(May 18, 2024)  The John Paul Track and Field team competed at the VISAA State Championships this past Saturday in Richmond and came away with two State Champions. In the girls 400m, Chichi Obasi won in a time of 57.62, after earlier in the day finishing second in the girls long jump.  The boys 4x400m relay team of Alex Everson, Gabe Xantus, Toby Obasi, and Armaan Dhillon secured the victory in a school record time of 3:27.30.  Other All-State performances were turned in by Isobella Jameson’s second place finish in the girls discus and third place finish of the girls 4x800m relay team of Tegan Bechtel, Missy Petras, Alyssa McCoppin, and Catherine Stoeter.  State Runner ups included Elijah Thompson who finished second in the boys 1600m and 800m and James Bertram who was second in the 3200m after finishing a close fourth in the 1600m. Armaan Dhillon third place in the boys 400m in a school record time, Gus Horward’s third place in the 800m, and the third place finish by the boys 4x800m relay of Alex Everson, Ethan Garcia, Matthew Elliott, and Jacob Thompson earned them Honorable Mention All-State.  Other medal winners included Angelina Kovac in the girls discus and Austin Colvin in the boys 3200m.  The Boys Team finished in Third place overall, the highest place ever at a VISAA State Outdoor Track and Field Championship.  Congratulations to the John Paul Track and Field Team on a great finish to this season.

Full Results: https://va.milesplit.com/meets/617613-visaa-championships-2024/results