Many Italy track athletes moved on to the Area meet at Valley View, but the boys that did not, finished the track season on a positive note! Colin Newman, Hunter Merimon, Zain Byers, and Paul Harris ended their track season competitively.

Cody Medrano, Ryheem Walker, Levi McBride, Ryan Connor, Cody Boyd, and Shadrack Newman all advanced to the Area Track meet with Walker, a senior, advancing on to the Regional Track Meet.

Here are the boys results from the area meet at Valley View:

Gladiator:
Ryheem Walker

• Long jump – 2nd Place – 20’ 9"
• Triple jump – 1st Place – 42’ 9"
• 110M Hurdles – 16.41 – 3rd Place
• 200M Dash – 24.17 – 4th Place

Cody Medrano

• 400M – 7th Place – 1:01.52

Kyle Fortenberry

• Shot put – 32’ 9" – 8th Place
• Discus – 78’ 5"- 8th Place

Levi McBride, Ryan Connor, Shadrack Newman, Cody Boyd

• 4×100 Relay – 49.44 – 8th Place
• 4×200 Relay – 1:41.98 – 7th Place
• 4×400 Relay – 4:02.11 – 8th Place
  
  

Four exceptional young ladies will be representing Italy High School at the Regional Track Meet next Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 in Abilene. Please help me in congratulating them as they continue to work extremely hard in preparing for the next meet.

The following are the girls official results from the Area Meet at Valley View:

Halee Turner

• Triple Jump – 33’ 3" – 3rd Place

Kourtnei Johnson

• Long Jump – 18’ 1" – 2nd Place

Halee Turner, Kendra Copeland, Ryisha Copeland, Kourtnei Johnson

• 4 × 100 Relay – 51.86 – 2nd Place

Halee Turner

• 100 Meter Hurdles – 16.17 – 1st Place

Kourtnei Johnson

• 100 Meter Dash – 11.62 – 1st Place

Halee Turner

• 300 Meter Hurdles – 51.54 – 4th Place

Kourtnei Johnson

• 200 Meter Dash – 24.47 – 1st Place
  
  

2013 Lady Gladiator Track and Field:

JV Girls

• Taleyia Wilson – Shot Put, Discus
• Lillie Perry – Discus, 4×100, 400m
• Brittany Chambers – 4×100, 100m, 200m
• K’Breona Davis – 4×100, 100m, 200m
• Bernice Hailey – 4×100, 100m, 200m
• Josie Perkins – 800m, 400m

Varsity Girls

• Monserrat Figueroa – Discus

• Kourtnei Johnson
  • Long Jump (Area and Regional Qualifier)
  • 4×100 (Area and Regional Qualifier)
  • 100m (Area and Regional Qualifier)
  • 200m (Area and Regional Qualifier)

• Halee Turner
  • Triple Jump (Area and Regional Qualifier)
  • 4×100 (Area and Regional Qualifier)
  • 100m Hurdle (Area and Regional Qualifier)
  • 300m Hurdle (Area and Regional Qualifier)

• Kendra Copeland
  • 4×100 (Area and Regional Qualifier)
  • 100m (Area Qualifier)
  • 200m (Area Qualifier)

• Ryisha Copeland
  • 4×100 (Area and Regional Qualifier)
  • 100m (Area Qualifier)
    
    

Region 2 Track Meet information

Dates:

• April 26-27, 2013

Venue:

• Elmer Gray Stadium
• Abilene Christian University Campus

Admissions:

• $10.00 per day for adults
• $5.00 per day for students
• $14.00 for Meet pass

Directions to ACU:
From DFW — Take I-20 west to Abilene. Exit Highway 351. Go west on 351 (Ambler Ave.) The stadium is on your left.

Special thanks to coaches Lindsey Coffman and Nate Skelton for providing track meet results throughout the season!

Go Italy!