Girls Track Earns Come-from-Behind Win

The Medford High School Girls indoor track team opened the Greater Boston League season with a dramatic come-from-behind 44-41 victory over perennial track powerhouse Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School on Wednesday.

The Lady Mustangs were down by a score of 41 to 39 heading into the final event of the meet, the 4 by 400 meter relay. In order to win the meet the Medford foursome had to win the relay outright to gain the final 5 points that are awarded to the winning relay team.

The Lady Mustangs were up for the challenge. Senior Katie O’Brien (winner of the 600m run) ran a strong first leg, opening up a 10 meter lead over her Lady Falcon opponent. She was followed by senior Lisa Bandoian (winner of the 2 mile run), who maintained the lead, while the third runner, junior Jaime DeRosas (3rd in the 1000 meter), widened the gap a bit more before handing off to sophomore Lauren Walsh (1st in the high jump and 2nd in the 300m dash), who ran away from the Cambridge girl with an emotional crowd chanting her name. The Mustang girls were then mobbed by their teammates after their victory.

The Lady Mustangs had other good performances by junior Ariana Fiorello (1st in the 50 meter dash and 3rd in the High Jump), senior Mady Forcier (2nd in the hurdles), senior Kathleen Harding (2nd in the 600m), junior Amanda Goguen (2nd in 1 mile run), sophomore Christina Lynch (3rd in the Shot Put) and senior Jessica Mederios (2nd in the High Jump).

The Lady Mustangs’ next meet will be a Greater Boston League Jamboree at Somerville High School on December 22nd.

– Information submitted by Head Coach Jack Dempsey