Track & Field

LSU High School Classic

The Mount Carmel Track & Field Team got back into the action at the LSU High School Classic Indoor Track Meet held at LSU Carl Maddox Field House! Nashia Landry finished 8th Overall in the 1600 meter race and the 4x800 meter relay team (composed of Nashia Landry, Katie Kliebert, Elizabeth Traylor, and Riley Imbornone) finished 7th overall! Other athletes competing were Emma Meneses (800 meter race), Caroline McClure (Long Jump), Kristy Herkes (Triple Jump), Mary Ferguson (60 meter hurdles race), Lauren Perniciaro (400 meter race), and the 4x400 meter relay team (composed of Brianna Crabtree, Lauren Perniciaro, Teresa Cashen, and Katie Kliebert). 

LSU Last Chance Qualifier

The MCA Indoor Track Team continued its season with a strong performance at the LSU Last Chance Qualifier. Riley Imbornone finished 1st in her flight and 16th overall in the 1600m race, Nashia Landry finished 7th overall in the 3200m race, and the 4x400 relay team (composed of Brianna Crabtree, Lauren Perniciaro, Teresa Cashen, & Katie Kliebert) and 4x800 meter relay team (composed of Riley Imbornone, Emma Meneses, Katie Kliebert, & Sammi Rogers) all improved their times! We are proud of you!

Trafton Icebreaker Junior High Meet

Congratulations to the Junior High (8th) Grade Track & Field Team for its successful debut! Kenzie Degeyter finished 1st in the 400m race, Gianna Beaucoudray finished 1st in the 100m Hurdles race, Reece Brechtel finished 2nd in the 100m race, Leigh Morantez finished 2nd in the 800m race, and Isabella Nicoll finished 3rd in the 800m race. Overall, a great start to the season! We are proud of you!

LHSAA Indoor State Championship Meet Information:

The LHSAA Indoor State Championship will be held on Sunday, February 21. Congratulations to the following athletes for qualifying for this competition:

Riley Imbornone (1600m & 4x800m)
Nashia Landry (3200m)
Elizabeth Traylor (3200m)
Emma Meneses (4x800m)
Katie Kliebert (4x800m & 4x400m)
Teresa Cashen (4x400m)
Mary Ferguson (4x400m)
Brianna Crabtree (4x400m)
Kristy Herkes (4x400m Alternate)

We are proud of you!

LHSAA Indoor Track & Field State Championship

Congratulations the Varsity Track & Field Team on their performance at the State Championship! Nashia Landry scored for the cubs with her 6th place finish in the 3200m race, the 4x800m relay team (run by Sammi Rogers, Katie Kliebert, Emma Meneses, & Riley Imbornone) finished 7th, Riley Imbornone finished 9th in the 1600m race, Elizabeth Traylor finished 10th in the 3200m race, and the 4x400m relay team (run by Teresa Cashen, Mary Ferguson, Katie Kliebert, & Brianna Crabtree) finished 10th. We are proud of you!

The Wag Relays

On February 27, the Track & Field team participated in the first-ever Wag Relays, an inter-squad competition of epic proportions! After the athletes were divided up into three teams, they picked their own team colors and names. These athletes then threw, jumped, and sprinted in a friendly competition for the right to earn the grand prize: donuts! Team Blackout earned the victory over The Shark Attack and The Tigers!

Trafton-Ponchatoula Invitational

Congratulations to the Junior High Track & Field Team on their 3rd Place team finish at the Trafton-Ponchatoula High School Invitational on March 3. Leading the Cubs were Kenzie Degeyter finishing 1st in the 400 meter race, Abigail Thieneman finishing 2nd in the 1600 meter race, Isabella Tran finishing 2nd in the Long Jump, the 4x100 meter relay (run by Gianna Beaucoudray, Reece Brechtel, Nadia Powell, and Isabella Tran) finishing 2nd, the 4x800 meter relay (run by Leigh Morantez, Isabella Nicoll, Julia Zimmermann, & Jade Thiel) finishing 2nd, and Gianna Beaucoudray finishing 3rd in the 200 meter race. We are proud of you!

