BRISTOL:
Warriors take three at BALs
Bristol men capture three gold medals;
women set a new record in relay
By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
Bristol captured a trio of gold medals last Saturday at the Bicentennial Athletic League (BAL) Track & Field championships.
Hosted by eventual champion Holy Ghost Prep (HGP), the Warriors captured gold in the 400-meter run when Jordan Morris outpaced the entire field, hitting the tape in just 50.10.
Then, Morris anchored Bristol’s first place finish in the 4x100-meter relay, with he, Abass Kanu, Wendell Phillips, and James Volponi taking the gold in the event.
Wendell Phillips completed the hat trick when he crossed the finish line first in the 110 high hurdles. Phillips also captured a silver medal in the 300 intermediate hurdles.
Tom Bradley captured a silver medal in the long jump with his leap of 20-feet, 11.5 inches. Ray Cruz took the bronze in the shot put with a toss of 45-feet, 4 inches.
Volponi also medaled in two other events, finishing fourth in the 200 and sixth in the 400. Morris captured a bronze medal when he finished third in the 200-meter run.
At the end of the day, Morris, Phillips and the 4x100 relay team were named first team All-BAL.
“These awards were richly deserved,” said Bristol head coach Jim Jones. “Jordan [Morris] has been running really strong all year. Wendell [Phillips] is the defending District One champion in the [110 high] hurdles and our relay team has been running really solid all year long.”
On the girls side, Bristol captured a fourth place medal in the 4x400-meter relay when Princess Rogers, Tina Padilla, Jen D’emidio and anchor Jackie Rivera hit the tape in 4:30.01. In the process, the group broke their own school record set earlier in the season at the Glasgow Invitational in Delaware.
According to Jones, that record had been in place since 1983.
“These four girls that set the record in the 400-meter relay have been working very hard since the end of cross country season,” stated Jones. “And they have been an absolute pleasure to work with. We’re expecting bigger and better things from them in the future.”
Rogers and D’emidio are freshmen. Padilla is a sophomore and Rivera returns next year to complete her senior campaign.
D’emidio also medaled in the 800-meter run, finishing in fourth place with a time of 2:31.09.
Elyse Stevens took a fourth place medal in the discus with her toss of 75 feet.
Rivera also captured a fifth place medal in the 300 intermediate hurdles with her time of 52.8 seconds in that event.
Rogers took sixth with her time of 65.4 seconds in the 400-meter run.
women set a new record in relay
By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
Bristol captured a trio of gold medals last Saturday at the Bicentennial Athletic League (BAL) Track & Field championships.
Hosted by eventual champion Holy Ghost Prep (HGP), the Warriors captured gold in the 400-meter run when Jordan Morris outpaced the entire field, hitting the tape in just 50.10.
Then, Morris anchored Bristol’s first place finish in the 4x100-meter relay, with he, Abass Kanu, Wendell Phillips, and James Volponi taking the gold in the event.
Wendell Phillips completed the hat trick when he crossed the finish line first in the 110 high hurdles. Phillips also captured a silver medal in the 300 intermediate hurdles.
Tom Bradley captured a silver medal in the long jump with his leap of 20-feet, 11.5 inches. Ray Cruz took the bronze in the shot put with a toss of 45-feet, 4 inches.
Volponi also medaled in two other events, finishing fourth in the 200 and sixth in the 400. Morris captured a bronze medal when he finished third in the 200-meter run.
At the end of the day, Morris, Phillips and the 4x100 relay team were named first team All-BAL.
“These awards were richly deserved,” said Bristol head coach Jim Jones. “Jordan [Morris] has been running really strong all year. Wendell [Phillips] is the defending District One champion in the [110 high] hurdles and our relay team has been running really solid all year long.”
On the girls side, Bristol captured a fourth place medal in the 4x400-meter relay when Princess Rogers, Tina Padilla, Jen D’emidio and anchor Jackie Rivera hit the tape in 4:30.01. In the process, the group broke their own school record set earlier in the season at the Glasgow Invitational in Delaware.
According to Jones, that record had been in place since 1983.
“These four girls that set the record in the 400-meter relay have been working very hard since the end of cross country season,” stated Jones. “And they have been an absolute pleasure to work with. We’re expecting bigger and better things from them in the future.”
Rogers and D’emidio are freshmen. Padilla is a sophomore and Rivera returns next year to complete her senior campaign.
D’emidio also medaled in the 800-meter run, finishing in fourth place with a time of 2:31.09.
Elyse Stevens took a fourth place medal in the discus with her toss of 75 feet.
Rivera also captured a fifth place medal in the 300 intermediate hurdles with her time of 52.8 seconds in that event.
Rogers took sixth with her time of 65.4 seconds in the 400-meter run.
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