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Track Team Makes History Winning Indoor State Meet
The St. Joseph’s Academy track and field team won the first indoor state championship in school history, scoring 55 points in the Allstate Sugar Bowl/Louisiana High School Athletic Association Indoor Championships. The meet, featuring 36 teams in Division I, was held February 22 in the Carl Maddox Field House at LSU.
On the strength of two state championship performances and a runner-up finish, SJA easily outscored Zachary High (41), John Curtis (39), Ruston (26) and Lafayette (24).
Head coach Charlie Daigle had high praise for his team, which finished second in last year’s indoor state meet. “This is a very talented group of girls who showed up and did what they’ve been doing all season,” he said. “For the second year in a row, they turned in amazing performances. I am very proud.”
Scoring points towards the team’s total were the following.
4x200m Relay: Sydney LaFleur, Haley Jones, McKenna Ramsey and Hannah Jones, 5th place, 1:47.75 (new school record)
1,600m Run: Sophie Martin, 1st place, 5:14.25 (personal record, new school record); Isabelle Brown, 3rd place, 5:19.17 (personal record)
800m Run: Isabelle Brown, 3rd place, 2:24.30 (personal record)
4x800m Relay: Elise Jones, Virginia Dirks, Lydia Poche and Isabelle Brown, 1st place, 9:59.93 (new school record)
3,200m Run: Maddie Kate Gardiner, 2nd place, 11:31.25 (personal record, new school record); Sophie Martin, 3rd place, 11:35.68 (personal record)
4x400m Relay: Olivia Cook, McKenna Ramsey, Ava Dunn and Alessandra Purnell, 6th place, 4:09.89
High Jump: Riley Wilson, 3rd place, 5-01.00
Mindy Brodhead Averitt
Communications Director
Photos courtesy of Tina LaHaye