South Lakes Indoor Track Athletes Qualify for Districts/Regionals

South Lakes High School indoor track team opened its varsity season with more than a dozen athletes meeting District Qualifying standards with their performances at the Liberty Elite Invitational, Saturday, Dec. 14 at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. 

Both the boys and girls 4x400 meter relay teams, the girls 4x200 meter relay team as well as senior Danielle Hale (high jump) and junior Comfort Reed (triple jump) surpassed Regional Qualifying Standards at the meet.

Seahawk athletes with District Qualify times/distances include:

• Senior Luis Rivas, 1,600 meters (4:36.32, 2nd overall)
• Senior Michael Kerr, 1,000 meters (2:40.64, 4th)
• Sophomore Skander Ballard, 300 meters (38.35, 7th), triple jump (42-00.50)
• Senior Khayri Denny, 300 meters (38.70, 9th), 55 meters (6.70, 3rd)
• Junior Max Gillum, 55 meter hurdles (9.17)
• Junior Nathan Stone, high jump (5-6)
• Senior Jon Mangal, shot put (39-9)
• Sophomore Monica Lannen, 3,200 meters (12:12.09)
• Junior Ozioma Chinaka, 300 meters (44.44), 55 meters (7.80), pole vault (8-0)
• Junior Jordan Lozama, 55 meters (7.81), shot put (27-00.75)
• Junior Claire Nieusma, 500 meters (1:23.16, 6th)
• Freshman Devyn Jones, 500 meters (1:24.73, 10th)
• Senior Danielle Hale, 55 meters (7.67, 6th), high jump (4-10), shot put (26-07.50)
• Junior Comfort Reed, triple jump (34-09.25)

• Seniors Aeron Thai, Ben O’Connor, Denny and Ballard won the boys 4x200 in 1:36.94.
• 55 meter hurdles: Devyn Jones (10.49), junior Sydney Crutcher (10.97)
• 55 meters: O’Connor (7.04), freshman Timiebi Ogobri (7.05), senior Anthony Mayo (7.18), Reed (7.89)
• 300 meters: Arpee (39.34), O’Connor (39.97), Mayo (39.98), junior John Frauenheim (40.27), Thai (40.64), Ogobri (41.09), Lozama (46.02)
• 500 meters: Senior Joshua Keeley (1:16.01, 11th)
• 1,000 meters: juniors Augusta Durham (3:23.42, 9th), Devin Nieusma (3:23.93, 10th), senior Abby Reinhold (3:24.01, 11th), Collin Weirick (2:48.95, 11th), Kumi-Darfour (3:24.26, 12th), sophomore Elias Tefera (2:54.53, 15th)
• 1,600 meters: junior John LeBerre (4:53.85, 5th), Surham (5:40.12, 7th), sophomore Katie Martin (6:07.47, 19th), freshman Naomi Brindley (6:08.51, 21st)
• 3,200 meters: junior Mitchell Drier (11:03.96, 14th), senior Michael Uhrig (11:09.37,15th)
• 4x800 meter relay: Boys (8:54.53, 4th), Girls (10:11.28, 3rd)
• Long jump: sophomore Alex Rudison (16-09.75), Reed (12-02.50
• Shot put: senior Alex Woodward (37-01.75), Chinaka (24-11.00)
• Triple jump: junior Khoa Nguyen (40-05.75)