Outdoor track traveled to Battlefield High school in Haymarket on March 16 to compete in the Battlefield Relays, their first meet of the season.

The highlight of the meet was Monica Lannen winning the girls 1600 (mile) meter run with a time of 5:34. Erin Bidwell also placed in the mile run with a time of 5:47, receiving fourth place.

 Andrew McCool placed sixth with a time of 4:56 in the boy’s mile run. Sean Miller placed 12^th with a time of 5:06. The boys 4 by 1600 meter relay team placed tenth with a time of 21:23.

 The boys placed 12^th in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:17. The girls placed 10^th with a time of 15:09. In the 4 by 800 meter relay, the boys placed seventh, getting a time of 9:04 while the girls placed fourth with a time of 11:01.

In the girl’s 800 meter sprint medley, South Lakes placed 3^rd with a time of 2:07. The boy’s 800 meter sprint medley placed sixth receiving a time of 1:42.

In 110 meter hurdles section of the meet, Max Gillum placed 21^st with a time of 19.10. Johnny Doley placed 31^st with a time of 21.22. Comfort Reed placed 25^th in the girls 100 meter hurdles with a time of 21.17

For the 4×400 meter relay, the girls placed 5^th with a time of 4:44 and the boys placed 11^th with a time of 4:06. In the 1600 sprint medley, the girls team got 15^th placed with a time of 5:19 and the boy’s team was disqualified.

The 4×100 meter relay had South Lakes placing 16^th with a time of 48.89. The boy’s 4 by 200 meter relay placed 15^th with a time of 1:41 and the girls team received a time of 2:01, getting 10^th place.

In the field section of the meet, Skander Ballard placed 23^rd in the Long Jump with a measurement of 17 feet and 3 inches. The girls Triple Jump had Comfort Reed placing 18^th with a measurement of 28 feet and 3 inches.

Skander Ballard also placed 13^th in the Triple Jump with a measurement of 37 feet and 6 inches.

By the end of the Battlefield Relays, the boys’ team placed 17^th out of 20 teams, and the girls’ team placed 17^th out of 21 teams.