Things just got more memorable recently when the Louisiana Sports Writers Association released its All-State track and field team. There were four of Ascension Parish's top track stars on the list. <\/p>\n
The 2017 season saw some marvelous performances by the parishs top track and field stars and their teams. <\/p>\n
From multiple individual standouts taking home state titles, to the Ascension Catholic girls team claiming their third straight state championship, it was surely a year to remember. <\/p>\n
Things just got more memorable recently when the Louisiana Sports Writers Association released its All-State track and field team. There were four of Ascension Parishs top track stars on the list. <\/p>\n
Headlining the boys All-State team was Dutchtowns Parker McBride. McBride made the All-State team for the 800 event. <\/p>\n
He had the fastest time in the state this season for the 800 with a time of one minute and 52.68 seconds. <\/p>\n
McBride won district, regional and state titles in the 800 this season. He was also a member of the Baton Rouge areas All-Metro team. <\/p>\n
McBride is a Southeastern Louisiana signee. <\/p>\n
Just last month, he made the trip to Greensboro, N.C., to compete in the New Balance Nationals Outdoor event. <\/p>\n
The Griffins finished as runners-up in District 5-5A this season, and they finished fifth at the regional meet. <\/p>\n
The only other Ascension Parish boys track star to make the All-State team was Donaldsonvilles Davon Wright. Wright made the team in the shot put event. <\/p>\n
Wright helped lead theTigers to a seventh-place finish at the District 6-3A meet and a 14th-place finish at the state meet. <\/p>\n
He had the fifth-best performance in the shot put this season with a measurement of 53 feet and 6.5 inches. <\/p>\n
After winning the state title in the event last year, Wright won a district championship in the shot put this season and finished as runner-up at both the regional and state meets. <\/p>\n
He also made the All-Metro team. Wright is a recent Tulane football commit. <\/p>\n
The Lady Griffins finished third at the District 5-5A meet, and they landed in seventh at the state meet. <\/p>\n
Spearheading their efforts were Leah Scott and Tara Stuntz. <\/p>\n
Scott made the All-State team for the second straight season in the long jump event and the triple jump. <\/p>\n
She had the best long jump in the state this year with a measurement of 19 feet and six inches. Her triple jump was tied for fourth-best at 37 feet and 11 inches. <\/p>\n
Scott won district and regional titles in both events. At the state meet, she won the triple jump championship for the second straight season and finished as runner-up in the long jump. <\/p>\n
Stuntz made the All-State team for the 3,200 event. She had the third-fastest time in the 3,200 this year at 11 minutes and 23.81 seconds. <\/p>\n
Stuntz was runner-up in the event at the district, regional and state meets. <\/p>\n
Both Scott and Stuntz made the All-Metro team as well. <\/p>\n
Stuntz is a 2017 Southeastern signee, along with two other parish runners in Ascension Catholics 1A 800, 1,600 and 3,200 state champion Sophie Daigle and the Bulldogs Logan Thibodeaux. <\/p>\n
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