Aya Daisey takes her turn at the long jump earlier this season. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTO
Tim Bamforth May 21, 2021
The Cape Henlopen Vikings will take part in the Delaware State Championships this Friday and Saturday at Dover High School.
The following is a preview of the Vikings who are in the top eight athletes in the state in each event:
Boys
Shot put, Josiah Miller, second; 3,200, Ryan Baker, third; discuss, Josiah Miller, fourth; 110 hurdles, Jordan Baines, fifth; 800, Julian Callaway, sixth; 1,600, Ryan Baker, sixth; triple jump, Nate Loucks, sixth; 4-by-800 relay team, sixth; pole vault, Jakob Hayes, seventh; 4-by-100 relay team, seventh; 4-by-200 relay, seventh; and 3,200, Lance Kauffman, eighth.
With Unified athlete Erin Frye is Michele Frye.
The Cape Henlopen girls’ track & field team finished off an emotional dual-meet season with an undefeated record of 8-0. Next up are the Henlopen Conference Championships to be held at Jim Blades Stadium at Lake Forest High School in Felton. The Vikings lost teammate Maggie Browne during spring break in a terrible accident and dedicated their season to the late sophomore jumper.
“We wore the letter ‘M’ on our uniforms as we dedicated each meet to Maggie,” said junior Tia Jarvis. “The Smyrna girls presented our team with a large framed picture of Maggie, which was so nice, and we take the picture of her to every meet. She was definitely a part of each win with the girls.”
April 30, 2021
Trey Leggins launches in the long jump. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
The Dover Senators came to town April 26 to join Cape and Sussex Academy in Henlopen Conference track & field action at Legends Stadium. When the dust settled, the Vikings boys topped Dover 97-42 and Sussex Academy 116-21, while the Vikings girls topped Dover 107-24 and Sussex Academy 100-41. The Cape boys move to 4-3, while the Cape girls improve to 7-0. The Riders of Caesar Rodney will visit Cape Monday, May 3, for the final dual meet of the season, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The next big test for the Vikings will be the Henlopen Conference Championships set for Thursday and Friday, May 13 and 14.
April 30, 2021
Aya Daisey
Aya’s father Blaine hung over the fence watching his twin daughters, now seniors, compete in a track meet. Blaine was a Cape school record holder in the long jump with a distance of 22-feet-10-inches, ran a sub-11-second 100 meters and was the winner of the Kevin Kennedy Award in 1983. Aya is a cross-fit sprinter in the pool and on the track. Like most sprinters, she can jump far when she is motivated. In the April 27 meet, Aya won the long jump in 15-feet-5-inches, edging out her sister Amaya, who jumped 15-2. Aya was first in the 200 meters with a time of 27.4 seconds, then won the high jump in 4-feet-6-inches, where she owns a personal best of 5-feet. And in the 4-by-100, Aya took the baton on the anchor leg to lead the team of Mehkia Applewhite, Kiki Johnson and Amaya Daisey to a come-from-behind win in 55.8.
Twins Amaya and Aya Daisey earn school honors
Cape High students Amaya and Aya Daisey received the African American/Black Achievement Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice April 15. Pictured are (l-r) Cape High Assistant Principal Timothy Slade, Principal Nikki Miller, Aya Daisey and Amaya Daisey. SUBMITTED PHOTO April 26, 2021
Cape High students and twin sisters Amaya and Aya Daisey were recognized April 15 with the African American/Black Achievement Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice.
The students were chosen because they demonstrate leadership, improvement, effort and excellence for both their peers and staff, teachers said.
Amaya and Aya worked with Principal Nikki Miller, Assistant Principal Tim Slade and teacher Karen Maull to develop a curriculum and set objectives for a cultural studies course, which will be offered beginning in the 2021-22 school year.