The Vikes upheld strong performances this week competing at Kirk Campus on Tuesday, May 2, and the Mt. Gilead Invitational on Saturday, May 6. 

Although Academy competed against 1 teams at the Invitational, they did not go unnoticed, with standout performances across the board. 

KJ Boyce’17 dominated the field, earning second place in the 200 finals with a time of 22.6. He then outdid himself in the 400 by placing first, in front of twenty other runners with a time of 51.5. Fellow senior Dylan Warren burst in right behind him in 400 taking third in 54.3.

Senior Grayson Mick and Junior Nick Watson racked up the points for the team in the 800, earning second in 2:02.8 and fourth, at 2:05.3, respectively.

The team performed with the same excellence in distance events. Nick Robie’18 ran to first place with a season personal record of 4:38.8 in the 1600. Sophomore Liam McCann raced with that same energy and took second in the 3200 with a time of 10:19.5.

In senior Tommy Mampieri’s signature event—300 hurdles—he ran a 42.6, putting him in third place.  

Seniors Nathan Sardo and Michael Kusi, along with Karibi Hart’18, and  Harry Mills’19 sprinted to second place in the 4×100 with a time of 45.3. 

Robie, Watson, Mick, and Boyce also took second in the 4×400 in 3:34.8. 

Academy’s highest placing relay was the 4×200, led by Mills, Boyce, Moffett, and Kusi, taking first in 1:33.6. 

To add to the exceptional running performances, Jacob Taub’17 threw 126-03 in discus, gaining him second place out of 21 throwers. 

The boys compete away at Whitehall-Yearling twice this week : Tuesday, May 9, and Friday, May 12.