KFDM COOP Posted July 16, 2009 Report Posted July 16, 2009 LC-M's Reed all set for Junior Olympics Van Wade The Orange Leader LITTLE CYPRESS — To say that Little Cypress-Mauriceville freshman Hayden Reed had a whirlwind freshman track season would be a vast understatement. As a ninth grader last year, Reed proved that his future was now and his future looks brighter each and every day throwing both the shot put and discus. Reed turned some heads as a true freshman last track season as he stormed to regionals in both events after shining at the District 20-4A Track & Field Championships. Well, the sophomore-to-be hasn’t rested much since. Last week at the Region XII Junior Olympic Championships at the Barnett Complex in Houston, Reed placed third in both events to advance to the National Junior Olympics, which will be held in North Carolina July 28-Aug. 2. “I’m thrilled to go to such a big meet,†said Reed. “It’s like my dreams came through. I felt really good at the regional meet and I’m looking for bigger things at Nationals.†Reed, who just turned 15 in April, tossed the shot put 50 feet, 8 inches to qualify for Nationals and hurled the discus 145-8. “I just want to keep improving,†said Reed. “The more work I put in, the better my marks are. It’s just something I love to do.†Reed never felt intimidated when he attempted to make the Bear varsity track team. “At first people were acting like ‘Who is this kid,’†said Reed. “I always threw pretty well in middle school but I don’t think many of the coaches realized that in high school. I got some pretty nice throws in that first practice and made the varsity squad and just kept getting better during the season.†Now its off to North Carolina State University at the end of month for Nationals. “My family and I are going to just go up there and have some fun before school starts,†said Reed. “I’m going to give it my best and just look to improve each time I compete. Then its back home and getting ready for football practice. That’s something I’m excited about and so are all of my teammates.†Joining Reed in North Carolina will be West Orange-Stark senior-to-be “speed demon†Trey Franks. Franks won both of his events in Houston last week, capturing the 100 meters in 10.45 seconds while also winning the 200 meters in 21.76.
Raider42 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Posted July 24, 2009 congrats to Franks and Reed... Dont forget to watch the youth hurdles (100 and 200 meter). Lumberton hurdler Garrett Bourque posted a time of 14.30 to win the region 12 championship. He was followed closely by Jamil Peeples of Port Arthur with a time of 14.38 . Peeples took 1st in the 200 hurdles in 25.88. Bourque was not far behind at 25.92 .. Both of those times are top 8 in the nation. GOOD LUCK SE TEXAS!!!!
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