On February 22, the Cambridge track and field team went to North Gwinnett High School in Duluth, Georgia, for their first competition of the year against other schools. Facing nine other squads, the girls team finished second in their division and the boys finished third in their division.

 

The Bears were strong in a number of events, winning several and finishing in the top eight scoring in a number of others. With a good mix of veterans and newcomers, the team is off and running to achieve even more accomplishments as the season progresses. An overview of noteworthy performances from this meet include:

 

Kai McCarley - winning the 400 meters

Lilah Versluis - winning the long jump

 

Francisco Palacios-Rodriguez - winning the 1600 meters

 

Cameron Parodi - winning  the 100 meters

Rohan Lidhar - winning the triple jump

Ella Alberici - finishing second in the 1600

 

Jensen Kelley - second in the 100 meters and third in the 200 meters

 

Kennedy Williams - third in the 100 meters and second in the 200 meters

 

Linden Donner - second in the 800 meters

Aidan McHugh - second in the 3200 meters

Thomas Egan - second in the discus (personal record)

 

Vera Thorpe - third in the 3200 meters

Craig Dandridge - third in the 100 meters

Ethan Umberger - third in the long jump (personal record)

 

Annabelle Luffel - fourth in the 3200 meters

Grey Donner - fourth in the 1600 meters

Mavric Gould - fourth in the 800 meters

Taylor Lasoff - fifth in the 100 meters

Leah Anderson - fifth in the 3200 meters

Tanav Prabhu - fifth in the 800 meters

 

Bailey Williams - sixth in the 100 meters and fifth in the 200 meters

 

Meili Bouton - seventh in the 800 meters

Lauren Tindle - eighth in the 1600 meters

Lauren Wildstein - eighth in the 800 meters

 

Additionally, the boys 4x400 meter relay finished second and the girls won both the 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter relays.

 

Next up on the schedule is a mid week small gathering at Creekview High School and a large meet at Milton High School on Saturday.