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).
Emma Meneses competing in the 800 meter race.
Caroline McClure takes off in the Long Jump.
Left to Right: Caroline McClure, Mary Ferguson, and Lauren Perniciaro wait on their events to start.
Left to Right: Elizabeth Traylor, Nashia Landry, and Katie Kliebert get ready to warm up for the 4x800 meter relay.
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!
Riley Imbornone takes off in the 1600m!
Sammi Rogers gets things started in the 4x800 meter relay.
Katie Kliebert competes in the 2nd leg of the 4x800 meter relay.
Emma Meneses crushes the 3rd leg of the 4x800 meter relay!
Riley Imbornone finishes off the 4x800 meter relay in a strong fashion!
Nashia Landry works towards a 6th place finish in the 3200m race.
Elizabeth Traylor competes in the 3200m race.
Teresa Cashen gets the 4x400 meter relay team started.
Mary Ferguson improves the 4x400 meter relay team's position in the race.
Katie Kliebert powers through the 3rd leg of the 4x400 meter relay.
Brianna Crabtree puts in a strong finish for the 4x400 meter relay team.
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!
The Junior High, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Track Teams all started the 2019 season with great success! All three teams finished 2nd overall in the Ronnie Doyle Invitational held at East Jefferson High School this past Friday, March 8. Some especially noteworthy individual performances include the following:
Junior High: The 4x100 meter and 4x200 meter relay teams finished 1st overall (Emily Chaplain, Mary Ferguson, Teresa Cashen, and Lyla Logan), and Emily Chaplain finished with the fastest 100 meter Hurdles time out of every athlete that participated in that event!
Junior Varsity: Victoria Taylor finished 1st in the Javelin and Elizabeth Traylor finished 1st in the 800m race.
Varsity: Arianna White finished 1st in the Javelin and Caroline McCoy finished 1st in the Pole Vault and set a new personal record in the process.
Rock Relays 1st Place 4x800 Meter Relay Team (Left to Right: Sammi Rogers, Riley Imbornone, Emma Meneses, & Anne Zimmerman)
Rock Relays 1st Place Long Jumper, Lyla Logan
Rock Relays 1st Place 4x100 Meter Relay Team (Left to Right: Mary Ferguson, Emily Chaplain, Teresa Cashen, & Jane Schneider)
Rock Relays 2nd Place Team Finish -- Left to Right: Emma Meneses, Emily Chaplain, Mary Ferguson, Teresa Cashen, Anne Zimmerman (holding the trophy), Riley Imbornone, Sammi Rogers, and Emma Brewster (not pictured: Lyla Logan & Jane Schneider)
The Junior High team earned a 2nd place team finish at the Rock-A-Chaw Relays! Some especially noteworthy individual and relay performances include the following:
Lyla Logan finished 1st in the Long Jump with an incredible leap of 15 feet, 3 inches!
The 4x100 meter relay team (Jane Schneider, Emily Chaplain, Mary Ferguson, & Teresa Cashen) and 4x800 meter relay team (Riley Imbornone, Anne Zimmerman, Emma Meneses, & Sammi Rogers) finished in 1st place!
The 4x400 meter relay team (Riley Imbornone, Emma Brewster, Emma Meneses, & Sammi Rogers) finished in 2nd place!
Mary Ferguson was named the team MVP for her strong performance in the 4x100 meter and 4x200 meter relay race. Congratulations Mary!
The Junior Varsity team earned a 2nd place team finish at the High Flying Owls meet at Chalmette High School! Some especially noteworthy individual performances include the following:
Breana Collins finished in 1st place in the 100 meter and 200 meter races. In addition, Breana was named the Meet Running Events MVP for her efforts. Congratulations Breana!
Isabella Wollfarth won the 800 meter race with a personal best time of 2:46! In addition, Isabella was named the team MVP for her strong performance. Congratulations Isabella!
Theresa Falgoust finished in 1st place in the 3200 meter race with a personal best time of 12:30, and Kristen Guillera won the 1600 meter race!
