Student athletes from the Sylvan Hills High School Boys and Girls Track Teams started the season off strong at their first track meet last week. The teams competed in the annual Valentine High School Invite at Harding University.
They competed against 36 teams from around the state. The boys' team finished in 2nd Place and the girls team took home 3rd place! Here's a closer look at some of those accomplishments:
1) New School Record in the Boys 4x100 Meter Relay! This means the team automatically qualified for State Track Meet. The 4x100m team includes Joe Thompson, Tyler Blakely, Nigel Casey, and Josiah Rainey
2) Josiah Rainey automatically qualified for the State Track Meet in the 100M, 200M, and 4x100M Relay with his times.
3) More than 20 student athletes achieved Personal Records.
4) 1st Place finishes in 9 events
- Josiah Rainey (100, 200, 4x100)
- Tyler Scott (High Jump, Long Jump)
- Paris Wilburd (200, 100 Hurdles, Long Jump)
- KaMya Tackett (Triple Jump)
5) Finished Top 5 in 21 events
- Everyone already listed in #4 as well as: Jayia Bradley, Kennedy Butcher, Kortney Hood, Magenta Dickerson, Jackson Walker, LeDarius Anthony, Antonio Reed, Lakobe Brent, Gavin Williams, Marcus Heard, Joseph Thompson, and Tyler Blakely .