Track and Field

Spring 2008

USJ finished the track season with nine team members qualifying to compete at the state tournament: Shelby Jordan, Audrey Hazelhurst, Ann Marie Graham, Sara Muir, Honeye Heydari, Kathryn McAlexander, Rachel McLemore, Katie Hayes, and Austin Martindale.

Spring 2007

At the sectional, Ryan Passey placed second in the high jump (9 feet, 6 inches) and USJ's girls placed second in the 4x800 meter relay (10 minutes, 37.23 seconds). Team members are Katie Hayes, Katie Graham, Laura Burton and Sara Muir. This qualified all five student/athletes to compete in the state track meet.

Spring 2006

At the state tournament, sophomore Katie Hayes became USJ's first individual state track champion by winning the 1,600-meter final. Her winning gold comes after enduring a horrific bus crash back in October. Hayes also was third in the 3,200-meter run. The girls 4x800 relay team of Addie Stone, Katie Hayes, Julia Suddath, and Allison East came in third place in the state. The Jackson Sun named Katie Hayes Player of the Year in Track and Field.

Head Coach: Edgar Willis
Assistant Coach: John Herriman

Region 7A-AA Track Meet 2006

At the Region track meet...

• Katie Hayes placed second in the 800, first in the 1600, and first in the 3200.

• The girls relay teams placed fourth in the 800 relay, third in the 1600 relay, and first in the 3200 relay.

Track and Field History Highlights

USJ Girls" Track:
• State Track Meet: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• 1996 State Champions in the 3200 Relay. (This was the first state championship in any sport won by USJ, says parent Russ Truell. The four legs of the event were run by Anna Strachan (anchor leg in 2:13), Frances Kirkland, Allison Truell, and Sarah Stone (each ran slightly under 2:30). Says Russ, "in 1996, this was the second fastest team time recorded in A/AA.)
• 1997 State Runner-Up, 800-Meter Run, Anna Lee Stracken
• 1999 State Runner-Up, 3200 Meter Relay (Tracy Dougan, Julie Fisher, Kimberly Truell, Ami Joglekar
• 2002 Region Champs
• 2004 Region Champs