Fred Hardy, Jr. Invitational

Saturday, Jan. 15th brought the Hardy Invitational, with 35 schools attending at the Fork Union Estes Center. The AHS boys finished 6th overall. Ryan medalled in his three events - the 4x800 (3rd), 1000m (3rd - PR 2:42.99) and 4x400 (6th). Camron placed 28th in the Long Jump, with a 16'8.75" effort. The 4x200 relay placed 10th, with Cam running the opening leg in under 25 seconds.

Fork Union Mini-Invite #3

On a snowy Friday night in January, the FUMA Mini-Invite was held, with 12 teams competing. Camron again did very well, with a SB (& I think PR) in the Long Jump. He placed 9th with a 17'-10.5" jump. Cam also rocked the Triple Jump with a 35'-8" effort to place 11th. He ran the 300m dash, and finished 19th with a time of 42.13. Camron was the first leg of the 4x200 relay, which placed fourth with a time of 1:42.54. Ryan ran two relays, the 4x800 and the 4x400. The relay team placed first in the 4X8. A dropped baton led to a disappointing 8th place finish in the 4x4. The boys return to FUMA this coming Saturday, with the Frank Hardy Invitational.

Liberty High School Christmas Invitational

The Liberty meet was a two day affair, Dec. 10-11, in Lynchburg. Over 40 teams from Virginia and North Carolina competed. AHS boys finished 3rd, the girls 4th. Cam hit a PR of 7.20 in the 55m dash, placing 37th. Ryan ran the 1600m, for an 8th place 4:35.12, and the 1000m, for 5th at 2:43.84. Camron jumped in the Long Jump, 17' 5.5" (27th), and the Triple Jump, with a season best of 37' 1" (14th). Both young men competed in relays. Ryan was the anchor of the 4x8 that took second (8:35.15). Camron ran first leg of the 4x2, I had his split at 25.4, and the team placed 11th with a time of 1:40.47. Camron also anchored the 13th place 4x4 relay, with a total time of 3:45.42. Congrats to the boys and to the team.

Camron - 55m

Camron - Long Jump

Welcome Back Camron!

After a difficult season long hiatus due to injury, Cam was back with a vengence, competing in five events in the Louisa Polar Bear. His first event was the long jump, placing 7th with a 17' 3.25". Next up was the 55m dash, and Cam tied for 6th (7.30) against a deep Louisa sprint squad. The schedule was adjusted, and the 4x200 relay was Cam's next event. As the first leg, he opened up a 15m lead by the first zone. Team-wide handoffs were a problem, and the relay team placed second. Next, Cam returned to the pits to place third in the triple jump (36' 5"). His last race was the 300m, and he finished 12th with a time of 42.7. A great day overall, and I know we are as glad to see him back as he is to be there.

Indoor Has Begun

Saturday, Dec. 4, the Louisa County Polar Bear meet was held, with Albemarle, Orange and host Louisa participating. It was cold and windy, perfect weather for a Polar Bear meet. Ryan and Camron competed in 8 events total, and contributed over a third of the AHS boys 54 point total. Ryan finished first in the 1600m (4:41.8), 1000m (2:49.8), and was the second leg (0.55) of the 4x400 first place relay team. Cam gets his own write-up.
Next meet is Friday & Saturday in Lynchburg, at the Liberty University Christmas Invitational.