Katie Huval finished in 2nd place in the 3200 meter race, and Elise Vicknair finished in 3rd place in the 800 meter race!
The Varsity 4x100 Meter Relay Team (From Left to Right): Lauren Tague, Lauren Perniciaro, Brianna Crabtree, and Mia Paternostro.
The Varsity team earned some noteworthy individual and relay performances at the Sugar Bowl Classic held at Tad Gormley Stadium:
Olivia Stant ran a personal best of 51.23 in the 300 meter hurdles race!
The 4x100 meter relay team (Lauren Tague, Mia Paternostro, Lauren Perniciaro, & Brianna Crabtree), 4x200 meter relay team (Lauren Tague, Mia Paternostro, Olivia Stant, & Brianna Crabtree), 4x400 meter relay team (Brianna Crabtree, Allison Altman, Olivia Stant, & Ashleigh Gallagher), and 4x800 meter relay team (Caroline Ragusa, Allison Altman, Grace Elvir, & Ashleigh Gallagher) all ran season best times!
Newman Invite -- 3rd Place Pole Vaulter, Caroline McCoy
Newman Invite -- 300 Meter Hurdles 2nd Place Finisher, Olivia Stant
Gabby Cefalu runs a season best time in the 100 Meter Hurdles Race!
Annelise Meyaski (Left) and Theresa Falgoust (Right) off to the races in the 1600 Meter Race!
Distance Runners take a break from a hectic meet schedule. Back Row (Left to Right): Haley Sumich, Elise Vicknair, Molly Monteleone, and Isabella Wollfarth. Bottom Row (Left to Right): Ashleigh Gallagher, Allison Altman, Grace Elvir, Kristen Guillera, Katie Huval, and Caroline Ragusa.
The Varsity team turned in a strong performance at the J. Keefe Hecker Newman Invitational at Tad Gormley Stadium. Some especially noteworthy performances include:
Caroline McCoy finished 3rd in the Pole Vault with a career best jump of 7'3"!
Arianna White finished 3rd in the Javelin with a throw of 93'4"!
Olivia Stant finished 2nd in the 300 meter Hurdles with a time of 51.64 seconds!
The 4x100 meter relay team (Lauren Tague, Mia Paternostro, Lauren Perniciaro, & Brianna Crabtree) finished 3rd, and the 4x400 meter relay team (Brianna Crabtree, Olivia Stant, Elizabeth Traylor, & Allie Altman) finished 3rd!
Abigail Baroni leaps to first place in the Long Jump at the JV District Championship!
The Junior Varsity Track Team finished their season with strong performances at the JV District Championship. The team tied for 2nd Place overall with John Curtis. Some notable individual JV performances include:
Jordan Miller finished 1st in the Shot Put with a throw of 27'3"!
Victoria Taylor finished 3rd in the Javelin with a throw of 80'3"!
Abigail Baroni finished 1st in the Long Jump with a leap of 14'6"!
Catherine McClure finished 3rd in the Long Jump with a leap of 13'2"!
Emily Allen finished 1st in both the Triple Jump (30'11") and High Jump (4'0")!
Allie Broussard finished 3rd in the Triple Jump with a leap of 30'2"!
The 4x800 Meter Relay Team (Molly Monteleone, Isabella Wollfarth, Annelise Meyaski, and Elise Vicknair) finished in 2nd Place with a time of 11:16!
Annelise Meyaski finished in 1st Place in the 1600 Meter Race with a time of 5:59!
Elizabeth Traylor finished in 2nd Place in both the 1600 Meter Race (6:03) and 800 Meter Race (2:45)!
Katie Huval finished in 2nd Place in the 3200 Meter Race with a time of 13:23!
Sammi Rogers helps her teammates to victory in the 4x800 Meter Relay at the Junior High District Championship!
The Junior High Track Team finished out their season with an awesome performance at the JH District Championship! The Team finished the season as the 8th Grade District Champions! Some notable JH performances include:
Lyla Logan finishing 1st in the Long Jump!
