News Post
Track Team Finishes Second in Indoor Championship
The St. Joseph’s Academy track and field team brought home the runner-up trophy from the 2023 LHSAA Indoor Track and Field Championship, held February 18 in the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse at LSU.
The Division I meet featured 33 teams. Scotlandville finished first with 71 points, followed by SJA with 55. Rounding out the top five were Huntington (35.5), Zachary (32) and Mt. Carmel (30).
The Redstickers recorded three school-record performances, five personal-record performances and six season-best performances during the championship meet.
“During the 2023 indoor season, six new school records were set, and 25 new top 10 all-time performances were achieved,” said head coach Charlie Daigle. “This senior class has been state champions twice and runners-up twice. I don’t know of many schools that can say that. I’m so proud of the hard work and commitment shown at the meet.”
Meet results follow.
60 meter hurdles: Elizabeth Gordon, 9th place, 10:28 (personal and season best)
1,600 meters: Elise Brown, 1st place, 5:10.41 (program, personal and season best); Michelle Daigle, 5th place, 5:16.54 (personal best)
3,200 meters: Elise Brown, 2nd place, 11:24.72; Grace Rennhoff, 5th place, 11:51.83
High jump: Kennedy Papillion, 10th place, 4-10.50 (personal and season best)
Long jump: Simone Castelluccio, 6th place, 17-02.25
Pole vault: Rachel Kerr, 5th place, 10-11.75
Shot put: Lyndsey Darensbourg, 3rd place, 41-05.75 (program, personal and season best); Catherine Burkhalter, 10th place, 31-04.50
Triple jump: Simone Castelluccio, 4th place, 37-06.00
4x200 meter relay: Jaelyn Jones, Simone Castelluccio, Alexandria Stewart and Anna Alleman, 4th place, 1:44.95
4x400 meter relay: Jaelyn Jones, Simone Castelluccio, Alexandria Stewart and Inessa Robillard, 3rd place, 4:04.49 (season best)
4x800 meter relay: Elise Brown, Inessa Robillard, Emma Claire Hendry and Michelle Daigle, 1st place, 9:51.29 (program and season best)
The 2023 outdoor season kicks off on March 4 with the Tip Off Invitational at Catholic High School.
Mindy Brodhead Averitt
Communications Director