The Tigers took to the track in their finale of the season at Blue Ridge School in the VIC Conference Championships. The Tigers turned in one of their strongest team performances in three years scoring an amazing 93 points to take third place (9 points from second) in a very competitive field.
In the relay events the Tigers took 2nd place in the 4 x 800 with a team of Jesse Vogg, Joahcin Taneus , Luis Vale, and Gabriel Powers with a time of 9:40 minutes. In the 4 x 100 meters, the Tigers took 3rd place with a time of 47.48 seconds with a team of Austin Bennett, Richard Jiang, Brian Williams, and Elyas Harris.
“It was great to see that we were not only competitive, but we place high in all of the events of the day,” stated Head Coach Aaron Marshall.
In the hurdling events, hurdlers Abraham Frazier took 4th in the 110 hurdles with a time of 20.19 seconds for 4th; and Williams finished 2nd in the 300 hurdles with a time of 45.49 seconds.
In the other running events, the Tigers showed their strength as Jordan Fletcher placed 4th in the 400 meter run with a time of 1 minute flat for a personal record. Taneus placed second in the exciting 800 meter run with a time of 2:07 minutes.
“For a third year track program it was great to have a high finish and shows the progress that the team has made in such a short time,” stated Marshall.
In the field events, the Tigers made their presence known. Jordan Dunn (3rd- 102 feet and 6 inches -personal best), Cameron Spangler (4th- 96 feet and 10 inches), and Abraham Frazier (5th- 94 feet and 8 inches) all scored in the discus for the Tigers. In the shot put Andrew Scott took 3rd place with a throw of 37 feet and 1 inch and Frazier took 4th with a throw of 36 feet and 11 inches. In the long jump Elyas Harris took 2nd place with a jump of 19 feet and 7 inches and Austin Bennett finished 4th with a jump of 18 feet and 4 inches. Harris went onto to take 3rd in the triple jump with a jump of 38 feet and 4 inches and Brian Williams finished 4th with a jump of 37 feet and 1 inch.
“Many of these qualified for the state championships with their runs, jumps, and throws and was good to show the overall strength of the team,” stated Marshall.
