The Tigers took to the track in the VIC Track & Field Conference championships at Blue Ridge School on Saturday, May 15, 2021. In what was a competitive meet from top to bottom the Tigers were able to pull out a second place finish.
Team Results:
1 — Blue Ridge School (127.5 PTS)
2 — Hargrave (98 PTS)
3 — Roanoke Catholic (95 PTS)
4 — Eastern Mennonite (84 PTS)
5 — Virginia Episcopal (56.5 PTS)
6 — North Cross (41 PTS)
7 — New Covenant School (1 PT)
“It was a great opportunity for us to close out a great season we have had as a team,” stated Head Coach Jeremy Eubank. “Although we were not full strength in numbers we were able to persevere and finish 2nd in one of the toughest conferences in the state for track & field.”
Individual Results:
The Tigers did have some strong performances at the conference championships. For the conference championships the top 8 score to the team result and the top 3 are all conference. 1st place = 1st team, 2nd place = 2nd team, 3rd place = Honorable Mention.
800 4 x 800 M Relay: 2nd Place – Time – 9:34 MINS (Andrew Francis, David Mueller, Jaden Carter, Nathan Higdon)
110 Hurdles:
4th — Frank Piccione
6th — Barney Li
7th — Luke Zukowski
100 Meter Dash:
2nd — Darius Hankins
6th — Dimitri Mesidor (12.01 SECS, Personal Record)
1600 Meter Run:
8th — Wesley Marquardt
4 x 100 M Relay: 2nd Place – Time – 47.47 SECS (Dimitri Mesidor, Nasir Coles, TJ Miller, Darius Hankins)
400 Meter Dash:
8th — Chidubem Anyanwu
300 Hurdles:
8th — Barney Li
800 Meter Run:
5th — Jaden Carter (2:21, Personal Record)
6th — Wesley Marquardt
200 Meter Dash:
2nd — Darius Hankins
8th — Dimitri Mesidor
3200 Meter Run:
6th — Wesley Marquardt
4 x 400 M Relay: 4th Place – Time – 4:19 MINS (Jaden Carter, David Mueller, Chidubem Anyanwu, Nathan Higdon)
Long Jump:
4th — Darius Hankins
Triple Jump:
4th — Darius Hankins
6th — Dimitri Mesidor
7th — Nathan Higdon
Shot Put:
2nd — CJ Farmer (45 FT, Personal Record)
3rd — Nasir Coles (37 FT, Personal Record)
4th — Malachi Jackson
5th — Mason Rucker
Discus:
2nd — CJ Farmer
4th — Mason Rucker
6th — Malachi Jackson
“We had some strong performances on Saturday and I appreciate the efforts of all of our athletes that participated in our conference championships,” stated Eubank.
The following athletes will be competing in the VISAA State Track & Field Championships on Friday May 21, 2021 in the following events:
Darius Hankins — 100 M, 200 M, Long Jump, Triple Jump
CJ Farmer — Shot Put, Discus
Dimitri Mesidor — 100 M
Additionally, the Tigers had the following athletes qualify for the state meet but will not be competing:
Frank Piccione — 110 Hurdles
Michael Silas — Discus
Mason Rucker — Discus, Shot Put
Nasir Coles — 100 Meter Dash, Shot Put
Malachi Jackson — Long Jump, Shot Put, Discus
4 x 400 Relay
4 x 100 Relay
4 x 800 Relay
The VISAA State Track & Field Championships will be held at SportsBackers Stadium in Richmond, VA on Friday, May 21. Field events will start at 10:00 AM and Running events starting at 1:00 PM.