High Flying Owls Meet

Congratulations to the JV/Varsity Track and Field team on their 2nd place team finish at the High Flying Owls Meet in Chalmette on March 4. The Cubs were led by Nashia Landry finishing 1st in the 1600 meter race and 2nd in the 800 meter race, Brooke Nuss finishing 2nd in the Triple Jump, the 4x200 meter relay (run by Ali Oliveri, Elyssa Pedalino, Emily Eastwold, & Emily Stein) finishing 2nd, Sammi Rogers finishing 2nd in the 1600 meter race, Hazel Patterson finishing 3rd in the Pole Vault, the 4x100 meter relay (run by Ali Oliveri, Emily Eastwold, Maddie Boudreaux, & Carly Clement) finishing 3rd, Natalie Doiron finishing 3rd in the 200 meter race, and Anne Zimmermann finishing 3rd in the 3200 meter race. We are proud of you!

Patrick L. Ruth Memorial Relays

Congratulations to the JV/Varsity Track & Field team on their 2nd place team finish at the Patrick L. Ruth Memorial Relays on March 5. Leading the Cubs were Arianna White finishing 1st in the Javelin, the 4x400 meter relay (run by Lauren Perniciaro, Teresa Cashen, Elizabeth Traylor, & Brianna Crabtree) finishing 1st, Grace Wallace finishing 2nd in the Pole Vault, the 4x800 meter relay (run by Riley Imbornone, Elizabeth Traylor, Emma Meneses, & Katie Kliebert) finishing 2nd, Georgia Wetzel finishing 2nd in the 300 meter Hurdles race, Victoria Taylor finishing 3rd in the Javelin, Amber Pelegrin finishing 3rd in the Long Jump, Kristy Herkes finishing 3rd in the Triple Jump, Briana Anderson finishing 3rd in the High Jump, and the Distance Medley Relay team (run by Riley Imbornone, Katie Kliebert, Emma Meneses, & Elizabeth Traylor) finishing 3rd. We are proud of you!

SLU Strawberry Relays

Congratulations to the Junior High Track & Field Team on their performance at the SLU Strawberry Relays on March 11! The team was led by Isabella Tran who finished 1st in the Triple Jump and 3rd in the Long Jump. We are proud of you!

James Bickford Invitational

Congratulations to the JV/Varsity Track Team on their 1st place team finish at the James Bickford Invitational in Chalmette on March 11! The Cub were led by 1st place finishers Lorna Sweeney in the Discus, Natalie Doiron in the Pole Vault, Nashia Landry in the 1600 meter race, Brianna Crabtree in the 400 meter race, Riley Imbornone in the 3200 meter race, and the 4x400 meter relay run by Lauren Perniciaro, Teresa Cashen, Katie Kliebert, & Brianna Crabtree. 2nd place finishers included Arianna White in the Javelin, Ali Oliveri in the Long Jump, Kristy Herkes in the Triple Jump, the 4x200 meter relay team run by Lauren Perniciaro, Teresa Cashen, Maddie Boudreaux, & Brianna Crabtree, Katie Kliebert in the 800 meter race, Georgia Wetzel in the 300 meter Hurdles race, and Emma Meneses in the 3200 meter race. 3rd place finishers included Victoria Taylor in the Javelin, Shanna Grandpre' in the Discus, Briana Anderson in the High Jump, Laila Naquin in the Shot Put, and Elizabeth Traylor in the 1600 meter race. We are proud of you!

