Vintage

Friday, the track team traveled to Trinity Prep in Winter Park to compete in the class 1A district meet.  I am happy to report that Dyneal Fessal is the district champion in the 400 meter run!  Dyneal will compete this Thursday at The First Academy of Orlando in the Regional Meet.  Sixteen hopefuls from our region will compete hoping to qualify (top 4) for the state meet which will be held April 30.  The 4 x 400 meter relay team; Dyneal, Bobby Crago, Nick Blackwell, and David Cruz, placed 3rd and will advance to the regional meet.  This team was first put together at our invitational, held March 27.  They have shown a competitive spirit cutting their time from a 3:55 to a 3:40, earning them a slot at the regional meet.   Seventh grade student Ciara Hopkins, still battling a knee issue, placed 4th at districts and she will also compete at the regional meet.

Several personal bests were achieved Friday night.  Kaya Gaudet set a personal record in both the 100m and 200m. Both Wendi Williams and Karen Homer set personal records in the 300m intermediate hurdles. Kelli Keeler ran a personal best in the 800m.  In the field events, Brionnie Cruz and Tolu Akinpetide set personal records in the shot put. For the boys, Dyneal Fessal set personal records in the 200m and 400m and David Cruz ran his best time in the 800m. In the field events Teddy DeWitt threw a personal best in the shot put.

The regional meet will be held Thursday, April 22 at The First Academy of Orlando.  The running events will begin at 7pm. 

Saturday, March 27, marked the 35^th Montverde Academy Eagle Track and Field Invitational.  Ten teams competed throughout the day for trophies and ribbons.  A record number of faculty volunteers assisted with the track meet, making it a very successful event.

In the girls’ competition, Father Lopez, a new addition to the meet, won the day. Despite the temporary absence of 3 team members, the lady eagles did a fine job and took 5^th place.  Notable performances came from Tolu Akinpetide who placed 4^th in the discus, 4^th in the high jump, and 7^th in the shot put with a personal best throw; Janessa Silvestri, who despite sprained fingers managed to slide into 8^th place in the discus; Alli Keeler who placed 6^th in the 800 meter and placed 3^rd in the 1600 meter with personal best times in both; Karen Homer and Wendy Williams who placed 4^th and 5^th respectively in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles; Shaula Rae placed 8^th in the 800 meter; and  Kaya Gaudet placed 6^th in the 200 meter.

In the boys’ competition, Umatilla High School took first place.  Montverde placed 4^th with notable performances from Chris Bow and Teddy DeWitt who both achieved personal records in the shot put and placed 7^th and 8^th respectively; Dyneal Fessal who placed 3^rd in the 400 meter with a personal best time and who’s temporary return to the long jump pit allowed him to take 4^th place; Nick Blackwell who was 5^th in the high jump; Keishin Onodera who was 7^th in the long jump; Bobby Crago who was 7^th in the 400 meter, and David Cruz who placed 4^th in the 800 meter. The boys also put together a 4 x 400 meter relay team consisting of David Cruz, Bobby Crago, Dyneal Fessal, and Nick Blackwell.  They were untested in this event and scored a second place. 

The season is winding down with one regular season meet left on Thursday, April 1 at Trinity Prep in Winter Park.  The meet begins at 4pm.  Districts will also be held at Trinity on Friday, April 16.  Athletes who place in the top four of each event will move on to the regional meet held the following week.

The Montverde Academy Eagle Track and Field team competed at home against Seven Rivers Academy, Orlando Christian Prep and Foundation Academy this past Tuesday. The boys team claimed victory by scoring 68 points over Seven Rivers’ 61, Foundation’s 52 and OCP’s 35. The girls team also placed first with 61 points to Seven Rivers’ 59. OCP placed third with 54 and Foundation scored 20 points.

Keishin Onodera continues to impress with his first place finishes in the long jump, high jump, and the 1600m run. Robert Crago stepped up to aid the team by not only winning the 200m and the 400m but he volunteered to run the 3200m and took 3rd place. David Cruz, a team member the track team shares with baseball, was 4th in the 1600m and 5th in the 3200m. David usually runs the 800m, but it became clear he could place in the other two runs rather than in just the one, so he agreed to compete in the longer distances. In the field, Tyler Hallal improved his discus throw by 13 feet to take 4th place. Chris Bow placed 5th, and Andrew Matella was 3rd. In the shot put, it was captain Chris Bow with 3rd and Teddy Dewitt with 4th that added some quality points to the score.

For the girls, Tolu Akinpetide bettered her discus performance by 9 feet to place first in the event. Also scoring in the discus were Georgia Ptohopoulos and Nina Lu. Middle School student Brionne Cruz bettered her throw by 4 feet and promises to be a contender in the future. In the shot put, Tolu Akinpetide took 3rd place, and Nina Lu took 5thGorana Lazic placed 2nd in the 3200m, and Kaya Gaudet improved her time in the 200m to take 3rd. The 800m run was dominated by Montverde as 1st through 3rd and 5th places were taken (in order) by Allison Keeler, Shaula Rey, Romina Titanti, and Kelli Keeler. Karen Homer and Middle School student Wendi Williams ran the 300m intermediate hurdles for the first time and placed 5th and 3rd, respectively. Allison Keeler and Gorana Lazic scored points by taking 1st and 3rd in the 1600m. Middle School student Katie Stanley placed 4th in the 100m to add to the score. to add to the score. In the running events,

On Saturday, March 27, the 35th Annual Eagle Invitational will prove to be a spectacular event. Ten area teams will join the Eagles in competing for points beginning at 10:00am with the field events. Running events will begin at 11:00am.