Lynchburg – Brenden Fariss capped off a highly competitive second season on Varsity Track 👣 and Field Saturday afternoon at Liberty University by participating in the Class 3 High Jump.
Fariss started his Track 👣 and Field career as an 8th grader on the Middle School team coached by Shawn Montgomery and Jon Delp. Year three in the business ended with the Sophomore winning the Three Rivers District crown 👑 and qualifying for State on the same day.
” Brenden is a well rounded athlete,” said Jon Delp. ” He would be a perfect candidate for a decathlon if we held those in high school. One day he just decided to try the Long Jump and he looked like a natural.”
Fariss competed but did not qualify for the finals in his event but was soaking up the atmosphere at the event. With Class 3 and 4 competing at the same time, the sheer number of Athletes is breathtaking.
” I wasn’t able to jump as well as I would have liked today,” said Fariss. ” But I am happy to have been able to reach this level.”
Corrie Delp ran in the 100 meter dash after having qualified in the final spot at the Regional meet. The Long Jump is her bread 🍞 and butter 🧈 event, but getting to double dip was a little bonus for the Junior. Delp missed out on making it to the finals set for Saturday, the bright side of that being in won’t pull focus from the Long Jump trials.
Delp is three of three in regards to making it to State in the Long Jump but has yet to advance to the finals. That could very well change tomorrow as she is now jumping a full foot longer than last year.
Saturday morning at 9:30 will be the final time a Carroll County High School Student Athlete competes in a VHSL sanctioned event in the 2024 – 2025 season.
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