Boys – The Varsity boys’ track team traveled to Clear Springs High School last week to compete in the Charger Invite. Outstanding performances were: Alex Sims who placed 2nd in the 3200 with a season best of 9:59.11. Jacob Adair, who is a freshman, won the pole vault with a season best and school record of 13ft 6in. The 4×100 relay finished 4th overall. That team was Reggie Solomon, Jarin Mcvea, Torin Marks and Fred Carr. In the 800m Jacob Triesch finished 4th with a season best of 1:59.5. Alex Waldschmidt finished 4th in the 1600m with a time of 4:33. Kerin Martin and Torin Marks tied for 5th in the high jump with a jump of 6ft. The Varsity boys’ next meet will be April 15-16 as they compete in the 24-5A District Championship track meet.
Girls – The girls’ Varsity track team traveled to the Clear Springs Charger Invite last Thursday. The Longhorns scored 3rd overall as a team out of 23 schools, competing with some of the best 6A schools in the region. In field events, Samantha Chartier placed 4th with a 4-way tie in high jump. Lisa Egege set a personal best in girls triple jump and placed 5th overall. The girls 4×1 relay placed 5th with Jazmyne Tilford- Rutherford, Chidube Ogbonna, Kearah Nails and Chigozie Ogbonna. In the girls 100, Lisa Egege placed 4th overall in competition. In the girls 100-meter hurdles, Abisola Anifowoshe placed 6th overall in competition. The girls ran well in the 4×2 relay and placed second overall with Kandice Miles, Chidube Ogbonna, Destiny Rutherford and Lisa Egege. In the open 400, Jazmyne Tilford-Rutherford blazed past the school and personal records to an overall first place finish running a 57.20, putting her ranked 2nd in the region. The record was previously set by teammate Chigozie Ogbonna in 2013, who also broke the record last week with a 58.06 and placed 2nd overall. In the girls 200 meters, senior Geordann Yelder pushed her way to a personal best and an overall 4th place finish. Teammate Destiny Rutherford won her heat with ease and ran a personal best as well and placed 6th overall in the girls 200. To seal the meet, the state-ranked girls’ 4×4 blazed to first place beating out the competition by 5 seconds. Jazmyne Tilford-Rutherford, Lisa Egege, Geordann Yelder and Chigozie Ogbonna ran extremely well in the relay. The girls 4×4 has only lost in one competition at Texas Relays and has won every other single meet this season. The girls’ regular season wrapped up, and the next competition is the 24-5A district championships next Wednesday and Thursday at Traylor Stadium. Please wish the ladies good luck as they continue on towards their championship meet season!