Rockvale
Varsity Track and Field
Team
Schedule
Roster
Roster
| Last Name | First Name | Class |
| Baker | Brianna | 10 |
| Barton | Reagan | 8 |
| Brown | Dalton | 12 |
| Burnette | Riley | 12 |
| Campbell | Collin | 12 |
| Christopher | Ben | 8 |
| Dukes | Nicholas | 10 |
| Hawkins | Maria | 12 |
| Hitch | Wes | 11 |
| Johnson | Alyssa | 10 |
| Lee | Zach | 11 |
| Lewis | Bobby | 9 |
| Mehegan | Reilly | 10 |
| Molitor | Luke | 10 |
| Nuzzolo | Sophia | 9 |
| Reed | Aiden | 10 |
| Spoon | Isaiah | 10 |
| Staley | Garrett | 12 |
| White | Laiken | 12 |
| Whittemore | Ben | 10 |
Coaches
Coaching Staff
Brian Christopher
Varsity Head Coach
Drew Treischmann
Varsity Assistant Coach
Shannon Ray
Varsity Assistant Coach
News
TEAM NEWS
![GCA Soph Bri Baker with State medals]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622125110/gcaramsorg/cbvaaslmlxo0m4zyhovk/BriState.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622125110/gcaramsorg/cbvaaslmlxo0m4zyhovk/BriState.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622125110/gcaramsorg/cbvaaslmlxo0m4zyhovk/BriState.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622125110/gcaramsorg/cbvaaslmlxo0m4zyhovk/BriState.jpg","width":960}])
Sophomore Bri Baker competed in the track and field state championship meet on Wednesday.
Congratulations to sophomore hurdler Bri Baker who is GCA's first female state champion!
On Wednesday, she competed in the TSSAA Division II Class A Track and Field State Championship meet. She claimed the silver medal (2nd place) in the 100M hurdles and followed that up with a state title and gold medal in the 300M hurdles.
Congratulations, Bri!
- Varsity Track and Field
![GCA Hurdler Bri Baker]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1621274088/gcaramsorg/hl8zi1ib4npnqizesxz9/BriBakerindpic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1621274088/gcaramsorg/hl8zi1ib4npnqizesxz9/BriBakerindpic.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1621274088/gcaramsorg/hl8zi1ib4npnqizesxz9/BriBakerindpic.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1621274088/gcaramsorg/hl8zi1ib4npnqizesxz9/BriBakerindpic.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1621274088/gcaramsorg/hl8zi1ib4npnqizesxz9/BriBakerindpic.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1621274088/gcaramsorg/hl8zi1ib4npnqizesxz9/BriBakerindpic.jpg","width":2200}])
The track and field team had several strong finishes in the East Region track and field meet last week.
Sophomore Bri Baker claimed the region title in both hurdle events - the 100M hurdles and the 300M hurdles at the Division II A East Region track meet last week. Her finishes earned her a spot to compete at the Track and Field State Championship Meet on Wednesday, May 26 at Rockvale High School.
Other top ten finishers at the Region meet for the Rams/Lady Rams included:
Boys 200M: Dalton Brown - 8th, Bobby Lewis - 9th
Boys 400M: Dalton Brown - 4th
Boys 800M: Luke Molitor - 8th
Boys 1600M: Reilly Mehegan - 4th
Boys 3200M: Reilly Mehegan - 3rd
Boys Discus: Garrett Staley - 6th, Riley Burnette - 7th
Boys Shot Put: Garrett Staley - 8th
Girls 400M: Alyssa Johnson - 3rd
Girls 3200M: Maria Hawkins - 8th, Sophia Nuzzolo - 9th
Girls 4x400M Relay: Bri Baker, Maria Hawkins, Alyssa Johnson & Laiken White - 3rd
Girls Long Jump: Alyssa Johnson - 3rd
Girls Discus - Laiken White - 4th
Girls Shot Put - Laiken White - 4th
Congratulations to the entire track and field team on a somewhat challenging, yet successful season!
- Varsity Track and Field
Four spring sports teams are in the midst of region competitions.
Softball and boys soccer both clenched wins over the weekend which advanced each team in their region tournaments but also secured them a spot in the first-round of the TSSAA state tournament.
Softball defeated Boyd Buchanan 9-1. Softball will host Silverdale on Monday night.
Boys soccer defeated St. Andrew's-Sewanne School 3-1. The score was still locked at 0-0 at halftime. Scores in the second half came from Lucas Hollifield (assist Hayden Shepherd), Ian Startup, and Devan Coffey (assist I. Startup). The soccer team travels to Webb on Tuesday.
Both the girls and boys tennis teams will be competing in team regions this week. The girls travel to Chattanooga on Monday to face Notre Dame while the boys play host to Collegedale on Tuesday.
Track and field will compete in the region meet this week as well. On Tuesday, the field events and 3200 will compete at CAK. On Thursday, all other running events will be held, also at CAK.
- Boys Varsity Soccer
- Varsity Softball
- Varsity Tennis
- Varsity Track and Field
![Soph Bri Baker with KIL 1st place medal]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620316870/gcaramsorg/rgpecqquc0i5h7hnoyn5/bribakerkil.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620316870/gcaramsorg/rgpecqquc0i5h7hnoyn5/bribakerkil.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620316870/gcaramsorg/rgpecqquc0i5h7hnoyn5/bribakerkil.jpg","width":720}])
The track and field team participated in the KIL Championship meet this week.
Congratulations to Bri Baker on being named All-KIL at the KIL Championships by winning the 100M Hurdles with a time of 15.91 and claiming second place in the 300M Hurdles with a 46.87 which is also a new school record.
Laiken White set a new school record in the shot put with a throw of 29' 5.5". This put her in 9th place overall. She also finished in 9th place in the discus with a season best throw.
The KIL meet includes all teams from the Knoxville area, regardless of size or classification.
Other top 20 finishers for GCA included:
Dalton Brown - 400M - 10th; 200M - 15th
Maria Hawkins - 1600M - 11th
Garrett Staley - shot put - 11th; discus - 17th
Alyssa Johnson - 400M - 12th
Riley Burnette - discus - 16th; shot put - 18th
- Varsity Track and Field
The track and field team had a great meet at Austin East on Tuesday night.
Event winners for the Rams at the Roadrunner Invitational were Bri Baker, Maria Hawkins, Sophia Nuzzolo, Reilly Mehegan and Luke Molitor.
A new school record was set by Laiken White in the girls shot put with a throw of 28' 11".
Congratulations to all the Ram runners, throwers and jumpers!
- Varsity Track and Field
Facilities
"The Lord has gifted his year’s track team with fantastic talent & work ethic. I’m sure we would have had some amazing PR’s. They were all a joy to have on the team. I look forward to the athletes who will return next year."
Assistant Coach, Shannon Ray