NFHS track and field athletes participated in their first track meet of the 2012-23 indoor season, held at N. Stokes H.S. on Friday November 30th, and dubbed “Friday Night Lights Polar Bear Meet. Running against 5 other teams, including 2 teams from Virginia, Junior June Lisa Foster posted a double win in the 55m and 300m dash. Her teammates Codi James, Amelia Hernandez, Brandi Gray and Natiesha Green, easily took 1st place in the 4 x 800m relay. Newcomer, Rosa Martinez took first place in the girls 500m, while Natiesha Green took first in the 1000m.
Junior Steve Stowe won the 500m dash, just ahead of teammate Marvin Fulwood and was part of the winning 4 x 800m relay team that also had Gerrick Harmon, Gevontae Hardy and Arthur Carswell as part of the quartet.
This week several track athletes from NFHS will head to the High School Indoor Kick-Off on Saturday, December, 8, 2012 at the JDL Fast track facility here in Winston-Salem. Admission is $5.00 for spectators. Featured for North will be June Foster in the 55m and 300m dash; Steve Stowe in the 1000m and 4 x 400m relay; while Gevontae Hardy, Marvin Fulwood and Brandon Gambrell will all compete in the 55m hurdle race as well as the 4 x 400m.
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