Congratulations to the 64 ACS middle school and high school students who participated in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Track Meet on Wednesday, May 9 and earned medals and top team honors. Both the High School Boys’ and Girls’ teams and the Middle School Boys’ and Girls’ teams finished in first place and 25 students received first place medals. The High School Girls’ team, pictured above at left, earned the most meet points (61), winning every individual and relay race and placing first in the long jump. For the 12th consecutive year, ACS hosted the meet on its campus, welcoming hundreds of athletes, coaches, and families from six other Christian schools in the region — Abundant Life Academy, Ambassador Christian Academy, Calvary Academy, Cumberland Christian School, Gloucester County Christian School, and The Pilgrim Academy.
Sunny, blue skies and a light breeze made it a perfect day to run the mile and relays, throw the shot put, soar through the air in the long jump, and much more. We especially proud of a number of ACS students that broke school and meet records, including 9th grader Olivia Chapman (pictured at right), and the middle school relay team of Tommy Ellison, Cole and Cruz Lewis, and Luke Phillips (pictured above left). Chapman earned the most points for the ACS high school girls’ team (16), placed first in 4 races, and broke the 200-meter school and meet record with a time of 27.7 seconds. The middle school relay team also broke a school and meet record in the 4 x 400 meter race, with a time of 4:24. CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos taken during the Track Meet.
Athletic Director Pam Hitchner, who organized the meet, said she was very grateful for the team of volunteers who helped make the day’s events run smoothly, including seven ACS students; eight alumni; former faculty member Larry Martin, who headed up the scorers’ table; substitute teacher Mike Bohs, the official starter; and former parent Jeff Wolf, who was the track master. Thank you also to our parents and staff who volunteered in various ways, including at the concession stand that helped raise funds to benefit our Athletic Department.
