Track and field athletes advance to regional meet
April 21, 2017
Senior Christian Palmer competes in the 300 and 400 hurdles in his fourth year on the track team.
Junior Carrie Fish lead the pack and finished the 3200 meter run in 2nd.
Senior Amari Hackett races out of the blocks at the start of the boys’ 4×100 meter relay, and eventually winning 1st.
Senior Isaiah Palmer smiles for the camera after placing 1st in the 400 meter dash.
Running the 100 meter dash, sophomore Kevin Burrell and senior Daniel Lescay finish 1st and 2nd respectively.
Senior Josh Akin runs long distance at the area meet at Standridge Stadium in Thursday.
Handing off the baton, sophomore Sanye Ford and senior Eryka Anderson (left to right) along with two others finished the 4×200 in 4th place.
Junior Nissi Kabongo, along with senior Carrie Fish, and sophomore Amelia Jauregui are in Austin for the 2018 Texas Relays Thursday-Saturday.
Track and field athletes competed in the Area Meet Thursday at Standridge Stadium in Carrollton with top qualifiers advancing to the 5A Region II meet at UT-Arlington April 28-29. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams finished in 3rd place with each sending several athletes to the regional meet.
