On Saturday, April 9th, 2016, the Village Track Team competed at the Fort Bend Relays. “It was a great day for the tack team,” said Coach Harvey. “Our kids ran very well and they are all improving.”

Alexandre A-E gave the Vikings a great start to the day when he finished 3rd in the 3200m with a time of 10:55. Gabrielle B finished 6th in the 200m, running a 28.44. Ben A ran a personal best in the 400m, with a time of 51.75.Alice O was 7th in the shot put with a throw of 25’11.

A host of others ran very well at the Fort Bend Relays, but this was an afternoon that would be remembered for a longtime to come. There were three school records broken on this day.

Charlotte S broke the school record and finished 3rd in the 800m, with a time of 2:30.88, beating the old school mark of 2:37.39, set in 2011 by Elise Renard.

Gabrielle B got 3rd in the 300m hurdles and broke the school record with a time of 50.59, beating the old mark of 52.51 set by Emily F in 2011.
Ben A got 1st place in the 800m. He broke the school record with a time of 2:03.89, breaking his own record time of 2:04.78 set last year.

“This was our best meet thus far. Our athletes are continuing to better their times and are starting to place high in several events,” said Coach Tryon.

Our next meet will be on Thursday, April 14th at Cypress Christian, followed by the Allen Academy meet on Saturday, April 16th.