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Fresh off its runner-up finish in the LHSAA Indoor Track and Field Championship, the St. Joseph’s Academy track and field team opened the 2023 outdoor season with a big win in the 2023 CHS Tip-Off Invitational, held March 4 at Catholic High School. The Redstickers scored 228 points to finish ahead of Mount Carmel (130), Episcopal (91), Cabrini (51), Walker (36), University Lab (20) and St. Michael (12). 

Ten personal best performances were turned in. 

Meet results are as follows.

100 meters: Dillon Landry, 2nd place, 12.95; Jalaysia Queen, 11th place, 14.32; Anna Kate Terrell, 16th place, 14.65; Sadie Traylor, 18th place, 14.84

100 meter hurdles: Elizabeth Gordon, 1st place, 17.15 (personal best); Amelia Lalonde, 3rd place, 17.90; Avery Denicola, 8th place, 21.73

200 meters: Simone Castelluccio, 1st place, 25.17; Dillon Landry, 2nd place, 26.46; Katherine Gonsoulin, 3rd place, 26.85; Maci Kent, 8th place, 29.29 (personal best); Jalaysia Queen, 13th place, 30.13; Kara Johnson, 16th place, 30.37

300 meter hurdles: Isabella Lalonde, 1st place, 50.23; Madeline Ferachi, 2nd place, 50.38; Havyn Henley, 4th place, 51.61 (personal best); Audrey Manda, 8th place, 56.14; Elly Fabre, 10th place, 57.70

400 meters: Alexandria Stewart, 2nd place, 1:00.82 (personal best); Berlin Gomez, 10th place, 1:07.06 (personal best); Qierstin Merrett, 11th place, 1:07.31 (personal best); Katelyn Shannon, 15th place, 1:13.01

800 meters: Emmaline Ritter, 2nd place, 2:43.73; Stella Vincent, 3rd place, 2:44.31; Tanner Watson, 9th place, 2:48.57

1,600 meters: Elise Brown, 2nd place, 5:17.00 (personal best); Michelle Daigle, 4th place, 5:25.27; Kaitlyn Francise, 6th place, 5:51.65 (personal best); Kathryn Casey, 10th place, 6:10.82

3,200 meters: Grace Rennhoff, 1st place, 12:02.85; Emma Claire Hendry, 2nd place, 12:35.65

Discus: Marion Buller, 2nd place, 69-11.00

High jump: Kennedy Papillion, 1st place, 5-02.00; Gabrielle Graff, 3rd place, 4-06.00

Javelin: Avery Landry, 2nd place, 99-00.00 (personal best); Emily Vennen, 4th place, 88-05.00; Caroline Campbell, 8th place, 70-03.00

Long jump: Simone Castelluccio, 1st place, 17-05.50; Jalaysia Queen, 8th place, 12-09.50; Audrey Rothkamm, 10th place, 12-05.50; Ella Shortt, 11th place, 12-04.00

Pole vault: Rachel Kerr, 1st place, 10-06.00; Katie Henry, 9th place, 7-00.00

Shot put: Lyndsey Darensbourg, 1st place, 39-11.00 (personal best); Marion Buller, 8th place, 24-10.00; Trishten Ashford, 12th place, 16-03.00

Triple jump: Simone Castelluccio, 1st place, 37-03.50; Gabrielle Graff, 3rd place, 30-07.00

4x200 meter relay: Jaelyn Jones, Katherine Gonsoulin, Alexandria Stewart and Anna Alleman, 1st place, 1:44.27; Maci Kent, Sadie Traylor, Audrey Manda and Amelia Lalonde, 6th place, 1:55.41

4x400 meter relay: Qierstin Merrett, Berlin Gomez, Havyn Henley and Alexandria Stewart, 5th place, 4:33.72

4x800 meter relay: Elise Brown, Inessa Robillard, Grace Rennhoff and Michelle Daigle, 1st place, 9:44.04; Ainsley Brignac, Emma Claire Hendry, Grace Martin and Kaitlyn Francise, 3rd place, 10:42.73

Next up for the Redstickers is the Louisiana Farm Bureau Bronco Invitational at Zachary High School on March 10 beginning at 3 p.m. 

Mindy Brodhead Averitt
Communications Director