Middle School Track Ends Season with Championship Title

On Saturday April 28, the 5th and 6th grade track and field team from Holy Cross won the Championship meet for the New Orleans Athletic League for the second year in a row. This historic achievement was accomplished by a team coming together to represent their school. 

Holy Cross scored 155 points to defeat second place Stuart Hall by 72 points. Of the twelve events scored on Saturday, Holy Cross placed first in nine of them. In the 7th and 8th grade division, with only six athletes, Holy Cross still placed 5th overall. The entire Holy Cross family celebrates the effort of these young men, and looks forward to the bright and exciting future for track and field at Holy Cross!  Go Tigers!

Results from the New Orleans Athletic League Track and Field Championship, April 28, 2018:

• Elias Allen – 3^rd place, 4x100m relay, 1^st place, 4x400m relay
• Gage Baldassaro – 1^st place 1600m run, 1^st place 800m run
• Ashton Brown (7&8 grade) – 5^th place 4x200m relay, 6^th place 400m dash
• Landon Crescioni – 6^th place 800m run
• Landon Davis – 3^rd place 800m run, 1^st place 4x400m relay
• Miguel Dukes – 8^th place 100m dash, 7^th place 200m dash
• Xavier Glaude (7&8 grade) – 1^st place long jump, 1^st place 400m dash, 5^th place 4x200m relay, 3^rd place 200m dash
• Kiril Grin – 3^rd place high jump, 1^st place 4x400m relay
• Savoi Hebert – 1^st place high jump, 2^nd place 100m dash, 1^st place 200m dash, 3^rd place 400m dash
• Amari Jacob – 5^th place 4x100m relay
• Krosse Johnson – 1^st place long jump, 1^st place 100m dash, 1^st place 400m dash, 1^st place 4x400m relay
• Blake Kreihs – 5^th place 4x100m relay
• Rocco Lovecchio – 2^nd place discus throw, 5^th place 4x100m relay
• Shyloh Madison – 2^nd place shot put throw, 3^rd place 4x100m relay, 3^rd place 4x200m relay
• Shamaa’d Mathieu (7&8 grade) – 16^th place 100m dash, 12^th place discus throw
• Jabaree Monday – 3^rd place 4x100m relay, 3^rd place 4x200m relay
• Lathan Naquin (7&8 grade) – 10^th place shot put throw, 12^th place discus throw
• Frank Oliveri (7&8 grade) – 11^th place 100m dash, 5^th place 4x200m relay, 6^th place high jump
• Mason Sanderson – 6^th place 200m dash, 6^th place 400m dash
• Landon Smith – 5^th place 4x100m relay, 3^rd place 4x200m relay
• Seton Sonnier – 3^rd place 4x200m relay, 3^rd place 4x100m relay
• Jake Talley – 1^st place shot put throw, 3^rd place discus throw
• Colin Volpe (7&8 grade) – 5^th place 800m run, 6^th place 1600m run
• Alex Walser – 7^th place 1600m run
• Cole White (7&8 grade) – 5^th place shot put throw, 6^th place discus throw