Carver track and field sets multiple conference records

The Carver High School boys and girls track and field teams showcased their talents at the 1A Northwest Piedmont Conference Championships at North Stokes on May 2. According to Yellowjacket coaches, there were several conference records set by their athletes at the meet. Overall, the boys finished 2nd as a team and the girls finished 4th. For the boys, coaches say meet records were set in the 100m (Reshard Norwood), 300m hurdles (Derrick Reid Jr.), 110m hurdles (Jaden Gause-Hughes), long jump (Reid Jr.) and the 4x400m relay team. When it comes to the girls, they say the records were set in the 100m (Morgan Good), 200m (Good), and the 4x100m relay team. Even though they did not come away with the conference championship for either team, their athletes performed admirably and were proud of their accomplishments “I just knew I was going to go in there and dominate, I just have that self-confidence,” said Gause-Hughes, who also finished second in the 300m hurdles. “My ninth-grade coach got me into running the hurdles and I just did it. It took me a while to get the technique, but I got it.” Good, who is only a freshman, performed well in the...