Born to Run
March 27, 2010 by Dante Velez ·
Senior Jared Lewis Tracks Down His Goals On and Off the Field
Photo by Rebecca Holt
Tracking Down State
March 12, 2010 by Dante Velez ·
The Spartan Track Team opens the season with an early state-qualifying performance.
Photo by Rebecca Holt
Sprinting Home: TJ Track Has Strong Finish
May 22, 2009 by Scott Bruskin ·
The TJ track team traveled to Jefferson County Stadium to take part in the 4A State meet.
photo by Kevin Fleming
City Champions!
May 12, 2009 by Sam Stavish ·
TJ Track & Field wins their second consecutive City Title.
Senior Efrem Woldu leads the TJ Track & Field to its second consecutive City Title. photo by Kevin Fleming
Track Tramples the Competition
April 30, 2009 by Sam Stavish ·
Thomas Jefferson High School Track and Field continues its dominance, and prove that they are the team to beat in the DPS League.
Senior Jalil DeBose prepares for physical activity. photo by Kevin Fleming
TJ Track Fares Well in Invitational
April 19, 2009 by Sam Stavish ·
Thomas Jefferson Track and Field continues to compete at a high level.
TJ Track continues to perform at an elite level late into the season. photo by Kevin Fleming
TJ Track in the Sunshine State
April 9, 2009 by Sam Stavish ·
Thomas Jefferson Track and Field have been busy competing at the national level.
TJ Track and Field traveled to Florida to test their skills against national competition.
Right on Track
March 18, 2009 by Sam Stavish ·
Thomas Jefferson High School track teams starts season with promising results.
Ben Makovsky leaps over the pole for the Spartan Track Team. photo by Kevin Fleming
Ben Makovsky Headed to State Meet
October 22, 2008 by Jake Hazan ·
Makovsky is the first Spartan to compete in State Track Meet in seven years.
by Jake Hazan
photo by Kevin Fleming
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Spartans Right On Track
May 17, 2008 by Philip Karlberg ·
TJ Track Team dominates regional’s and brings home a title for TJ fame.
by Philip Karlberg
The TJ track team was hugely successful at the regional meet on Saturday with the girls placing 3rd in the region and the boys taking the title of regional champions despite the stiff competition in this region.
The boys’ track team finished the meet with a strong 162 points, almost twice that of last year. The second place George Washington was a definitive 42 points back, making the Spartans the clear victors. The intensity level leading up to the meet was greater than ever before. “We were all really excited because we knew we had the capabilities to win,” said Senior Runner Ben Gilliland.
However, there were some setbacks to the team. Jared Lewis and Nasheed Robinson both were injured during the season and the team struggled through the relays. Typically the relays are one of TJ’s staple events that carry them to state, but this year it would be a different story.
The boys won partly by shear volume of athletes, a benefit of having a large team. “We had a lot of people scoring points in many different events,” Gilliland explained.
“What was key was the overall team depth,” added Track Coach Dave Cohen. “The points really started adding up in the jumps and the hurdles.”
The jumpers and hurdlers accounted for over half of the team’s points. Kyllan Snow took second in shot put and third in discus. In the 110 meter hurdles, Jalil DeBose took second while Jon Loboto took third, and in the 300 meter hurdles it was Loboto who took second and Jalil who took third. Evan Wilson finished first, second and third in the high jump, long jump and triple jump respectively, and Dakota Roach took second in the triple jump. Efrum Woldu, Joe Madlock and Dillon Rickard all placed in the top three in their events. Also helping the team was Nick Jackson’s first place finish in the 100m dash. “We had a very gifted team this year,” commented Gilliland.
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