The Peoples Academy girls’ team took second place overall out of more than 20 teams. With just five girls on the team, and freshman AC unable to compete due to an injury, the team performed extremely well, racking up 78 points behind first place Woodstock Academy’s 98 points. This was the first state championship for the Woodstock girls. Peoples’ girls have now taken first place (5 times) or second place (3 times) in the last eight years!
Leading the pack was senior Chelsea Hostetter with a first in the long jump (16’-9”) which set a new school record; a second in the 100m dash, edged out by only.01 of a second, which was a P.R.; a second in the 200m dash, also a P.R.; and a fifth in the javelin, also a P.R. Sophomore AS took second in the 100m hurdles, second in the high jump, and third in the triple jump. Junior KH took first in the pole vault, matching her previous P.R. height of 8’-0”; third in the 300m hurdles, a P.R., fifth in the 400m dash, a P.R.; and an eighth in the 3000m run. Junior NP took second place in the 800m run, fifth in the 3000m run, and seventh in the 1500m run. Freshman AC helped her fellow teammates and coaches all day, as she has all season.
The Peoples boys’ team, also a small group with 12 athletes, improved its performance over last year by taking eighth overall out of 22 teams, with very strong relay team finishes.
The relay team of KB, KM, NJ, and RM finished second in the 4 x100m and set a new school record of 46.30, besting their own record set earlier this season. The 4x800m relay team, made up of BW, KB, DS, and CC recorded a P.R. and finished fourth. Earning another P.R. and taking sixth place in the 4x400m relay was the relay team of KB, CW, BW, and RM.
In individual events, Junior NJ took fifth in the javelin and competed well in the long jump, achieving a P.R., and in the triple jump. Junior CC took sixth in the 1500m run and competed well in the 3,000m run, earning a P.R. Junior RM also competed in the 100m dash, and the 200m dash, earning P.R.s in both events. Junior KM earned P.R.s in the 100m dash and in the triple jump, and the long jump. Freshman DS earned a P.R. in the 3000m run and competed well in the 1500m run. Freshman CW earned P.R.s in the 200m dash and the 400m dash, and competed well in the 100m dash. Junior JD earned P.R.s in the triple jump and discus. Sophomore KN earned a P.R. in the 1500m run and competed in the triple jump. Freshman DB toughed it out, competing with a taped sprained ankle in the 100m dash, 400m dash, and javelin. Junior BW also competed in the 300m hurdles. Sophomore IS competed well in the 200m dash, pole vault, and javelin.
John Guillot
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