Congratulations are in order to MA seniors @willhardin_ & @izzybjohnson on receiving the 2024 Jimmy Hitchcock Award last night! MA is so proud of these two student-athletes, their outstanding leadership, and all they have accomplished both in and out of the classroom. 🦅💙❤️
We've got our first state champ of the week and it probably won't surprise you to know it's @izzybjohnson! She's bringing home that #1 title with a shot put throw of 40-0.05! LET'S #GOEAGLES! #MA_TF 🦅💙❤️
Let's talk about some aMAzing things that have happened in the past few days, starting with Indoor Track & Field!
- @izzybjohnson won shot put at the Icebreaker Invitational with a distance of 38 feet!
- Sarah Elizabeth Casey placed 6th overall in high jump, with a height of 4'10"!
- Eli Jernigan now holds the fastest times in 1A-3A in the 60m (7.37) and 400m (52.52)!
(Thanks to Coaches @kayeruns and Chris Colvin for the updates and photos)
Update on Indoor Track & Field where our own @izzybjohnson has done WORK at the Holiday Invitational in B’ham…
- smashed her own school record in shot put by a stunning SIX FEET, throwing for 39’0”
- set the in-season state record (1-3A)
- won 🥇 overall, 1A-7A
🦅💙❤️
THAT’S MATCH!!!!!!!
THE EAGLES ARE BRINGING THE BLUE MAP BACK HOME WHERE IT BELONGS!!!
Eagles take Set 4, 25-14.
They lost 1 Set the entire postseason going 53-6 overall on the season and bringing home their 8th STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!
GOOOOO EAGLES!!!
EAGLES TAKE DOWN BAYSIDE 2-0 in the semifinals!!! Each team traded body blows, but the Eagles come out on top!
Spanish Fort up next for the Mayor’s Cup Championship!
Track & Field competed in the two day Mountain Brook Invitational this weekend. Nearly every one of our athletes set a new PR, and five of those PRs were school records.
Next up: SECTIONALS! 4/28-29
#GOEAGLES! #MA_TF 🦅💙❤️🏃♀️🏃♂️
Overall, MA won last night’s meet on both boy’s and girl’s side, along with a bunch of other individual accolades!
🥇@izzybjohnson: 1st- shot put, discus
🥇Elle Ingram: 1st- 800m, 1600m
🥇Ava Thomas: 1st- 100m hurdles
🥇Jack Garrett: 1st- Pole vault
🥇Eli Jernigan: 1st- 400m