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ACS Middle School, High School Athletes Sweep Conference Track Meet

The first place High School Girls Track Team.

Ninety middle school and high school students competed in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Track Meet on May 11 and swept the event — with all four ACS teams finishing in first place ahead of teams from five other regional Christian schools.

The athletes and several hundred spectators enjoyed warm, sunny skies for the day-long event, which ACS hosted on its campus for the 16th year.  The High School Girls won 9 first place medals and had the highest number of points (63) and the High School Boys placed first with 53 points and also won 9 first place medals. The Middle School Boys placed first with 53 points and won 8 first place medals and the Middle School Girls won first place with 46 points and received 6 first place medals.

“I’m very grateful for the outstanding efforts of the entire ACS family that all worked together, using their various gifts and talents, to make this track meet a success,” said Athletic Director Pam Hitchner, who organized the meet.  The other schools participating in the meet were: Ambassador Christian Academy, Calvary Christian Academy, Gloucester County Christian School, King’s Christian School, and The Pilgrim Academy.

Several athletes set new school records:

  • 12th grader Cruz Lewis set an ACS high school boys and TSCAC record in the 200 meter, running 23.3 seconds, and also set an ACS and TSCAC record in the 400 meter, running it in 52.7 seconds.
  • In the 4 x 100 high school boys relay, the team of 11th grader Noah Gibbs, 12th grader Sam Glancey, 12th grader Cruz Lewis, and 11th grader Malachi Vazquez set a new record with a time of 47.1 seconds.
  • In the 4 x 400 high school boys relay, the team of 10th grader Charlie Costello, 12th grader Tommy Ellison, 12th grader Sam Glancey, and 12th grader Cruz Lewis set a record with a time of 4:02.3
  • 8th grader Ethan Costello set an ACS middle school and TSCAC record in the 400 meter, running it in 58 seconds. He also set a  middle school boys record in the mile, running a 5:12.
  • In the 4 x 100 middle school boys relay, the 8th grade team of Ethan Costello, Cylas Finx, Jason Kelley, and Justice Settles set an ACS school and TSCAC record with a time of 52.3 seconds.
  • In the 4 x 400 middle school boys relay, a team of 8th grader Ethan Costello, 8th grader Jason Kelly, 8th grader Garrett Martin, and 7th grader Christian Pineo set a record with a time of 4:18.3.
  • 8th grader Kiara Loo set the middle school girls 400-meter record with a time of 1:06.5, which also tied the high school girls record.

A large volunteer team of students, alumni, and parents helped manage the 23 track and field events in the meet, serving as timers, working at the scorer’s table, and cooking and serving at the concessions stand. In particular, Hitchner recognized and thanked several individuals for their efforts: PE teachers Kaylee Breunig and Josh Clark; faculty member Dan Vazquez; alumni parent Larry Martin and ACS parent Charlie Costello; substitute teacher Mike Bohs; Jeff Wolf, who served as the “Clerk of Course,” and PTF President Terry Vogel, who headed up the concessions stand that raised funds to support the ACS Athletic Department.

 

 

 

 

ACS Middle School, High School Athletes Sweep TSCAC Track Meet

Congratulations to the 70 ACS middle school and high school students who competed in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Track Meet on Thursday, May 12 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 six other regional Christian schools who participated.

The day-long event, held under cloudy skies, saw ACS receive 64 first place medals — the Middle School Girls earned 15, the Middle School Boys earned 14, the High School Girls earned 20, and the High School Boys earned 15. 12th grader Caeli Barbour set a school record in the high school girls’ 3200 meter, with a time of 14:17.

ACS relay teams won 9 out the 12 relay races. In field events, ACS athletes also excelled. At the middle school level, Natalia Flores won first place in the long jump, reaching 13 feet, 4 inches, and Skyler Shivers won first place in the shot put, throwing the ball 25 feet. At the high school level, 12th grader Destiny Brewer won first place in the long jump, with 14 feet, 3 inches, and 11th grader Evan Pearson won first place in the shot put, throwing the ball 35 feet, 2 inches.

