With the extreme budget cuts that have hit all California high schools Jordan needs your help.  Please consider making a donation to the Jordan High School Track and Field team, donations can be sent to the Student Body Banker in care of Jordan Track Team.  All donations will be used to provide support to the 2012 Team.  Donations are tax deductible.  If you have any questions please contact Barry Welsch at (562) 423-1471 ext 2741.  Remember how much fun you had at Jordan and pass it on to the future.

The 2012 season saw three new school records for the Track Team.  In the Boys 100 Meters junior John Ross set a new record of 10.78 breaking the old record set  in 1995 by Lajuan Gibbons of 10.83.  John placed 4th in the CIF Southern Section Division 1.  On the girls side junior LaTroya Franklin set a new record in the 100 meters of 11.63 breaking the old record set in 1983 by Lisa Winston of 11.64.  LaTroya finished first in the Moore League, second in CIF southern section and 4th in the State.

The Girls 4x200 relay team of Re'Onna Taylor, Tonisha Jones-Ayers, Lakindra Oates, and LaTroya Franklin also set a new school record of 1:40.97 in winning the Mt.Sac Relays.

On Saturday May 12 at the CIF Prelims Jordan track and field history was made, for the first time in school history a boy and a girl qualified for the finals in the 100 meters in the same year.  For the boys John Ross a junior qualified with and outstanding time of 10.84 only .01 off the school record.  For the girls junior LaTroya Franklin won her heat and advanced to the finals.

For information about the 2012 team check out the Track News link on the left.

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Over the years there have been thousands of articles written about Jordan Track and Field, I have searched the archives, emptied the file cabinets, and gone through countless boxes to find these gems.  The articles cover the years 1934 to 2010,as you might guess some are in better shape then others but they are all readable.  Older stories will be posted first, return to the site from time to time to see what has been added.  Remember this is a work in progress, if you have any old articles you would like to send in a pdf or jpeg format send them to bwelsch@lbschools.net.  Currently the articles are being held in the "Locker" section of the page.