By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
Fluco track standout Garrett Jordan turned in an impressive performance Jan. 9 at the VTCA (Virginia Track Coaches Association) indoor track meet held at the Rockingham Recreation Center in Penn Laird, Virginia. The Fluco boys team won the meet with more than double the points of the second-place school.
Jordan won four events, taking first place in the 55-meter sprint, 300-meter run, long jump and triple jump. He also anchored the Fluco 4×200 relay team, which finished second. Jordan broke both the meet record and the facility record in the triple jump.
Fluco coach Melanie Kennedy said Jordan is ranked 30th in the United States in the triple jump. He is state-meet qualified in the 55-meter, 300-meter, and triple jump events. Jordan was also the leading running back on the Flucos football team this past fall.
There were several other top performers for the Flucos as well. For the girls team, Ruby Frazier placed first in the 1,600-meter run (the metric mile) with a state-qualifying time. Charlotte Gifford placed third in the pole vault, while Izabella Campbell placed fourth in the 300-meter run.
The boys team had strong performances in addition to Jordan’s:
Jack Jeffries placed first in the 1,600-meter run with a state-qualifying time and finished second in the 1,000-meter run.
Ethan McPherson placed second in the pole vault with a state-qualifying vault.
Matt Dillon placed second in the high jump.
Jayden Wrigley placed fifth in the shot put with a state-qualifying throw.
The boys 4×200 relay team that finished second also included Dillon, Duncan Ferrell, and Zion Cheribin.
The Fluco indoor track and field team will compete in the Fred Hardy Invitational on Jan. 24 and at Woodberry Forest on Jan. 29 before the Jefferson District meet Feb. 4.
