Fork Union Military Academy is proud to be hosting the 25th annual running of the Gus Lacy Track Classic this Saturday, April 13th, beginning at 10:00 AM. The venue for this historic track meet is different for this year, however. The Gus Lacy Track Classic will be held this year at Louisa County High School in Mineral, Virginia.

"The Gus Lacy Track Classic is now on its 25th edition," explains Coach Winston Brown, Fork Union's head coach of the Track & Field program. "The event was created by Coach Hardy and I to dedicate the then new Gus Lacy Track. The meet was hit! Combing a great track with a wonderful and exciting setting. The record book for the meet speaks to the importance the event quickly established. In recent years as the facility has begun to age the attendance has also waned. The event is counted on by the central Virginia community and beyond. I wanted badly for this meet to continue but I also want what’s best for the athletes. We really had no choice."

The track surface is showing the significant wear of so many large and successful events through the years since it was originally built.

"We are currently raising funds to replace the track with a facility that will not only allow us to return to hosting FUMA, Prep League, and State championship meets, but also be suitable for national level competitions," states Fork Union's Director of Advancement, Tripp Billingsley. He adds, "Donations may be made at https://www.forkunion.com/giving and should be designated for the Lacy Outdoor Track."

Each of the events at the Gus Lacy Track Classic are held in honor of a past Fork Union athlete. This year's honorees are:

• TIM STEWART/DEREK ROEMER – BOYS 4X800
• JACKSON EDWARDS– GIRLS 4X800
• HARRISON DUNCAN– GIRLS 100HH
• MIKE QUICK- BOYS 110HH
• DOMINIC JULIUS - GIRLS 100
• SONNY RANDLE – BOYS 100
• GEORGE SKINNER – GIRLS 1600
• JEREMY HANEY – BOYS 1600
• MIKE JOHNSON – GIRLS 4X100
• BILLY DUKE 4X100 – BOYS
• CALEB HANEY - GIRLS 400
• PETER LOMONG – BOYS 400
• R.C. WALBROOK– GIRLS 300LH
• EDDIE GEORGE – BOYS 300IH
• AXEL MOSTRAG– GIRLS 800
• ALEX LOMONG – BOYS 800
• LOGAN JUSTICE– GIRLS 200
• EBRUBA ETTA— BOYS 200
• JONATHAN BUCKLAND – GIRLS 3200
• RYAN DAVIS– BOYS 3200
• MIKE REDDEN – GIRLS 4X400
• DOMINIQUE JULIUS – BOYS 4X400
• RUSSELL BODINE– BOYS SHOT PUT
• LOWELL VAUGHT - GIRLS SHOT PUT
• ROMAN OBEN – GIRLS DISCUS
• JORDAN ROACH – BOYS DISCUS
• BRAXTON DAVENPORT – BOYS POLE VAULT
• ANDREW KESSLER – GIRLS POLE VAULT
• BRIAN ZITTERKOPF – BOYS HIGH JUMP
• DON MAJKOWSKI– GIRLS HIGH JUMP
• BRANDON CALEB – BOYS TRIPLE JUMP
• DOMINIC GREGORY – GIRLS TRIPLE JUMP
• O’NEILL COMBS - BOYS LONG JUMP
• EDDIE JONES – GIRLS LONG JUMP
• RYAN HUNT—MIDDLE SCHOOL 100
• CASPER JOSEPH—MIDDLE SCHOOL 800
• JULIAN YESCAS—MIDDLE SCHOOL 1600
• WILL BANKS - MIDDLE SCHOOL LONG JUMP

The longest standing meet record at the Gus Lacy Track Classic was set back in 2001 in the Boys 400 by Ford Atlee with a time of 48.50.