Prattville Christian Academy
Athletic Director Named
to National Interscholastic
Athletic Administrators
Association Board
ACA 5K “Sweetheart Run”
Alabama Christian Academy and local
business Montgomery Multisport partnered
together to host the first annual 5K
“Sweetheart Run.” The event was held to help
support ACA athletics and the band program.
Funds raised will be used to improve athletic
facilities, including the game field and practice/
marching fields. Over 150 runners and
countless volunteers helped make this event a
huge success. ACA student Tristan Smith was
the overall winner in the male division and
Presley Miles was the overall winner in the
female division.
Tara Osborne, Prattville Christian
Academy’s athletic director, was named
to the National Interscholastic Athletic
Administrators Association (NIAAA)
board of directors at the 47th National
Athletic Directors Conference in
Indianapolis, Indiana. She, along with fellow board members, represent
10,000 NIAAA members across the country and world.
Osborne is one of the few female AD’s in the industry but that doesn’t
stop her from achieving the most in her profession. As a NIAAA board
member, she will represent Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi during her
three-year appointment. “Osborne is a Christ-like example for her
coaches, players and the entire PCA community,” said Rebecca Thomas,
PCA’s marketing and communications director. “She will no doubt be
a shining light for PCA, the Prattville community and our state during
her tenure.”
“The board is comprised of the most amazing group of volunteers who
are truly the ‘best of the best’ our interscholastic school programs have
to offer,” said Tara Osborne, PCA athletic director. “The engagement
and focus of this group is exciting to be associated with; I’m very
humbled to have the opportunity to work with them over the next
three years.”
Zachary Van Alst Claims AHSAA Wrestling State Championship
Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School senior Zachary Van Alst claimed
his sixth consecutive Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA)
wrestling state championship on Saturday, February 18 in Huntsville at the
Von Braun Center this year, capturing the title in the Class 1A-5A, 138-pound
weight class. Van Alst finished the 2017 season undefeated with an impressive
record of 67-0, and finished his career as a Catholic Knight with a record of
300-12.
To top it off, Van Alst became the third person in AHSAA history to
accomplish six consecutive State wrestling titles over the weekend. In his
six-year career at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School, Van Alst has
won five sectional titles to go along with his six state championships while
recording that impressive overall career record of 300-12 .
He was joined in Huntsville by his teammates, freshmen Jack Burt and Jason
Flowers. Burt made his second appearance at a State meet at 132-pounds and
Jason Flowers made his State Tournament debut at 106 pounds. The Knights
are coached by head coach Coy Hunter and assistant coach David Parker.
Zachary is the son of Jennifer and Bob Van Alst of Prattville. He has
committed to wrestle for the Air Force Academy, continuing his career at the
next level. Congratulations to the Knight Wrestling team!
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Summer 2017
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