CHS Sports Roundup
CHS TRACK TEAMS DROP FIRST CONTESTS
The Chelsea High boys and girls indoor track teams dropped their first meets of the season last week to Greater Lawrence.
The outcome of the Lady Red Devils’ contest came down to the final race, the 4 x 400 relay. Chelsea held a 41-40 lead entering the relay, but Greater Lawrence won the race to win the meet by a score of 45-41.
Highlights from girls meet included:
1st and third in the high hurdles: Stephanie Simon, Sandra Tun
1st and third in the 50 yard dash: Stephanie Simon, Sandra Tun
1st in the 300: Ana Chang
1st in the 600: Yarelis Torres Diaz
1st in the High Jump: Stephanie Simon
1st in the mile: Yarid Deras
On the boys’ side, the Red Devils came up short by a score of 54-31. The highlights for Chelsea were:
1st in Shot Put: Rigo Flores
1st in the 600: Jazmany Reyes
1st, 2nd, 3rd in mile: Jazmany Reyes, Oscar Amaya, Ian Padilla
1st, 2nd in 1000: Justin Turner, Limilson Tavares
SIMON WINS LONG JUMP AT STATE COACHES
Chelsea High track star Stephanie Simon captured the long jump event at this past weekend’s State Coaches Meet, an event that features the top athletes in Division 1, with a leap of 18′-0.75″, a distance that qualified Stephanie for the nationals.
Teammate Ana Chang turned in a strong performance in the 300 dash, finishing in 20th place among a field of 58 competitors. For the boys, Red Devil Justin Turner improved his two-mile school record from 10:18 to 10:13.36.