FCDS Track & Field Team Ties for Second Place at NCISAA State Championships
Congratulations to the Girls’ and Boys’ Varsity Track & Field teams for great attitudes, performances, and results at the NCISAA State Track & Field Championships at Ravenscroft on May 18 and 19, 2018.
Special recognition to the following students:
- Lindsey Ickes took first place and the State Champion Title in the 3200m at 11:15.05 and 1600m at 5:19.76.
- Ben Mitchell got his first State Champion Title in a time of 9:21.67 in the 3200m, and placed 5th in the 1600m in 4:27.34.
- Gracie Fowler garnered a 4th place finish in the discus at 96’ 7”, and earned 6th place in the shot put (31’ 1”) and triple jump (32’ 8”).
- Blanca Hervas got a 4th place finish in the long jump with a 16’ 1.25” leap, 3rd place in the 100m in 12.55, and 2nd place in the 200m with her 3rd fastest time of the year of 25.42 into a 0.9 headwind.
- Brooke Stewart demolished her #17 seeding by running .15 seconds faster than she ever had and placed 8th in the 100m with 13.28 (prelims) and 13.78 (finals).
- Josie Kilborn ran in the first section of the 800m and finished in 8th place overall with a PR of 2:25.63.
- The girls’ 4x800 relay (Josie Kilborn, Catherine Mitchell, Teodora Sorescu, and Caroline Clifton) finished in 6th place at 10:45.81.
- The boys’ 4x800 relay (Ben Mitchell, Daniel Snyder, Will Scott, and Zach Moore) finished 4th at 8:16.67.
- Jalan Singleton finished 6th in the triple jump with a school record 44’ 0”, 7th in the long jump at 20’ 7” and 6th in the high jump at 5’ 10”.
- The girls’ 4x200 relay team (Brooke Stewart, Lilly Chase, Martina Lammel, and Blanca Hervas), though ranked 5th in the state, crossed the finish line in 1:48.10 missing the school record by .18, and finished a strong 2nd place.
- Will Scott won the first heat of the 1600m in 4:31.74 and just missed placing overall by less than a second.
- The girls took to the track in the 4x100 (Brooke Stewart, Lilly Chase, Martina Lammel, and Yasmin Horner) did a great job to finish 6th in 54.14.
- The 4x400 relay (Josie Kilborn, Anastazia Novembre, Nicole Chung, and Lindsey Ickes) ran 5 seconds faster than they had all season, were second in the first heat and finished 8th overall.
- State Champion Lilly Chase’s weather-delayed win in the pole vault at 10’ 0” helped the girls’ team tied for second place with Charlotte Country Day.
Congratulations to all of these FCDS student-athletes, their coaches, and their families!
Forsyth Country Day School (FCDS) is a private, college preparatory, independent school for preschool through high school located in Lewisville, NC, just outside of Winston-Salem. Students benefit from a challenging academic curriculum, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
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Non-Discrimination Policy: Forsyth Country Day School is committed to administering all education and employment activities without discrimination based on one’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
