HS regional track roundup: Find out which area teams and athletes picked up wins
A recap of area high school regional track championships.
4A Western Regional
Olympic High’s girls and Mallard Creek’s boys won N.C. 4A Western Regional championships Saturday.
Olympic’s girls finished with 104 points, well clear of Mallard Creek (89) and Asheville (54).
The Mallard Creek boys had 105 points, dominating the field. Ardrey Kell (72) was second.
Several Observer-area boys won two events: Mallard Creek’s Christian Dixon (100, 200); Ardrey Kell’s Xavier Branker (110, 300 hurdles); and Chambers’ Armon Wright (long jump, triple jump). And Mallard Creek won three of the four relay events.
On the girls side, Mallard Creek won two relay events and two area individuals doubled: Lauren Grose of Charlotte Catholic won the long jump and triple jump; and Ardrey Kell’s Tyler Glover won discus and shot put.
OBSERVER-AREA BOYS WINNERS
100: Christian Dixon, Mallard Creek (10.59)
200: Christian Dixon, Mallard Creek (21.42)
400: Khalil Price, North Mecklenburg (48.69)
800: Tim Brown, Hough (1:56.00)
3200: Raghav Gopalakrishnan, Ardrey Kell (9:35.55)
110 hurdles: Xavier Branker, Ardrey Kell (14.45)
300 hurdles: Xavier Branker, Ardrey Kell (38.00)
400 relay: Mallard Creek (41.04)
800 relay: Mallard Creek (1:24.49)
1600 relay: Mallard Creek (3:20.25)
3200 relay: Charlotte Catholic (7:59.52)
High Jump: Rashad McCormick, Hough (6-8)
Long Jump: Armon Wright, Chambers (23-2.5)
Triple Jump: Armon Wright, Chambers (46-6)
Discus: Solomon Young, Myers Park (145-01)
OBSERVER-AREA GIRLS WINNERS
100: Kayln Brown, Mallard Creek (11.92)
200: Maya Love, Independence (24.69)
400: T’Sheylah Moore, Olympic (57.0)
800: Molly Barber, Myers Park (2:17.48)
1600: Anna Wells, Ardrey Kell (5:09.33)
3200: Mary Donner Dalton, Myers Park (11:09.64)
100 hurdles: Makhyah Pittman, Palisades (14.41)
300 hurdles: Amaya Hopkins, South Meck (44.08)
400 relay: Mallard Creek
800 relay: Mallard Creek
1600 relay: Olympic
3200 relay: Myers Park
High Jump: Asia Artis, Garinger (5-6)
Long Jump: Lauren Grose, Charlotte Catholic (18-4.5)
Triple Jump: Lauren Grose, Charlotte Catholic (38-7.75)
Discus: Tyler Glover, Ardrey Kell (135-04)
Shot Put: Tyler Glover, Ardrey Kell (45-9.25)
4A Midwest Regional
Cuthbertson’s boys and girls won regional championships Saturday.
Cuthbertson’s boys had 88 points, to top Mount Tabor (80.5) and Weddington (70). The Cavaliers girls had 134 points, well clear of Weddington (116) and Parkland Magnet (90).
Individually on the boys side, Reece Morgan of Cuthbertson won the 200- and 400-meters, Jacob Laney of Porter Ridge doubled in the 1,600 and 3,200 and Weddington’s Christopher Stewart won the shot put and discus.
On the girls side, Weddington’s Natalie Brown won shot put and discus. Cuthbertson’s Maya Studney won long jump and triple jump.
OBSERVER-AREA BOYS RESULTS
200: Reece Morgan, Cuthbertson (20.92)
400: Reece Morgan, Cuthbertson (47.95)
1600: Jacob Laney, Porter Ridge (4:13.74)
3200: Jacob Laney, Porter Ridge (9:22.63)
400 Relay: Hickory Ridge (42.14)
Shot put: Christopher Stewart, Weddington (54-5)
Discus: Christopher Stewart, Weddington (165-3)
Pole Vault: Lawson Windsor, Cuthbertson (14-3)
OBSERVER-AREA GIRLS RESULTS
300 hurdles: Aria Wegh, Marvin Ridge (42.72)
800: Charlotte Bell, Cuthbertson (2:08.77)
1600: Alyssa Presiano, Cuthbertson (5:00.62)
3200: Elizabeth Ritter, Weddington (11:02.23)
Shot Put: Natalie Brown, Weddington (41-3)
Discus: Natalie Brown, Weddington (143-0)
Long Jump: Maya Studney, Cuthbertson (17-9.2)
Triple Jump: Maya Studney, Cuthbertson (38-2.75)
3A Midwest Regional
At East Rowan High School, Greensboro Dudley’s boys and girls swept the team titles. Central Academy was third in the boys race, and Northwest Cabarrus’ girls were third.
Individually, Lake Norman Charter’s Lily Yampolsky and Central Cabarrus’ Sydney Krause were dual-event winners. Yampolsky won the 800 and 1,600 meters. Krause doubled in the long jump and triple jump.
