The St. Joseph’s Academy track and field team opened the 2019 indoor season on January 5 at the LSU High School Classic in the Carl Maddox Field House. On the following Saturday, the team traveled to McNeese State University for the McNeese High School Meet.
Finishing in the top 20 in their respective events at LSU were the following:
1600m Run: Sophie Martin, 5th place, 5:46.03; Virginia Dirks, 18th place, 6:20.44
800m Run: Taylor Winters, 4th place, 2:32.65; Maddie Kate Gardiner, 13th place, 2:38.86
60m Hurdles: Claire Holder, 10th place, 9.86; Sophie Kronenberger, 20th place, 10.75
4x800m Relay: Virginia Dirks, Sophie Martin, Lauren Hendry and Isabelle Brown, 1st place, 10:21.93
3200m Run: Isabelle Brown, 1st place, 11:48.11
4x400m Relay: Taylor Winters, Leanne Livingston, Reese Favaloro and Alessandra Purnell, 14th place, 4:25.24
Pole Vault: Taylor Walker, 14th place, 7-11.50; Anna Koonce, 20th place, 6-11.75
High Jump: Reese Favaloro, 17th place, 4-04.00
Long Jump: Claire Holder, 9th place, 16-03.00
Triple Jump: Claire Holder, 13th place, 32-08.50
Shot Put: Kayleigh Mims, 3rd place, 35-10.00
Finishing in the top 20 in their respective events at McNeese were the following:
4x200m Relay: Ava Dunn, Olivia Cook, Ava Moreau and Hannah Jones, 7th place, 1:52.88
1600m Run: Lauren Hendry, 1st place, 5:35.62; Isabelle Brown, 5th place, 5:41.51; Virginia Dirks, 6th place, 5:43.16
800m Run: Virginia Dirks, 3rd place, 2:34.90; Lauren Hendry, 5th place, 2:36.04
60m Hurdles: McKenna Ramsey, 4th place, 9.83; Margaret Turner, 14th place, 11.49
4x800m Relay: Lydia Poche, Maddie Kate Gardiner, Leanne Livingston and Taylor Winters, 1st place, 10:30.62
3200m Run: Sophie Martin, 1st place, 12:13.86; Maddie Kate Gardiner, 2nd place, 12:29.06; Kate Ritchie, 3rd place, 12:47.15
4x400m Relay: Reese Favaloro, Alessandra Purnell, Lydia Poche and Taylor Winters, 4th place, 4:24.46; Amelia Cochran, Olivia Cook, McKenna Ramsey and Ava Dunn, 8th place, 4:33.60
Pole Vault: Taylor Walker, 6th place, 7-06.00; Maddie Toler, 7th place, 7-00.00
High Jump: Reese Favaloro, 4th place, 4-10.00; Alessandra Purnell, 12th place, 4-06.00
Long Jump: Reese Favaloro, 11th place, 14-11.00; Mary Usher, 15th place, 14-06.00
Triple Jump: Mary Usher, 6th place, 31-06.50; Amelia Cochran, 15th place, 27-09.00
Shot Put: Kayleigh Mims, 3rd place, 35-05.00; Rachel Blouin, 8th place, 25-00.50
Mindy Brodhead Averitt
Communications Director
Photos courtesy of Aimee Walker and Charlie Daigle