The 4x800 Meter Relay Team (Riley Imbornone, Sammi Rogers, Emma Brewster, and Emma Meneses) set a new Junior High School Record! The team won the event with a time of 11:22!
The 4x200 Meter Relay Team (Jane Schneider, Mary Ferguson, Emily Chaplain, and Teresa Cashen) finished 2nd with a time of 2:00!
The 4x100 Meter Relay Team (Jane Schneider, Mary Ferguson, Emily Chaplain, and Teresa Cashen) finished 2nd with a time of 57.74!
Riley Imbornone finished 1st in the 1600 Meter Race with a time of 6:13!
Emma Meneses finished 2nd in the 1600 Meter Race with a time of 6:21!
Emily Chaplain finished 2nd in the 100 Meter Hurdles with a time of 20.83!
Teresa Cashen finished 2nd in the 200 Meter Race (29.82) and 3rd in the 100 Meter Race (14.69)!
Sammi Rogers finished 1st in the 800 Meter Race with a time of 2:48!
Emma Brewster finished 2nd in the 800 Meter Race with a time of 2:57!
Anne Zimmerman finished 1st in the 3200 Meter Race with a time of 14:25!
Congratulations to the Varsity Track Team for finishing 2nd at the District Championship! The following athletes qualified for the Region Championship on April 25th:
Other notable individual performances at the District Championship include:
Sarah Chopin threw a season best 82'4" in the Javelin, finishing in 5th Place!
Shanna Grandpre' threw a season best 76'3" in the Discus, finishing in 6th Place!
Mary Guy threw a career best 26'2.5" in the Shot Put, finishing in 5th Place!
Brooke Nuss jumped a career best 28'5" in the Triple Jump, finishing in 6th Place!
Caroline McClure jumped a season best 15'2" in the Long Jump, finishing in 5th Place!
Brianna Crabtree ran a season best 13.26 in the 100 Meter Race, finishing in 5th Place!
Lauren Tague ran a season best 13.39 in the 100 Meter Race!
Congratulations to the Varsity Track Team for finishing 3rd in the Region! The following athletes qualified for the State Championship on May 4th:
Other notable performances at the Regional Championship include:
Caroline McCoy: Pole Vault (T-5th)
Lauren LeBlanc: Season PR in the Triple Jump
4x400m Relay: Brianna Crabtree, Olivia Stant, Allie Altman, & Ashleigh Gallagher (4th)
Congratulations to the Varsity Track Team for their Performance at the State Championship! The following athletes finished the season with some great performances!
Arianna White finished 9th in the State for the Javelin with a throw of 95'6"!
Caroline Ragusa led the 4x800 Meter Relay Team to a 7th Place Finish with a time of 10:32. Not pictured are her teammates, Grace Elvir, Theresa Falgoust, and Ashleigh Gallagher.
Grace Elvir (right) and Hope Shales (Left) prepare to run the 1600m race.
Grace Elvir (Left) and Hope Shales (right) make their move after a two-turn staggered start.
Grace Elvir finished 8th in the State for the 1600 Meter Race, running 5:50!
Hope Shales would go on to finish 3rd in the 1600m Race, with a time of 5:22!
Hope Shales poses with her 3rd Place Medal in between races.
Ashleigh Gallagher finished 6th in the 800 Meter Race, running 2:33 and earning All-State Honors!
Olivia Stant sprinted her way to a 7th Place finish in the 300 Meter Hurdles Race, running 51.01 seconds!
Theresa Falgoust finished 8th in the State for the 3200 Meter Race, running 13:14!
Hope Shales staged an epic comeback to finish 1st in the 3200 Meter Race, running a career best 11:33!
Hope Shales poses with her 1st Place Medal after the race.
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
Erica's first "shot" at victory
Brooke flies high
Peyton prepares to get the baton
Hope, Victoria, and Coach Keiser