Head Coach: Caroline Blatti
Assistant Coach:  Briarly White
Manager: Jackie Gordon 
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Boys Overall Record:  4 - 1 - 1
Girls Overall Record:  2 - 3 - 1 

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MS Track
May 1, 2008
Boys -  CA 87, DT 59, RT 43
Girls – DT 134, CA 39, RT 5 

The Chargers worked hard in this last meet, and all our athletes proved that they have the heart, motivation and energy to be successful track athletes. Against Durham Trinity and Raleigh Trinity, our boys won 1^st place – (CA 87, DT 59, RT 43). Our girls showed much heart and determination in their second place finish today. Overall the girls finished with the following point allotments: CA 39, DT 134, RT 5. A reminder to all athletes that the end of year party is in the Dining Hall on Monday at 5:30pm. Go Chargers!!!!!!!!

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MS Track Meet @ Home
Durham Academy and Cary Academy
April 23, 2008
Boys: won by over 40 pts (no official scores yet)
Girls: won by over 40 pts (no official scores yet)

Cary Academy Middle School Track athletes turned in great performances as individuals and as a team this afternoon.  Both teams took first place over DA boys and girls, each winning by over 40 pts. Our sprinters did an amazing job, and our distance crew had an especially great day: 8^th grader Alex Coeytaux took first place in the mile and set a new personal record. 8^th grader Zac Wilson also set a new personal record, breaking 6 minutes for his mile. Joseph Cornett took another first and set a new personal record in the 7^th graders’ 600 M event. Our girls continued to make significant strides in their times and events. 8^th grader Amanda Riley really shown with a first in the 100 M dash and a super-fast, exciting finish to the girls’ 4x200 M relay. 7^th grader Adrienne Bell-Koch also took first place in high jump. 8^th grader Anna Hamilton took first in the mile, 800 meters and discus—way to go! We are very proud of the improvements and strides our athletes are making and look forward to our last meet here at home against Raleigh Trinity and Durham Trinity schools next week! J Go Chargers!

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Ravenscroft, TFA, Trinity, and Cary Academy
April 16, 2008
Boys: R – 105, CA – 79, Trinity – 24, TFA – 11
Girls: R – 146, CA – 39, TFA – 11, Trinity – 7

Cary Academy Middle School Track athletes turned in great performances as individuals and as a team this afternoon.  On the boys side of the meet, Cary Academy athletes ran fast and worked hard to advance to second place in the meet overall. Thomas Graham and Alex Coeytaux ran strong in their distance events of the mile and 800 meter race. Special commendations also go to our superb sprinters:  Aaron Overton, Matt Lee, Gaurav Judge, and Matt Rushin. Victor Walker, Michael Averell, Joseph Calder and Zac Wilson also had great performances at this meet. Our girls continued to make significant strides in their times and events. Cat Newman, Amanda Riley, Rachel Braun, Anna Jamieson,  Adrienne Bell-Koch, Courtney Ketzler, and Katherina Dubianski all made improvements in their respective events. Anna Hamilton continues to show promise and speed in the mile and 800 meters. We are very proud of the improvements and strides our athletes are making this season. The pizza eating contest afterwards at Ci-Ci’s pizza was also an exciting event as well! J Go Chargers!

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April 9th 2008
CA vs URCA and CC 

Last night the MS track team ran hard and worked as a team throughout all of the events.  With 123 points by the meet’s end, our boys’ team sailed to an comfortable victory over URCA and Cary Christian, who each had 34 and 26 points respectively. Thomas Graham qualified for States in the mile with a blistering 4:53 mile; this qualifying time qualifies him to compete in the High School State Meet. Overall, our boys team demonstrated a great range in abilities, as athletes such as Aaron Overton, Alex Coeytaux and Gaurav Judge demonstrated impressive times in their respective distances ranging from the 50M to the mile. Although our girls came in 3^rd place to URCA and CC, each athlete ran well and showed improvements. Special mention goes out to Rachel Braun and Anna Hamilton; in the 100 hurdles and the mile respectively, both girls showed grit and determination. Newer athletes to the team, Anna Jamieson and Courtney Ketzler, are to be complimented for their quick learning curve and impressive determination. Overall, the team performed well and they are looking forward to their meet against Ravenscroft next week. Go Chargers!

