Westmnster track wins first state title

The boys and girls track and field teams at Westminster School at Oak Mountain, the fourth smallest school in the state, have amassed five runner-up state trophies in the five years they have been a part of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. That all changed on a Saturday in May in Selma when Westminster girls track team captured its first AHSAA Championship trophy.  

The team was lead by junior Katie Brooks Boone, who won the 100-meter, 200-meter, 300-meter hurdles (all school records) and placed second in the 400-meter. Eighth grader Maddie Hoagland won the 1600 meter and 3,200 meter, while senior Hope Thompson captured the gold in the triple jump.  

The Westminster 4x800-meter relay team of Morgan Reynolds, Sarah Kate Lipperd, Camilla Lemons and Maddie Hoagland won the gold and came within three seconds of breaking the 28-year record.  

Other medalist were Alice Boone, who placed second in the 100-meter hurdles, and Morgan Reynolds, who placed third in the 800-meter run.

The team scored 120.33 points on their way to upending the reign of Cedar Bluff. The girls scored no fewer than eight points in every running event and scored 13.33 points in the field.  

The team is coached by Dale Carrell, Gregg Thompson, Leslie Callahan and Sissy Boone.