Altamont girls repeat as state outdoor track champions

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Photo courtesy of Sean Flynt

The Altamont School’s girls varsity outdoor track team has retained its crown as Alabama 3A champion.

The Knights edged out a strong Houston Academy team 85-80 at the state championship on May 3-4 to take their second title in a row and third title in the last four years.

“It was a full-team effort to bring home the blue map, with points coming from many events, athletes and relays,” said coach Jamie Rediker.

Altamont’s boys met their goal of a top-10 finish, with Raju Sudarshan’s distance running powering the boys to 9^th place in the state.

Podium finishers:

• Merritt Fulmer – state champion, pole vault (her second in a row in outdoor track and 5^th overall)
• Raju Sudarshan – 2^nd place, 1600m
• Girls 4x800 relay – 2^nd place (Mary Spann, Frances Overton, Claire Nichols, Laura Spann)
• Talia Floyd – 3^rd place, long jump
• Laura Spann – 3^rd place, 3200m
• Girls 4x400 relay – 3^rd place (Claire Nichols, Elle Sellers, Frances Overton, Abbey Sellers)

Other notable performances included:

• Elle Sellers – 4^th place, 300m hurdles; 5^th place 400m; 5^th place, 800m
• Raju Sudarshan – 4^th place, 800m; 7^th place, 3200m
• Frances Overton – 4^th place, 800m; 7^th place, 1600m
• Mary Spann – 4^th place, 3200m
• Parker Denson – 4^th place, pole vault
• Talia Floyd – 4^th place, triple jump
• Tricia Maddux – 5^th place, pole vault
• Laura Spann – 5^th place, 1600m
• Betsy Connor – 6^th place, 3200m; 8^th place, 800m
• Thomas Langloh – 6^th place, pole vault
• Boys 4x800 relay – 6^th place (Parker Neiman, Zahid Issa, Sykes Carlson, Joe Porter)
• Abbey Sellers – 7^th place, 400m
• William Rowland – 8^th place, 3200m

--Submitted by Sean Flynt