Saturday, May 7 was the Diocese Track & Field Championship Meet at Granada High School in Livermore. SLOT was represented by 34 athletes from 1st through 8th grades. More than 40 teams competed and we were among the very best out there! We are so proud of our entire team. Below is a list of our student athletes who medaled. Please join us in congratulating them.
Idara Essien, 2nd grade: Bronze Medal in 4x100 Relay, Silver Medal in Sprint Medley Relay, Silver Medal in 200m
Maya Williams, 2nd grade: Bronze Medal in 4x100 Relay, Silver Medal in Sprint Medley Relay
Princess Mendoza, 3rd grade: Bronze Medal in 4x100 Relay, Silver Medal in Sprint Medley Relay
Tatiana Wilson, 3rd grade: Bronze Medal in 4x100 Relay, Silver Medal in Sprint Medley Relay, Silver Medal in 400m
Vander Cole, 3rd grade: Bronze Medal in 4x100 Relay, Gold Medal in Softball Throw, Bronze Medal in Tetherball Toss
Pierce Madison, 3rd grade: Bronze Medal in 4x100 Relay
Dallas Scott, 3rd grade: Bronze Medal in 4x100 Relay, Bronze Medal in 200m
TraVonn Williams, 3rd grade: Bronze Medal in 4x100 Relay
Kevin Chapman, 4th grade: Bronze Medal in Softball Throw
Robert Paul Reems, 4th grade: Silver Medal in 100m, Silver Medal in 200m
Sean Bullard, 5th grade: Silver Medal in 100m, Gold Medal in 200m, Gold Medal in Softball Throw
Jasmine Taylor, 6th grade: Gold Medal in Softball Throw, Silver Medal in Shot Put
Chardai Victorian, 6th grade: Gold Medal in 200m (Tied Diocese Record), Gold Medal in 400m (Broke Diocese Record)
Janelle Cole, 7th grade: Gold Medal in 4x100 Relay, Silver Medal in Sprint Medley Relay
Elon Critton, 7th grade: Gold Medal in 4x100 Relay, Silver Medal in Sprint Medley Relay, Bronze Medal in 4x400 Relay
Emily Dotson, 7th grade: Gold Medal in 4x100 Relay, Silver Medal in Sprint Medley Relay, Bronze Medal in 4x400 Relay
Mika Roberts, 7th grade: Gold Medal in 4x100 Relay, Silver Medal in Sprint Medley Relay, Bronze Medal in 4x400 Relay
Makayla Harden, 8th grade: Silver Medal in 4x100 Relay
Leila Paige, 8th grade: Silver Medal in 4x100 Relay
Isabella Thompson, 8th grade: Silver Medal in 4x100 Relay
Taylor Viera, 8th grade: Silver Medal in 4x100 Relay, Bronze Medal in 4x400 Relay, Bronze Medal in 400m, Bronze Medal in Tetherball Toss
Thank you to the parents for your patience and support this season. Coaches coach, runners run, and throwers throw but we can't do any of this without you. Thank you to Mrs. Michelle Collier and her staff in Extended Care for all their help in getting the kids ready for practice. Thank you to Courtney Clendinen and Charlotte Victorian for all their efforts in getting us a great track for us to hold our practices on. Thank you to Jonathan Cole for his photography. Thank you to Stephen Thompson for his great work at the finish line at every single meet this year. Thank you to Robert Dotson for his help as a relay judge and with the field events at meets. Big thank you to Kevin Chapman, Sr. and Robert Scott for all their help at practices and their willingness to always help out with anything that is needed. And finally, a huge and loud thank you to the best coaching staff anyone could ever ask for: Anthony De Los Santos, Nini Humphrey, Darren Roberts, and Harold Williams. I want everyone to know how lucky we are to have these men and women working with our children. They are great coaches, great teachers and exemplary mentors. Their patience, dedication, expertise, and passion for track are so instrumental in our program's success. We have taken this program to new heights and it is because I have been blessed to work with a group that is as committed to bringing out the best in our children as I am.
I will see everyone on the track in 2017.
GO TIGERS!!!
Coach Jack Viera
Below is a full list of our student athletes on the track team who qualified to participate in the Diocese Championship on Saturday morning, May 7, at Granada High School in Livermore. It starts at 9:00. Please come out to support us!
