By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The State class 3 track and field meet was held on June 6 and 7 in Lynchburg. There are six classes of high schools in Virginia. Class 3 schools are the smaller of the middle-sized high schools. Class 3 high school track and field teams from all over Virginia sent their best to the meet. The Fluco boys and girls under Head Coach Melanie Kennedy turned in some top performances. Leading the way for the Flucos was sophomore Garrett Jordan. He was state champion in the 400-meter run (the metric quarter mile) and he took second place in the 200-meter dash. He set a new Class 3 record in the 400 meter with a time of 47.55. Hi time in the 200 meter was 21.26. Kennedy said that Jordan also demonstrated his versatility by turning in a strong performance in the long jump.
The Fluco boys 4X100 relay team ran their fastest time of the year for a fifth-place finish. The team consisted of Kameren Green, Andre Key, Amir Toney and Jordan. Their time was 42:69.
The Fluco girls did extremely well in the metric mile race. Ruby Frazier was the first Fluco girl to break the five minute barrier in this classic contest. Her time was 4:59.78. She finished third. Directly behind her in fifth place was Anna Amato who barely missed an under five minute finish. Her time was 5:00.05 Kennedy said that good performances were also turned in by Jackson Fields (who also plays baseball) and Green in the 200-meter dash, and by Jack Jefferies who ran his fastest 1600 meter of the season.
Kennedy lauded all her athletes for a strong hard-working season, and for solid sportsmanship and character.
Baseball team out of State tournament
Unfortunately, the Fluco baseball team’s season ended on June 10 when they traveled to Abingdon, which is about as far away as you can go and still be in Virginia. Because the Fluco baseball team lost in its Class 3 Division C championship game they were matched in the State tournament with the winner of the Division D tournament and had to travel to their field. The final score of the game was 10-0. The Flucos under Coach Joel Grey finished their season with an impressive 16-6 record. The last two of those six losses came against elite tournament teams.
