Glen Cove young and talented

Glen Cove’s girls’ track and field team finished its regular season with a 1-4 record in league meets, however five team members competed in the state qualifiers along with two All-County members and a 4x100 All-County team. The potential of this team, though, is extremely high with an array of young talent that is constantly improving.

“These girls were hitting and exceeding their personal records from meet to meet,” head coach Christian Dottin said. “It showed how hard they had been working, the positive attitude they had towards showing up to practice, and wanting to get better.”

Personal records had been broken all year, but maybe none more so impressive than junior E’Shone Cofield. Cofield had broken her sophomore 100m personal record twice (12.76s and 12. 37s) as well as her 200m (26.02s) and 400m (1:01:80) this season.

“She really is a coach’s player,” Dottin said. “She does whatever you ask for and is quiet but her actions speak very loudly in competition.”

Another standout is senior Tatiana Guevara, who has been a staple of this Lady Big Red track and field team for her entire high school career. Guevara broke her previous 100 meter hurdles by over a tenth of a second at the Division 3A Championships at Hewlett High School on May 17. She also finished second on the team this year in collective points acquired for the Lady Big Red.

“She is a special athlete,” Dottin said. “She is like a secondary coach to me, and I believe that the rest of the girls would admit that she has had a huge impact on them and the way that they train.”

Guevara is all set to attend La Salle University in the fall, yet to make a decision on whether she wants to run track and tentatively deciding whether or not to bring her spikes with her down to Philadelphia.

Senior Adreana Lomini also impressed with two separate top 8 finishes and a new personal record this year.

The talent does not stop there as much of this team’s makeup is comprised of promising and budding track stars.

Sophomore Ayjah Clarke is one of the Lady Big Red members that ran at state qualifiers and is a promising piece to this sprouting team. Sophomore Catriona Greene set a personal record in the 100 meter hurdles at the Big Red Invitational and will look to assume the head role in trying to replace Guevara’s production in the event going forward.

Sophomore Megan Fahey finished fifth in the discus at the Division 3A Championships. Other newcomers that had contributed and showed promise were Nicole Serrano and Tallulah Supica. “These underclassmen are seriously full of talent, dedication, and athleticism,” Dottin said.

Dottin believes things look promising heading into the offseason. “We’re going to try and have every girl on a program or in a fall sport to stay in shape for the track season,” Dottin said. “These girls’ dedication is something I don’t think I’ve seen before from a group I have had.”