Track and Field Grabs Fourth Place Finish at District Meet
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Junior Jacob Torres and senior Benton Moore compete in the 110 Hurdles.
After recovering from multiple injuries across the board, Jesuit’s track and field team left it all on the track at the District 9-5A track and field championship Thursday, April 19 at Tad Gormley Stadium. Scoring 92 points and taking a fourth place finish, the Blue Jays were just one point behind third-place finisher St. Augustine and twelve points behind second-place finisher Brother Martin. John Curtis won the meet with a score of 147.
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With personal records (PR) and seasonal records (SR) abundant, several Blue Jays’ district performances earned them a chance to compete at the regional track meet by finishing fourth or higher. The Jays that will go on to compete at the regional meet on Thursday, April 26 at Hahnville High School are:
| Event | Athlete(s) | Time | Distance | Place | Points Earned |
| 4 x 400m Relay | Kylan Steele (so.) Timmy Stahel (sr.) Andrew Farnsworth (so.) Garrett Crumb (sr.) |
3:30.90 | – | 1 | 10 |
| Pole Vault | Aiden Devine (fr.) |
– | 11’6″ (PR) | 1 | 10 |
| Triple Jump | Dave Jackson (sr.) | – | 42′ 0″ (PR) | 2 | 8 |
| 400m Dash | Kylan Steele (so.) | 52.12 | – | 3 | 6 |
| 800m Run | Garrett Crumb (sr.) | 2:01.13 | – | 3 | 6 |
| 110m Hurdles | Jacob Torres (jr.) |
16.31 | – | 3 | 6 |
| 300m Hurdles | Jacob Torres (jr.) | 41.26 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 x 100m Relay | Jacob Torres (jr.) John Schmidt Ashton Perkins (jr.) Brennan Jeffrey (sr.) |
43.68 | – | 3 | 6 |
| Pole Vault | Michael Fitzsimmons (jr.) |
– | 10′ 0″(SR) | 3 | 6 |
| Javelin | Jack Battaglia (jr.) |
– | 159′ 0″ (PR) | 3 | 6 |
| 110 Hurdles | Benton Moore (sr.) |
16.78 | – | 4 | 4 |
| High Jump | Benton Moore (sr.) | – | 5′ 10″ (SR) | 4 | 4 |
| Javelin | Richie Foley (jr.) |
– | 140′ 7.5″(PR) | 4 | 4 |
Also scoring for the Jays in track and field events were the following:
| Event | Athlete | Time | Distance | Place | Points Earned |
| 400m Dash | Greg Nielsen (jr.) |
53.68 (PR) | – | 5 | 2 |
| 300 hurdles | John Schmidt (sr.) | 42.24 (PR) | – | 5 | 2 |
| Triple Jump | James McMath (so.) |
40′ 4″ (PR) | – | 5 | 2 |
| Discus | Rene Paysee (sr.) |
– | 105′ 6″ | 5 | 2 |
| 1600m Run | Johnathan Arnold (sr.) |
4:49.84 | – | 6 | 1 |
| Long Jump | Michael Hull (sr.) |
– | 20′ 0″ (PR) | 6 | 1 |
Galleries
Track & Field, District 9-5A Championship, April 19, 2018
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Junior Michael Fitzsimmons clears 10'0" on the Pole Vault. -
Freshman Aiden Devine clears 11'0" on the Pole Vault. -
Senior Robert Christman sets a new PR of 27-6.5 in the shot put. -
Junior Donovan Reynolds sets a new PR of 29-6.5 in the shot put. -
Senior Jonathan Arnold and junior Harrison Leblanc run the 1600-meter finishing with times of 4:49.84 and 4:53.15 respectively. -
Junior Harrison Leblanc runs the 1600-meter. -
Junior Jacob Torres and senior Benton Moore compete in the 110 Hurdles finishing third and fourth, respectively. -
Junior Jacob Torres dashes over a hurdle in the 110 Hurdles. -
Junior Jacob Torres and senior Benton Moore compete in the 110 Hurdles finishing third and fourth, respectively. -
Seniors Garrett Crumb and Timmy Stahel warm up before the big race. -
Freshman Kohlmann Moore arches over the high jump bar finishing with a 5'02" jump. -
Seniors Michael Williams, Jordan Tufts, and Henry McAloon relax during the meet. -
Seniors Michael Williams and Jordan Tufts run the 3200-meter finishing with times of 10:53.57 and 10:32.10 respectively. -
The Jesuit Track and Field team relaxes between races. -
Senior Alex Klein competes in the 100-meter dash.
