Track & Field Meet at Alhambra High School

Piedmont Track and Field competed at Alhambra High School on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011.

BOYS
6th Grade
Emmet Smith had another amazing day at the track running 1:04 in the 400m and running on the 7th grade 4x100m team and 8th grade 4x400m team. Nick Korotzer competed in the Long Jump (6-6) and Triple Jump (17-0).

7th Grade
The 4x100m team of Blair Whitted, Alex Harrison, Everett Ellis, and Emmet Smith (6th Grade) finished 3rd (56.68). Ellis (1:04.8) and Zach Bloemker (1:12) both ran the 400m. Whitted (15.56) and Phillip Kim (15.46) ran the 100m. Alex Rickard (3:00) ran a nice 800m. Kim (3-10) and Bloemker (3-10) competed in the High Jump. Kim (9-4) and Justin Kumamoto (8-8) competed in the long jump. In the 1600m, Mingwei Samuel (6:32), Bloemker (6:37) and Alex Harrison (6:40) represented well.

8th Grade
Miles Von Herrmann ran a season best of 6:09 in the 1600m. Max Canty-Hilchey (2:34), Michael Kuroda (2:35), and Von Herrmann (2:50) ran well in the 800m. Xavier Prospero (12:71) and Liam Schindler (12.80) both ran strong 100m races. In the relays, Prospero, Canty-Hilchey, Schindler, and Joey Wilhelm ran 53.6 in the 4x100m. Prospero, Canty-Hilchey, Ellis (7th Grade), and Smith (6th Grade) ran a season best 4:21 in the 4x400m.

GIRLS
6th Grade
Nina Adarkar (17.25), Mimi Wilkenson (18.9) and Olivia Creighton (16.31) all ran very well in the 100m. Creighton doubled in the 200m (32.19).

7th Grade
Maura Phillips (15.22), Katie St. Claire (15.19) and Claire Reichle (15.46) all ran the 100m for Piedmont. St. Claire and Phillips both ran with the 8th grade girls in the 4x100m relay (59.9).

8th Grade
Sophia Mills ran a very strong 800m in 2:55. Remy Afong ran the 100m in 15.28. Mills (32.38) and Afong (31.14) both ran good 200m races. In the 8th grade 4x100m relay Mills, Afong, Phillips (7th Grade) and St. Claire (7th Grade) finished 5th (59.9).