Virgin Islands Track and Field Team member Rachel Conhoff excels at the Bill Hayes Invitational held in Indiana. Sofia Swindell placed first in the 100m dash as well as the 100m hurdles at the Ed Poreda Invitational meet in New Jersey.
Rachel Conhoff
Congratulations to Virgin Islands Track and Field Team member Rachel Conhoff, a graduate student at Indiana State University, who has achieved a remarkable feat by setting a new Virgin Islands record in the 1500m!
On May 3, during the Bill Hayes Invitational held in Bloomington, Ind., she out performed her own Virgin Islands record. She finished the 1500m race in just 4:26.72, shaving a full 4 seconds off her former record. This outstanding performance also puts her at the 5th fastest time ever recorded in Indiana State University’s track history.
Conhoff is now gearing up for her next competition, the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, taking place in Terra Haute, Iowa, from May 10-12.
Sofia Swindell
On May 1, Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation (VITFF) team member Sofia Swindell competed with The Lawrenceville School at the Ed Poreda Invitational meet in Lawrenceville, N.J. Swindell placed first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.20 seconds, which is also the qualifying time for her to compete in the U20 World Championships in Lima, Peru, this August. She also placed first in the 100m dash, setting a personal record of 11.96 seconds.
On May 4, Swindell competed with The Lawrenceville School in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Championships in Hightstown, N.J. She placed first in all four of her events, contributing 40 points to Lawrenceville’s championship win. She ran the 100m hurdles with a time 14.67 in the final; she ran the 100m dash final in 13.05 seconds; and she ran the 400m hurdles in 1:04.99. Swindell also competed in the triple jump, achieving a mark of 36’10.75.” It was an action-packed day for her, participating in five individual races (preliminaries and finals included) and three jumps within a span of just 90 minutes!
