it was an honor to coach them and watch them succeed on and off the track."
The Bears track program has made great strides in the past three years. Baldwin finished ninth place overall out of 16 schools and scored 45 points at the PAISAA meet - medaling in five different events.
Individually, very few athletes win four medals in a meet. Jennifer Dietrich won a school record taking home four medals (1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze) at the PAISSA meet. Teammate Ellie Greenberg took home three medals (1 gold and 2 silver).
"This is our best finish in program history. I am so proud of all the team's accomplishments this spring season and look forward to continuing to grow and develop track and field at Baldwin," said Iheoma.
Other results:
Greenberg earned a second place silver medal in the 100m with a time of 12.80.
Baldwin's 4x400m relay team took first place during the Inter-Ac Championships - PSD Photo
Dietrich finished with a silver medal in the 400m with a new personal and school record time of 56.78. Irgau took 5th in the 400m with a time of 59.79.
Dietrich grabbed a third place bronze medal in the 200m with a time of 26.01. Greenberg finished 7th in the 200m with a time of 26.78.
Cici Cui '19 locked up 7th in the 100m hurdles with a new personal and school record time of 17.36. Cui also placed 12th in the 300m hurdles.
The 4x100m relay team of Greenberg, Dietrich, Irgau and Haley Tavares '18 won a second place silver medal with a personal and school record time of 50.53.