Alex Hennies (Stanley) jumps to 1st place Photo Andy Scheck
The 47th annual Track and Field middle school championships were held June 1-2 at Acalanes High School. Lafayette's Stanley Middle School came in 2nd place overall, losing out to Martinez Junior High by one point, and Joaquin Moraga Intermediate placed 3rd overall. Eight middle schools participated in the meet.
Some of the event highlights include:
Stanley
The 8th grade girls relay of Caroline Wilcox, Kendall Coffee, Alia Shafi and Nicolette Sorensen beat a league record by 13 seconds to come in first in the 4x400. Nicolette Sorensen won the 800m and 1600m, while Caroline Wilcox came in first in the triple jump.
The 1st place 7th grade boys, led by Alex Hennies (who took 1st in the 100m, 200m, and long jump), won both 4x100 and 4x400 relays with teammates Michael Wang, Peter Lee and Daniel Cardiff. Peter Lee then took 1st in the 400m.
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate
The 8th grade girls, led by Hadley Swanson (1st place 200m, long jump), took 1st place for the 3rd year in a row. Swanson took high point honors among the 8th grade female athletes. The 8th grade girls won the 4x100m relay.
No competitor came close to touching 8th grader Jack Evans in the boys' triple jump. Evans came in first at 35-01.00.
The 7th grade boys came in 2nd overall. Harrison Hughes had the second highest point total.
Orinda Intermediate
8th grader Anna Boer took first place in the girls 100m.
For the boys, 7th grader Charles Zamanian won first place in the 1600 meter run and Charles Loudon took the top spot in the high jump. Zamanian was in a three-way tie for 3rd place among high-point earners.
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Some of the event highlights include:
Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA