In the boys' meet, pole vaulter John Mangum became just the second state champion in the history of the boys' team, and the first field event champion in the history of the entire program. John achieved a new personal best height of 15'0" to clinch the gold medal. Will Hulbert concluded an outstanding pole vaulting season with a tie for 8th place. Ryan Walling placed 8th in the 1600, finishing up a very successful career in which he set new school records in both the 1600 and 3200 runs.

The girls' 4x800 relay started off the meet with a tremendous performance, finishing in 2nd place and knocking eight seconds off the school record. The team of Lauren Colberg, Erica Amatori, Olivia Enright, and Mo McDonnell recorded the 6th fastest time in state history and currently ranks in the top 15 in the country. In a remarkable feat, Olivia concluded her final state meet having qualified for every state championship in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track throughout her entire four years at Green Hope. Rayna Yvars finished an impressive season in the pole vault by placing in a tie for 8th place. In the final running event of the day, the 4x400 relay team of Mo, Lauren, Maya Worth, and Monica Greene continued their hot streak with a 4th place finish and breaking the school record for the third straight meet. The girls also became the first 4x400 team in school history to crack the 4:00 barrier, running 3:58.47.

Congratulations to all the athletes on the entire team for a wonderful season!

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The girls' 4x800 relay team of Lauren Colberg, Erica Amatori, Monica Greene, and Mo McDonnell recorded the second fastest time in school history en route to a 2nd place finish to qualify for states. Rayna Yvars then took 4th in the pole vault and 3rd in the 100 hurdles to earn spots in both events at the state meet. Erica ran a personal best to place 3rd in the 1600. Emily Boesch was our final individual qualifier of the day, taking 4th in the 3200. The 4x400 relay team capped off the meet with a school-record performance to take the silver medal. The team of Mo, Lauren, Maya Worth, and Monica ran an outstanding time of 4:01.36.

On the boys' side, Ryan Walling qualified for both the 1600 and 800 for the second straight year. Ryan as 2nd in the 1600 and 4th in the 800. John Mangum recorded a new personal best height of 14'7" to win the pole vault. Will Hulbert placed 4th in the pole vault to qualify for the state meet as well.

See the results for the boys and girls.

The 4A Mideast Regional Championship will be held Saturday, May 7.

The final performance list can be accessed at http://www.durhamstriders.com/webroot/files/2011%20NCHSAA%20Mid-East%204A%20PerfList.htm. The top four finishers in each event advance to the state meet, which is held the following Saturday (May 14) at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro.

The regional meet is at Durham County Stadium. Directions are available at http://mapq.st/mKCJTx.

The girls' placed 2nd as a team and set three conference meet records. The first record was set by the 4x800 relay team of Jessie Rossabi, Mo McDonnell, Olivia Enright, and Taylor Buscemi. Rayna Yvars led a 1-2-3 sweep in the 100 hurdles, followed by Skye Massey and Erin Wilser. Rayna also added a runner-up effort in the pole vault, with a new PR height of 11 feet. Monica Greene captured the gold in the 400 with a new personal best and school record effort. Olivia smashed the meet record in the 3200 en route to a dominating victory. The final meet record was set by the 4x400 relay team of Mo, Maya Worth, Lauren Colberg, and Monica as they won a thrilling battle over Cary in the meet's final event. The girls' time also sets a new school record.

All-Conference athletes (earned by either winning an event or scoring 15 points in the meet):
Boys - John Mangum
Girls - Taylor Buscemi, Lauren Colberg, Olivia Enright, Monica Greene, Mo McDonnell, Jessie Rossabi, Maya Worth, Rayna Yvars

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John Mangum and Will Hulbert put on another show in the pole vault, taking first and second places respectively. Both guys set new PR's with John vaulting 14'3", and Will hitting 13'6". Ryan Walling added a 2nd place finish in the 800 with a regional qualifying time, just missing his own PR. Ryan also ran on the regional-qualifying 4x800 relay team along with Mahmoud Saad, Ryan Hefner, and Will Jordan.

The girls took 5th place as a team, with Lauren Colberg and Rayna Yvars recording medal-winning performances. Lauren was 2nd in the 3200 in a new personal best time, while Rayna took 3rd in the pole vault. Erin Wilser and Emily Boesch added 4th place finishes in the 100 hurdles and 3200 respectively. Emily's time was a new PR. Erin added a 6th place finish in the 300 hurdles and ran on two top-6 relay teams. Erica Amatori and Olivia Enright took 5th in the 1600 and 800, with both girls recording regional qualifying marks.

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John Mangum and Will Hulbert continued their outstanding performances in the pole vault by taking 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Ben Girodias ran a PR in the 3200 and took the bronze medal. Miles Brown continued his emergence as an outstanding triple jumper and placed 5th in the meet.

The girls team put together another dominating performance, easily winning three relay events while taking third in two others. The 4x800 relay team of Lauren Colberg, Erica Amatori, Shewit Weldense, and Mo McDonnell cruised to victory and smashed a 30-year old meet record in the process. The distance medley relay team of Olivia Enright, Monica Greene, Shewit, and Jessie Rossabi also put together a winning performance to take the gold. Finally, Mo, Lauren, Erica, and Monica capped off the meet by winning the 4x400.

Bronze medals were earned by the following teams:
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: Erin Wilser, Rayna Yvars, Skye Massey, and Cameron Inglis
Sprint Medley Relay: Jessica McEnaney, Erin, Cameron, and Emily Boesch

While the meet consisted mostly of relay events, we did have a few strong individual performances. Rayna placed 2nd in the pole vault. Emily took 6th in the 3200 and qualified for regionals with a big PR. Cameron placed 7th in the 300 hurdles and also qualified with her personal best time.

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Miles Brown, DeMario Williams, and Brad Jordan led the way for the boys. Miles won the triple jump with an outstanding PR effort while also adding legs on two 2nd place relay teams. DeMario won the 800 in his first attempt at that distance, while Brad added top-three finishes in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, along with a leg on the 2nd place 4x100 relay.

Rayna Yvars led the girls with winning efforts in the 100 hurdles and pole vault. She also contributed points in the 300 hurdles and 4x400 relay. Jessica McEnaney and Pauline Schwerbrock recorded wins in the field events by taking first place finishes in the long jump and high jump respectively. Cameron Inglis added a first place finish in the 300 hurdles along with points in the 100 hurdles and 4x100 relay.

See the results for the boys and girls.

Will Hulbert and John Mangum continued to have success in the pole vault. Will took first place while John was third. Ben Girodias ran a PR in the 3200 to take 4th place and qualify for regionals.

Lauren Colberg led the efforts for the girls' team by winning the 800 in a school and meet record time of 2:18.43, as well as running a leg on the winning 4x400 relay team along with Cameron Inglis, Maya Worth, and Monica Greene. Alexia Lipscombe added our other individual title by winning the pole vault with a regional qualifying effort. Rayna Yvars placed second in the pole vault, while Erica Amatori was second in the 800. Erica also ran under the previous meet record, and both she and Lauren qualified for regionals. Emily Boesch contributed important team points by placing 6th in the 1600 and 5th in the 3200. Emily and Shewit Weldense both ran regional qualifying times in the 1600, where Shewit placed fifth.

Will Hulbert won the pole vault while John Mangum and Miles Brown earned 2nd place finishes in the pole vault and triple jump respectively. Will and John both qualified for regionals. DeMario Williams added a 3rd place finish in the 400, while Akwasi Sarpong placed 3rd in the 300 hurdles.

In the girls' competition, we had four athletes each earn 1st and 2nd place finishes. Monica Greene broke her own school record en route to a victory in the 400, and then put her name at the top of the school's all-time 200m list later on. Monica's 400 effort qualified her for regionals. Olivia Enright and Jessie Rossabi went 1-2 in the 1600 with Olivia running a personal best. Jessie then took the win in the 3200 with Olivia placing 2nd. Both girls qualified for regionals in both events. Cameron Inglis won the 100 hurdles in a personal best time, and also ran a PR in the 300 hurdles where she placed 2nd. Rayna Yvars took 2nd in the pole vault and qualified for regionals, and added a 3rd place finish in the 100 hurdles. Erin Wilser placed in the top 3 in both hurdles races, taking 2nd in the 100 and 3rd in the 300.

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The girls' team scored points in a variety of events and from a variety of athletes to take the runner-up trophy. The 4x800 relay team of Lauren Colberg, Erica Amatori, Cameron Inglis, and Mo McDonell led off the day with a 2nd place finish. Soon after, Maya Worth took 4th in the triple jump while Rayna Yvars placed 9th in the pole vault. Rayna just managed to slip over the bar at 9'6" to equal her PR. Maya tied for the 4th best jump on the day with another athlete, but won the tie-breaker by virtue of a longer 2nd-best effort than the other competitor. Efforts like these continued the rest of the day. Lauren Colberg ran in the midst of the lead pack during a very tactical 1600 race before separating on the last lap along with a Mt. Tabor runnner. Lauren was able to hold off a charge by the other runner and separate down the homestretch to take the victory and earn the 2nd female individual state champion in school history. Mo McDonnell took 2nd place in a very competitive 1000, while Lauren came back to eke out an 8th place finish in the same race and add another team point. Jessie Rossabi and Olivia Enright contributed to the point total by taking 5th and 8th places respectively in the 3200.

Going into the meet's final event, the 4x400 relay, the girls trailed Watauga by 6.25 points for the 2nd place spot. This meant that the girls had to finish 2nd or higher in the 4x400 to score the 8 points needed to earn the team runner-up trophy. Mo, Cameron, and Maya kept us competitive through the first three legs, but still found themselves in 4th place going into the anchor leg. Monica Greene ran a memorable anchor leg, passing Cary to move into 3rd and catching the Parkland anchor runner on the final stretch to eke out a 2nd place finish in the race and propel the girls' team into 2nd place in the final team standings. It was a tremendous day for the girls' track program, and the team trophy is a testament to the hard work the entire girls' program has been putting in all year.

While the boys had a small group of athletes at the meet, they nonetheless showed and competed well in their events and placed 13th as a team. Will Hulbert led the way with a runner-up finish in the pole vault competition, the highest field event finish at a state meet in the history of the boys' program. John Mangum placed 9th in the same event. Ryan Walling took the bronze in the 1600m run.

We had a tremendous weekend at Virginia Tech with several school records, state qualifying marks, and competitive performances. This was easily one of the top Green Hope indoor track performances we have ever had, and is due in no small part to outstanding efforts from our athletes in a very high-profile meet.

For the boys, seniors Will Hulbert and Ryan Walling led the way. Will tied his outdoor PR of 13' in the pole vault, and took 5th place. Ryan continued his return to top form with an outstanding time of 4:28.81 in the invitational mile, good for 6th place.

The girls' 4x800 relay team of Mo McDonnell, Erica Amatori, Emily Boesch, and Shewit Weldense turned in a strong performance Friday night and dropped 14 seconds off our state seeding time for the event. The girls barely missed the school record in this event. Rayna Yvars achieved a new PR in the pole vault and improved her seeding height for the winter state meet. Olivia Enright later achieved a qualifying mark in the 3200 despite battling bronchitis. Saturday was a record-setting day for the girls' program. Mo took the track for the 1000m Saturday morning and destroyed the school record in that event by 12 seconds. Mo placed 5th among an extremely talented field of nationally competitive girls, and now ranks first in the state in this event and 6th all-time in North Carolina history. Cameron Inglis then took the track in the 300m and set another school record. Lauren Colberg turned in our highest placing of the weekend with a 3rd place finish in the 1600. Lauren qualified for states and set yet another school record. Finishing off the day for the girls was the 4x400 relay team, and finish off the day they did! Mo, Cameron, Monica Greene, and Maya Worth ran a blistering 4:04.63 to drop 12 seconds off the old school record. This is now the fastest girls' 4x400 in school history, indoors or outdoors. It also ranks as one of the better times in the state's indoor track history.

Girls:
500m - Mo McDonnell
1000m - Lauren Colberg and Mo McDonnell
1600m - Erica Amatori, Lauren Colberg, Jessie Rossabi and Shewit Weldense
3200m - Jessie Rossabi and Olivia Enright
4x400 Relay
4x800 Relay
Triple Jump - Maya Worth
Pole Vault- Rayna Yvars

Six of our athletes competing in the postseason took part in the MileStat.com Elite Track Gala in Richmond, VA. Olivia Enright and Lauren Colberg took 1st and 2nd place respectively in the 200m Steeplechase. Olivia recorded the 2nd fastest time in meet history and was one of just three girls in the entire meet to run a US Junior National qualifying time. Olivia is believed to be the first Green Hope female athlete ever to achieve the junior national qualifying standard.

Rayna Yvars equaled her personal best in the Pole Vault and earned a 4th place medal. Jessie Rossabi and Shewit Weldense turned in strong performances in the 1500m Run, while Cameron Inglis and Rayna made successful debuts in the 400m Hurdles.

GHHS Track End of Season Banquet
Location: GHHS Common Area
When: Thursday, April 29 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Attire: Dress to impress
Phone: 919-468-3000

Please join the team and coaches to celebrate the conclusion of a successful season and recognize the graduating seniors.

Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Catered by Daniels on 55
Cost is $11 per person

If attending, please RSVP and send your check by Friday, April 23rd to be included in the dinner count. Please make checks payable to: GHHS Booster Club

Checks can be given to the parent volunteer at practice, or mailed to:

Mary Jones
206 Benwell Court
Cary, NC 27519

At the Raleigh Relays, Ryan Walling set a new school record in the 3200 Run with an outstanding time of 9:26.99. Bryan Spreitzer finished just behind in 9:28.86, barely missing his PR. Both ran regional-qualifying times. Olivia Enright, Lauren Colberg and Lauren Riedle competed in the girls' 3200 Run, with all three girls running regional qualifying times as well. Lauren Colberg's time was a new PR.

At the Spartans Invitational held at Southern Durham High School, three boys took 2nd place in their respective events: Malik Forte (100 Dash), Blake Scott (400 Dash) and John Mangum (Pole Vault) all earned silver medals. Will Hulbert set a new PR as a 4th place finisher in the pole vault to join John as a regional qualifier in the event. Maya Worth scored 5 points with top 8 finishes in the Triple Jump and the 200 Dash.

We saw some of the toughest competition so far this season at the tri-meet with Apex and Fuquay. Despite fielding a very young team, we are continuing to make improvements and build a strong foundation.

Alex Yozzi and Malik Forte led the way for the boys. Although Alex suffered an unfortunate injury in the pole vault he was having a great meet and equaled his PR of 11 feet, an outstanding mark for someone who has only been vaulting for a short time. Malik placed in three events to keep up a strong rookie season.

On the girls' side, Sarah Alexander and Maya Kruse both recorded individual wins in the 1600 Run and 300 Hurdles, respectively. Shewit Weldense placed 2nd in the 1600 and joined Sarah in recording regional qualifying times.

We had some strong performances at the Phoenix High School Classic held at Elon University.

For the boys, John Mangum and Alex Yozzi scored all of the points as they finished tied for 3rd and 6th respectively in the Pole Vault. Alex's vault of 11 feet is a new PR. Chris Flemmings recorded a PR in the Triple Jump, while Blake Scott and Malik Forte contributed strong performances on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.

On the girls' side, Rayna Yvars, Jessie Rossabi and Cameron Inglis each scored points in two different events. Jessie and Cameron joined Lauren Riedle and Lauren Colberg on the 4x800 relay team that placed 4th and qualified for regionals. Rayna and Cameron teamed with Jessica McEnaney and Maya Worth on the 4x400 relay team to place 7th and also qualified for regionals. Rayna also added a 7th place finish in the Pole Vault, while Jessie placed 8th in the 800m Run and qualified for regionals.

We had some strong performances in the meet with Cary and Lee County on both sides, with many of our underclassmen stepping up to score points in a competitive meet.

Sophomore Malik Forte led the scoring on the boys' side with 5.75 points, and has combined with senior Blake Scott to form an outstanding tandem for the sprint events. John Mangum soared to a new PR height of 13 feet in the Pole Vault, while hurdlers Jaylin Grant and Akwasi Sarpong ran to PR times to contribute to our point total.

On the girls' side, jumper Hayley Brooks swept the long and triple jumps to lead the girls with 10 points. Jessica McEnaney recorded a PR time in the 100m Dash as she finished first, while Monica Greene placed in the 100m, 200m and 400m Dashes. Monica's 400m Dash time qualified her for regionals. We also picked up a first place finish from Rayna Yvars, who recorded a PR height in the Pole Vault.

We had a small group of athletes travel to New York City this weekend to compete in the National Scholastic Indoor Championships at the Armory, one of the most famous indoor track facilities in the world. Bryan Spretizer and Ryan Walling competed in the 5000m Run on Friday, with Bryan finishing in 4th place to earn All-American honors. Yesterday the girls' 4xMile Relay team of Jessie Rossabi, Olivia Enright, Lauren Colberg and Mo McDonnell made All-American with a 3rd place finish.

The first meet of the outdoor season was held on Wednesday, March 8th. We headed up to Wakefield for a tri-meet with the host school along with Knighdale. Both the boys' and girls' meets saw state powerhouse Wakefield take the win, with Green Hope in 2nd and Knightdale in 3rd. We took a very young team to the meet, many of whom competed in their first track meet. There were some outstanding performances all around, and we are off to a great start for the season.

Blake Scott led the boys' team with 14 points, taking wins in the 400m Dash and Triple Jump, while placing 3rd in the 100 and 200. Malik Forte (5.75 points) picked up a victory in the High Jump and scored points in a relay, while Matt Wilkie (3200), Joe Hagen (1600) and John Mangum (Pole Vault) each earned 5 points through their event wins. John's effort in the Pole Vault qualified him for regionals.

The girls' team had a very balanced scoring effort, with Haley Brooks leading the way with 8 points, including a victory in the Triple Jump. Jessica McEnaney won the 100 en route to 6.75 points, and Cameron Inglis (800) and Lauren Riedle (3200) each won their individual events while running on the winning 4x800 Relay team to score 6.25 points. Cameron and Lauren both qualified for regionals with their efforts while recording personal best times. Amelia Jones and Rayna Yvars also qualified for regionals through their efforts in the Pole Vault.

12 members of the track team finished up their indoor season last night at the NCHSAA Indoor 4A State Championships with some outstanding performances and numerous school records. Four individuals and a relay team earned All-State honors.

For the third straight year two Green Hope boys placed in the top five of the 3200. Bryan Spreitzer took 3rd with Ryan Walling finishing close behind in 5th. Both Bryan and Ryan ran below the previous school record. Olivia Enright recorded a 6th place finish in the girls' 3200 with an indoor PR. Finally, John Mangum took 7th in the boys' Pole Vault, equaling his personal best height of 12'6". The girls' 4x800 relay team of Jessie Rossabi, Olivia Enright, Lauren Colberg and Mo McDonnell broke the previous school record en route to a 5th place finish. Their time also ranks them as one of the top ten 4x800 teams in state history.

Alex Appleby and Lauren Colberg also set new school records in the 55m Hurdles and the 1000 respectively, while Lauren Riedle turned in a personal best time (indoor or outdoor) in the 1600.

We had some strong performances at the Apex Polar Bear meet on Saturday, including an additional state qualifier. John Mangum jumped 11'6" in the Pole Vault to give us our first field event qualifier. Amelia Jones (Pole Vault), Rachel Ertel (1600) and Blake Scott (300) also turned in strong performances, placing in the top five of their respective events.

We had some strong performances on day one of the Durham Striders Invitational at UNC-Chapel Hill, including three new individual state-qualifying marks. Matt Wilkie held on to qualify in the 3200, running a personal best (indoor or outdoor). Having previously qualified in the 3200, Lauren Riedle got a qualifying mark with a new personal best in the 1600. Rounding out the individual qualifiers was Jessie Rossabi, who made it through in the 3200 with a 6th place finish. Jessie previously qualified in the 1600.

Day two at the Invitational ended with two more state qualifiers and a couple of new school records. Ryan Walling ran the 1000 for the first time in his career, and it was a successful debut. Ryan placed 5th overall and recorded a qualifying time. Lauren Colberg set a new PR in the 1000 as she also qualified. Blake Scott and Alex Appleby set new school records in the 55 dash and the long jump, respectively. Maya Worth just missed a school record in the 300.

Congratulations to everyone who braved the cold for Saturday's Polar Bear at Middle Creek. We had some outstanding performances and got a lot of our athletes into some races. Green Hope athletes took 1st place in four different events.

Individually, Alex Appleby (55 hurdles), Maya Worth (300m) and Lauren Riedle (1000m) won their events. We also scored a first place in the 4x800 relay as the team of Olivia Enright, Jessie Rossabi, Charlotte Brown and Mo McDonnell ran a state-qualifying time.

We head indoors next weekend for the Durham Striders Invitational at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Congratulations to all the athletes who competed at the State Championship meet. The Boys' Team had a tremendous day, finishing in a tie for 3rd place with Southeast Raleigh.

The 4x800 Relay Team of seniors Patrick Moakley, Scott Hefner, Doug Black and Zak Roshdy started the day with a 2nd place finish, coming in less than a second behind national power New Bern. In doing so they took another four seconds off their school record and ran the 4th fastest time in state history.

Zak came back to capture the 1600 gold in dramatic fashion, surging past two runners in the final 80 meters of the race for the win. Scott added a 5th place finish in the same race.

Patrick used his signature kick in the final 200 meters of the 800m Run to add a 4th place medal.

In the 3200m Run, Bryan Spreitzer ran a scorching final lap to take 4th place, just missing Zak's school record.

It was an outstanding day for the Boys' program and great finish to the high school careers of a talented group of seniors.