On Saturday, December 9, Coach Jeremy Bartley took his Varsity boys and girls teams to Liberty University for their first invitational this season. During their visit to the Flames campus, the new Alleghany Cougar Indoor Track teams had tremendous success which included breaking the school record and qualifying for state.
Results are as followed:
Boys Varsity Indoor Track
55 Meter Dash
Elijah Fasig
7.27
Andrew Boothe
7.69
300 Meter Dash
Brady Prior
37.15
Max Madsen
37.69
Elijah Fasig
40.22
1000 Meter Run
Josh Anglin
3:00.48
1600 Meter Run
Maddox Wickline
5:02.32
4×200 Meter Relay
Alleghany
1:36.12
4×800 Meter Relay
Alleghany
9:07.46
High Jump
Max Madsen
5-10
Miles Christian
5-6
Long Jump
Max Madsen
21-6
Shot Put
Evin Chapman
35-8.5
Nathen Chapman
35-1.5
E.J. Wright
34-8
Girls Varsity Indoor Track
55 Meter Dash
Hannah Hipes
8.28
Taylor Jenkins
8.87
300 Meter Dash
Hannah Hipes
47.99
Taylor Jenkins
56.53
500 Meter Dash
Leigha Byers
1:39.96
1000 Meter Run
Haley Harmon
4:06.91
1600 Meter Run
Faith Barron
6:12.94
Maggie Hensley
6:21.35
4×800 Meter Relay
Alleghany
11:51.98
Long Jump
Hannah Hypes
12-10.25
Taylor Jenkins
12-2.75
Shot Put
Autumn Dunbar
19-3.25
Tesla Dunbar
12-9.25
Coach Jeremy Bartley added that, “Haley Harmon set a new school record with an 11:51.98, Brady Prior only missed qualifying by .02 of a second, but will get it next time, the boys 4×200 meter relay qualified for states consisting of Miles Christian, Brady Prior, Max Madsen, and Elijah Fasig, and Max Madsen qualified for states in the high jump and long jump in route to setting a school record in the long jump of 21’6.”” He also noted that “Alleghany will be back in action on January 6 at VMI.”