A special congratulations goes out to Sabrina Wexler, one of our younger Speed School athletes. Wexler, the TUSD cross-country champion from earlier this year, recently won 3 events on the track at the TUSD Regional meet. Showing her range in sprinting distances, she won the 100m, 500m, was part of the … Read More
It was a very successful Fall season for Desert Speed School athletes and teams this year, with numerous teams making deep playoff runs and a total of 47 athletes earning postseason recognition. The list was highlighted by six players earning Region Player of the Year honors at various levels. Athletes … Read More
Desert Speed School athlete and Air Force Academy senior Nathan Thomas races tomorrow in the NCAA National Championship cross-country meet in Madison, Wisconsin. Thomas, a Salpointe grad, joins his AFA teammates who qualified for the meet after finishing 7th the top regional meet. Thomas was also recognized individually after he finished 19th … Read More
The Salpointe boys’ cross-country team, aided by strong finishes from Desert Speed School athletes Matthew Diaz and Benji Thomas, finished 3rd in the state championship meet this past weekend. Full results…
Two Desert Speed School endurance athletes have qualified for the state cross-country meet. Bryn Callie of Catalina Foothills, and also a talented basketball player for the Falcons – took 7th in her sectional to qualify, while Salpointe’s Matthew Diaz took 18th on the boys’ side. Both runners’ teams also qualified, so the two … Read More
Curt Woody, a master’s track & field and Desert Speed School athlete, returned home from Landover, Maryland with some hardware from the US Indoor National Championships. A talented sprinter and jumper, Woody took bronze in the long jump with a final jump of 4.91 meters, and later joined his SoCal … Read More