Wildcats finish well at State Track (Boys win 2nd Straight 4x100m Title)
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of a second.
A blink of an eye.
Last Year the Lady Wildcats defeated Talladega County 52.88 to
53.07. This year Talladega County defeated Florala 53.00
to 53.12.
The amazing feet in the girls 1A State Runners-up title is three
will be returning for at least two more years.
Kiana Smith, Angela Radford, Justina Clissold will all return and
Tayaka Davis graduates with another medal to her collection and
finished her second year with a 4th Place finish in the 1A 100m
Dash.
The Boys 4X100 team won their second 1A State Title as OJ Chambers
and Danny Bise were aboard both times. Calvin Mulkey and David
Bass joined the two in setting a mark for future Wildcat teams to
meet.
The Wildcats defeated football nemesis, Maplesville, for the second
straight year after the Wildcats finished at 45.27 followed by 46.00
from the Red Devils. Last season Florala won 44.46 to 44.78.
It
wasn't all track and running as the Wildcats added Discus, Shot, and
Javelin to their field events and in their first year competing
placed in all three.
Senior Jasmine Harrison finished in 3rd Place in the Shot with a
distance of 31-02.50 (1st - 32-05.75; 2nd 31-05.50).
Senior TJ Fleming added track and field to a very busy year of
Football, Basketball and baseball with a 3rd place finish in both
Discus and Javelin. Flemings distance in the Discus was 111-05
(133-08; 128-00) and the Javelin 138-07 (156-00; 140-08)
Both teams continued to place in track events as senior Calvin
Mulkey finished in 3rd Place in the 1A 200m Dash.
Girls' 4x400m Relay: 7th Place (Angela Radford, Taylor Goodwin,
Justina Clissold, and Paige Irwin). "We are really excited
about the future of this group. These are 8th and 9th graders with a
great deal of promise if they continue to work hard at this event"
stated Coach Brandi Evans on the members of the 4X400m team.
Eighth grader Irwin placed 8th in the 800m Run and Ninth grader
Clissold placed 8th in the 200m Dash.
The Girls finished 8th overall for the second year in a row.
Teams are ranked overall gaining points for a top 8 finish.
Nineteen girls' teams scored points during the two day event.
The Boys also finished 8th overall out of twenty-six teams posting
points. Last season the boys finished twelfth.
Wildcats on Track for another Title
The boys and girls both finished first in the 4x100m sectionals last
week at Tuscaloosa. Last year both won the state title and had
to replace their teams with new members. The girls have only
Tayaka Davis back, joined by an 8th grader and two underclassman.
The boys have four seniors and two returners in OJ Chambers and
Danny Bise.
This weekend at Troy University the Wildcats will also compete for
the overall team standing with many new individual events.
Sectional Results...
Boys 4x100m Relay---1st
(OJ Chambers, David Bass, Calvin Mulkey, & Danny Bise) Girls 4x100m Relay---1st
(Kiana Smith, Angela Radford, Justina Clissold, & Tayaka Davis) Girls 4x400m Relay---3rd
(Angela Radford, Taylor Goodwin, Justina Clissold, & Paige Irwin)
400m dash: Calvin Mulkey (3rd) 55.84s
David Bass (4th) 56.31s
200m dash: OJ Chambers (6th) 24.86s
Girls--- 100m dash: Tayaka Davis (2nd) 13.38s
Angela Radford (8th) 14.43s
4x100m relay: (3rd) 55.80s
800m run: Paige Irwin (4th) 2:29
200m dash: Justina Clissold (6th) 30.70s
Discus: Yasmeen Davis (7th) 63'
Shot Put: Jasmine Harrison (1st) 30' 1 1/2'' Alicia Morgan (3rd) 27' 1 1/4''
Mikela Smith (7th) 26' 5 1/4''
Teams that competed---
Baker, Jay, Central of Allentown, Pensacola Christian, Paxton,
WS Neal, Escambia Academy, TR Miller, & Florala
WIldcats on TRACK The Florala Track team is
known for speed, but Saturday they slowed down and took their
time washing cars to raise money for the 2008 season. A
supporter also donated pizza to the team to keep their energy
levels high. "We'd really like to thank the Huddle
House for allowing us their parking lot to assist us in hitting
our goals" said Coach Brandi Evans. .
