Friday, May 15, 2026

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Friday, May 15, 2026

Track & Field

Last night the Riverside Junior High School Track & Field Teams ended their regular season in dominating fashion!  Your Golden Hawks Boys’ Team defeated Heritage Christian 92–21, and your Girls’ Team won 89–25!

Boys Top Performers

🥇 First Place Finishers:

  • 4x800 Relay: Grayson Walker, Mateo Chavez, Nathaniel Young, Calvin Leopold
  • 110m Hurdles: Alex Murdock
  • 100m Dash: Darius Johnson
  • 1600m Run: Garrett Rusnak — ðŸš¨ NEW SCHOOL RECORD (4:36.71)
  • 4x100 Relay: Miles Soehngen, Alex Moore, Darius Johnson, Khole Shelton
  • 400m Run: Miles Soehngen
  • 800m Run: Garrett Rusnak
  • 2400m Run: Jackson Smith — ðŸš¨ NEW SCHOOL RECORD (7:26.68)
  • Long Jump: Khole Shelton
  • High Jump: Darius Johnson
  • Shot Put: Stuart Sandberg
  • Discus: Stuart Sandberg
  • 4x400 Relay: Grayson Walker, Alex Moore, Garrett Rusnak, Calvin Leopold

🥈 Second Place Finishers:

  • 110m Hurdles: Levi Tingle
  • 800m Run: Calvin Leopold
  • 2400m Run: Clayton Hendricks-Smith
  • Long Jump: Lukas Worden
  • Shot Put: Mack Welch
  • Discus: Eli York

🥉 Third Place Finishers:

  • 110m Hurdles: Ryder Alvarado
  • 1600m Run: Bennett Floyd
  • 200m Dash: Jacob Gardner
  • High Jump: Lukas Worden
  • Shot Put: Eli York
  • Discus: Joseph Morrow

Girls Top Performers

🥇 First Place Finishers:

  • 4x800 Relay: Beverly Gillings, Kaitlyn Hampton, Riona Jain, Mia Sandidge
  • 100m Hurdles: Lily Sargent
  • 100m Dash: Layla White
  • 1600m Run: Reece Hughes
  • 4x100 Relay: Layla White, Dynasty Tarleton, Sabrina Anderson, Ava Treptow
  • 400m Run: Ava Treptow
  • 800m Run: Kaitlyn Hampton
  • 2400m Run: Mia Sandidge
  • Shot Put: Amariah Ngene
  • Discus: Lily Ackerman
  • 4x400 Relay: Layla White, Kaitlyn Hampton, Ady McMahan, Ava Treptow

🥈 Second Place Finishers:

  • 100m Hurdles: Desi’Rae Brown
  • 100m Dash: Dynasty Tarleton
  • 800m Run: Kaya Brown
  • 2400m Run: Beverly Gillings
  • Long Jump: Jael Jackson
  • High Jump: Jael Jackson
  • Shot Put: Lily Ackerman
  • Discus: Amariah Ngene

🥉 Third Place Finishers:

  • 100m Hurdles: Umaija Warda
  • 1600m Run: Kaya Brown
  • 400m Run: Ady McMahon
  • 800m Run: Koko Marvin
  • Long Jump: Mia Sandidge
  • High Jump: Lily Sargent
  • Discus: Zipporah Purifoy

Looking ahead:

  • The Girls’ Team competes next Wednesday at HSE High School in the Hamilton County Championships
  • The Boys’ Team follows on Friday at HSE

Let’s congratulate all of our Golden Hawks on a fantastic season—and wish our county qualifiers the best of luck as they compete for medals and a team championship next week!
Go Hawks—and remember to SOAR Above the Storm!