Woodstock Academy's girls' indoor track team raised its record last week. Ivy Gelhaus placed second in the 600-meter and Julia Theriaque was second in the high jump as the Centaurs won two of their three meets Jan. 9 at Tantasqua Regional High School in Sturbridge.
The Centaurs raised their record in the Massachusetts SWCL Indoor Track league to 7-2 with wins over Leicester, Mass., 53-32, and Marianapolis Prep, 59-18. The Centaurs stumbled against Auburn, Mass., 57.67-28.33.
Iris Bazinet scored points for Woodstock Academy in both the 1000 and 1,600-meter races.
The girls are doing very well among independent schools in the SWCL when it comes to individual performances.
Bazinet is best in the 1000m (3:52.7) and the 1600m (6:19.8); Gelhaus tops in the 600m (1:52.9); Maria Scandalito owns the top performance in the shotput (23-1 ½ ); Julia Theriaque in the high jump (5-0) and Aochen Li in the 55m hurdles (10.4 seconds).
Woodstock Academy also owns the best performance (4:58.2) in the 1600m relay.
Boys’ indoor track
The Woodstock Academy boys’ indoor track team raised its record to 4-4 in the Massachusetts SWCL indoor track league with a pair of victories Jan. 9.
The Centaurs downed Leicester, Mass., 59-27, and Marianapolis, 65-20, but lost to Auburn, Mass. 52.5-33.5 Jan. 9 at Tantasqua.
Kenneth Birlin placed second in the 1000-meter and fifth in the 1,600 while Ethan Aspiras took third in both those events.
Lucas Couture placed fourth in the 55-meter hurdles and missed qualifying for the Connecticut state championship meet by just a 10th of a second.
Several Centaur athletes currently own the best performances among the independent schools in the league to date.
C.J. Burroughs owns the best shotput with a throw of 35-11 ¼; Couture is best in the 55m hurdles with a 9.1-second performance; Aspiras is top in the mile (5:13.7); Birlin is best in the 1600m (2:57.5), Spencer Collins tops the 300m (41.3) and Jackson Dias is tied for best in the high jump at 5-2.
Girls’ Hockey
Centaurs’ goalie Marie Gravier made 35 saves but was under fire much of the night as the Avon-Southington cooperative program handed Woodstock Academy an 8-0 loss Jan. 9 at the Westminster School. The Centaurs fell to 1-4 on the season.
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director
The Woodstock Academy

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