The Oxford High School boys track and field team was one of the two teams invited to open the new track center at DeSantis field in Bethel, and had a solid performance against Bethel, and powerhouse Brookfield.
The opening ceremonies for the new track center began at 3 p.m. Monday and signified the first competitions held at the new complex. The track center debuted a new eight lane rubberized track surface, which was upgraded from the previous six lanes. There are now two jumping pits, a dedicated shot put area, and renovations to the javelin and discus competition area. Bethel Coach Yvonne Grimes and her family provided the $1 Million financing for the project.
Considering that the previous track facilities were first built in the 70’s, this renovation will serve the community for years to come. “For the track team now, and future athletes, it is wonderful for the athletes to have facility that they can be proud of, and is up to their standards,” she added. “The double pits, eight lanes, the soft track, it really shows that Bethel track and field is something special. They deserve it.”
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On a day that was supposed to have afternoon showers to rain on the festivities, the sun came out and made it a wonderful occasion.
Oxford’s top performers on the day were:
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High Jump - 5'6" - Dave Ives, Senior
Triple Jump - 37'6" Dave Ives, Senior
200M Dash - 23.8 - Kevin Parkin, Senior Captain
400M Dash - 52.6 - Joe Greco, Junior
400M Dash - 53.7 - Steven Parkin, Senior
800M - 2:09 - Cameron Swift, Sophmore
1600M - 4:55 - Mike Morton, Junior
3200M - 11:11 - Bill Soss, Senior
Shotput - 32'6" - Mitch Sharnick, Senior
Overall Results:
Brookfield 83.5
Bethel 66.5
Bethel 96
Oxford 54
Brookfield 105
Oxford 45
4x800 Oxford 8:44.4 (Morton, Soss, Au, Swift)
4x100 Oxford 45.6 (Flach, Greco, Durkin, Vankamerik)
110H Gardner (Br) 16.2
100M Barrera (Be) 11.3
1600M Mannion (Br) 4:28.7
400M Albin (Be) 50.9
300H Damraksa (Be) 43.7
800M Mannion (Br) 2:05.3
200M Barrera (Be) 22.9
3200M Mayerson (Br) 10:25.7
4x400M Oxford 3:38.7 (Vankamerik, Parkin S., Parkin K., Greco)
LJ Silva (Be) 17-7
TJ Gardner (Br) 37-11
PV Gardner (Br) 12-6
HJ Gernert (Br) 6-2
Javelin Ackell (Br) 174-5
Shot Ackell (Br) 46-0
Discus Ackell (Br) 157-7
Brookfield 5-0, Bethel 3-2, Oxford 1-4
