The Fort Dale Academy track & field team earned four top-three finishes at the Alabama Independent School Association state meet April 19.

Senior Ethan Gregory claimed the state championship in the 800-meter run. He finished with a time of 2:15.06, just ahead of Lee-Scott Academy’s Kyle Smith who finished with a time of 2:15.93. Tuscaloosa Academy’s Terrence Maybaum rounded out the top three with a time of 2:16.26.

Gregory also helped the Eagles claim a second-place finish in the 4×800 meter relay. Gregory, Tyler Millo, Brandon Brown and David Miller finished with a time of 9:33.27.

Lee-Scott Academy won the race with a time of 9:18.34.

Miller earned a third-place finish in the 3200-meter run after finishing in 12:21.40. Lee-Scott Academy’s Dalton Williams and Stone Ray finished first and second, respectively. Williams finished in 11:32.77, while Ray finished in 11:45.86.

Nedra Toulmin Crosby claimed third place in the high jump. She cleared four feet, six inches.

Fort Dale’s boys’ team finished sixth overall, while the girls’ team finished 13^th.

“We did a pretty good job,” Fort Dale head coach James “Speed” Sampley said. “I was proud of the effort.”