Bellefonte High’s indoor track team competed in the 10th annual Ocean Breeze Invitational in Staten Island, New York. There were over 10,000 entries of some of the best indoor track competitors in the Northeastern U.S. and a few of our own student-athletes were able to compete in such an intense meet. The track meet took place during the first and second of February, and the overall outcome was a success for Bellefonte.
Senior Zane Hummel, senior Kaiden Williams, and freshman Jonathan Gasper all competed on February 1. Zane placed fourth in the Long Jump with a new indoor personal record (PR) of 22 feet and 5.75 inches. He placed seventh in the Triple Jump with 42 feet and 7.75 inches; beating Bellefonte High School’s school record. Kaiden ran a new PR in the Varsity Mile, placing 26th out of 142 runners with a time of 4:47.73. Lastly, Jonathan ran the Freshman Mile, placing 11th out of 54 runners with a new PR of 4:55.47, placing second in his heat.
The next day on February 2, senior Annie Cernuska, junior Addie Fry, junior Madyson Miller, junior Natalie Jolley, and sophomore Althea Helms competed against some of the top runners from several states.
The girl’s 4x800m team consisting of Annie, Addie, Natalie, and Althea ran a new indoor school record of 10:31.33 placing them in eleventh place.
“The 4×8 is always a fun race to run, especially with this team because everyone gets super hyped for each other,” Addie said.
Annie and Natalie both ran in the Blue Division Mile with a total of 69 runners. Both runners placed new PRs with Annie’s time being 6:10.70 and Natalie’s time being 5:50.41. Annie placed 35th and Natalie placed 5th. Madyson also competed in the 400m run in the Blue Division and placed 19 out of 59 with a time of 1:08.60.
Addie and Madyson competed in the Girls Red Division. Addie placed 32 out of 51 in the 800m with a time of 2:24.69. Madison placed 20 out of 39 in the girl’s shot put with a throw of 31-0. Althea also competed in the Sophomore Red Division Long Jump where she placed fourth with a distance of 15 feet and 6.25 inches.
Althea and Addie both competed in the Girls 400m White Division. Althea placed first with a time of 59.79, making her time a new indoor school record. Addie placed third with a time of 1:02.91. Madyson competed in the White Division Triple Jump where she placed eighth with a distance of 30 feet and 7.5 inches.
“It was such a shock, and a major relief to have performed well, as the season started off rough for me,” Althea said.
Bellefonte High’s indoor track team is grateful for the opportunity to compete in such an intense meet, and is proud of the overall outcome of the student-athletes.
