The Escambia Academy Cougars and Lady Cougars track teams opened its 2011 season with a bang on Thursday as they crushed their opponents in a track meet in Canoe.

The Cougars won boys meet with a 107 points beating out second-place Sparta Academy who scored 44 points and Meadowview Christian School who recorded 40 at the meet.

The Lady Cougars also won their meet easily scoring 87 points and holding off Sparta who scored 59, Meadowview which scored 15 and Fort Dale who recorded no points with one runner at the event.

In the field events, the Cougars fielded a strong team.

In the discus, Dakota Carter finished second, Hunter McKinley came in fifth and Kit Leachmanfinished seventh.

In the triple jump, Jarrett Hadley performed well winning the event, while Jordan Sasser came in third.

Jaylen Henry picked up where he left off after last season winning the long jump with Zack Demko coming in second and Brett Helton coming in third place.

At the shot put, Cameron McGhee won with Reid Bell coming in second and Brian Ross finishing third.

In the high jump, Hadley won his second event with Austin McGhee finishing in third.

In the girls field events, Amber Huskey won the discus with Grayson Emmons coming in second and Anna Catherine Sasser finishing third.

Lacie Flowers won the long jump and Page Lancaster came in second place.

In the shot put, Huskey finished second with Grayson Emmons coming in fourth.

Lady Cougar Peyton Snider rounded out the field events finishing first in the high jump.

In track events, Braxton Chastang bounced back from an injury that most thought would keep him sidelined and won the 100m hurdles.

In the 100m, Jaylen Henry came away in first place with Zack Demko coming in fourth.

In the 1600m, John Sawyer finished second and Chandler Ragan finished in third place.

Tucker Boatwright finished first in the 3200m relay.

The Cougars also won the 4x100m relay and the 4x200m relay, but finished second in the 4x800m relay and third in the 4x400m relay.

In the girls track events, Megan Duncan won the 100m hurdles, while Lacie Flowers finished in second place.

In the 100m, Reagan Bell came in third with Josey Franco finishing in fourth.

Melissa Wilson finished first in the 1600m, while Page Lancaster took third in the 200m and Madison Matthews finished fourth in the 800m.

EA also took first and third in the 4x100m relay, first in the 4x200m relay and first in the 4x400m relay.