MCA-DHS-CHS Invitational

The Mount Carmel Track and Field program had a great day co-hosting the MCA-DHS-CHS Invitational! The Varsity team finished 1st overall, and the JV and Junior High athletes were able to get in on the action! Leading the Varsity Cubs with 1st place finishes were Arianna White in the Javelin, Allie Broussard in the Triple Jump, Grace Wallace in the Pole Vault, Riley Imbornone in the 1600m race, the 4x800m relay team (run by Riley Imbornone, Sammi Rogers, Elizabeth Traylor, & Emma Meneses), and the 4x400m relay (run by Lauren Perniciaro, Teresa Cashen, Lyla Logan, & Brianna Crabtree). 2nd place finishes included Laila Naquin in the Shot Put, Kristy Herkes in the Triple Jump, Ali Oliveri in the Long Jump, Natalie Doiron in the Pole Vault, the 4x200m relay (run by Maddie Boudreaux, Mary Ferguson, Lauren Perniciaro, & Brianna Crabtree), Sophie Stein in the 100m Hurdles race, Georgia Wetzel in the 300m Hurdles race, and Elizabeth Traylor in the 3200m race. 3rd place finishes were Victoria Taylor in the Javelin, Shanna Grandpre' in the Discus, Caroline McCoy in the Pole Vault, and Claire Remy in the 800m race. We are proud of you!

TA-SSA Invitational

Congratulation to the Junior High Track & Field team on their performances at the TA-SSA Invitational. Leading the Cubs were 1st place finishers Isabella Tran in the Triple Jump, Gianna Beaucoudray in the 200m race, and the 4x100m and 4x200m relays run by Gianna Beaucoudray, Reece Brechtel, Nadia Powell, & Isabella Tran. We are proud of you!

J. Keefe Hecker Newman Invitational

Congratulations to the Varsity Track & Field team on their 3rd Place team finish at the Newman Invitational! Leading the Cubs were 1st place finishers Arianna White in the Javelin and Nashia Landry in the 1600m race; 2nd place finishers were the 4x400m relay run by Lauren Perniciaro, Teresa Cashen, Riley Imbornone, & Brianna Crabtree, Lyla Logan in the Long Jump, Nashia Landry in the 3200m race, and the 4x800m relay run by Katie Kliebert, Peyton Marks, Emma Meneses, & Sammi Rogers; 3rd place finishers were Riley Imbornone in the 1600m race and Natalie Doiron in the Pole Vault. We are proud of you!

Bobby Nuss Invitational

Congratulations to the Track & Field team for placing 1st overall at the Bobby Nuss Invitational. Leading the Cubs were 1st place finishers Ali Oliveri in the High Jump, Bailey Schexnaildre in the Long Jump, Shanna Grandpre' in the Discus, and Arianna White in the Javelin. 2nd place finishers included Hazel Patterson in the Pole Vault, Amber Pelegrin in the Long Jump, Mary Ferguson in the 300m Hurdles, the 4x100m relay run by Elyssa Pedalino, Arianna White, Jena Bordelon, & Bailey Schexnaildre; the 4x200m relay run by Amber Pelegrin, Mary Ferguson, Elyssa Pedalino, & Emily Stein; and the 4x400m relay run by Kate Doiron, Mary Ferguson, Emily Stein, & Peyton Marks. 3rd place finishers included Amber Pelegrin in the 400m, Mia Gervais in the High Jump, Bryanna Corcoran in the Shot Put, and Victoria Taylor in the Javelin. We are proud of you!

Newman Last Chance Meet

Congratulations to the Track & Field team on their 3rd place team finish at the Newman Last Chance Meet! Leading the Cubs were 1st place finishers Arianna White in the Javelin and the 4x800m relay run by Nashia Landry, Emma Meneses, Claire Remy, & Sammi Rogers. 2nd place finishers included Allie Broussard in the High Jump, Kristy Herkes in the Triple Jump, and the 4x400m relay run by Lauren Perniciaro, Teresa Cashen, Nashia Landry, & Brianna Crabtree. 3rd place finishers included Ali Oliveri in Long Jump, Nashia Landry in the 800m, and Shanna Grandpre' in the Discus. We are proud of you!