“I’m very grateful for the outstanding efforts of the entire ACS family that all worked together, using their various gifts and talents, to make this track meet a success,” said Athletic Director Pam Hitchner, who organized the meet. This is the 15th year that ACS has hosted the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference track at its campus.  The other schools participating in the meet were: Abundant Life Academy, Ambassador Christian Academy, Cumberland Christian School, Gloucester County Christian School, King’s Christian School, and The Pilgrim Academy.

Several middle school and high school athletes also made significant contributions to their teams. 7th grader Kiara Loo scored 9 points for her Middle School Girls’ team and 8th grader Mikayla Cubbage and 7th grader Natalia Flores each scored 8 points. For the Middle School Boys’ team, 7th grader Micah D’Anna scored 14 points and 8th grader Erik Preisner scored 8 points. On the High School Girls’ team, 11th grader Reyna Lewis led the team with 15 points, 12th grader Caeli Barbour scored 11 points, and 11th grader Eden Wilson scored 9 points.  For the High School Boys, 9th grader Jayden Sanchez scored 11 points, 12th graders Aaron Glancey and Cole Lewis each scored 10 points, and 11th grader Cruz Lewis scored 9 points. Collectively, the three Lewis siblings scored 34 points over the course of the meet.

A large volunteer team of students, alumni, and parents helped manage the 20 track and field events in the meet, serving as timers, working at the scorer’s table, and cooking and serving at the concessions stand. In particular, Hitchner recognized and thanked several individuals for their efforts: PE teacher Kaylee Breunig, who served as Hitchner’s assistant;  alumni parent Larry Martin, who oversaw the scorer’s table; substitute teacher Mike Bohs, who served as the official starter of all the races; Jeff Wolf, who served as the “Clerk of Course.” and PTF President Terry Vogel, who headed up the concessions stand that raised funds to support the ACS Athletic Department.

ACS Middle School, High School Athletes Sweep TSCAC Track Meet

Congratulations to the 60 ACS middle school and high school students who competed in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Track Meet on Thursday, May 6 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 six other regional Christian schools who participated.

Overall, ACS received 34 first place medals — with the Middle School Girls’ earning 10, the Middle School Boys’ earning 8, the High School Girls with 7, and the High School Boys had 9.

“I’m very grateful for the outstanding efforts of the entire ACS family that all worked together, using their various gifts and talents, to make this track meet a success,” said Athletic Director Pam Hitchner, who organized the meet. This is the 14th year that ACS has hosted the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference track at its campus.  The other schools participating in the meet were: Abundant Life Academy, Ambassador Christian Academy, Cumberland Christian School, Gloucester County Christian School, King’s Christian School, and The Pilgrim Academy.

The day-long event, held under sunny, blue skies, saw 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.

Hitchner said that the ACS runners shined particularly bright during the meet, taking first place in all 12 relay races held. Several middle school and high school athletes also made significant contributions to their teams. 7th grader Sophia Costello scored 14 points for her Middle School Girls’ team and 8th grader Isabell Alford scored 12. For the Middle School Boys’ team, 8th grader Jayden Sanchez led all teammates, scoring 13 points. On the High School Girls’ team, 10th graders Paige Noble and Reyna Lewis led their team with 12 and 10 points, respectively.  For the High School Boys, 10th grader Cruz Lewis scored 15 points and his 11th grade brother, Cole, scored 7. Collectively, the three Lewis siblings scored 32 points over the course of the meet.

A large volunteer team of students, alumni, and parents helped manage the 20 track and field events in the meet, serving as timers, working at the scorer’s table, and cooking and serving at the concessions stand. In particular, Hitchner recognized and thanked several individuals for their efforts: PE teacher Ben Chapman, for field preparation of the meet competition areas;  PE teacher Kaylee Breunig, who served as Hitchner’s assistant;  alumni parent Larry Martin, who oversaw the scorer’s table; substitute teacher Mike Bohs, who served as the official starter of all the races; Jeff Wolf, who served as the “Clerk of Course,” assisted by his daughter, Renee; and PTF President Terry Vogel, who headed up the concessions stand that raised funds to support the ACS Athletic Department.

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