Photos - 2005 Ala. Class 1A Sect. 3 Meet, Wallace State - 4/29/05
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Kody Johnston tests out the javelin the day before the meet.The boy's sprint team (Jeff Ogren, Quanah Irwin, Kai Irwin and Cooper Brenton) stretches before the practice session.Caroline, Dani, Rebekah and Jonathon (not visible) stretch before the practice.Coach Tiller rounds up the entire team for group warmups.Elizabeth on yet another training runJudson lives life on the edge after a javelin throw.
An impromptu football game begins after practice (pictured - Kai and Preston).Jeff and Kai draw up a pass route.Coach Tiller speaks to one of the Irwin twins.  Jonathon looks on.Quanah gets set for his 100m preliminary.Quanah springs out of the blocks on his way to winning his heat!
Jeff Ogren takes the lead in his 100m preliminary.  Jeff won his heat.Jeff starts his run in the long jump.Judson Miller winds up in the discus event.  Judson won 1st in this event.Tony Miller talks with Kody after a discus throw.Coach Dan Brenton, Judson and Kody at the discus event.Coach Brenton and Kody watch the action in the discus.
Caroline leads of in the 4x800m relay.Jonathon encourages the 4x800m relay team.  ACA fans are showing support in the background.Rebekah Rhodes maintains the lead on the 2nd leg of the 4x800m relay.Marie Powers (3rd leg) waits for the baton in the 4x800m relay.Marie takes the handoff and races ahead in the 4x800m relay.Marie sprints down the backstretch (4x800m relay).
Coach Becky Doucet keeps track of splits during the Girl's 4x800m relay. Also pictured are Rebekah, Rachel and Caroline.Dani Beach waits for the baton to start the 4th leg in the 4x800m relay.Dani (bending down) finishes the 4x800m relay. Also pictured are Coach Doucet, Coach Tiller, Rebekah, Caroline and Rachel.Caroline congratulates Dani after the 4x800m relay.  The relay team finished 2nd and qualified for the state meet!  Also pictured are Coach Doucet, Marie and Rebekah.Bekah Hoppis gets set to throw in the Shot Put event.Bekah completes her throw and awaits the measurement in the Shot Put.
Coach Brenton is ready to review Bekah's throw in the Shot Put.Judson takes off down the runway in the Javelin.  Judson won this event.Kody gets set for a javelin throw. Kody finished 6th in the event.Coach Doucet reviews her notes during a break in the action.Zzzzzzzzz??The Girl's Distance Team crashes between events.  Pictured are Caroline, Rebekah, Rachel, Dani and Jared Beach.
The start of the 1600m run - Pictured are Dani and Caroline.Rachel Mills leads the pack in the 1600m run. Rachel won this event.Caroline in 2nd place halfway through the 1600m runDani passes two competitors during the 1600m run. Interesting note - someone lost a shoe during the race and the girl from Meek (in white) stopped to pick up the shoe.Caroline focuses on the finish in the 1600m run.  Caroline finished 2nd in this event.Jonathon at the start of the 1600m run
Jonathon bolts out of the start in the 1600m run.Jonathon poses at the end of the 1600m run.  He shaves 15 seconds off of his PR (6:07) and becomes an instant ACA hero.EC Gibbs, from Cullman High School, becomes the first non-ACA athlete to make the RunACA web site.  EC is among the nation's best in the 800m.Rebekah gets set before the start of the 400m dash.Cooper and Quanah hit the straightaway in the 400m run.Quanah and the competitor from Section duel it out in the 400m.
Katie and Bekah Hoppis watch the competition during the Girl's Javelin.Katie gets set to throw the javelin while Bekah looks on.Bekah and Katie after Katy's javelin throwWaz up! Emily Beach poses for the camera.Jeff and Quanah talk to Coach Tiller after the 200m prelims.Kai lines up in the 800m.
Kai moves toward the finish in the 800m.  Kai finished 2nd in this event!Rachel, Caroline and Dani at the start of the 3200m run.Dani brings it home in the 3200m run.Jonathon running in the 3200m runCooper powers down the straightaway in the 4x400m relay.Quanah comes around the bend towards the finish line for the 4th leg of the 4x400m relay.  ACA finished 1st!
The ACA Girl's Track Team won the 2nd place trophy at the Sectional Meet! Rachel and Caroline pick up the hardware.The ACA Boy's Track Team also finished 2nd in the Sectional Meet!  (Kai, Cooper, Jeff, Quanah and Preston)The ACA Boy's Track Team poses with their 2nd place trophy (Quanah Irwin, Jeff Ogren, Cooper Brenton, Kai Irwin, Preston Miller, Kody Johnston and Coach Tiller - Not pictured: Judson Miller and Jonathon McKnight).The ACA Girl's Track Team poses with their 2nd place trophy (Marie Powers, Dani Beach, Rachel Mills, Caroline Cockrell, Bekah Hoppis, Katie Hoppis and Coach Tiller - Not pictured: Rebekah Rhodes).Jeff Ogren wins the Boy's Class 1A Section III Most Valuable Runner award by scoring the most points in the meet (26½)!!
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