JV District Championship

Congratulations to the Junior Varsity Track & Field Team on their 2nd place team finish at the JV District 9-5A Championship! Leading the Cubs were 1st place finishers Sophie Junius in the Javelin, Peyton Marks in the 800m, Sammi Rogers in the 1600m, Caroline McClure in the Triple Jump, Caroline McCoy in the Pole Vault, Amber Pelegrin in the Long Jump and 400m, the 4x200m relay run by Emily Eastwold, Elyssa Pedalino, Amber Pelegrin, & Ali Oliveri; and the 4x400m relay run by Emily Eastwold, Emily Stein, Lyla Logan, & Claire Remy. 2nd place finishers included Anne Zimmermann in the 3200m, Mia Gervais in the High Jump, Sophie Stein in the 300m Hurdles, and the 4x800m relay run by Vivian Bravo, Sarah Haas, Peyton Marks, & Claire Remy. 3rd place finishers included Emily Allen in the Triple Jump, Lyla Logan in the 200m, Ryan Elizabeth Foreman in the 300m Hurdles, and the 4x100m relay run by Ali Oliveri, Carly Clement, Emily Eastwold, & Elyssa Pedalino. We are proud of you!

Varsity District Championship

In a wonderful performance, the Varsity Track & Field team became District Champions! Leading the Cubs were Arianna White who set a school AND District record in the Javelin with a throw of 131'8" and Nashia Landry who placed first in BOTH the 1600m and 3200m races. Other 1st place finishers were Georgia Wetzel in the 100m Hurdles, Natalie Doiron in the Pole Vault, Ali Oliveri in the High Jump, Bailey Schexnaildre in the Long Jump, and the 4x800m relay run by Katie Kliebert, Peyton Marks, Sammi Rogers, & Emma Meneses. 2nd place finishers were Laila Naquin in the Shot Put, Allie Broussard in the High Jump, Lyla Logan in the Long Jump, Grace Wallace in the Pole Vault, Kristy Herkes in the Triple Jump, and the 4x400m relay run by Lauren Perniciaro, Teresa Cashen, Peyton Marks, & Brianna Crabtree. 3rd place finishers were Brianna Crabtree in the 400m, Jena Bordelon in the Triple Jump, Riley Imbornone in the 1600m, Shanna Grandpre' in the Discus, and the 4x100m relay run by Soriah Henry, Arianna White, Kristy Herkes, & Bailey Schexnaildre. Also qualifying for the Region III-5A Championship were 4th place finishers Bryanna Corcoran in the Shot Put, Elizabeth Traylor in the 3200m, Sophie Stein in the 100m Hurdles, Lauren Perniciaro in the 400m, Georgia Wetzel in the 300m Hurdles, and the 4x200m relay run by Lauren Perniciaro, Maddie Boudreaux, Bailey Schexnaildre, and Brianna Crabtree. Great job Cubs!

Region Championship

Congratulations to the Varsity Track & Field team on their 2nd Place Team finish at the Region III-5A Championship! Qualifying for the LHSAA State Championship were the following athletes:

1st Place Finishers 

Natalie Doiron -- Pole Vault
Nashia Landry -- 1600m & 3200m

2nd Place Finishers 

Bailey Schexnaildre -- Long Jump
Arianna White -- Javelin
Katie Kliebert, Peyton Marks, Sammi Rogers, & Emma Meneses -- 4x800 Meter Relay

3rd Place Finisher 

Ali Oliveri -- High Jump

Congratulations on this amazing achievement! We are proud of you! Paw Yeah!

Congratulations to Hope Shales for an outstanding performance at the LSU High School Qualifier this past Saturday! Hope finished 1st in both the 1600m and the 3200m races! She ran the mile in 5:23 (ties her personal best time) and the two mile in 11:40 (a new personal best in an indoor track meet). We are proud of you!

Congratulations to Hope Shales, Nashia Landry, and the 4x800m Relay team for their performance at the LHSAA Last Chance Qualifier Meet! Hope finished 3rd in the 800m race, running a personal best 2:28! Hope is qualified for the 1600m and 3200m races at the State Indoor Championship. Nashia qualified for the State Indoor Championship by running 5:42 in the 1600m race. Finally, the 4x800m relay team qualified for the State Championship with a team time of 10:41. The relay team at the Last Chance Qualifier consisted of Sammi Rogers, Emma Meneses, Nashia Landry, and Theresa Falgoust. We are proud of you!

