St. Andrew's-Sewanee Track At CCS And McCallie

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Sarah Beth Hobby, Long Jump and High Jump Medalist

Last week, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School went to two competitions. On Thursday, April 19, SAS went to Chattanooga Christian School to compete against 11 schools for a Small School Challenge. Against these schools, SAS did a truly impressive job and took 2^nd place overall for Varsity Women’s and 3^rd place overall for Varsity Men’s. On Saturday, April 21, SAS went to McCallie to compete against 22 schools for a Mid-South Track Classic. At this competition, SAS worked hard and took 13^th place overall for Varsity Women’s and 17^th place overall for Varsity Men’s. At both competitions, SAS took home individual wins and medals.

CCS Competition

SAS had top three finishes in the following boys’ events: 200 3^rd junior Davis Gill (South Pittsburg, TN); 110 Hurdles 2^nd senior Bailey McLean (Sewanee, TN); 300 Hurdles junior Georgi Georgiev (Bulgaria); High Jump 2^nd senior Emmanuel Thombs (Raleigh, NC); Long Jump 1^st Emmanuel Thombs; and Shot Put 1^st junior Jalen Tillman (Parkville, MD), 2^nd senior Justin Elgouhary (Manchester, TN); Discus 1^st Jalen Tillman, 3^rd Justin Elgouhary.

SAS had top three finishes in the following girls’ events: Triple Jump 1^st sophomore Nneka Okolo (Medina, TN); 400 2^nd freshman Sarah Grace Burns (Sewanee, TN), 3^rd sophomore Lucy Carroll (Sewanee, TN); 4x100 2^nd sophomore Sarah Beth Hobby (South Pittsburg, TN), Lucy Carroll, Nneka Okolo, and sophomore Jayla McLaurin (Las Vegas, NV); 100 Hurdles 3^rd Sarah Grace Burns; 300 Hurdles 1^st Sarah Beth Hobby; Long Jump 2^nd Sarah Beth Hobby; High Jump 1^st Sarah Grace Burns; Discus 1^st sophomore Isabelle Gordy (Sewanee, TN); Shot Put 2^nd Isabelle Gordy.

McCallie Competition

SAS athletes received medals in the following boys’ event: Shot Put 4^th junior Jalen Tillman (Parkville, MD).SAS athletes received medals in the following girls’ events: Triple Jump 2^nd sophomore Sarah Beth Hobby (South Pittsburg, TN); Long Jump 3^rd Sarah Beth Hobby; Discus 4^th sophomore Isabelle Gordy (Sewanee, TN).

“I’ve never been so impressed as I was watching these athletes run,” said Head Coach Sam Montgomery. “They fight through adversity and never give up.”

The team’s next competition will be at home on April 26 at St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School.