Runners shine at middle school track meet


Posted: November 10, 2022

On October 24, teams from the eight middle schools in Newport News Public Schools sprinted from the starting line at Todd Stadium at the NNPS All-City Track Meet.

Runners competed in seven events: 100-meter dash, 4 x 100-meter relay, 1600-meter run, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, 200-meter dash and 4 x 400-meter relay.

When scores were combined for all events, the top performers were the Booker T. Washington Middle girls and the Gildersleeve Middle School boys.

The meet was recorded by students in the NNPS Telecom program, and the complete event video is available below.

Huntington team
Huntington team
Gildersleeve team
Gildersleeve team