Congratulations to Hope Shales and Nashia Landry for their performance at the LHSAA Indoor State Championship! Nashia ran a personal best of 5:30 and finished 6th in the State in the 1600m race! Hope finished 2nd in the 1600m, and finished 1st in the 3200m by setting a new State Meet record of 11:22! We are proud of you!

Congratulations to the Junior High Track Team on their first two meets of the season! At the Thomas Aquinas-Ponchatoula Junior High Invitational, Claire Remy finished 5th overall in the 800m race, the 4x200 meter relay team of Abby Ragusa, Ali Oliveri, Brooke Darrah, and Emily Eastwold finished 4th overall, and Brooke Darrah finished 1st overall in the 200m race with a blazing time of 27.84 seconds! At the Rock-A-Chaw Relays, Payton Groetsch & Ali Oliveri finished 1st and 2nd overall respectively in the Long Jump, the 4x100 meter relay team of Ryan Foreman, Payton Groetsch, Gabriella Roberts, and Lev Bigelow finished 3rd overall, The 4x200 meter relay of Brooke Darrah, Elyssa Lassair, Ali Oliveri, & Elyssa Pedalino finished 2nd Overall, and the 4x400 meter relay team of Emily Eastwold, Payton Groetsch, Lauren Ledet, and Sophie Stein finished 2nd overall! The Junior High team finished 3rd overall at the Rock Relays! We are proud of you!

Congratulations to the JV/Varsity Track team for a successful start to the Outdoor Season! The team finished 3rd overall at the Ruth Memorial Relays. Arianna White finished 2nd overall throwing the Javelin, Lyla Logan finished 3rd overall in the Long Jump, the 4x800 meter relay team of Ashleigh Gallagher, Nashia Landry, Emma Meneses, and Hope Shales finished 2nd overall, the Distance Medley Relay team of Nashia Landry, Olivia Stant, Emma Menses, and Hope Shales finished 1st overall, the Throwers Relay of Arianna White, Mary Guy, Shanna Grandpre', and Bernadette Lombardi finished 3rd overall, the 1200 meter Sprint Medley Relay team of Lauren Perniciaro, Teresa Cashen, Brianna Crabtree, and Georgia Wetzel finished 2nd overall, Olivia Stant finished 2nd overall in the 300m Hurdles race, and the 4x400 meter relay team of Jena Bordelon, Allie Altman, Teresa Cashen, and Georgia Wetzel finished 3rd overall! The team also finished 3rd overall at the Rock-A-Chaw Relays. Catherine McClure finished 3rd overall in the Long Jump, Ella Mauterer finished 2nd overall in the High Jump, Bella Jeanne' finished 3rd in the Discus Throw, the 4x800 meter and Distance Medley Relay teams of Sammi Rogers, Riley Imbornone, Elizabeth Traylor, and Kristin Guillera finished 1st overall in both events, Katie Huval and Anne Zimmermann finished 1st and 2nd overall respectively in the 3200 meter race, and the 800m Sprint Medley Relay team of Breana Collins, Meghan Cifreo, Briana Anderson, and Ella Mauterer finished 2nd overall. We are proud of you!

2018 Track & Field

Congratulations to all athletes who competed in the High Flying Owls meet February 28 at Chalmette!

Erica's first "shot" at victory

Coach Miranti "throwing" out some excellent advice

Brooke flies high

Arianna prepares for the jav

Peyton prepares to get the baton

I can't "relay" to you how great this handoff is.

Sadie, Annelise, Ashleigh, Erin, Scarlett, Madison, and Jo are in track jail. Crime: leaving a bag of pretzels after the meet. Punishment: Two extra laps Monday.

Madi and Brooke trying out a new long jump technique

Hope dusting the competition on her way to a victory in the 1600m and 3200m

Hope, Victoria, and Coach Keiser