Liberty High School track and field athletes, Jaylyn Aminu, Rachel Finn, Kaylin West, and Grace Mittl broke three school records among them at the Hurricanes' track and field meet against Bethlehem Catholic and Allen last Monday.

Aminu broke the 200 meter dash school record with a time of 24.5.

"After the Parkland meet, I was .1 away. I was very nervous about breaking the record. During it, I felt very fast. I was excited and proud of myself," Aminu said.

Earlier in the meet, Aminu also broke the school record in the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.6.

"I felt myself going very fast and moving differently, and I hit the last hurdle," said Aminu. "I felt very accomplished because I was really trying to break the hurdles record since I tied it last time."

West broke the school record in the long jump with a distance of 18-00.25.

"The second he marked it, my coach [Andy Messa] walked over and screamed, and we screamed and hugged each other," West said.

West set the record on her third attempt.

"He's probably the most helpful coach. As a freshman, I had never jumped in my life, and I placed right away. His techniques are great, and he makes sure you know what you're doing wrong every time," said West.

West, Aminu, Rachel Finn, and Grace Mittl broke the school record in the 4x1 relay with a time of 49.3.

Finn said, "When we started the season, we didn't realize we'd be doing this well, so since the first meet, we've been trying to get the school record. I ran the 100 [earlier] and had a terrible start, so I was nervous for this, but when I took off, I was really happy it went a lot better."

Other first place finishers last Monday were Becahi's Dana Neupauer in the 100 in 12.7, Hannah Tanczos in the 400 in 1:04.3, and Kassi Yocco in the 800 in 2:31.

Liberty's Naomi Valladares won the 1600 in 6:01, Olivia Sahaydak took first in the 3200 in 12:06, and Rashana Tompkins won the 300 hurdles in 47.2.

Becahi won the 4x4 relay with Nicole Lacherza, Jordan Young, Yocco, and Neupauer in 4:19, and the 4x8 with Rowan Pepe, Samantha Kaeser, Lauren Bunke, and Yocco in 10:31.

For the Hurricanes, Beth Nelson won the high jump with a height of 4-07, West was first in the triple jump with a distance of 35-08, Jazmyn Aminu won the shot put with a distance of 34-00, Sydney Wilson took first in the discus with a distance of 97-04, and Eleni Prodes won the javelin with a distance of 115-09.

In final team scores, Liberty defeated Becahi 106-44 and Allen 140-10. Becahi defeated Allen 117.5-29.5.