Bayside Academy Cross Country and Track & Field

Conratulations to the Bayside Girls and Boys Cross Country teams for finishing 1st at the County Championship Meet today!

It was a great day for Bayside Cross Country at the Daphne Invitational at Blakeley State Park. The girls team placed first and the boys team placed second. Results can be found here: https://al.milesplit.com/meets/436894-daphne-invitational-at-historical-blakeley-state-park-2021/results #.YU-Ig7hKhPY

Bayside Cross Country had a great start to the season at the Admiral's Twilight Invite last night. The girls team finished 2nd and the boys team finished 3rd.

In our final competition of the season at the AHSAA 3A State meet on April 30-May 1 in Cullman, Alabama, our young men finished State Runner-Up and our women finished 3rd, just 2.5 points shy of being Runner-Up. Our young men scored 110 points and our young women scored 62 points.

Altogether, our men and women won seven individual events and three relays, with a total of eleven individual medalists and four relay medalists. We also had twenty-five All-State honors and sixteen new individual personal best marks with all four relays running their fastest times of the season. We accomplished six new top 3 school records. Another outstanding achievement that only one athlete in all of the AHSAA for any classification at their respective State Meet was accomplished by Patrick Daves. He was the only individual to win four individual events and score 40 points at any State Meet this year.

3A Women State Champs
• Leah Jha in the 100 meter hurdles with a new PR and a top 3 school record of 15.79 seconds.
• Madeline Dudley with a first bar clearance of 4’ 10”
• Women’s 4x400 meter relay with a time of 4:22.21. Relay members include Nina Dowhan, Madeline Dudley, Annie Midyett, and Leah Jha.
3A Women All State Medalist
• Annie Midyett placed 3rd in the 3200 meter run with a new PR and a top 3 school record of 11:54.80.
• Women’s 4x800 meter relay placed 3rd with a time of 11:03.00. Relay members include Grace Dawson, Amelia Wells, Virgina McCrory, and Annie Midyett.
3A Women All State Honors
• Annie Midyett finished 4th in the 1600 meter run with a new PR and a top 3 school record of 5:28.66
• Leah Jha finished 4th in the 300 meter hurdles with a new PR and a top 3 school record of 49.12 seconds and finished 4th in triple jump with a new PR of 33’ 1.75”.
• Nina Dowhan finished 6th in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 17.76 seconds.
• Madeline Dudley finished 7th in triple jump with a jump of 29’ 2”.
New Personal Records at the 3A State Meet
• Grace Dawson in the 800 meter run (2:44.09)
• Anna Camille Ahrendt in the 100 meter hurdles (19.95)

3A Men State Champs
• Patrick Daves in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 13.92 seconds, 300 meter hurdles with a time of 40.09 seconds, a clearance of 6’ 2” in high jump, and a first and only jump of 43’ 1.25” in triple jump.
• Angus Ladd in pole vault, with a final clearance of 13’.
• Men’s 4x800 meter relay with a time of 8:34.46. Relay members include Trey McKean, Ty Postle, Ashton Rowland, and John Thomas Neill.
• Men’s 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:34.77. Relay members include Ryan McCullough, Ashton Rowland, Jay Loper, and John Thomas Neill.
3A Men All State Medalist
• Ryan McCullough placed 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles with a new PR and top 3 school record of 41.92 seconds.
• Jay Loper placed 3rd in the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash with a time of 11.09 seconds and 22.75 seconds respectively.
3A Men All State Honors
• Ryan McCullough finished 4th in the 110 meter hurdles with a new PR and top 3 school record of 16.22 seconds.
• Ty Postle placed 4th in the 1600 meter run with a new PR of 4:40.36 and 6th in the 3200 meter run with a PR of 10:12.73.
• Taylor Williams finished 6th in the 110 meter hurdles with a new PR of 16.80 seconds.
• John Thomas Neill placed 6th in the 800 meter dash with a new PR of 2:03.23.
New Personal Records at the 3A State Meet
• William Morrison in javelin (129’ 11”)
• Ashton Rowland in the 800 meter dash (2:07.74)
• Trey McKean in the 3200 meter run (10:46.00)

Safe travels and good luck to the boys and girls Bayside Track and Field Teams! They are traveling to Cullman to compete in the 3A State meet this weekend.

Congratulations to the Bayside Academy Track Teams! At Sectionals this weekend in Brewton, the boys team placed 1st and the girls team placed 3rd. Way to go Admirals!!!

The Bayside Academy Outdoor Track and Field team recently held a canned food drive for the Prodisee Pantry in memory of Michael Floyd with help from the Key Club. Coach Floyd was the head coach at Montgomery Academy and passed away in January during the Indoor Track Season. Coach Swagart and the team wanted to honor the legacy of Coach Floyd and serve the needs of our local community. On April 15, the 700 cans donated during the drive were delivered to Prodisee Pantry. A portion of those cans are pictured.

The Mobile Optimist Club in Mobile recognized outstanding track and field athletes for their performance. They recognized Patrick Daves ‘22 as 1A-5A Athlete of the Week for his performance at Gulf Shores Invite, which was competed on Saturday, March 13. In that competition, Patrick Daves recorded personal best in the 110 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles, 200 meter dash, and high jump. What stands out with Patrick's performances outside of his speed and technical ability is the overall times. Patrick's time of 13.89 seconds in the 110 meter hurdles has him ranked 4th nationally according to Mile Split. Patricks time of 38.17 seconds in the 300 meter hurdles ranks him 13th.
This Saturday, April 3, Patrick Daves will have an opportunity to compete against high level competition at the Challenge of Champions at St. Paul's, hoping to improve upon these times. Congrats Patrick! Go Admirals!

The Bayside Academy Outdoor Track & Field season started out last Friday with a fantastic home meet, Battle of the Bay. Several athletes will participate in the Wildcat Invite at Booker T Washington High School in Pensacola tomorrow and other will compete in the Admirals Invite JV/MS #1 on Tuesday 3/9. Good luck to everyone!