The Morro Bay High Boys’ and Girls’ Track Teams had great outings at the recent SLO County Track Championships on Saturday, April 4, at Cuesta College and again at the 96th Annual Russell Cup Track & Field Invitational on Saturday, April 18.
The coaching staff has been re-building the track program over the past two years, and have a strong group of dedicated kids taking it to the next level this year, and for years to come.
Many of the kids had a personal records at Championships including: Madeline Ogle, Hannah Buechner, Sam Duston, Alexis, Lewis, Eliza Lewis, Evelyn Atchisonn, Brandon Amato, Austin Lay, Hank Ogle, and Dylan Williams.
Medalists (Top 3 finishers) at the County Championships were: Girls’ varsity: the 4 by 100 meter relay team was third in 52.02 seconds; Sierra Emrick was first in the high jump at 5-feet 1-inch and Roxanne Nolan was 3rd at 4’10”. Varsity pole vaulter Emrick was first at 12’; varsity triple jumper Chloe Lindsey was third at 31’2”. For the Boys’ team Brandon Amato was first in the 800M in 1:59.92.
Girls frosh-soph saw Alexa Lewis take first in the 800M in 2:28.73, and twin sister Eliza Lewis was second in the 1600M in 5:21.88. Hannah Wiese was second in the 100M in 13.29.
Pirates who medaled at the Russell Cup (Top 4 finishers) were: Girls — Shannon McClish second in the varsity 3200M in 11:43.16, third was Medeline Ogle in 11:43.41. In the high jump, Nolan was fourth at 4’09”, Emrick won the pole vault at 11’09”, with Natalie Marquardt third at 9’09”.
Boys’ team had Brandon Amato take second in the varsity 800M clocking 1:58.55, Austin Lay was fourth in 1:59.15, and Andrew Stafford was third in the varsity 1600M at 4:22.09. Submitted photos.