Athletes and coaches from @CrusaderTrack celebrate after Megan Bruce’s winning throw in the shot put Saturday clinched the first Class 5 state title for any program in @heliascatholic athletic history.
TREMENDOUSLY busy day at the MSHSAA State Track & Field Championships for @CollinABC17!
Check out the highlights he gathered for us from an eventful finale to the action out at Adkins Stadium ⬇️ including the Helias girls' first team title since 1998!
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Helias Catholic wins first Class 5 title in school history! First track state championship since 1999. Big congrats to head coach Phil Pitts and the Lady Crusaders!
Take a listen to what @CrusaderTrack coach Phil Pitts had to say about his team winning the class 5 state title.
And of course, there was lots of celebration from the athletes.
"This was a track TEAM, they did it in every area, that's the coolest thing for a coach."
🎇🔥PODIUM ALERT🎇🔥
Senior Daelyn Crisostomo finishes off her career in absolute style by finishing 2nd in the Class 5 girls pole vault! Great job Daelyn - so proud of you.
🥇STATE CHAMPS! 🥇
Helias wins the Class 5 Girls State Championship with a total team score of 84.5. Congratulations to the Lady Crusaders!
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An impactful state champion for
@CrusaderTrack! 🥇
Megan Bruce won the shot put. Her winning throw is what clinched Helias the team state championship!
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Helias wins the Class 5 girls team title. It’s the fourth girls track title in program history and the first Class 5 state title for any Helias program.
Helias Catholic girls track team that’s 1st in class 5 . What an amazing season !!! Thank you to all of the track coaches and Athletes!!!!! #SaderStrong
The Helias Lady Crusaders captured 11 event titles Saturday in sprinting away from the field to win team honors in the Class 5 District 4 meet. Access the News Tribune for details. #MoPreps#JCMO#MidMo https://t.co/E1iKibG2Wt
🔥🎇SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🎇🔥Congrats to junior Daniel Morris who broke our school record in the Open 800m on Saturday at the district meet. His time of 1:53.93 beat the old mark of 1:54.61 ran by Ethan Wilson in 2023! Congrats Daniel - way to go! Proud of you.
🔥🎇SCHOOL RECORD ALERT🎇🔥Congrats to Junior Megan Bruce who broke our school record in the shot put yesterday. Her throw of 12.59m bested the old record of 12.57m by Emma Albertson in 2017. Way to go Megan we are all so proud of you.
What a great day yesterday at districts! Our girls won their 4th straight district title and this time in the biggest class. They also won it in dominating fashion winning by over 65 points. Our boys battled all day and climbed into the top 5! So proud of all involved!
Helias Catholic Track and Field team will be competing in Class 5 today. Below are the enrolled students in each participating school provided by MSHSAA. I wish someone could convince me this is fair. @CrusaderTrack