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St. Paul’s Indoor Track Teams Shine at Conference Championships

By Coach Ashford

The Indoor Track season wrapped up for most of the team with an incredible performance at the Conference Championships. Despite challenges like practicing without a dedicated track and sometimes lacking adequate indoor space due to weather, these athletes have shown remarkable determination, adaptability, and talent.

From personal bests and scoring points to school records and qualifying for Nationals, the team achieved success in numerous ways. Be sure to congratulate these athletes when you see them! Here are the highlights:

Boys JV Track – 5th Place out of 14 Teams

Key Accomplishments: Personal Bests, Scored Points, Event Wins, National Qualifiers, and School Records

• JV Boys 4×800: 4th (9:39.50)
  Jacob Yishak, Antonio Carpenter, Jasper Gentz, Kaiden Ulmer
• JV Boys 55: Finn Ivory
• JV Boys 4×200: 5th (1:43.41)
  James Allen, Finn Ivory, Vanya Sergiev, Thomas Verdecchia
• JV Boys 500:
  • 3rd (1:13.80) Israel Alexander
  • Vanya Sergiev
• JV Boys 800:
  • 3rd (2:16.13) Antonio Carpenter
  • Jasper Gentz
• JV Boys 300:
  • 3rd (38.66) Israel Alexander
  • Justus Laster
• JV Boys 4×400: 3rd (3:48.89)
  Antonio Carpenter, Israel Alexander, Finn Ivory, Justus Laster
• JV Boys Long Jump:
  • 5th (17-05.5) Israel Alexander
  • 7th (17-02.75) Justus Laster
• JV Boys High Jump:
  • Conference Champion (5-08.00) Justus Laster

Boys Varsity Track – 6th Place out of 13 Teams

Key Accomplishments: Personal Bests, Scored Points, Event Wins, National Qualifiers, and School Records

• Boys 4×800: Conference Champion (8:26.03)
  Thomas Millis, Avery Shao, Souji Godson-Miyake, Ezra Riojas  MIAA All-Conference and School Record
• Boys 4×200: 4th (1:34.69)
  SK Kolliegbo, Avery Shao, Landan Blue, Brooklyn Leigh  School Record
• Boys 500:
  • 3rd (1:06.97) Avery Shao
• Boys 800:
  • 4th (2:06.25) Thomas Millis
  • 5th (2:06.28) Ezra Riojas
• Boys 4×400: 3rd (3:34.99)
  SK Kolliegbo, Avery Shao, Landan Blue, Brooklyn Leigh  School Record

Girls Varsity Track – 3rd Place out of 10 Teams

Key Accomplishments: Personal Bests, Scored Points, Event Wins, National Qualifiers, and School Records

• Girls 4×800: 2nd (10:51.57)
  Aryn Stewart, Samantha Richardson, Georgia Muth, Amy Tomayko  School Record
• Girls 55: Cassidy Turner, Olivia Hudgins
• Girls 55m Hurdles: Conference Champion (9.12)
  Marli Ashford – IAAM All-Conference and  School Record
• Girls 4×200: 6th (1:57.34)
  Amirah Olaniyi-Yusuf, Sofia Herrera, Fiona McGuigan, Cassidy Turner
• Girls 1600:
  • 8th (6:12.99) Amy Tomayko
• Girls 500:
  • 3rd (1:23.13) Sophia Herrera
• Girls 800:
  • 2nd (2:30.65) Samantha Richardson
  • Georgia Muth, Naomi Becker
• Girls 3200:
  • 4th (13:11.67) Amy Tomayko School Record
  • 8th (13:48.04) Lizzie Pollard
• Girls 4×400: 2nd (4:21.38)
  Marli Ashford, Samantha Richardson, Sofia Herrera, Aryn Stewart  School Record
• Girls Long Jump:
  • Conference Champion (15-05.25) Marli Ashford – IAAM All-Conference
  • 4th (15-00.50) Cassidy Turner
• Girls Triple Jump: 5th (28-11.75) Cassidy Turner
• Girls High Jump:
  • 3rd (4-06.00) Marli Ashford
  • 7th (4-06.00) Kaylea Ballis
• Girls Shot Put:
  • 4th (25-09.50) Paige Matthews

Congratulations to all athletes for an outstanding season! Your hard work and perseverance have paid off, and we look forward to seeing what you accomplish next.