Boyd Anderson takes on JDL Fast Track

by Denise Spann for DyeStat Florida

Ft Lauderdale, FL -This past weekend was the NCRunners Holiday Invitational at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Many of the kids who participated in the meet were from North Carolina; others traveled from afar. Some athletes from the Boyd Anderson track team took the trip to North Carolina to see how well their preseason training has been going. Competing for the Plantation Heat, this meet is just a stepping stone for some underclassman athletes towards Jimmy Carnes Indoors in February, and for this year’s seniors, it’s practice for what will be their first real indoor season in college.

On the girls side, Boyd Anderson brought its three top ladies; Daishon Spann (9th), Anitria Sangster (10th) and Dalina Metayer (12th).  Sangster and Metayer competed in both the 55m dash and the 300m. In the 55m, Sangster rounded out the top 40 with a time of 7.79.

In the 300m Metayer placed 29th running a time of 44.60, while Sangster placed 40th running 46.33. For Metayer and Sangster this was their first time running these events at an indoor meet, and they did a pretty good job representing South Florida.

As for the highly anticipated freshman Daishon Spann, she ran the 55mh and the 1,000m run. In the 1,000m run, Spann placed 12th with a time of 3:15.17, and was the top freshman finisher in the field. In the 55mh, Spann placed 3rd in her heat just missing out on the final and placed 12th overall again with a time of 8.86.

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For the Boyd Anderson men, they had a pretty decent showing to follow the girls. The group consisted of Phillip Lee (12th), Dequion Hill (12th) and Glenn Durosier (12th).

In the 300m, Lee placed 15th overall running 37.29, by placing 2nd in his heat.  As for Hill, he placed 3rd in his heat, 37th overall with a time of 38.59. In the 500m run, Hill ran 1:10.29 placing 3rd in his heat, and 9th overall. 

In the 55mh Durosier, placed 9th running 7.87 just missing out on the finals. To end the meet off on a great note, Phillip Lee cleared 6-06 on his first attempt to win the high jump.

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These kids just showed that they’re working towards another great season for Boyd Anderson men and women. It’s only the beginning for them, and I know after this preseason challenge, they’re going to work harder to be ready for the season that’s slowly, but quickly approaching.