EHS Runners for the 2013 State Track Meet in Several Events!
The Elkmont Track and Field team headed to Mountain Brook
High School in Birmingham, AL for the 3A – Section 3 Sectional meet on April 26th
-27th. It was an exciting
meet with a lot of competition, lots of season and personal best marks. Once again, the Running Red Devils did not
fail to impress! Be it athletic
performance, behavior while on a trip or sportsmanship – these kids do EHS
proud! Coach Barry Pugh said it best in
his Facebook post:
Watching
the kids run this weekend I can't help but make some observations. I love
running. Everything about this sport is a struggle to do the very best you can
in every race and every practice to make yourself better. These athletes run
the hills knowing it hurts, but greater will be their reward for doing it. On
the track they accelerate through the curves and lengthen their strides to
better their time in the race. They give
it all they have and leave nothing on the track to try and do better than the
last time. What a great metaphor this is
for life. These athletes learn self
discipline and what hard work can bring each of them. They fight the runner next to them all
throughout the race, but turn and shake their hand at the end. This stems from respect -they know the work
that their competitor has put in. A race
of any kind is one of the most positive athletic events around. I am proud to witness these instances where
these kids show the greatest part of the human spirit.
Now….on to the results!
EHS has 13 athletes that have qualified for the
state meet in Selma on May 3rd – 4th:
Girls
4 x 800m Relay – Jensen Pugh, Hannah Hanback,
Ameia Davis, Sammi Jo Pressnell
100m Dash – Lillian Adell, Imani Davis
200m Dash – Lillian Adell, Ameia Davis
1600m Run – Sammi Jo Pressnell, Hannah Hanback
3200m Run – Sammi Jo Pressnell
Boys
4 x 100m Relay – Josh Ferrazaz, Nick Shelton,
Jacob Armstrong, Dustin Ward
4 x 800m Relay – Tyler Helms, Nick Shelton, Chance
Bailey, Adam McMahan
1600m Run – Adam McMahan, Tyler Helms, Chance
Bailey
3200m Run – Adam McMahan, Tyler Helms, Chance
Bailey
Shot Put - Dustin Ward
Let’s break down some stats:
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13 athletes qualified for State
o 6
girls
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2 - Freshmen
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1 - Sophmore
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1 - Junior
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2 - Seniors
o 8
boys
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1 - 7th grader
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1 – 8th grader
§ 4 – Juniors
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1 - Senior
·
1st season EHS
competed in shot put
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1st season EHS
competed in the Boys 4 X 100 relay
·
Adam McMahan broke,
actually blew away, the school record in the 3200m Run with a time of 10:44.66
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All of the athletes posted their best times in
the races they competed in at Sectionals!!
100m
Dash
Lillian Adell –
13.88
Imani Davis – 13.96
Ameia Davis – 14.78
Dustin Ward – 12.04
Josh Ferrazas – 12.89
Noah Sharp – 13.62
200m
Dash
Lillian Adell – 29.29
Ameia Davis – 29.68
Imani Davis – 30.45
Jake Armstrong – 26.99
Nick Shelton – 27.81
Noah Sharp – 29.24
400m
Dash
Jensen Pugh – 1:08.18
Mia Farris – 1:16.2
Anna Sandlin – 1:21.54
Dustin Ward – 56.24
Josh Ferrazas – 57.59
Jacob Ezell – 1:03.15
800m Run
Hannah Hanback – 2:50.73
Jensen Pugh – 2:52.83
Nick Shelton – 2:17.65
Chase Prater – 2:40.72
Christian Green – 2:55.94
1600m
Run
Sammi Jo Pressnell – 6:22.5
Hannah Hanback – 6:29.18
Alex Green – 7:35.85
Adam McMahan – 4:54.21
Tyler Helms – 5:01.98
Chance Bailey – 5:05.13
3200m
Run
Sammi Jo Pressnell – 14:06.19
Adam McMahan – 10:44.66
Tyler Helms – 10:45.33
Chance Bailey – 11:08.40
Shot Put
Dustin Ward – 38’ 1.75”
Kris Gooch – 32’ 3.25”
Sean Stacy – 31’ 7”
Discus
Dustin Ward – 102’
Sean Stacy – 77’ 8”
Girls 4
X 800m Relay – 11:41.76
Jensen Pugh, Ameia Davis, Hannah Hanback, Sammi Jo Pressnell
Boys 4 x
800m Relay – 9:17.16
Chance Bailey, Nick Shelton, Tyler Helms, Adam McMahan
Boys 4 x
100m Relay – 49.32
Josh Ferrazas, Nick Shelton, Jake Armstrong, Dustin Ward
