3/2/2009
The 2009 Track & Field season opened Saturday with St. Andrew’s hosting the annual “Triangle Track Meet” (St. Andrew’s, St. Stephen’s and Saint. Mary’s Hall) – the first high school meet ever held at SAS. The Boys squad christened the St. Andrew’s Dell Track and the new season in “high wind advisory” weather with a strong win (SAS – 65, SSES – 35, SMH – 13). The Girls team ran hard but fell to a talented St. Stephen’s team. The team of Whitney Langston (’09), Megan Bentzin (’11), Hallie Gluk (’10), and Ellie Moody (’10) took 1st place in an exciting distance medley relay race.
Scoring for the Varsity Boys came from many team members. Josh Blount(’09) led the way with 20 points (4 wins), Brooks Schaefer (’09) with 16 points (3 wins, 1 3rd), captain John McNamara (’09) with 15 points (3 wins), and Roberto Diaz (’11) with 14 points (2 wins, a 2nd and a 3rd). The high winds tortured the distance runners, but produced some impressive runs in the sprints. Kyle Hunt (’10) clocked a blazing 10.98 in the 100m just losing to DJ Johnson of SSES. It’s only the first meet of the season, but with many members of the 2008 SPC Cross Country Championship team and a strong group of sprinters, as well as the addition of senior Jake Boxberger to strengthen the field events (Jake took 2nd in the shot put), the Varsity Boys look like a team to watch at the SPC Championships in May.
Despite the difficult conditions it was an enjoyable meet, and runners, coaches and spectators from all teams complimented the School on how well the meet was run – a testament to the talented crew of volunteers from the ranks of parents, faculty, staff and students, and a result of the commitment of Head Coach Gilbert Tuhabonye and the efforts of Deb Feo and Jeff McCrary that helped make this meet so successful.
Way to go CRU!
Nick had a wonderful time meeting with friends before the dance and then dancing with his date.
Nick had a wonderful time meeting with friends before the dance and then dancing with his date.
