Pictured: Amityville Memorial High School’s boys varsity track and field team won the League IV Championship at Suffolk County Community College on Jan. 21.
Photo courtesy of the Amityville Union Free School District
The Amityville School District is proud to announce Amityville Memorial High School’s boys varsity track and field team won the League IV Championship at Suffolk County Community College on Jan. 21.
Track and field head coach Reynolds Hawkins Jr. said that going into the meet, he felt confident that his team would emerge as champions.
“I knew on paper that we were capable of winning, but I knew that we still had to go out and perform,” Mr. Hawkins said. “We talked about winning the League IV Championship at the start of the season, and I have to say that everybody stepped up to the challenge.”
Additionally, 14 out of 17 student athletes earned All-League honors. To earn this distinction, student athletes must score in the top six of their respective events.
“My teams have had this kind of success in the past, but every season and every team is different,” Mr. Hawkins said. “I’m very happy that this group of young men were able to accomplish this.”
Senior student athlete Derrick Prince broke another school record, running the 55-meter dash in 6.44 seconds, a record that was previously held by Omar Logan.
“We had a lot of seniors on our team last year, so we had some younger student athletes filling out our roster this year,” Mr. Hawkins said. “I’m ecstatic for this team and the remaining competitions that we have this season.”
The district commends the varsity track and field team on winning the League IV Championship.
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