This Track & Field season has been different than others. With Covid-19 still affecting our sport teams, the Rampage wanted to shed light on what Lodi’s team is really about. The transition from the winter season to the spring was unique as many winter sports were moved to the spring; this meant a lot of the players had overlapping sports. Even though this presented some obstacles, with teams being much smaller in size this season, it was a good way for the coaches to push their athletes to work harder and be able to help them even more. 

The Track Team has already started their season with their first dual meet against Easter Christian (EC) and Manchester. In the overall meet, Lodi did place top three in most of the events. In the Track/Jumping Section, the team really showed out with overall times/distances throughout the whole meet. Starting off with the 100 meter dash, Jahmir Jennings and Jorden Enigam tied second against both teams with an ending time of 12.4 seconds. Shaniya Richberg and Amanda Barrett ended placing second and third against Manchester with respective end times of 14.5 s and 14.7 s. In the 200 meter dash, Enigam ended up placing first against both teams with an outstanding time of 25.6 s. Richberg placed second against both teams and Reid placed third against Manchester with times of 31.8 s and 33.1 s . In the 110 meter hurdles, Jennings placed first against both teams with an outstanding time of 18.7 s. In the 100 meter hurdles, Barrett placed first against Manchester and third against EC with the time of 21.4 s. While there was no girls running in the 300 meter hurdles, the Lodi Team had Damien Lugo who placed third against EC. Lugo and Lindell Mejia ended up placing top three against Manchester with overall times of 55.3 s and 56.3 s.

At the ending of the meet, Denny Ramirez and Lindell placed top three against both teams in the 400 meter dash with ending times of  63 s and 67 s. While in the 3200 meter dash, Ramirez placed second against Manchester with an untimed score. Jeff Gutierrez ran in the 800 meter dash and 1600 meter dash placing top three against both teams with overall times of 2:55.2 s  and 6:30 s.

In the category of Boys Long Jump, Enigam placed first against Manchester and second against EC with a final length of 17’8.5″. Jalal Alsurakhi ended up placing second with Lugo right behind him placing third against Manchester with lengths of 15’11” and 15’9.5″. In the Girls Long Jump Section, Barrett placed second against both teams with a length of 13’9″, while Richberg and Reid placed second and third against Manchester with lengths of 12’3″ . In Triple Jump, Barrett and Richberg placed top two against both teams with overall lengths of 32′ and 29’11.5″.

In the Field Section, Ayden Lyubimov ended up placing first not only in shot put against both teams, but also in discus throwing with the overall length of 111’9″. Andrew Palikodath ended up placing second against Manchester with an overall length of 63’11” . In shot put, Issac Oduro and Palikodath ended up tying for third against EC.  Jahaira Pereira ending up placing first against Manchester in discus and second against EC with an overall length of 64’9″ . Kaila Frazier ended up placing first against Manchester and third against EC in Javelin with an overall length of 54’8″. Both Pereira and Frazier ended placing top two against Manchester in shot put with overall scores of 24’3″ and 22′. 

The track athletics did an outstanding job at their first meet, with overall stop scores from everyone. Can’t wait to see what this team has in store for the rest of the season? You can check out the next dual meet on May 3, 2021 at Lodi Memorial Field against Garfield and Glen Rock at 4:00. Good Luck with the rest of the season! GO LODI !

Dual Meet #1 2021 Meet Participants and Times/Distance: 

Javelin: Kaila Frazier 54’8″ ; Jahaira Pereira 47’10” ; Ayden Lyubimov 95’7″

Shot Put: Jahaira Pereira 24’3″ ; Kaila Frazier 22‘ ; Ayden Lyubimov 37’10” ; Issac Oduro 24’4″ ; Andrew Palikodath 24’4″

Discucs:  Jahaira Pereira 64’9″ ; Kaila Frazier 49’10” ; Ayden Lyubimov 111’9″ ; Andrew Palikodath 63’11”

TJ: Amanda Barrett 32′ ; Shaniya Richberg 29’11.5″

LJ: Amanda Barrett 13’9″ ; Shaniya Richberg 12’3″ ; Akera Reid 12’3″ ; Jalal Alsuraki 15’11” ; Damien Lugo  15’9.5″ ; Jahmir Jennings 15’3 1/4″ ; Jorden Enigam 17’8.5″

100HH: Amanda Barrett 21.4 s ; Jahmir Jennings 18.7 s 

300 IH: Damien Lugo 55.3 s ; Lindell Mejia 56.3 s

100 M: Shaniya Richberg  14.45 s ; Amanda Barrett 14.7 s ; Jahmir Jennings 12.4 s ; Jorden Enigam 12.4 s ; Angel DeLaRosa 13.52 s; Jalal Alsuraki 14.4 s

200 M: Shaniya Richberg 31.8 s; Akera Reid 33.1 s ; Jorden Enigam 25.6 s ; Damien Lugo 32 s ; Jahmir Jennings 28 s ; Angel DeLaRosa 30.1. 

400 M: Denny Ramirez 63 s ; Lindell Mejia 67 s 

800 M: Jeff Gutierrez 2:55.2 s 

1600M: Jeff Gutierrez 6:30 s 

3200M: Denny Ramirez (untimed)

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