The Varsity and JV track teams competed in the 12 team Webster Invitational last night. Despite the rain, wind and cold, the teams competed well, placing high in several events against high caliber competition. Highlights included:

The 4 x 800 relay team of Anthony Bradford, John Pudlowski, Sean Cavanaugh and Daniel Martin placed 4th.

Jamisen Terry ran to a 7th place finish in the 100 meter dash.

Bradford and Martin also competed in the 1600 meter run, placing 7th and 8th respectively while teammate Manny Nava, running in the JV division, finished the race with a personal best 5:19.

The varsity 4 x 100 relay team of Kylan Birchfield, Amar Johnson, Cameron Epps and Doug Agnew ended competition in 4th place while the JV squad of Elijah Griffin, John Edwards, Bryce Hobart and Byron Jackson finished 6th.

Casey Cavlovich sprinted to a 6th place finish in the 400 meter dash.

Amar Johnson placed 5th in the 200 meter dash and Keshon finished the same race in 1st place.

The team is at home on Saturday in the All Catholic Invitational.

The varsity track team placed 7th out of 13 teams on Saturday here at home in teh 45th Annual All Catholic Invitational. The meet featured some great talent from all over the State and Chicago. Earning points for Chaminade were:

Amar Johnson - 8th in the 300 hurdles

Kyle Riffel - 8th in the javelin

Henry Hardeman - 7th in the 1600 meter run

Stanley Williams, Kenneth Hammell, Henry Hardeman and Wesley Carpio - 6th in the 4 x 800 meter relay

Kylan Birchfield, Doug Agnew, Cameron Epps and Amar Johnson - 4th in the 4 x 100 meter relay

Johnson, Epps, Ryan King and Elijah Griffin - 4th in the 4 x 200 meter relay

Medalists included:

David Kruse who vaulted to a personal best 11'6" which placed him 3rd overall

Keshon Campbell who placed 2nd in both the 110 high hurdles and the 300 hurdles.

Stanley Williams who crushed the rest of the field, running to a 1st place finish in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:03.9.

Game ended after the first quarter due to lightning.

The Chaminade track squad placed 2nd out of 17 teams last night, knocking off some of the top programs in the area including Lindbergh, Parkway West, Webster Groves and conference rivals SLUH, DeSmet and Vianney. Chaminade earned points in nearly every event including the 4 x 800 meter relay team of Daniel Martin, Brecken Wojciechowski, Anthony Bradford and Wesley Carpio who placed 6th. Jamisen Terry ran to a 2nd place finish in the 100 meter dash while the 4 x 200 meter relay team of Ryan King, Amar Johnson, Cameron Epps and Elijah Griffin ended the race in 5th. Casey Cavlovich placed 1st in the 400 meter run with a time of 54.3 followed up by Amar Johnson's 1st place finish in the 300 hurdles. Amar also ran to a 7th place finish in the 200 meter dash. Henry Hardeman had a personal best 10:27 in the 3200 meter run, placing him 3rd overall in a field of 22 runners.

The team also had success in the field events. Eli Steele and David Kruse pole vaulted to 1st and 2nd place finishes respectively while Keiran Hobart ended the day in 7th in the triple jump. John Edwards high jumped to a 4th place finish and Simon Peistrup placed 3rd in the discus with a throw of 102'7."

The Chaminade track squad competed in one of the premier meets of the season on Friday, April 26 against some of the top teams in the area. Running in a crowded field of more than 18 teams, the 4 x 800 meter relay team of Stanley Williams, Brendan Crawford, Henry Hardeman and Kenneth Hammell finished 4th with a time of 8:41.8.

Henry Hardeman had additional success in the 1600 meter run, where he edged out some of the top distance runners in St. Louis to finish 5th with a personal record time of 4:26.1.

Stanley Williams also medaled in the 800 meter run, battling to a 2nd place finish with a time of 2:02.

Stanley joined Doug Agnew, Keshon Campbell and Amar Johnson on the 4 x 200 meter relay team, running to a 5th place finish.

Keshon Campbell had already won the silver medal earlier in the day in the 110 meter high hurdles.

Agnew, Campbell and Johnson were joined by Jamisen Terry in the 4 x 100 meter relay where they were interfered with on the final handoff. Despite the adversity, the team was still able to cross the finish line in third, just behind blazingly fast East St. Louis and Ritenour.

The team will compete on Wednesday, May 1 in the Metro Catholic Conference Championship at DeSmet.

The Freshmen track team competed against 15 other schools on Monday, April 29 and ended the day with an impressive 5th place finish. Point earners included:

FIFTH PLACE:

4 x 200 meter relay - Elijah Griffin, Cameron Epps, Byron Jackson, Jonathan Lee

Long jump - Elijah Griffin (17'3")

High jump - Elijah Griffin (5'0")

Kyle Riffel - Discus (80'3")

FOURTH PLACE:

4 x 100 meter relay - Elijah Griffin, Cameron Epps, Jonathan Lee, Nick Kaiser

Triple jump - Charlie O'Bryan (34'9")

Medalists included:

THIRD PLACE:

800 meter run - Henry Hardeman (2:13.9)

SECOND PLACE:

High jump - Charlie O'Bryan (5'4")

1600 meter run - Henry Hardeman (4:44.6)