W O Track & Field

THURSDAY
JANUARY 5TH
ROOM 117 (3:45)

Pole vaulters Jessica McNew and Josh Presson have advanced to Austin.
McNew a Senior has the 2nd highest qualifying jump going into the meet. She jumped a personal best at the regional meet (11’00″). Junior, Presson has a personal best of (14’00″) so far this season. Both will compete on Saturday morning May 14th.

We are working this year to provide a live video stream of our home track meets this year. You will find the link on the right hand side of this blog under Pages: WO Track Meets Live.

There will be limitations as to what we can actually cover during the event, but know that we are just getting started with this idea and are doing our best.  Please join us in celebrating our students as they represent White Oak ISD.

Our Track and Field Blog has links to the web sites of the athletes that are off competing in college.

This is a great way to keep up with them.

Friday June 5
8:20 am Spenser Lynn 3200
12:00 noon Natalie Craven Pole Vault
8:45 pm Sydney Hamm 1600
8:55 pm Spenser Lynn 1600

The Ladyneck track & field team scored 51 points and finished second to East Chambers at the Regional Meet this past weekend. After an outstanding effort in the 1600 meter run Sydney Hamm put the Ladynecks in the lead for the Regional Title with only one race to go in the meet. That performance made her Regional Champion in the 1600 meter. The other individual meet champion in her event was Natalie Craven in the Pole Vault. White Oak had several other girls finish 3rd just missing a trip to the State Meet. Paige Maly in the 3200, Juliana Tuel in the pole vault, Adrian Stephens in the 100 and the long jump.

The Roughnecks had Spenser Lynn as the Regional Champion in two events. The 3200, and 1600 meter runs. Trevor Coppedge was 3rd in the 300 meter hurdles. The boys finished 5th as a team at the meet.

Both the boys and girls track teams won the 18AA District Track Meet today at Union Grove.

The Boys scored 137.5 points

Winona had 134 and Harmony had 112.5

The Girls scored 214 points

Harmony had 100 and Union Grove had 77

 The Men also had a great end to the 2009 Indoor Season with Sophomore Kurt Lindsey finishing as an All-American in the Men’s 5000 meter run. Lindsey fought his way to a third place finish as he posted a personal record by 27 seconds in a time of 15:27.20.  Lindsey just edged out his teammate Freshman John Millsap who finished fourth in the race. Millsap’s time of 15:27.50 was just .3 seconds behind that of Lindsey’s and was also a 17 second personal best time for Millsap.

The duo of Lindsey and Millsap also scored points in the Men’s 4 x 800 meter relay with Sophomore Ryan Clift and Freshman Zach Morgan as they finished sixth overall. Morgan and Clift led the Men’s Distance Medley Relay to a fifth place performance in a season best 11:05.48.
Freshman high jumper Spencer Stephens finished the day’s scoring with his eighth place finish in the Men’s high jump. Stephens set a season’s best jump of 5’11″ to help the Patriot Men finish eighth overall in the team standings.

“I’m extremely pleased with this 2009 Indoor Season,” said Head Coach Jacob Phillips, “we’re healthy, we’re running better than we ever have, and we’re excited about what’s to come. The women have improved at every meet this season and to watch Kurt Lindsey and John Millsap fight the way they did in the 5000 meters is going to inspire this men’s team to continue working hard and continue believing that they can compete at this level. I’m very proud of every athlete we carried here today; now we just have to keep pressing on into the Outdoor Season.”

Only six points out of first place the Ladynecks had a good showing at the Hawk Relays. Adrian Stephens was a major point earner, medaling in the 100, 200, and the long jump. Adrian’s hand held time was very close to the school record in the 100 meter dash. Pole Vaulter Jessica McNew finished 2nd. Junior Sydney Hamm medaled in both the 800 and the 1600 meters. Hannah Childress jumped an impressive 4’10″ in the high jump.