Westwood’s winter track squad had an excellent season with many students from Westwood getting All-League honors for different events. These students will constantly be looking to improve during the spring season. Both the boys and girls teams have prospects who will be looking to make an impact in the near future.
On the boys’ side of the track team, a young squad and will rebuild with promising freshmen and underclass athletes, are preparing for the step up to competitive levels. A standout player for the boys was senior Andrew Foote. Foote had an incredible winter season, scoring silver in the shot put. Currently, Foote is in top 20 in Bergen County for the shot put and is expected to move up in the spring.
Regarding Foote’s goals for the spring and how he was looking to improve individually, he said, “I am always looking for improvement, specifically in my shot put technique.” The All-League honors for the boys included Foote in the second team for the shot put, and brothers Anthony Valerie and Evan Valerie both getting honorable mentions.
The girls’ side of the track team had a very successful season. They placed third in the league meet behind Ramsey and fell just short of River Dell. Standout member, senior Brooke Wichmann, is having an amazing high school career, with multiple league, county, and state titles in her locker. She will be a loss for the team, but the girls have many others willing to step up and contribute to the team next year.
The All League Honors for the girls include Aylin Freire in the First Team for the High Jump, Brooke Wichmann in the 1st team All-Around, Reilly Sati in the Second Team for the 200m, Sophia Rasmussen in the Second Team for the 55m, Madison Mahoney in the Second Team for All L
eague, and Brooke Colella and Nina Almeida getting honorable mentions.
Several school records were broken this year by the girls. Reilly Sati broke the 200m record by running it in 26 seconds and she also broke the 55m record by running it in 7.61 seconds. Brooke Wichmann broke the high jump record by jumping a height of 5’ 5, and she also broke the long jump record by jumping a length of 18′ 1. The 4×200 meter relay was broken by Reilly Sati, Sophia Rasmussen, Nina Almieda, and Madison Mahoney.