Track earns awards at last meet before district

Story and Photos by Victoria Garcia Avila and Emarald Robinson |

The varsity boys track team got eighth overall and the girls team tied for seventh overall at the T-Bird Relays April 3.

Junior Ayana Atkins got personal records in both shotput and discus, earning first place in both.  She threw 113’8″ discus and 38’2″ shotput. Senior Miche’e Brown also set a record for herself this season, finishing the 100 m dash in fifth place with 12.98 seconds.

Senior Chubaka Bahindwa earned fifth in the 3200 m and sixth in the 1600 m race, while Kendall McCree earned third in the 200 m run. Senior Johnathan Taylor earned second in discus and senior Roderick Owens got sixth in the long jump. The boys 4X100 relay got sixth overall.

The teams are now in final preparation for district April 10.

Attached is a slideshow of some of the events.

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