Submitted by Shannon Hickey
USATF Junior Olympian Track & Fielders – Alysah Hickey & Ruth Grant-Williams, both 9th graders this year at CHS, competed this past summer for the 3rd year in a row in the USA Track & Field Junior Olympics.
The first competition is the State Qualifying Meet. Athletes must qualify 1st-5th in an all State meet to advance on to the Regional Qualifying Meet and then on to the National Championship Meet.
Alysah finished the State qualifying meet with a 1st in the pentathlon, 1st in high jump, 1st in long jump, 1st in 100m and 1st in 200m. Alysah was nominated and award by the State USATF committee as the State USATF Track Female Athlete of the year 19U for 2015.
Alysah finished the Regional meet with a 1st in high jump (3 year reigning champion), 2nd in pentathlon, 3rd in 100m, 3rd in 200m & 3rd in the long jump. Alysah qualified to move on to National Junior Olympic in all her events. Alysah’s season bests were 12.55 100m, 26.2 in 200m, 5’3” high jump and 16’11” in long jump.
Ruth finished the State qualifying meet with a 1st in 200m hurdles, 3rd in 100m hurdles, 3rd in javelin, 4th in long jump & 3rd in Pentathlon. Ruth finished the Regional meet with a 3rd in javelin, 4th in 200m hurdles, 6th in 100m hurdles, 7th in pentathlon and 10th in long jump. Ruth qualified for Nationals in javelin & 200m hurdles. Ruth’s season bests were 15’1” in long jump, 85′ in javelin, 16.6 100m hurdles, 31.0 200m hurdles & 15′ in long jump.
They both look forward to an amazing spring season on the CHS Islander Track Team.
Both athletes want to thank and recognize the Coronado Islander Sports Foundation for giving them the advantage of youth sports in middle school; without this advantage many students in Coronado would not have the opportunity to be involved in sports. A special thank you to Coach Green, Coach Elder and Coach Spellman for helping advise these young ladies.
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The Island Sports Foundation is a California certified 501 [c] [3] non-profit. Federal Tax ID #33-0584000
The mission of the ISF is to responsibly raise funds to sustain Coronado School Sports.
The foundation is the beneficiary of non-profit events that raise funds for CHS and CMS athletics. Funds raised on behalf of CHS athletic programs come in the form of donations (exclusively) whereas Coronado Middle School age athletics are Club Sports operating from club fees.