Princess Mendoza, 50m, 4x100 Relay, Tetherball Toss
Maya Williams, 50m, 100m, 4x100 Relay
Idara Essien, 100m, 200m, 4x100 Relay
Tatiana Wilson, 400m, 4x100 Relay
Danielle Victorian, Softball Throw
Dallas Scott, 50m, 200m, 4x100 Relay, Softball Throw
Pierce Madison, 4x100 Relay
TraVonn Williams, 50m, 100m, 4x100 Relay
Vander Cole, 200m, 4x100 Relay, Softball Throw, Tetherball Toss
Isaiah Clendinen, 400m
Kendall Campbell, 200m, 4x100 Relay
Carolina Obelton, 4x100 Relay
Hannah Obelton, 50m, 100m, 4x100 Relay
Jordan Taylor, 100m, 200m, 4x100 Relay, Tetherball Toss
Kevin Chapman, 50m, 100m, 4x100 Relay, Softball Throw
Robert Paul Reems, 100m, 200m, 4x100 Relay, Softball Throw
Travis Williams, 200m, 4x100 Relay
Jeshua Hernandez, 4x100 Relay
Sydney Scott, 200m
Lamya Harrell, 400m, Softball Throw
Zene Critton, Tetherball Toss
Sean Bullard, 100m, 200m, Softball Throw
Jimon Campbell, 100m
Jasmine Taylor, Softball Throw, Shot Put
Chardai Victorian, 200m, 400m
Elon Critton, 200m, 400m, 4x100 Relay, Tetherball Toss
Janelle Cole, 4x100 Relay, Tetherball Toss
Emily Dotson, 400m, 4x100 Relay
Mika Roberts, 100m, 200m, 4x100 Relay
Amelie Hall, 4x100 Relay
Makayla Harden, 4x100 Relay
Isabella Thompson, 4x100 Relay, Tetherball Toss
Leila Paige, 100m, 200m, 4x100 Relay, Long Jump
Taylor Viera, 400m, 4x100 Relay, Tetherball Toss
Kendall Terrell, 400m
Kendrick Terrell, 100m, 200m
The 2016 SLOT Track & Field Season is 3 meets in and we're looking forward to finishing strong as we head into the qualifying meet on April 24 and then the Diocese Championship on May 7. Our team is represented by boys and girls in all 9 of our classes at SLOT. Below are some (but not all) first place finishes from our students so far this year:
Kayson Chapman, K: 50m, 100m
Isaiah Clendinen, 1st: 50m, 100m (and finished second in the 400m running against 3rd graders!)
Brooklyn Tuttle, 1st: 50m, 100m
Kaya Bullard, 2nd: 50m, 100m, 4x100 relay
Ian Garrick, 2nd: 100m
Mark Anthony Palmore, 2nd: 50m, 100m, 4x100 relay
Maya Williams, 2nd: 50m, 100m, 4x100 relay
Taylor Wimberly, 2nd: 50m, 100m, 4x100 relay
Vander Cole, 3rd: 4x100 relay, softball throw
Pierce Madison, 3rd: 100m, 4x100 relay
Princess Mendoza, 3rd: 50m, 100, 4x100 relay
Dallas Scott, 3rd: 50m, 200m, 4x100 relay
Tatiana Wilson, 3rd: 400m, 4x100 relay
Kendall Campbell, 4th: 100m, 4x100 relay
Kevin Chapman, 4th: 50m, 100m, 4x100 relay
Jeshua Hernandez, 4th: 4x100 relay
Carolina Obelton, 4th: 4x100 relay
Hannah Obelton, 4th: 100m, 4x100 relay
Robert Paul Reems, 4th: 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay
Jordan Taylor, 4th: 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay
Sean Bullard, 5th: 50m, 100m, 200m
Zene Critton, 5th: Tetherball Throw
Lamaya Harrell, 5th: 400m
Sydney Scott, 5th: 200m
Chardai Victorian, 6th: 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100 relay
Janelle Cole, 7th: 4x100 relay, tetherball throw
Elon Critton, 7th: 200m, 400m, 4x100 relay
Emily Dotson, 7th: 400m, 4x100 relay
Makayla Harden, 8th: 200m, 4x100 relay
Leila Paige, 8th: 100m, 4x100 relay, long jump
Kendall Terrell, 8th: 400m
Kendrick Terrell, 8th: 100m, 200m
Isabella Thompson, 4x100 relay, tetherball throw
Taylor Viera, 400m, 4x100 relay, long jump, tetherball throw
Tuesday
Grades K - 2nd will be from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at our SLOT campus.
Grades 3rd - 8th will be from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays at our SLOT campus.
Thursday
All grades at Merrit College from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. On campus parking is $2.