AE/MS Track Team has Another Great Season

Coach Fairall: "Great improvement"

By AE/MS Athletic Department

The 2014 track season has come to a close with a lot of success and well-trained athletes. This year, the team worked very hard and accomplished breaking through a lot of personal goals. Coaches have been very impressed with the effort the track members have put out during practice. A few members of the track team went on to our league’s state meet.

State Results

  • Kate Barton was the State Champion in Discus, throwing 71′ 7″. She also threw 59′ 3″ in Javelin at States.
  • Lexi Emeny’s Javelin at States was 50′ 7″.
  • Gloriana Brown: Javelin, 38′ 8″; 100 Meters: 14.4 seconds; 200 Meters: 29.3 seconds.
  • Samantha Parkman: 1600 Meters: 7:17.
  • 4×100 Meters: Samantha Parkman, Lexi Emeny, Tori Braley, and Gloriana Brown: 1:03.6.
  • Collin O’Donnell: Long Jump, 10′ 10.75″; Discus, 75′ 1″.
  • Camden Donovan: High Jump 4′ 4″; 100 Meters: 14.5 seconds.
  • Teigan Friedrich: Javelin, 91′ 2″; 100-Meter High Hurdles, 18.7 seconds.
  • John Maynard: 100 Meters: 13.9 seconds.
  • David Reynolds: 1600 Meters: 5:32; 800 Meters: 2:41.
  • Nelson Makechnie: 1600 Meters: 5:45.
  • Matthew Reynolds: 800 Meters: 2:47.

School Records

Some of the all-time best-in-the-school scores, or what we would classify as school records, are:

  • Kate Barton, Discus: 78′ (2014)
  • Kate Barton, Javelin: 70′ 10″ (2013)
  • Collin O’Donnell, Triple Jump: 27′ 2″ (2013)
  • David Reynolds, 1600 Meters: 5:32.9 (2014 State meet)
  • David Reynolds, 800 Meters: 2:41.3 (2014 State meet)

Coach Nick Fairall stated, “This team had a lot of drive and pushed themselves to achieve their personal best every time out on the track. I have seen a great improvement from the beginning of the year to now.”

The coaches would all like to say, “Awesome job this year, ladies and gentlemen. Great work, and we cannot wait until next season.”