Jun 01, 2024
Old Tappan was able to win its third straight title and fifth overall behind its senior studs – Abby Dennis and Layla Giordano. Old Tappan finished with 91 team points with Ramapo right behind at 83. “Myself and my teammates have all put in a lot of hard work and we really wanted that three-peat,” Dennis said. “We’re really excited to get it, so the underclassmen can experience what it’s like to win a sectional title. We lost an important group of seniors, so we were nervous coming into the season, but we have freshmen and sophomores who have pushed our team forward.”Layla Giordano won the shot put competition at 45 feet, six 1/4 inches and absolutely ran away with the discus with a mark of 172 feet, two inches. She blew away the meet record she set last year (157 feet) and beat the next closet competitor by 50 inches. “Basically at these meets and the ones before this, I’m just trying to improve myself,” Giordano said. “I’m a competitive person and have grown up being a competitor in all sports.”Maya Giordano placed 3rd in both, Shot and Disc . Closing out her High School Track & Field career with a PR in discus to finish with a strong day to help boost Old Tappan passed Ramapo to take the Sectional Title.
