2007 High School Boys’ Track Team
4^th Consecutive Year as District Champions
2^nd in this Year’s 1A State Championships
Earned 4^th Place Trophies Two Previous Years

New Hope sent 8 athletes in 10 events to the state track meet this year, and brought back their first ever 2nd pace trophy for track & field. Every athlete set a personal record in at least one of their events, and placed in the top 8 in the state, earning team points that contributed to the team total of 42 points, 2nd place!

5 athletes competed in individual events:

Ben Bowdoin
800m – 5th – 2:07.35
[4th year at the state meet, first time to participate in an individual event at state! PR!]

Jacob Bowdoin
800m – 1st – 1:58.19
3000m – 1st – 8:56.52
[Both races set new 1A state meet records and school records! Huge PR in the 3000m]

Eli Cunningham
1500m – 7th – 4:28.75
3000m – 5th – 9:32.49
[Set NH freshman record and PR in the 3000m]

John Cunningham
110 Hurdles – 6th – 17.53
[Set a new school record by a full second!]

Matt Hillier
Long Jump – 8th – 18’ 10.25”
300 Hurdles – 9th – 45.32
[4th time at the state meet, competed in 3 events]

Relay events:
4x100 Relay – 6th – 47.05a
Matt Hillier
John Cunningham
Ryan Garcia
Cristian Rentero
[2nd in the school records]

4x400 Relay – 4th – 3:37.25
Noah Cunningham
Ryan Garcia
Ben Bowdoin
Jacob Bowdoin
[2nd in the school records]

Every point counted for 2^nd Place.  One less point would have placed NH as 3^rd; with 3 less points we would have been 4^th.

• Long Jump       1 points
• 1500 Meters    2 points
• 4x100 Relay     3 points
• High Hurdles    3 points
• 4x400 Relay     5 points
• 800 Meters      14 points
• 3000 Meters    14 points

            Total = 42 points

State Meet Pictures