PATRIOTS SHOW THEY ARE READY FOR STATE AT LAST CHANCE INVITATIONAL

The Homewood High School Indoor Track and Field teams both finished off the regular season with a tremendous showing at the Last Chance Invitational at the Birmingham CrossPlex.  There were 176 schools in attendance from multiple states.  The girls finished 2nd, only 10 points behind 7A powerhouse Hoover, and the boys finished 3rd behind Hoover and Smiths Station.  Both teams were the first place 6A teams.  The following were the top performers for the Patriots.  Jasmine Griffin, Will Stone, Lainey Phelps, and Josh Thomas are all ranked nationally.

Jasmine Griffin (1st 60m Hurdles - US #13 and school record, 2nd 60m - US #12, 3rd 400m)
Will Stone (1st 3200m - US #3 and school record)
Lainey Phelps (1st 3200m - US #10)
Aiya Finch (2nd Long Jump, 4th Triple Jump)
Josh Thomas (2nd Triple Jump - US #20 and school record, 6th High Jump)
Christian Hill (3rd Long Jump, 7th Triple Jump)
Stephon May (4th High Jump, 6th Long Jump)
Eli Brooks (4th Pole Vault)
Alex Brooks (5th Pole Vault)
Jaden Alexander (5th Long Jump)
Girls 4x200m 3rd - US #35 (Jasmine Griffin, Makiyah Sills, Christian Hill, Briana Rapley)