Track and Field Takes First in Jesuit Invitational Meet
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Senior Michael Williams hands off the baton to senior Ryan Guillot in the 4×800 Relay.
Tad Gormley Stadium was a sea of blue as the entire Jesuit Junior High, Junior Varsity, and Varsity track & field teams gathered this past weekend for the Jesuit Invitational Meet in City Park. Jesuit posted a first-place finish with 189 points, followed by Belle Chasse in second with 169 and Newman in third with 120.
The Jesuit varsity team commanded the track events with seven first-place finishes:
| Event | Place | Athlete | Time |
| 200-meter | 1 | senior Garret Crumb | 0:22.48 |
| 800-meter | 1 | sophomore Brandon Hall |
2:05.35 |
| 110 hurdles | 1 | senior Benton Moore | 0:16.01 |
| 300 hurdles | 1 | senior John Schmidt | 0:43:49 |
| 4×200 Relay | 1 |
sophomore Kylan Steele junior Willie Robinson senior Timmy Stahel senior Brennan Jeffery |
1:33.90 |
| 4×400 Relay | 1 |
senior Timmy Stahel sophomore Brandon Hall senior Michael Hull senior Braden Brignac |
3:44.43 |
| 4×800 Relay | 1 |
senior Garret Crumb senior Michael Williams senior Ryan Guillot senior Jordan Tufts |
8:47.96 |
Also scoring for the Jays in track events as individuals were the following:
| Event | Place | Athlete |
| 100-meter | 2 | senior Brennan Jeffery |
| 200-meter | 2 | sophomore Kylan Steele |
| 400-meter | 2 | senior Timmy Stahel |
| 1600-meter | 3 | senior Jonathan Arnold |
| 3200-meter | 3 | sophomore Luke LaCour |
| 4×100 Relay | 2 |
senior Dave Jackson junior Willie Robinson senior Brennan Jeffery sophomore Kylan Steele |
The varsity team also did very well in the field events placing second in four events and third in three events:
| Event | Place | Athlete |
| High Jump | 2 | senior Benton Moore |
| High Jump | 3 | junior Robert McMahon |
| Pole Vault | 2 | freshemen Aiden Devine |
| Long Jump | 2 | senior Michael Hull |
| Triple Jump | 3 | senior Dave Jackson |
| Discus | 2 | senior Rene Paysse |
| Discus | 3 | senior Alex Klein |
| Javelin | 2 | Richie Foley |
Jesuit returns to the track on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, to compete in the Sugar Bowl Meet at Tad Gormley Stadium.
