Each of the past three Springs have ended in a similar fashion for Carroll County High School 🏫. The end of the road takes place in Lynchburg, Virginia and it involves Corrie Delp ➕ 1.

Delp qualified in two events as a Freshman and Elijah Smith capped off an impressive Senior year by earning a trip to Lynchburg. Smith actually made it to the finals in his event and finished one spot out of scoring points for CCHS.

Last year, Delp qualified in just the Long Jump and was joined by then Junior, Brayden Smoot. It’s worth noting that both Alyssa Ervin and Davis Reitzel qualified for the meet but could not attend the event.

Year three of four in the Delp era has the Junior back in both 100 meters and Long Jump and will be joined by Brenden Fariss in the High Jump.

  The noticeable difference between last year and this time is Delp will be carrying a new label 🏷 and a clean bill of health. The label is Regional Champion and unlike last year, Delp is clicking right now. Her last two times out she posted 17-7.5 which is one quarter inch shy of the All-Time School record.

The Track 👣 and Field community is a unique one and anyone involved with the program is well aware that its in desperate need of a Face Lift in regards to the surface. Estimates fall in the range of $200,000 to $250,000 and that creates an issue or two. That’s not a pass the hat kind of a number.

A secondary need is a new High Jump area to replace the current one, which has seen better days. The price tag on that one sits at $15,000.00 but even at that number, the question is how many people would truly benefit from it ?

A few weeks back I mentioned that it would be a challenge to reach into my bag 🎒of fund raising ideas 💡and pull out one that might help us create that. Then we needed a sign from above that trying to get this done is suppose to happen.

Ask God for a sign 🙏 and he delivers it through young Mr Fariss. Fariss, whom I am looking forward to meeting for the first time on Friday afternoon, makes the jump of his lifetime and there’s “Art”

Art, is a creative word for a photo. Not only did Fariss set a PR with his jump but he claimed the District crown and qualified for the State Meet when he did!

Trace Reavis in Golf ⛳, Samuel Collins in Wrestling, Anthony Barnes and his Basketball team, Joi Ogle with a slew of her swimming 🏊‍♂️ Cavaliers, a quad of Girls wrestled their way to Richmond and now its Delp and Fariss.

  I wish that I could roll out a plan that would generate a cool Quarter of a Million dollars 💵 for a brand new track but that’s not realistic. But, thanks to the efforts of Mr Fariss 🙏, I think we could take a run 🏃‍♂️ ( track term) at helping out with the smaller of the two.

Due to circumstances out of their control, our Track and Field teams have performed at home twice in just over two years. Let’s do something nice for Shawn Montgomery and Jon Delp. Something that will signal the folks that make up their support, we see 👀 you and your part of the big picture 📷.

For the next 72 hours, the Carroll County High School 🏫 Track and Field program will have Center Stage. Sadly for them, the stage will be over two hours away and on a work day. Don’t forget about the part where our Student Athletes will be competing with the best in the Commonwealth and just for a matter of minutes.

For the elderly ( yes, I am making fun of myself), the journey will have to start Thursday night and last until Saturday afternoon. No regrets about that part, just trying hard to beat a Drum for two coaches who I admire and two Student Athletes that will be representing The Hill over the weekend.