Records Are Made to Be Broken

Whether indoor or outdoor, girls’ track and field spent the first half of 2023 smashing program records. Fifteen new standards were set, with Sofia Swindell ’25 leading the way. Swindell, who seems poised to keep rewriting history over her final two years at Lawrenceville, was part of nine individual and relay records during the winter and spring seasons, including three individual program marks in one day – in the 100-meter hurdles, long jump, and 200 meters – at the N.J.I.S.A.A. State Championships in May. Classmate Rhianna Scott ’25 set records in the triple jump (indoor) and long jump (outdoor) and was part of three record-setting relay teams. Fellow Third Former Audrey Cheng ’25 soared to new heights in the pole vault. n

Sofia Swindell ’25 turned several established Big Red track and field records into history this year, setting new marks in nine individual and relay events, including three in one day at the N.J.I.S.A.A. State Championships. (Photo: @gamedaypix)