Pickens Track Team Celebrates Terrific Season

The Pickens High School track team celebrated their 2013 season with a banquet in Bent Tree on Wednesday night, giving all of the coaches and players a final opportunity to discuss the season as a unit.The team’s coaches did their part to look at all of their players and name a girls’ “Terrific Three” and a boys’ “Fab Five”. The “Terrific Three” that were honored were freshman Sydney Romine, junior Alyssa Weaver, and senior Mollie Shaw, and the boys selected as the “Fab Five” were sophomore Wyatt Ingram, junior Harley Barnes, junior Turner Moranos, senior Drew Bellows, and senior Tyler Craig.

Those in attendance also applauded those who set new records for Pickens High School, as Drew Bellows’ time of 1:59.96 in the 800 meter run and Tyler Craig’s pole vault of 16’5” was enough to set new marks for future Dragons to aim at. Craig also set a new GHSA AAAA pole vault record of 15’7″.

Also receiving the Coaches’ Awards for outstanding work ethic and team spirit were senior Hillary Wheeler and junior Dustin Nelson.

The team also made it a point of emphasis to thank Adam Petrillo for helping coach pole vault and Ray Langley for his many years of service to PHS Track and Field. Coach Langley is retiring after this school year and will undoubtedly be missed.