Coach Mo Basketball

Phoenix Christians girls 4x100 relay team of Megan VanHofwege, Bianca Marchand, Alex Cisco and Domineek Staten ran one of 2A fastest times enroute to qualifying for the state championships in one of the teams best relay performances in recent years. Also qualifying for state was Demitrius Lavant, who finished second in the long jump with a leap of 20'1". Demitrius' jump is the top performence in the 2A metro this year. Other impressive performances included Domineek's win in the 100 hurdles and sub 27 second runs by Domineek and Megan in the 200. Both are ranked in the top 4 in all metro sprints. Micah Kuiper was 3rd in the high jump, but was equally impressive in his first hurdles race in 3 years. Bianca Marchand had top 10 finishes in the 100, 100 hurldes and 200 meter dash. Thyse VanHofwegen, Nick Fitzpatrick, John Vermeer, Naje Singleton, Matt Kredit, Danny Lazarri, Kristen Shook and Ashley Cowen all performed well in their events.

Megan VanHofwegen won 4 silver medals, Domineek Staten one and Micah Kuiper a bronze as Phoenix Christian's track team had another impressive showing at Friday's Wickenburg Invitational. VanHofwegen was 2nd in the 100, 200 & 400 meter dashes. The girls 4x100 relay placed 2nd. Staten placed second in the girls hurles and Kuiper 3rd in the high jump. Demitrius placed 7th in the long jump with a 2006 2A best leap of 19'8". Demitrius also won his heat in the 100. Bianca Marchand was 7th in the girls 200. Matt Kredit, Raheem Calvin, Kristen Shook and Thyse VanHofwegen also performed well.

5 April at Scottsdale Shadow Mountain High School On April 5th, the Cougar boys & girls travel to Scottsdale to take on powerhouse Shadow Mountain and Flagstaff Coconino. Senior high jumper and defending region champion at that event Micah Kuiper jumped a career high 6 feet even to win the high jump. In the 100, freshman Adam Watkins ran well in the 100 & 200. He also long jumped 17'10". Thyse VanHofwegen and Ryan Fitzpatrick ran career bests in the 800. The Domoneek Staten in the 100, 100 hurdles & the 200. Megan VanHofwegen is returning to form in the 400 & 200. Senior Demitrius LaVant has risen to the top of the team throwers and made a mark in the 100. 7 April at Casa Grande Phoenix Christian's boys & girls track teams took on some of the state's best 3, 4 & 5A athletes at the Casa Grande invite on 7 April and again during a 5A metro meet at Alhambra on the 12th with good results. On the 7th at Casa Grande, Domineek Staten placed 3rd in the 100 metersin a showdown against top runners from host Casa Grande & Tucson. Senior Megan VanHofwegen placed 4th in the 200 and 5th in the 400 with season best times. The girls 4x100 was 6th overall. Kristen Shook and Ashley continued to improve in the distance events. Boys highlights included at 30 second drop in the time for the boys 4x800 squad of Thyse VanHofwegen, Nick Fitzpatrick, Naje Singleton and John Vermeer as they ran a time of 9:35. Micah Kuiper was 5th in the high jump.

At Alhambra High School The Cougars continue to sharpen their skills vs big schools.