We are at the midpoint of our season and would like to take a moment to recognizes some of our Outdoor Track athletes:
William "Seth" Cowan and Alonna Frederick have both outright qualified to compete at the NCHSAA 3A East Regional Championships scheduled May 10th. Right now Seth is ranked 1st in Shot Put and 5th in Discus for the Eastern Region. Alonna is currently ranked 2nd in Shot Put and 3rd in Discus as well.
We have many other athletes in contention to make regionals. Usually the top 16 athletes in each event make it, and we have the following top contenders:
Ayden Booker ranked 3rd in 400 Meter Dash
Zaria Exum ranked 5th in 100 Meter Dash; 16th in 200 Meter Dash
Dayvion Hough ranked 6th in 300 Meter Hurdles
Jeremy Johnson ranked 8th in 110 Hurdles; 9th in 100 Meter Dash
Jadon Best ranked 10th in Shot Put; 14th in Discus
Deshawn Gordon ranked 11th in 300 Meter Hurdles
Alyssa "Maya" Pitt tied 11th in High Jump
Lauren Burton tied 11th in High Jump
Brooklyn Morris tied 11th in High Hump
Jenson Howell ranked 12th in 100 Meter Dash
Jeremiah Hendricks ranked 14th in 300 Meter Hurdles
Guys 4x800 Relay ranked 9th with Malachi Hudson, James Melton, Edward Francis, and Connor Millisor
Guys 4x400 Relay ranked 9th with Jayden Waters, Chandler LeGrand, Dayvion Hough, and Jaydin Johnson
Guys 4x100 Relay ranked 11th with Deshawn Gordon, Jenson Howell, Jeremiah Hendricks, and Jeremy Johnson
Girls 4x800 Relay ranked 10th with Molly Althoff, Aniyah Vargas, Kyla Hudson, and Rylie Watt
Guys 4x200 Relay ranked 13th with Joshua Alvarado, Tre'John Smith, Jenson Howell, and Kemauri Lewis
Girls 4x200 Relay ranked 15th with Asia Jeffires, Zaria Exum, Ashani Hines, and Kyla Hudson
Girls 4x400 Relay ranked 15th with Rylie Watt, Kyleigh Howell, Madelyne Wheeler, and Jolisa Henderson
We have the Wayne County Championship coming up on April 7th. Both our Guys and Girls teams are defending County Champions. We hope to bring more great updates after that.