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TUFFY TRIBUNE

Track and Field Bolts Past Steilacoom & Foss

By Tina Tran
April 26, 2023

FRANKLIN PIERCE STADIUM - Bright sky. Cloudless blue. A gentle breeze. Perfect “PR weather.”

Friends and families packed the stands, and cheer and applause filled the stadium. This energy was unmatched. Follow along to see how each event unfolded.

100 Meters: The 100 meter race was a show of explosive speed and determination. Even though he did not set a new PR for himself, Jr. Sim represented Franklin Pierce in 5th place with a time of 11.93. As for the girls, Coryn Shepherd one-upped PRs and seized 1st place with a time of 12.90., Sawnya Lindsey took 6th, with a time of 14.35, and Sydney Shepherd came in 10th, running a 15.16.

200 Meters: For the next booming sprint, Sam Foust took the lead in 1st and achieved a PR of 23.18. Alongside Foust, Caiden Isaacson placed 3rd with a time of 23.61. On the girls' side, sophomore Mackenzie Griffiths placed 1st at 27.67. Jaylah Johnson came in 7th at 29.84, with Sawnya Lindsey right behind her with a PR of 30.05.

400 Meter: Sam Foust stood first on the podium, running a 52.26. Caiden Isaacson held 2^nd with a race of 56.72. Similarly for the girls, Coryn Shepherd was 1^st with a time of 1:02.45. Sawnya Lindsey was 5^th with a time of 1:11.75.

800 Meter: Dominating most of Steilacoom, Alex Venable came in 2^nd, running a 2:06.37, and Cole Hoover came in 3^rd place at 2:07.46. Following that, FP girls hit hard PRs. Hattie Lindow finished 2^nd with a time of 2:34.42, and Amayrany Rodriguez finished 3^rd with a time of 2:40.44.

1600 Meter: The race kept getting longer, but Franklin Pierce still dominated with their four laps around the track. In 2^nd place, Cole Hoover rushed in at 4:44.42. Erik Kramarevskiy took 4^th with a time of 5:01.07. Mason Oleson-Borland ended at 5^th, running a 5:03.03. Representing the girls, Jasmine Pulido hit her PR with a time of 7:39.22.

3200 Meter: Pushing themselves even harder, Erik Kramarevskiy finished in 3^rd, running a 10:46.16, and Mason Oleson-Borland finished in 4^th place with a time of 10:48.58.

110m and 300m Hurdles: Franklin Pierce female runners dominated in their hurdle events. Amelia Peirce took 1^st in both the 110m and 300m hurdles with her time of 18.84 and 49.91, respectively. Hannah Smith PRed in both events, running a 20.35 and 55.85. In 4^th place, Jasmine Pulido leaped a 110m PR of 21.90.

4x100 Relay: It was a team effort. Jr. Sim, Sam Foust, Adrian Broussard, and Caiden Isaacson came together as one. The boys plowed their way through the track missing 1^st place by 0.09 seconds, finishing with a time of 45.88.

4x400 Relay: With more team effort on display, Franklin Pierce boys and girls did not come to play when it was time for the 4x400. Alex Venable, Adrian Broussard, Sam Foust, and Caiden Isaacson took the victory in first place with a combined time of 3:44.61. Following that, the FP girls had the crowd on the edge of their seats. Mackenzie Griffiths, Hattie Lindow, Amelia Peirce, and Coryn Shepherd clinched 1st with a time of 4:24.25.

Shotput: Although not exceeding their PRs, Alejandro Vargas and Alexander Roberts remained top of the podium, 1^st and 2^nd respectively. Vargas threw 45.02’, and Roberts threw 41.01’.

Discus: Throwing a PR and making his way to 2^nd place, Aaron Powell swung an impressive 122.09’. Coming in 4^th, Jr. Sim threw a 104.02’. Not far down, Hakim Zongo placed 6^th and PRed at 103.01’. Onto the girls, Stacy Estrada (59.05’) placed 6^th, Niya Jones (59.04’) placed 7^th, and Jocelyn Emery (57.11’) placed 8^th.

Javelin: Launching more objects into the air and taking home the wins again, FP took the scoreboard without a second thought. Jr. Sim placed second with a PR throw of 142.09’. Following him was Mel Newman-Godful with a throw of 133.1’. And in 4^th place was sophomore Simon Irving breaking his record with 129.06’. As for our girl Cardinals, all four female throwers broke their PRs. Jasmine Pulido (63.07’) placed 2^nd, Emily Smiley (62.07’) placed 3^rd, Stacy Estrada (56.06’) placed 4^th, and Jessica Cash (48.07’) placed 5^th.

Varsity Girls Tennis Secures Senior Night Dub

By Darren Ho
April 26, 2023

FRANKLIN PIERCE TENNIS COURTS – Celebrating Seniors Keeva Lawrence, Emma Swenson, and Jeannie Yoon, FP triumphs over Fife in a 3-2 Senior Night victory.

All Seniors won; Lawrence played #1 Singles, and Swenson/Yoon played #2 Doubles. Lawrence won her first set by a close margin but steamrolled her second set, 6-0, or in a "bagel." Swenson/Yoon lost their first set, won their second set, and emerged victorious in a seven-point tiebreak in their third set.

Before the match, the team divided into groups to make signs and stuff baskets for their assigned Senior. Those baskets contained Goldfish, Skinny Pop Popcorn, and scrunchies-just to name a few. On match day, Coach Parsons brought flowers, and the team decorated the fence with streamers. After her match, Yoon divided her basket's pretzels and Sour Patch Kids with the team as they cheered on Doubles #3, who won the deciding match for FP.

Now a little bit about our Seniors:

Lawrence has been on the tennis team for four years. Her favorite memories are going out to eat after winning matches.

Swenson joined her Freshman year, though due to COVID, her first full year was Junior year. Her favorite memories are also going out to eat with the team.

Yoon has played tennis for FP all her high school career, except for her Sophomore year because of COVID and golf season. Regarding her favorite memory, she said, "[My] fav memory from tennis is in my junior year when we each told funny stories and gave each other stupid nicknames. [The] matching nicknames on the back of the sweatshirts was always the best inside joke."

When asked about the seniors, Coach Parsons offered this remark:

The final scores were as follows:

Singles #1: 6-4, 6-0
Singles #2: 1-6, 5-7
Doubles #1: 1-6, 2-6
Doubles #2: 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-5)
Doubles #3: 5-7, 6-2, 10-6