2008 Track Results

April 24-26, 2008

Varsity Track – State Meet

The Covenant Academy Varsity Track and Field team ended the year with an outstanding State meet.  The girl's finished fourth out of 12 schools that competed and the boys finished second out of 16, only 7 points behind Westwood.  While everyone competed hard there were a few athletes that held the spotlight throughout the entire meet.  The girls were a constant threat with Taylor Kasey finishing second in the 100 meter dash and dominating the field with a first place finish in the 200 and 400 meter dashes.  Taylor was the anchor leg on the state record setting 4x400 meter relay team along with Abby Greene, Mallory Merritt, and Victoria Coppage. Taylor finished second for the girls in high points for the meet. Taylor was not the only standout among the girls.  The high point winner for the meet was Victoria Coppage setting a state record in every event that she ran.  There was no competition for the eighth grader as she placed first in the 3200, 1600 and 800 meter runs. Victoria is in a league of her own when it comes to distance runners. Not to be outdone by the girls, the boys held their own at the state meet. Sam Ashmore was seventh in high points out of the entire meet placing well in the 300 and 100 meter hurdles and participating as the leading leg of the 4X400 meter relay team that placed first.  Stephen Howard was third in the state for the high point award with a fifth place finish in the long jump, and first in the High and Triple jump.  Stephen was the anchor leg on the first place 4x400 meter relay team along with Gunnar Mendiola and Andretti Loyd.  The boys had an outstanding season and we are looking forward to another great season from our Covenant Rams in the future.

4/16/08

Varsity Track - Region

The Covenant Academy Varsity Track team has climbed to new heights.  For the first time in Covenant history the boys and the girls track teams ran away with a region title!!! No team was close last Wednesday when the team totals were announced and the boys and girls walked away with the gold.  There were many personal bests that day as well as first place plaques awarded.  On the girls side, Mallory Merritt took first in the pole vault. Also placing first was Haley Woodard in the Shot Put and Kayla Crumpler in the Discus.  Both of the Covenant girls relay teams placed first with the second team not far behind.  Having an outstanding day was Victoria Coppage placing first in the 3200, 1600, and 800 meter runs. Having a perfect scoring day and region high point award winner was Taylor Kasey with firsts in the 100, 200, and 400 meters while running on the first 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams.  Congrats to the girls on a job well done.  On the boys side the figures are equally as impressive. Caleb Timmerman placed first in the pole vault with his best jump of the year.  Sam Ashmore placed first in the 110 meter high hurdles as well as the 300 meter hurdles.  Both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays were first.  Earning the high point award for the boys and also having a perfect scoring day was Stephen Howard by jumping the best in high, triple, and long jump and running on the fastest 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams.

4/10/08

JV Track – Ribbon Meet

In the JV Ribbon Meet we had many athletes do their best.  There were many ribbons given to the Covenant Rams.  Among the first place finishers were Victoria Coppage in the 1600 with an outstanding finish.  Hope Wheeler, won the ribbon meet with a photo finish in the 55 meter hurdles.  Both girls went undefeated this entire season.  We are looking forward to an amazing track future for both of these girls.

4/9/08

Varsity Track

In their last regular season meet the Varsity Track team gave the triple A teams a run for their money.  Both the boys and the girls placed 4th out of 8 teams that attended that day. We had many runners place well that day. Among some of the top competitors was Stephen Howard, who placed first with a personal best in the triple jump.  Victoria Coppage ran without any competition in the 3200 and placed first with a great time.

3/27/08

JV Track – FPD

Our JV track season is winding to an end with the final meet being Thursday, April 10th.  In their last meet, both the girls and boys teams achieved some personal best times. Hope Wheeler is staying undefeated in the 55 meter hurdles so far this year. Also placing first in their event was Andrew Swicegood in the 1600 meter run.  All of the runners have had an incredible season, all dropping times in their events. 

3/26/08

Varsity Track – FPD

Our Track team has been working hard over the past weeks in preparation for the end of the season.  At the last FPD meet, Victoria Coppage fought off the competition placing first in the 1600 and 3200 meter runs.  On the boy’s side, Stephen Howard jumped his best in the high jump placing first in that event as well as the Long Jump.  These athletes worked hard over spring break and are excited about the Region meet coming up on the 16th of April.

3/20/08

Junior Varsity  

The Junior Varsity Boys and Girls Track team did an outstanding job at Stratford.  Both teams placed well against the three other teams that were there that day.  Andrew Swicegood ran a personal best 800 meter time placing first in that event as well as the mile.  Victoria Coppage would not let Andrew show her up on the distance placing first in the 800 and 1600m as well.   But it wasn’t only the distance runners that crossed the line first on Thursday.  Hope Wheeler finished first in the 55 meter hurdles while Mallory Merritt ran a best time in the 400 meter run, also finishing first.  While everyone was tired at the end of the day, smiles were on everyone’s faces because of a job well done.

3/19/08

The MDS meet was cancelled.

3/15/08

Varsity Track – Gator Relays

The Varsity track team has participated in 3 meets, and they are representing Covenant with flying colors.  Last Wednesday Covenant had a meet at Stratford and placed well among the teams that attended, Stephen Howard placed first in long and triple jump.  They quickly turned around and had another meet on Saturday at Georgia Southern and showed what being a Ram is all about.  With many battling injuries, the Rams placed well in every event against 23 teams.  Our 1st place finishers were Stephen Howard in the Triple Jump and Victoria Coppage in the 2 mile.

 3/13/08

JV Track

The Junior Varsity team had their first meet at MDS. The Lady Rams did not let their nerves get the best of them as it came down to the final race where the girls were in 3rd place down by only one point. With both of the 4 x 400 teams finishing 2nd and 3rd the girls moved ahead of Mount de Sales by 3 points to finish 2nd in the meet.  The first place finishers of the day were Victoria Coppage in the 1600 meter run and 800 meter run and Hope Wheeler in the 55 meter hurdles as well as the 400 meter run.  We are very proud of our Covenant track teams.

3/12/08

Varsity Track

The Varsity track team has participated in 3 meets, and they are representing Covenant with flying colors.  Covenant had a meet at Stratford and placed well among the teams that attended, Stephen Howard placed first in long and triple jump.  They quickly turned around and had another meet on Saturday at Georgia Southern and showed what being a Ram is all about.  With many battling injuries, the Rams placed well in every event against 23 teams.  Our 1st place finishers were Stephen Howard in the Triple Jump and Victoria Coppage in the 2 mile.

3/5/08

Varsity Track

The boys and girls have had a great start to their 2008 Varsity Track Season. Competing against Mount de Sales and First Presbyterian for the first meet is always a challenge but the track team held their own against the two AAA schools.  Scoring the most points for the boys was Stephen Howard with a first place finish in the Long and Triple Jumps and a second place finish in the High Jump. The girls represented Covenant well with Victoria Coppage finishing first in the 1600m and 3200m. Taylor Kasey also finished first in the 200m.