The Lady Warriors are coming off a third place finish in the
standings from last season. Led by
impressive performances in all disciplines it was a complete team effort that
led to the Lady Warriors success last season.
THROWS
JUMPS
Lydia Sum had a breakthrough season that saw the sophomore
set the school record with a jump of 36’ 8.5” and finish second in the WCAL
Championship. She also bettered 16 feet
in the long jump where she sits #2 all-time for the Warriors with a mark of 16’
10”. Adding depth to the jumps is Elane Ma who scored
in the WCAL Championship in both the high jump (4th) and long jump
(5th) respectably. This
season she will be chasing the school record mark of 5’ 2” in the high jump,
just inches from her personal best mark of 4’ 10” set last year as a
sophomore. Taylor Johnson also had an
incredible debut setting top marks in the triple jump (32’ 4.5”) and long jump
(16’ 2”) where she was the top freshman in both events in the WCAL. Emily King was a WCAL Finalist in the Junior
Varsity division jumping a personal best 15’ 5” in her debut season.
SPRINTS
The girls return a talented group of athletes that once again are a strength for the Valley Christian track team. Leading the way is Shelby Smallwood, last year’s WCAL runner-up in the 100 meters and two-time State qualifier. Smallwood boast a personal best of 12.02 in the 100 meters which is third all-time for the Warriors. She is joined by Taylor Johnson who was a top finisher in the WCAL at 200 meters as a freshman. Smallwood and Johnson were both members of the 4 x 100 meter relay team that qualified for the CCS Finals.
The girls return a talented group of athletes that once again are a strength for the Valley Christian track team. Leading the way is Shelby Smallwood, last year’s WCAL runner-up in the 100 meters and two-time State qualifier. Smallwood boast a personal best of 12.02 in the 100 meters which is third all-time for the Warriors. She is joined by Taylor Johnson who was a top finisher in the WCAL at 200 meters as a freshman. Smallwood and Johnson were both members of the 4 x 100 meter relay team that qualified for the CCS Finals.
Last year saw breakthrough performances from a slew of young
talent including Sonjali Padalkar who as
a freshman finished runner-up in the junior varsity WCAL Championship for the
100 meters. Priscilla Shing had a strong
season finishing with a personal best 13.77.
Also slated to return to the track this season is Ali Weldon
who blazed the track as a freshman in 2012.
Taking a year off to focus on soccer she returns and brings with her
teammate Briana Visalli. Freshman
Camille Johnson and Tiffani Johnson are also looking to have an impact, both
being successful at the junior high level last season
In the hurdles Lydia Sum and Rebekah Bruckner lead the way
with top marks in both the 100 and 300 hurdles.
Freshman Nicole Shak also is looking good in the early season and was a top competitor at the Junior High level.
DISTANCE
Returning to full strength and adding depth to the Warriors
distance crew are seniors Karen Mac and Shannon Luu. Mac who was in the midst of a spectacular sophomore
season in 2012 got tabgled up and took a hard spill that kept her out for the better part of the year. Following a
strong summer of training she returned to form last fall in cross country and
is looking to be a major contributor this season. Shannon Luu also missed the majority of the
past year but has also looked sharp this early season. Joining them is another senior Megan
Gillespie who just missed the 6 minute mark in the mile last season. Leia Wang and Vanessa Giacalone will also be contributing
following last season’s marks of 2:40 in the 800 meters, quality marks for freshman.
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