East Longmeadow track's Liann Simonds named Athlete of the Week
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Longmeadow's Liann Simonds broke the school's shot put record and was crowned
the Division I Western & Central Mass. champion. - (Photo by George Skovera)
LIANN SIMONDS, East
Longmeadow girls track
Class: Senior
Event: Shot put
Accomplishments: She was crowned the Division
I Western & Central Mass. champion in the shot put; her toss of 37 feet,
3 ¾ inches shattered the previous school record of 36 feet, 2 ¼ inches and is
her career-best outdoors; she also won the PVIAC Division I crown in the shot
put the week before.
INTERESTS/FAVORITES
Sports team: Bruins
TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
Food: Chocolate
Color: Purple
Class: Science
IMMEDIATE REACTION
Coach Michael Budd on Simonds:
“She has been a pillar of strength and consistency for our team the past four years, both indoors and outdoors. I believe that she and Lauren Kennedy are ELHS Hall of Fame material and could very well be inducted on the same day 10 years from now."
Simonds on setting the school record:
“It was really rewarding because I wasn’t doing as well as I wanted this year, so to do well at two important meets and to break the record there just felt really good. I knew since this was my last season I’d have to work hard this year to get what I wanted.”
