Record day for Academy at Palumbo

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The Academy at Palumbo enjoyed a record-breaking day at the District 12 AAA track and field championships at the Germantown Supersite on May 15-16.

The girls 4×100 meter relay team broke the District 12 record with a winning time of 47.95, while the 4×400 relay team set a school record with a time of 5:58.67, which took second place at the meet. In addition, the Griffins took home nine top-three medals in individual events including a gold medal by Zeinab Doumbia in the 400 meter run (58.32). 

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Jayden Jordan-Loran captured a pair of medals as he won silver in the pole vault with a school record of 11 feet, 6 inches and a bronze in the javelin (146-4), finishing just behind teammate Adley Fleming (146-6), who took silver.

The Griffins put another 2-3 finish in the books as Aniylah Whiting (25.15) and Daijah Lopez (25.62) took silver and bronze, respectively, in the 200-meter dash. Penelope Mobley took a pair of silver medals in the 100 high hurdles (15.17) and 300 intermediate hurdles (46.07).  

Neumann-Goretti’s Eric Dorsey III took second place in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 8 inches.

Mark Zimmaro
Mark Zimmaro
Mark Zimmaro has been at the South Philly Review since 2019. His passion for covering local high school sports is unmatched and he also enjoys exploring the local music, arts and restaurant scenes. Follow him @markzimmaro on Instagram. Email at mzimmaro@donnelly.media

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