On Saturday April 22nd, 2017 the Shreveport Homeschool Sports Track & Field team hosted and competed in the ACEL Track & Field North Regionals. Teams that competed were Faith Training Christian Academy, SWLA Homeschool, and Old Bethel Christian Academy.
The ACEL regional track meet is a qualifying event for the state track meet that will be held on May 6th in Lafayette, LA. In order to qualify for state an athlete must place in the top four of his / her event.
Men’s Track & Field Competition Summary
Sam Wolfe started off the day in a great way for the Force by placing third in the Men’s Discus and later placed second in the 800m run. His younger brother, Eli, also qualified for State in the 800m. Miles Roberson won both the 100m and 400m sprints, as well as qualified in the Long Jump. Landry Clark and Ethan Wilkes placed one and two respectively in the 1600m and 3200m runs. Then to top off men’s competition, our 4 x 400m team consisting of Miles Roberson, Ethan Wilkes, Sam Wolfe, and Landry Clark advanced to state by winning the 4 x 400m!
Women’s Track & Field Competition Summary
On the women’s side of the competition Mikaela Fidler started out by winning the women’s shot put. Sofia Lorincz won the 100m, 200m, and placed second in the women’s 400m sprint. Railey Berney swept the women’s distance events placing first in the 800m, 1600m, and the 3200m runs. Jadee Brown also advanced by placing third in the 800m and 3200m, and she also trimmed more than 20 seconds off her 1600m best time.
Shreveport Homeschool Sports was well represented at the ACEL North Regionals by it’s Track & Field athletes. We are looking forward to competing in the state meet that is coming up in two weeks.
For complete results visit HERE