It’s been well documented that L.C. Bird High School’s boys track program has sustained success at a very high level, with the Skyhawks having won two consecutive indoor and outdoor championships. On a deep and talented roster, coach Adam Canning highlighted rising junior Jacob Plummer. Among his other accomplishments, Plummer won a state championship in the 3200 meters this indoor season and was a member of the championship 4×800-meter relay team. He has been chosen as the Village News boys track Athlete of the Year. “Jacob stepped up this season and became a newcomer to the state landscape of great…

Four straight state championships don’t come without talent, and talent is rarely missed when it comes to college scholarships. L.C. Bird High School’s boys track team celebrated sending three athletes to the next level recently. Twins Jeremiah Hill and Josiah Hill are going to Hampton University, and Shahmique Crowell will head west to Longwood University. That’s three Division I scholarships for the program. The Hill twins, who have teamed up on just about everything in their lives, teamed up on state-championship-caliber 4×800-meter-relay teams together. They won the state championship during the 2019 indoor season. Then in the spring,…

The Skyhawks boys track team celebrates after capturing their fourth straight 5A state championship. (Courtesy Adam Canning) Win one championship. That’s a task that many teams never accomplish. Winning two is a repeat, three a three-peat. Winning the fourth is the measure of what many define as a dynasty in sports.  L.C. Bird High School’s boys track team recently won their fourth straight title – the last two VHSL crowns in both indoor and outdoor seasons have gone to the Skyhawks and coach Adam Canning. “For me, all of the championships have felt different,” Canning said. “I think for this…

L.C. Bird High’s track team. Front, from left, coach Justin Snyder, head coach Adam Canning, Carlos Quijano, Ivan Biju, Jamari Roper and Sean Johnson; middle, Jaden Payoutte, Jeremiah Hill and Josiah Hill; back, coach Darlington Tawiah, Jeremiah Wilks, Corey Pisa, Jayson Ward, Jacob Plummer, Evan Powell and coach Anthony Callicut. INDOOR TRACK In a balanced team effort, the L.C. Bird High boys’ track team recently brought home the indoor state title for the second year in a row. Bird totaled 76 points to runnerup Highland Springs’ 66.5. In the 12 events in which the boys participated, the Skyhawks placed fifth or…

When L.C. Bird High School won the boys’ indoor state championship this winter, they did it with balance throughout the team. While only one athlete won an event, they piled up the points to win the title as a team. Ten-year coaching veteran Adam Canning said that he’s seen much improvement in his team in the past few seasons, and it showed in a big way. The Skyhawks brought home the 5A state title for outdoor track and did it with four wins and 11 top-five finishes in 17 events. Jaden Payoute, who has accumulated eight Division I football offers,…

L.C. Bird High’s track program has made for many discussion points recently, especially since coach Adam Canning and the Skyhawks brought home the school’s first-ever state track championship this past indoor season. The Penn Relays is one of the biggest events on the East Coast, and a team of 10 athletes was brought by L.C. Bird to Philadelphia to compete. Four of those athletes, the boys’ 4 x 100 relay team, won the national race with a time of 41.93 seconds. “It [The Penn Relays] was a lot of fun,” Canning said. “Going in after our preliminary run, I didn’t…