Track and Field: Special Forces Has Special Summer

(Aug. 9, 2010) - The Special Forces track club thrived despite some of most intense competition in the country and sweltering temperatures ranging from 100 to 112 degrees on the track in Norfolk this past week. Qualifying 27 competitors for the Junior Olympics, Special Forces completed their 12th season breaking more than 22 team records.

Fifteen of the club members were on hand to receive the Impact Award, recognition for smashing records on the track. Special Forces had at least 30 members that were ranked in the top 100 nationally or received all conference, All Met, all region or all state honors from elementary to the high school level this season.

Off the track, fielding a team with only 50 members, almost a third of the team received the student-athlete Impact Award, for achieving straight A's or perfect scores on the Standards of Learning test (SOL). A few athletes will prepare for the Potomac Valley games to be held in September in Falls Church while most of the athletes will rest or prepare for their fall sports.

Pictured in the Track Record-setting photo left to right are: Corey McFadden, Kyannah Calhoun, Jessica Rolle, Darron Coley, Lyntaria Richardson, Coach Nick Savage, Mark Melbourne, Jared Vaughn, Cat Wyatt, Britt Savage, Gabrielle Turner, Alexis Cherry, D'ante Yarborough, Alex Merritt, Deion Merritt (not pictured Shaquera Leach, Adrian Vaughn, Brian Dove and Sean Price)

Pictured in Student-Athlete Impact Award photo left to right are: Anthony Cassine, Britt Savage, Alexis Vaughn, Kyannah Calhoun, Cat Wyatt, Daniel Melbourne, Jared Vaughn, Alexis Cherry, Autumn Peterson, Darron Coley, Garrett Bell, Nick Arnold (not pictured Maansi Mehta)

Special Forces "High Flight" Team Photo.