OBSERVER-AREA BOYS WINNERS
800: Drew Johnson, Lake Norman Charter (1:58.16)
1,600 relay: Central Academy (3:27.24)
3,200 relay: Lake Norman Charter (8:16.55)
High Jump: Jerell Reddick, Concord (6-2)
Discus: Myles Scott, Lake Norman Charter (161-6)
OBSERVER-AREA GIRLS WINNERS
800: Lily Yampolsky Lake Norman Charter (2:17.25)
1,600: Lily Yampolsky, Lake Norman Charter (5:18.15)
3,200: Taylor Hyman, Northwest Cabarrus (12:11.15)
Long jump: Sydney Krause, Central Cabarrus (18-10)
Triple jump: Sydney Krause, Central Cabarrus (38-1)
Pole Vault: Lily Houston, Northwest Cabarrus (12-0)
3A West Regional
At North Lincoln High, Franklin’s boys and girls won regional championships. On the boys side, North Lincoln was second and Ashbrook third. On the girls side, North Lincoln was second.
OBSERVER-AREA BOYS WINNERS
100: Bryson Lomick, South Point (10.62)
200: Sincere Moss, Ashbrook (21.39)
110 hurdles: Liam Sutton, North Lincoln (14.35)
3200: Stephen Fernetti, North Lincoln (9:48.12)
400 relay: Ashbrook (42.50)
800 relay: Ashbrook (1:28.51)
3,200 relay: North Iredell (8:15.37)
Long Jump: Jeremiah Sellers, North Lincoln (22-2)
Shot Put: Ryan Ramirez, South Point (50-3.5)
OBSERVER-AREA GIRLS WINNERS
400: Zaniya Littlejohn, West Charlotte (58.28)
3200: Bella Wood, North Lincoln (11:22.10)
Long Jump: Alexis Willis, Stuart Cramer (19-1)
High Jump: Jashawn Clark, Ashbrook (6-4)
Triple Jump: Alexis Willis, Stuart Cramer (39-4.25)
Shot Put: Camryn Massey, Ashbrook (41-1.5)
Discus: Camryn Massey, Ashbrook (169-10)
2A West Regional
Bandys girls and Swannanoa Owens boys won the 2A West Regional Saturday. Among Charlotte-area teams, Pine Lake Prep was second in the girls event.
Individually, Pine Lake Prep’s Alessia Addo won the 200- and 400-meters. Teammate Stefania Williams also won two events (100 hurdles, triple jump)
OBSERVER-AREA BOYS WINNERS
800: Matthew Radin, Lincoln Charter (1:59.88)
OBSERVER-AREA GIRLS WINNERS
200: Alessia Addo, Pine Lake Prep (26.25)
400: Alessia Addo, Pine Lake Prep (58.61)
1,600: Katherine Hopkins, Lincolnton (5:28.02)
100 hurdles: Stefania Williams, Pine Lake Prep (15.83)
1,600 relay: Community School of Davidson (4:21.06)
High jump: Jasmine Miller, Community School of Davidson (5-0)
Triple Jump: Stefania Williams, PIne Lake Prep (34-3.25)
2A Midwest Regional
Salisbury’s girls and High Point Andrews boys won the regional championship at Mount Pleasant High.
OBSERVER-AREA BOYS WINNERS
None
OBSERVER-AREA GIRLS WINNERS
400 relay: Jay M Robinson (49.62)
1A Midwest Regional
Union Academy’s boys and Albemarle’s girls won the 1A Midwest Regional Saturday. Among Observer-area teams, Corvian Community’s boys were second and Union Academy’s girls were third.
OBSERVER-AREA BOYS WINNERS
400 relay: Corvian Community (42.52)
Long Jump: Ezra Martin, Union Academy (21-5.5)
OBSERVER-AREA GIRLS WINNERS
3,200: Taylor Worley, Corvian Community (13:27.5)
1A West Regional
Mountain Island Charter won six boys events and five girls events and finished second to Swain County at the regional championship at Draughn High School in Valdese. Christ the King’s boys were third and Bradford Prep’s girls were third.
OBSERVER-AREA BOYS WINNERS
100: Benjamin Patton, Mountain Island Charter (11.20)
200: Benjamin Patton, Mountain Island Charter (23.18)
500: Daniel Burger, Christ The King (2:01.90)
3,200: Blake Nicholson, Christ The King (9:46.07)
400 relay: Mountain Island Charter (44.30)
800 relay: Mountain Island Charter (1:32.62)
Shot Put: Jesse Shelton, Mountain Island Charter (58-2)
Discus: Jesse Shelton, Mountain Island Charter (177-9)
OBSERVER-AREA GIRLS WINNERS
100: Jaida McGrew, Mountain Island Charter (12.34)
200: Jaida McGrew, Mountain Island Charter (25.54)
100 hurdles: Aniya Hawkins, Mountain Island Charter (15.61)
400 relay: Mountain Island Charter (49.98)
800 relay: Mountain Island Charter (1:45.08)
1,600 relay: Bradford Prep (4:15.56)