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March 27, 2008
CA – Upper Room Christian Academy – Cary Christian

Boys: CA (129) – URCA (34) – CC (129)
Girls: CA (23) – URCA (91) – CC (23)

The MS track team continues to represent CA as a team of strong and fast athletes. Overall, members of our boys and girls team demonstrated determination, drive, and teamwork in their meet on March 27, 2008. Our boys moved to a swift and decisive victory over both URCA and CC and in the process posted impressive times in both individual and relay events. Our girls’ team, composed of just 5 athletes, lost to CC and URCA, but this loss does not reflect the fact that each of the girls made improvements in their events. On the boys’ side of things, our sprinters, led by  Aaron Overton, Gaurav Judge, Matt Lee, Matt Rushin, clocked in fast times in events ranging from the 100 hurdles to the 100M, 200M and 400M. Victor Walker, Joseph Cornett, Grant Chapman, and Ethan Coeytaux ran impressive times in the 7^th grade events, and in the 600M race they even swept 1^st through 4^th place! Thomas Graham and Alex Coeytaux captured 1^st and 2^nd place in impressive mile performances. In the field events, Zach Wilson, Grant Chapman, Aaron Overton, Matt Lee, Joe Calder, Joseph Cornett, Thomas Graham and Guarav Judge turned in great performances.  Special mention also goes to Joe Calder for a strong 1^st track meet performance.  On the girls’ side of things, we are very impressed with how hard our girls are working with only five young women on the team.  Anna Hamilton improved her 800 meter time and came in 1^st place, adding a victory to her already fast 2^nd place finish in the mile. Our sprinting sensations Rachel Braun, Cat Newman, and Amanda Riley improved their times in their events. Special mention also goes to Rachel Braun for winning 1^st place in the 100 hurdles! And, Courtney Ketzler had an outstanding first meet and came in 4^th place in the 100 hurdles. Great job athletes! We are looking forward to our next meet against DA next week. Thanks again for all the help from the parents!

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March 19 Meet
MS Track  - CA/Ravenscroft

Despite the threat of impending thunderstorms, the MS Track team held their own against the weather and the Ravenscroft team last evening. For some of the runners this was their first meet, so we were pleased to see them try out new events, get used to the structure of the meet, and run fast! Notable performances were had by many of our runners. For the boys, Aaron Overton and Guarav Judge had explosive 1^st place performances in the 50M and 100M dash respectively. Aaron also placed in the 100 dash as well as the hurdles. Nick Noschese showed grit and determination with his third place finish in the hurdles. Our distance experts, Thomas Graham and Alex Coetaux, swept 1^st and 3^rd place each in the mile. Thomas also went on to win not only the mile, but also compete in and win the 400M, 800M, and the high jump. Our 4X100 and 4X200 relay teams swept both relays as well. Special mention goes to super fast running, jumping and/or throwing by Matt Rushin, Matt Lee, Zac Wilson, Victor Walker, Joseph Cornett, Grant Chapman, Ethan Coeytaux, and Michael Averill. All the boys raced strong and fast! On the girl’s side of things, Coach White and I are super impressed by the determination and teamwork demonstrated by our 4 female athletes: Anna Hamilton, Cat Newman, Amanda Riley, and Rachel Braun. Anna took second in the mile and third in the discus, while Rachel and Cat enjoyed successes in the 100 M dash and the discus respectively. Amanda, Anna, Cat and Rachel are also to be commended for their hard work in both the 4X 100 and 4X 200 meter relays. Although Ravenscroft ended up in 1^st place for both the boys and girls, we are pleased and encouraged by our team’s enthusiastic and hard working attitude. Go Chargers!