Congratulations to the 55 ACS middle school and high school students who competed in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Track Meet on Thursday, May 16 and earned medals and top team honors. All four ACS teams — the High School Boys’ and Girls’ teams and the Middle School Boys’ and Girls’ teams — finished in first place with the highest number of points earned among the teams from seven other regional Christian schools who participated. Twenty-eight students received first place medals. The other schools participating in the meet were: Abundant Life Academy, Ambassador Christian Academy, Calvary Academy, Cumberland Christian School, Gloucester County Christian School, and The Pilgrim Academy.
Several middle school and high school athletes set school and meet records. The track and field athletes and their individual accomplishments will be recognized at the year-end sports awards ceremonies. Sophomore Olivia Chapman (pictured at right) scored the most individual points with four gold medals in the 100-meter, the 200-meter, the 400-meter, and the 4×100 meter relay, contributing 16 points to the High School Girls’ teams total of 55 points. The Lewis siblings (pictured below) — Cole (9th), Cruz (8th), and Reyna (8th) — earned six gold medals, three silver medals, one bronze medal, and one 4th place — for a combined total of 36 points.
The rain tapered off mid-morning and the sun shined brightly for the rest of the day. Thank you to Athletic Director Pam Hitchner for organizing the meet on our campus for the 13th consecutive year. Also grateful for PE teacher Ray Picking’s efforts in field preparation of the meet competition areas and for the dozens of student, alumni, and parent volunteers that kept the stats, cooked and served at the concession stand, and much more.