Last Friday, the Bob Jones track team competed for the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Championship at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The female athletes who qualified for State were Alliyah Wright, Alivia Urrutia, Ami Marks, Ashley Lewis, Beatrice Barnes, Bree Czarnota, Charlotte Droege, Genevieve Adams, Jasmyne Rochelle, Molly Halter, Ritsuko Kezuka, Shamayah Halsey, Sydney Darnell, and Zoey Harris. The male athletes who qualified were Aaron Wiswesser, Andre Waddle, Branden Carter, Caleb Sanders, Colt Dixon, Cortlen Blaino, Dorian Jacobs-Lanier, Eli Roap, Elijah Wells, Jacob Parks, Jahden Reeves, Luke Allen, Owen Lang, Rhys Dorsey, Roman Hanson, Sawyer Andrews, Shaun Gordon, Timothy Mclean, and Zathian Webster.
Since the beginning of indoor season, our team worked hard to improve with each practice and after every race with the ultimate goal of representing Bob Jones at State. Despite not having access to a local indoor track and field facility, rain or shine, the Patriots were putting in the miles necessary to get them from Madison to Birmingham, often utilizing the gym to run bleachers. While some students were likely finally making it to bed after a funfilled Friday, the track team was waking up at 2 AM to catch the bus to the Crossplex to spend their whole Saturday competing with the best in Alabama.
These are the minimum standards to compete at the Indoor Championship:
GIRLS:
Long Jump: 12
High Jump: 4’2″
Shot Put: 23’0″
Pole Vault: 7’0″
Triple Jump: 28’0″
4 x 400 Relay: 4:50
4 x 800 Relay: 12:30
400 Meters: 1:15
800 Meters 2:55
1600 Meters: 6:40
3200 Meters: 14:00
60 Meters: 9.0
60 Low Hurdles: 12.00
60 High Hurdles: 11.50
BOYS:
Long Jump: 16′
High Jump: 5’2″
Shot Put: 30’0″
Pole Vault: 9’0″
Triple Jump: 35’0″
4 x 400 Relay: 1:50
4 x 800 Relay: 4:00
400 Meters: 10:45
800 Meters: 1:00
1600 Meters: 2:25
3200 Meters: 5:30
60 Meters: 12:00
60 Low Hurdles: 8.0
60 High Hurdles: 11.50
Top Eight Scoring Girls:
Jasmyne Rochelle: High Jump; Second Place
Alivia Urrutia: 400 Meter Dash; Second Place: 60 Meter Dash; Seventh Place
Zoey Harris: 400 Meter Dash; Fifth Place
Alivia Urrutia; Beatrice Barnes; Saniya Golden; Zoey Harris: 4 x 200 Meter Relay; Seventh Place and a new school record
Molly Halter: 800 Meter Run; Eighth Place
Top Eight Scoring Boys:
Colt Dixon; Elijah Wells; Rhys Dorsey; Zathian Webster: 4 x 200 Meter Relay; Fourth Place
Elijah Wells: 400 Meter Dash; Sixth Place
Jahden Reeves: 60 Meter Hurdles; Sixth Place
Jacob Parks: High Jump; Eighth Place
Although the Patriots fell short of the top of the podium, they will use this experience as motivational fuel for the outdoor season which begins this month. Many of our runners expressed their excitement for outdoor season and for another shot to be the best of the best at Outdoor State.
