AJHS track teams run well at first meet

The seventh and eighth grade track teams opened the season at a Clyde track meet on Friday, March 1, placing in a number of events.

The Cubs and Lady Cubs also competed on Tuesday, March 5 at a meet in Breckenridge, but results were not available at press time.

Ryder Peacock is coaching both junior high boys teams.

“Against a tough field of seventh grade athletes, we finished very well, being in the top six in just about every event we competed in,” said Peacock.

The coach was pleased with the boys’ efforts, especially considered their limited practice time so far.

“The eighth grade boys have improved tremendously since last year, and several of these guys ran personal bests and dropped a lot of time from last season,” he said.

On the girls’ side, Ginger Norton and Kimberly Hill are splitting the coaching duties, with Norton in charge of the eighth graders and Hill the seventh grade athletes.

“I thought this was a good first meet,” said Hill. “It definitely gave me a look at our strengths and weaknesses, and which girls have that drive and competitive edge.”

Hill said that results for the junior high girls competing at Clyde were incomplete at press time, so some of the athletes who placed may not be listed below.

8th Grade Girls

4x100 relay – 6. Albany (Haily Cox, Brylee Moore, Gracie Price, Presley Green).

4x200 relay – 6. Albany (Haily Cox, Ashley Richards, Briley Tabor, Gracie Price).

4x400 relay – 4. Albany (Haily Cox, Ella Webb, Presley Green, Brylee Moore).

Pole vault – 5. Brylee Moore, 6. Briley Tabor.

Long jump – 4. Ella Webb.

400 m. run – 1. Brylee Moore

800 m run – 5. Briley Tabor.

1600 m run – 5. Briley Tabor.

100 m. hurdles – 4. Presley Green.

7th Grade Girls

4x100 relay – 3. Albany (Kiana Roberson, Ashlyn Holson, Jaci Chapman, Robin Lucas).

4x200 relay – 5. Albany (Brooklyn Abbate, Jaci Chapman, Robyn Trail, Robin Lucas).

High jump – 5. Ashlyn Holson.

Shot put – 2. Kiana Roberson.

Discus – 3. Kiana Roberson.

2400 m. run – 4. Callan Edgar.

7th Grade Boys

4x200 relay – 5. Albany (Cason Fairchild, Lanxton Viertel, Bryson Herring, Adam Hill).

Pole vault – 2. Ayden Balliew.

High jump – 5. Adam Hill.

Long jump – 4. Cason Fairchild, 5. Bryson Herring.

Triple jump – 3. Cason Fairchild, 6. Lute Wheeler.

Shot put – 1. Cooper Edgar.

Discus – 6. Lanxton Viertel.

100 m. dash – 2. Cason Fairchild.

200 m. dash - 1. Cason Fairchild.

800 m. run – 6. Lute Wheeler.

1600 m. run – 2. Lute Wheeler.

300 m. hurdles – 3. Adam Hill.

8th Grade Boys

4x100 relay – 5. Albany (London Fuentes, Caden Price, Keatin Russell, Isaiah Carrillo).

4x200 relay – 3. Albany (London Fuentes, Caden Price, Keatin Russell, Tyler Waddell).

4x400 relay – 3. Albany (Cole Chapman, London Fuentes, Isaiah Carrillo, Tyler Waddell).

Pole vault – 3. Tye Edgar, 4. Tyler Waddell.

High jump – 3. Cole Chapman.

Long jump – 4. Cole Chapman, 6. Keatin Russell.

Triple jump – 3. Cole Chapman, 5. Caden Price.

Shot put – 5. Cameron Nelson.

100 m. dash – 4. Caden Price.

400 m. dash – 1. Isaiah Carrillo.