by Aaron Bass & Chad Soucie
The Orlando Christian Prep Track and Field Teams are looking to dominate the district this season as they will be competing in multiple track meets over the coming weeks. With both the boys and girls working exceptionally hard every day after school for all their various events, we have no doubt our Warriors will be achieving some big results! Our coaches this year are Coach D and Coach Rymer, who are both determined to have a successful season.
One event about which OCP is especially hopeful this year, is the boys 4x100 relay. Last year's relay team was able to make it all the way to states, just missing out on winning it all! This year's relay team includes Blake Stillwell, Monroe Sanderson, Alex Ferrusco, and Jalen Carr, and we wish them all the best!
Our Girls and Boys Varsity Track Teams are each made of students from grades 7 through 12, and each team competes in several different events, from sprinting to distance running to throwing. We've seen some success already. Jalen Carr put a top-ten finish on the board at our first meet's 100m final. He did so again at our second meet, joined by the boys 4x100 relay team and Knyk Ross in the shot put.
Our girls' best meet to date has been the Toho Invitational, where Siarah Brown, as well as the girls 4x100 relay team both finished third. Top-ten finishes were also put up by Aalyssa Gunn in the high jump and by the 4x400 relay team. The Toho Invitational proved to be a great meet for the boys, also. Jalen Carr continued with his top-ten finishes, this time in the 200m and the long jump. He was joined by top-ten performances from the 4x100 relay team, the 4x400 relay team, and Gilbert A. Garcia in the high jump.
Our Warriors have three track meets behind them, and they look forward to getting back to work now that spring break is over. Several of our students have already scored "qualifying" marks, so that they can move on to playoffs later this spring. We also have several Warriors with "Top 100" scores (state-wide). For all the stats you care to view, check out florida.tfrrs.org.
Go Warriors!
