By Leo Corman ’15

With five meets behind them this indoor track season, juniors Lauren and Tiffany Woods have consistently performed at a high level and distinguished themselves from their competition.

Lauren has finished seventh or better in all her 55 meter dashes this season, including second-place at the MCPS Meet #1, while Tiffany has placed in the top-ten in the 55 meter dash, 300 meter, and 500 meter races.  In addition to their individual accomplishments, both sisters are integral members of the 4-by-400-meter relay team, along with junior Molly Hierholzer and senior Grace McDonald.

Lauren and Tiffany also star for varsity soccer in the fall.  While the explosiveness in soccer can carry over to the 55 meter dash, “Being in shape for soccer is not the same as being in shape for track,” said Lauren.

Tiffany also added that there are inherent differences between team and individual sports. “In soccer if one person messes up, there are other people there to pick it up … but in track, it’s just you,” she said.

Both sisters have excelled in soccer also, where they have both played large roles since making Varsity their freshman year. Tiffany anchored an extremely strong defense last year while Lauren played striker, both helping the team to a 9-4-1. They both aided the Girls’ Soccer team during their 2012 state Final Four run where the Warriors bowed out at the hands of BCC in the Semi-Finals.

Normal sibling rivalries aside, the twins assert that they are not particularly competitive with each other, partly because they run different races—Lauren runs mostly sprints, while Tiffany is a middle-distance runner.  “We both help each other … because we both want to get our times down together,” said Lauren.

As for their goals this season, both have their eyes set on the state meet. Tiffany wants to go to states in the 300 meter and 4-by-400-meter relay, and Lauren wants to place in the 55 meter dash and 300 meter races.