Adrienne Alexander is writing a new chapter in Loughlin's storied history of track and field. She entered Loughlin with high expectations and is living up to them, winning medal after medal for shot put. By her senior year, she could be among the most decorated Loughlin track and field athletes of all time.

Adrienne has a family history of track excellence at Loughlin.  "Everyone in my family does track," she said.  She learned how to throw from her older sister, Ashlei. Her cousin Saleena Abdur-Rashed '07 was a champion sprinter at Loughlin and Adrienne says hearing Saleena's stories inspires her to keep pushing herself.

Some of the more impressive of the medals are: Silver in the Varsity Division and Gold in the Freshmen Division with a throw that was 7 ½ feet over the meet record at the Bishop Loughlin Games – the oldest and largest indoor, high school track meet in the country; Silver at the Hispanic Games; Gold Medal and a scholarship in the 35th Colgate Women’s Games, Bronze at the Penn Relays in the High School Championship of America Shot Put Final, Gold Medal at the Hartford Invitational, and she was crowned CHSAA Intersectional Champion in both the Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

For all of her accomplishments, Adrienne was chosen by the Daily News to be a First Team member of the All City CHSAA-Independent Schools Track and Field Team for 2009. Adrienne is the number 1 female, freshman thrower in the country.

But, Adrienne wasn’t the only member of the team who was working hard and winning medals. Other notable winners were:

Jaylen Henderson, sophomore, is the indoor CHSAA Sophomore Champion in the 55 meter hurdles and the outdoor CHSAA Sophomore Champion in the 110 Hurdles. Jaylen won a Silver Medal at the Brooklyn Diocesan Indoor Track & Field Championship in the Varsity Hurdles and Gold in both the Sophomore 110 Meter High Hurdles and the 400 Meter Intermediate Hurdles at the Outdoor Brooklyn Diocesan Track & Field Championships.

Alicia Ross, junior, was crowned the Brooklyn Diocesan Champion as she won the 55 Meter Hurdles Gold Medal at the Indoor CHSAA Brooklyn/ Queens Championship.

Melissa Tropnas won 2nd place in the Brooklyn Borough Cross Country Championships

Theo Brown won 2nd place and Kevin Ravenelle won third place in the Brooklyn Borough Cross Country Championship leading the Lions to a 2nd place team championship.

Sheina Roberts won Gold in the 200 Meter Dash at the Brooklyn Diocesan Indoor Track and Field Championship

The Lions Relay team – Gerald Moore, Stanley Tillman, Daniel Hardy, and Daniel Francis – won Gold in the 1600 Meter Relay at the Brooklyn Diocesan Indoor Track & Field Championship.

The Lady Lions Relay Team – Keisha Redhead, Kamoni Robinson, Naa-shorme Aidoo, and Alicia Ross – won the Silver Medal in the Brooklyn Diocesan Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Stanley Tillman won the Gold Medal in the Sophomore 400 Meter Run at the Outdoor Brooklyn Diocesan Track & Field Championships.

The Lady Lions Freshman Sprint Medley Relay team – Brittany Barnett, Sydelle Alvarez, Zaquasia Jordan-Glover, and Kristen Henry – won the Gold Medal at the Outdoor Brooklyn Diocesan Track & Field Championships.