The Wildcats started their 2008 Track Season yesterday in Jay,
Florida and picked up where the left on in 2007 - the winner's
stand. Florala placed first in five events and again swept
the boys 100m dash taking first, second and third.
The boys also remain on pace to repeat in the 4X100 taking first
and Tayaka Davis won first in the 100m and 200m dash
The Florala Wildcats have announced the 2007-2008 team with some
noticeable changes to last year's girls team. Gone from
graduation is Liz Ferman, but also missing are current seniors
Emily Evans and DeDe Smith.
The Boys 4 x 100 relay team could be stronger than last season's
with Danny Bise and OJ Chambers returning and joined by Calvin
Mulkey and David Bass.
All in all - twenty-one members of the 2008 track team will
compete for Florala, building in three short years one of the
largest teams in 1A. All team members must compete in at
least two events, so the relay team members will also
participate in some individual events.
"Most of our team members are new to track and field; therefore,
we have not settled on exactly which events will be best suited
for their abilities" said Coach Brandi Evans.
The Wildcats have several meets and over a month to prepare for
Sectionals and State.
Track Team 2008:
4x100m Relay (Boys)---
OJ Chambers
David Bass
Calvin Mulkey
Danny Bise
4x100m (Girls)---
Paige Irwin
Justina Clissold
Angela Radford
Tayaka Davis
Field Events---
TJ Fleming
Adam Resendiz
Dominique Moore
Jasmine Harrison
Yasmeen Davis
Mikela Smith
Kiana Smith
Shaye Wallace
Individual Track Events---
Taylor Goodwin
Lakeria Thomas
Matthew King
John Bess
Alicia Morgan
Wildcats look to defend Titles After two seasons of state titles and
championship trophies the Wildcats will begin preparation for
another exceptional year on the oval track.
In 2006, Liz Ferman won the 1A 400 meter
title and helped the girls to a 4th place finish in the 4 X 100
while the boys where finishing second in the same event.
Last year off the "heels" of Ferman, the Wildcats catapulted
themselves into the spotlight as Liz returned for her senior
season and helped Florala claim their historic, first ever team
championship as both the boys and girls won the 1A State Title
in the 4 X 100 Relay.
The Wildcats dominated track meet's last
season as Ferman took first or finished near the top in almost
ever event, while juniors Tayaka Davis and Deandria Smith were
close behind. Emily Evans came on late last season to complete
the girls team that seemed dystined to finish in first.
At Troy University, Florala finished in
the preliminaries behind Talladega County, but finished
three-tenths of a second ahead in the final run, winning at
52.88.
The boys faced the team that had knocked them out of the
football playoffs, but the Wildcats finished ahead of the Red
Devils winning at 44.46. OJ Chambers, DeAndre Lewis, Ro
Williams, and Danny Bise finished with a medal of their own.
This season looks to pick up where the
2007 team finished if Evans, Davis, and Smith all return on the
Lady Wildcats side. Bise and Chambers will be the only returners
from the 4 X 100 boys teams.
Coaches Brandi Evans and Joy Colvin
haven't announced the 2008 Track sqaud, but the meets have been
placed on the calendar and the Wildcats get started this
Thursday, March 13 at Jay, Florida. Last year, the Wildcats
started at Jay and finished first in every event and won all
three top spots in the 200m for the boys.
---Track Schedule---
March 13 Meet at Jay, FL 3:00
March 27 Meet at Central of Allentown, FL 3:30
April 4 Meet at Troy 3:30
April 10 Meet at Troy 3:30
April 25-26 Sectional Meet at Tuscaloosa
May 2-3 State Meet in Troy
Re-live the Championship 2006-2007 season as the Wildcats capture
their first ever team State Titles
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of a second. 
It
wasn't all track and running as the Wildcats added Discus, Shot, and
Javelin to their field events and in their first year competing
placed in all three.
The boys and girls both finished first in the 4x100m sectionals last
week at Tuscaloosa. Last year both won the state title and had
to replace their teams with new members. The girls have only
Tayaka Davis back, joined by an 8th grader and two underclassman.
The boys have four seniors and two returners in OJ Chambers and
Danny Bise.
