Posts Tagged ‘track and field’
Richmond Grinders prepare for meet in Berkeley
Kiome Davis of Grant Elementary School wasn’t convinced she’d like track. She didn’t like training because it was too hard. On her third day of conditioning she said she heard her teammate use bad language. “I thought [the Richmond Grinders] was one of those bad teams that cusses a lot,” the nine-year-old said. She was…
Read MoreEagles improve times at UC Davis invitational
Kennedy High’s track team competed in the Woody Wilson Classic at UC Davis Friday and Saturday. The girls’ 4×100-meter relay team finished fifth, while senior Takkarist “Takk” McKinnley took silver in both the 100 and 200-meter dash. Eagles’ head track coach Carl Sumler said he wasn’t concerned if his runners placed, only that they beat…
Read MoreKennedy High track team sprints to Los Angeles, competes in two invitationals
Kennedy High’s track team is about to experience the wind in their hair SoCal-style. And some stiff competition. Eagles’ head coach Carl Sumler said the girls 4×100 meter relay team, and sprint specialist Takkarist “Takk” McKinnley will travel to Los Angeles this weekend and compete in the 3rd Annual Tiger Invite at South Pasadena High…
Read MoreSpeed, power and hops no problem for Kennedy High’s track and field team
The Kennedy Eagles track and field team traveled to Pleasant Hill Saturday to compete in the Joe Stocking Super Seven Invitational at Diablo Valley College. Out of 18 schools, the boy’s team finished just north of the middle-of-the-pack, while the the girl’s squad finished right in the middle of 14 schools. Eagles head coach Carl…
Read MoreTrack athlete awarded scholarship to Azusa Pacific University
Kennedy High School senior Allana Reames has been awarded an athletic scholarship to Azusa Pacific University for track and field. Reames is ranked in the top five students at Kennedy with a 4.0 grade point average. She was also offered positions at Howard University, Norfolk State, and Seattle University but she has decided to take…
Read MoreKennedy High women’s track team making great strides
While other sports such as football and basketball often get the most attention, the track and field team at Richmond’s Kennedy High School has been the most successful in improving each season and sending student athletes to higher education. So far, the Eagles track and field team has reached the California Interscholastic Federation state track and field championships for three straight years in the 110-meter hurdles, placing sixth the past two years.
Read MoreYoung Athlete brings hope to Richmond
Kenneth Walker, a senior at Kennedy High School, is one of the school’s great success stories, an accomplished young man who will attend UC Berkeley next fall.
Read MoreTropical storm, rule changes make for rough first day for Half-Steppers
Half-Steppers’ coach Eric Avery sounded a little tired on the phone Monday night, if not a slightly frustrated, as he reported on the team’s first full day of Junior Olympics competition at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans.
Read MoreMeet the ‘Half-Steppers,’ this week’s athletes, Richmond’s future
Get to know this band of 18 Richmond athletes, ranging in age from 5 to 16; ten boys and eight girls,
Read MoreRichmond uses its talent to raise money for the Half-Steppers track and field team
A long-standing youth track and field club in Richmond reaches out for community support and funding by hosting a local youth talent show.
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