Five Hills Track & Field Club

The Five Hills Track & Field Jack Rabbits emerged out of Buffalo Country with 42 of their 45 athletes moving on to San Antonio for their second of three qualifiers for the Junior Olympics in New Orleans. They ran the hills, pulled the tires, forward lunge their way through many drills, and performed several anaerobic stairs drills to prepare for the Austin area competition. The competition was fierce as 20 track clubs descended in Giddings to extend their dreams of making to the Crescent City. The Jack Rabbits fought hard, ran well, throw impressively, and jumped their way through many multiple qualifications. The heat made the track extremely hot; yet the Jack Rabbits merged on taking care of their feet immediately after their races. Steffin McCarter (8) came out of Giddings, Texas as the one to watch even more. He exceeded the national record in all three of his events. He jumped a staggering 14’ 8”, which is 1’ 1” beyond any 6-8 years old boy has even traveled in the air. He ran his first 200m race of the season in an epic sprint. He ran 28.11; the record is 28.84. The 100m was taken in 13.30; the record is 13.74. The 400m humbling experiment Coach Griffin set out for Steffin only increased his strength; mission accomplishment. In the Primary Division (6-8 years old): Damara Kennedy Darian Gibson 100m – 17.14 8th Place 7’ 10” 2nd Place 200m - 33.26 4th Place In the Bantam Division (10 years old): Ryan Babbs High Jumps 3’ 2” 2nd Shot Put 15’ 2 ½” 3rd Long Jump 10’ 9 ¾” 6th In the Sub Midget Division (11 years old): Dewayne Brown Tres Johnson Desha Smith Khadja Stuckey Shot Put 21’- 4th 80H 14.74 – 1st 80H 16.55 – 2nd 80H 13.93 – 1st 100m 14.31 4th High Jump 4’4” -1st Lakia Hale Shot Put 24’ ½ - 4th LJ 10’ – 6th LJ 10’10”- 5th 80H 19.91 – 3rd 200m 30.00 – 5th In the Sub Youth Division (13 years old) Brandon Byrd Latwan Coleman Jasmine Gibson Michael Griffin 100m 11.84 – 3rd 100m 13.86 – 8th 100H 19.99 – 2nd 100H 17.10 - 7th 200m 25.34 – 4th High Jump 4’2” – 4th LJ 12’ 9 ½” – 5th High Jump 4’4”- 3rd LJ 16’2” 5th Donovan Johnson Kelsey McCarter TraOnna Shedrick Joshua Threat High Jump 4’8” – 1st Shot Put – 24’- 4th LJ 14’11 1/2’ High Jump 4’4” – 2nd 100H 15.15 - 2nd Denise Simpson 200m 28.12 - 3rd Long Jump 14’9”– 8th LJ 16’ 11 ¾” 4th Shot Put 24’4”- 2nd 100m 13.52 –4th 100m 13.25 - 7th 200m 25.55 – 5th Shot Put 23’3 ½”-5th Youth Division (14 years old): Todd Calloway Brittany Clarke Nikolas Greene Rashad Hardy 200H 31.29 LJ 16’ 8 1/2” Shot Put 26’1¼” -7th 100H 16.13 – 4th Triple Jump 31’ – 1st Triple Jump 33’ – 4th 400m 62 sec. – 2nd 200H 29.30 – 5th 100m – 12.96 – 3rd Deshone Pace Blakely Johnson Toni Johnson Timothy Jones 800m 2:16.42 – 5th 100m 12.81 – 2nd Shot Put 29’ 2”- 2nd High Jump 4’ 8”–2nd Shot Put 26’11¼-4th LJ - 16’ ½” – 2nd 400m 66 sec – 8th 100H 16.89 – 6th 200m 26.30 – 3rd 200H 33.98 – 8th Tabitha Kearse Solomon Williams Javelin 48th - 1st 100H 14.51 – 2nd 3000m 12:12.07-2nd High Jump 4’8” – 2nd 1500m 5: 33.04 – 4th Triple Jump – 36’5 ½ - 2nd Long Jump – 18’ 1” – 4th Intermediate Division (15 & 16 years old) Isaiah Buckram Jasmine Clarke Anthony Cotton Desmond Gibson Shot Put 29’ 9” – 5th 800m 2: 27.07- 1st Pole Vault 11’ – 1st High Jump 4’ 4” – 2nd 400m 60 sec. - 2nd Triple Jump 37’1– 5th Robert Griffin, III Jerome Lewis Demetria Pace Casey Stephens 110H 14.31 – 1st 3000m 12:39 - 3rd 1500m 5:29 – 1st 100H - 16.10 - 2nd 400H 55.90 – 1st 1500m 6: 03 – 7th 3000m 12: 22 – 1st 400H 67 sec – 2nd High Jump 6’ – 1st Long Jump 15’ – 2nd 400m 51.83 – 4th Troy Vital John Woods 200m 22.34 – 2nd 800m 2:16.50 – 6th 400H 59.90 – 3rd 1500m – 4:35 - 4th Triple Jump 41’5”-4th 400m 52.03 – 5th Young Men/Women Division (17 & 18 years old) Donald Buckram Lamar Coleman Dejon Griffin Bonita Jones 100m 10.80 – 2nd L-Jump 16’1”- 8th Shot Put 38’3” -1st 100M 12.00 – 2nd H-Jump 5’ 8” - 5th Discus 113’1½” - 3rd 100H 14.41 – 2nd 400H 66.67 – 2nd “Forty- five athletes gave it their best, and I’m pleased that their energy and endurance were utilized on the track and during field events without regrets,” intoned Coach Griffin. Several Jack Rabbits were unable to attend, but their track experience is far from over. While the 41 Jack Rabbits are fine tuning their craft for the Junior Olympic qualifiers, the other Jack Rabbits are building and conditioning for the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF). Their first track meet under TAAF is on July 8 -9, 2005 at Temple Wildcat Stadium. The Jack Rabbits next challenge is maintaining their form and focus as they travel to Trinity University’s Alamo Stadium on June 25 – 27, 2005.