Track Records!
By Emma Poorman
Our Oakwood Track and Field team has made many successful accomplishments. For example, we have broken two school-held records in Pole and Shot Put. For pole vault, our female record holder was Delany Ferrell,
Video by Anthony Walton & Emma Poorman
an 8th grade student from our previous track year. She jumped 8’ 6 ¾”. However, this year our female record holder for this event is now Olivia Ward, an 8th grade student for our 2016 track season. She jumped a height of 9’ 7” during the Federal League meet, breaking both our school record and the federal league meet record for girls. In shot put, our female record holder threw 34’ 3”. This year our female record holder for this event is now Marah Banks, also an 8th grade student for the 2016 track season. She threw a distance of 34’ 6” at the Meet of Champions. Below, you will see recordings of both ladies at the Federal League Championship from Friday, May 6th. We are proud of everyone’s accomplishments and hopefully more to come in 2017!