Hawks are off to the Races as Varsity Boys Win Blanco Relays
Canyon Lake started track season on a strong note last Thursday in Blanco.
The Varsity Boys scored 153 points beating second place Comfort by 36 points.
Several athletes had good performances with a few Canyon Lake All-Time Records set.
Jordan Anderson set the bar pretty high as he totaled 50 points for the Hawks winning all five events entered.
Anderson set a new 400 meter run record winning with a 51.89 run. The race was .60 of a second better than Mikk Griffin who graduated last season and is now running for Angelo State University.
Anderson also set a new all time best on the long jump when he bolted for 20’10.75”, he jumped over Eric Nelson’s record by four inches. Anderson’s previous best was 20’1”, giving you an idea of this athlete chances of making some noise this season.
The High Jump was another event won by Anderson when he beat his old record by four inches and tying Todd Pippin at 6’4”. He is still chasing Chase Eddington’s record of 6’6” recorded two years ago at Brady’s Track Meet.
“I have been working on plyometric training,” Junior Jordan Anderson came out of the blocks. “It is a new strategy of sprint—coast—sprint.”
When asked about his first quarter run, Anderson said, “I felt good on that run.”
Canyon Lake had some problems on one of their relays, but considering the Blanco Relays was the first meet out of the blocks, the Coaches seemed pleased with the results.
“At least we got the stick around,” Track Coach Cody Means stated when asked about the troubles on the 400 meter relay event.
The Hawks had some trouble on two of the hand offs, but the team still came in second for the race.
The 800 Meter Relay team tied their all time best right out of the shoot, winning with a time of 1:32.50.
On the 1600 Meter Relay, Junior Doug Hubnik had a great split giving the Hawks the momentum to finish first.
Tony Hocutt improved upon his and teams best Discuss throw by eight feet, 128’6”, finishing second in the field.
Overall Canyon Lake is where they need to be as they ready themselves for the Hawk Relays next Thursday.
Other Varsity boys that scored points:
Discuss: Gregory 113.7 5th
Triple Jump: Curry 38’0 3rd
Shot Put: McNair 41’2” 5th
Pole Vaught: Boles 11’6” 4th, Dittman 10’6” 5th
3200 M Run: Neiland 11.27 2nd
110 M Hurdle: Dittman 17.87 3rd
100 M Dash: Anderson 11.12 1st
200 M Dash: Cofffee 24.8 6th
300 M Hurdle: Faulkner 44.98 4th
1600 M Run: Nieland 5:06.7 4th
Boys Junior Varsity Finishers:
Long Jump: Relkin 19.7 1st
High Jump: Irby 5’8” 4th, Aldape 5’2 5th
Shot Put: Duty 36’11” 2nd
3200 M Run: Coleman 12:47 3rd, Opperman 13:29 5th
110 M Hurdle: Sawyer 20.07 6th
100 M Dash: Aldape 12.42 5th
800 M Relay: CL Hawks 1:42.4 4th
400 M Dash: Mitchell 59.02 3rd
300 M Hurdle: Irby 48.14 5th, Sawyer 49.91 6th
1600 M Relay: CL Hawks 3:57.5 3rd
Team Standings for Boys Varsity and Jr. Varsity
1. Canyon Lake 153
2. Comfort 117
3. Llano 101
4. Wimberley 73
5. Blanco 55
6. SA Cole 33
7. Johnson City 5
JV Standings:
1. SA Cole 137
2. Blanco 97
3. Lago Vista 82
4. Llano 74
5. Canyon Lake 63
6. Comfort 14
7. Johnson City 00
