Italy’s track results from the Junior High Wampus Cat Relays held in Itasca

Image: Italy’s Junior High Gladiators get mentally prepared for the relays during the Wampus Cat Relays in Itasca. Pictured are Eli Garcia and Dyland McCasland who stand behind Gary Escamilla, Kendrick Norwood, Tylan Wallace and Clay Riddle.

Italy’s Junior High Gladiators get mentally prepared for the relays during the Wampus Cat Relays in Itasca. Pictured are Eli Garcia and Dyland McCasland who stand behind Gary Escamilla, Kendrick Norwood, Tylan Wallace and Clay Riddle. (Davee Garcia)

Wampus Cat Relays

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Itasca — Emily Cunningham leads Italy’s 7th grade girls track team with a pair of 1st place finishes in both the 100m dash and the 200m dash. Teammates Vanesa Cantu and April Lusk carry Italy’s 8th grade girls track team by combining for four 1st place finishes and a 2nd place finish in discus with Cantu throwing a distance of 57’11", just a couple of inches from taking the top spot behind Itasca’s Sargent who threw 59’9".

The 7th grade boys get a boost from Davilla who earns 1st place with a discus throw of 75’7" and 2nd place in the shot put with a chunk of 34’9". Also helping the 7th grade boys cause were Ty Hamilton who finished in 2nd place with a leap of 15’1/2" in the long jump and Anthony Lusk who raced to a 2nd place finish in the 200m dash with a time of 0:30.70.

The 8th grade boys rely on a 1st place effort from David De La Hoya, with a throw of 90’1", to win the discus event and a 1st place finish by Joe Celis in the 100m dash, with a time of 0:12.88, to help their teammates finish second in the overall point total.

Below are the place finishes, times and distances for Italy’s Junior High track members that competed in the 2013 Wampus Cat Relays:

7th grade girls points by school:
Place School Points
1st Itasca 161
2nd Hubbard 54
3rd Covington 48
4th Italy 46

7th grade girls Field Events:

Shot Put

  • 3rd Place – Jenna Holden, Italy — 25’2-3/4"
  • 5th Place – Richards, Italy — 24’2-1/2"

Discus

  • 3rd Place – Maegan Connor, Italy — 51’4"
  • 4th Place – Weeks, Italy — 43’8"

7th grade girls Relays:

100 M Dash

  • 1st Place – Emily Cunningham, Italy — 0:15.36
  • 5th Place – Hernandez, Italy — 0:17.88

200 M Dash

  • 1st Place – Emily Cunningham, Italy — 0:33.98
  • 3rd Place – Hernandez, Italy — 0:37.22

8th grade girls points by School:
Place School Points
1st Itasca 197
2nd Hubbard 92
3rd Covington 79
4th Italy 48

8th grade girls Field Events:

Shot Put

  • 1st Place – Vanessa Cantu, Italy — 26’5-3/4"

Discus

  • 2nd Place – Vanessa Cantu, Italy — 57’11"

8th grade girls Relays:

100 M Dash

  • 1st Place – April Lusk, Italy — 0:13.52

200 M Dash

  • 1st Place – April Lusk, Italy — 0:28.40

800 M Run

  • 1st Place – Vanessa Cantu, Italy — 03:23.0

7th grade boys points by school:
Place School Points
1st Hubbard 229
2nd Italy 99
3rd Itasca 77
4th Covington 64

7th grade boys Field Events:

Long Jump

  • 2nd – Ty Hamilton, Italy — 15’1/2"

Shot Put

  • 2nd – Chris Davila, Italy — 34’9"

Discus

  • 1st Place – Chris Davila, Italy — 75’7"
  • 6th Place – Cason Roberts, Italy — 54’11"

7th grade boys Relays:

100 M Dash

  • 3rd Place – Garrett Janek, Italy — 0:14.61

4X100 Relay

  • 2nd Place – Italy — 00:55.2

200 M Dash

  • 2nd Place – Anthony Lusk, Italy — 0:30.70
  • 4th Place – Garrett Janek, Italy — 0:31.82

4X200 Relay

  • 2nd Place – Italy — 1:58.27

400 M Dash

  • 3rd Place – Tylan Wallace, Italy — 1:07.13
  • 4th Place – Anthony Lusk, Italy — 1:20.00

4X400 Relay

  • 2nd Place – Italy — 4:31.92

8th grade boys points by school:
Place School Points
1st Itasca 204
2nd Italy 100
3rd Covington 96
4th Hubbard 76

8th grade boys Field Events:

Shot Put

  • 3rd Place – David De La Hoya, Italy — 31’3-1/2"

Discus

  • 1st Place – David De La Hoya, Italy — 90’1"
  • 3rd Place – Jarvis Harris, Italy — 89’3"

8th Grade Boys Relays:

100 M Dash

  • 1st Place – Joe Celis, Italy — 0:12.88
  • 3rd Place – Hunter Ballard, Italy — 0:14.85
  • 5th Place – Michael Hughes, Italy — 0:15.42

4X100 Relay

  • 2nd Place – Italy — 00:52.8

200 M Dash

  • 4th Place – Michael Hughes, Italy — 0:31.81
  • 6th Place – Hunter Ballard, Italy — 0:32.34

4X200 Relay

  • 2nd Place – Italy — 1:54.94

400 M Dash

  • 2nd Place – Dylan McCasland, Italy — 1:10.14

4X400 Relay

  • 2nd Place, Italy — Time not known
    • Joseph Celis
    • Dylan McCasland
    • Blake Brewer
    • Eli Garcia

Special thanks to Coaches Nate Skelton and Hank Hollywood for track results and photographer Davee Garcia.

Go Italy Junior High!