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Lincolnton, NC (WNN) - This week, the Cherryville High School track teams continued their successful season. There were two meets this week, the first at Lincolnton on April 14 and the next at West Lincoln on April 16. Cherryville finished in second place at each meet in both divisions. The final scheduled regular-season meet will be at Stuart Cramer on April 21. The South Piedmont 2A/3A/4A Conference meet will be held on April 27, followed by the NCHSAA 2A West Regional meet on May 8. The NCHSAA State 2A will be held at a later date in May.
Ironmen: The team scores for this meet were Shelby 130, Cherryville 78, Lincolnton 51, East Gaston 41, and Highland Tech 30.
100 Meter Dash: Darius Pullen 1st place 11.07, Jackson Heavner 2nd place 11.13, Enijahe Whitworth 9th place 11.63, Narian Hopper 10th place 11.65, Javarious McElhaney 19th place 12.28
200 Meter Dash: Jackson Heavner 1st place 22.47, Enijahe Whitworth 9th place 24.61, Makii Caldwell-Davis 12th place 25.67, Javarious McElhaaney 16th 27.59.
400 Meter Dash: Caleb Gomez 1st place 53.32, Yovanny Gome 4th place 54.84, Ayden Thompson 13th place 1:06.74.
800 Meter Run: Steven Wyatt 4th place 2:16.39, Caleb Gomez 8th place 2:25.95, Diego Garcia 12th place 2:32.41.
1600 Meter Run: Steven Wyatt 1st place 4:56.81, Mason Powers 5th place 6:09.95, Xavier Phillips 11th place 6:48.31.
3200 Meter Run: Steven Wyatt 3rd place 12:35.47, Mason Powers 9th place 14:17.13, Charlie Morgan 10th 14:25.03.
110 Meter Hurdles: Holden Walker 5th place 17.84.
300 Meter Hurdles: Holden Walker 6th place 53.10
4x100 Meter Relay: Cherryville 1st place 44.50
4x200 Meter Relay: Cherryville 1st place 1:33.39
4x400 Meter Relay: Cherryville 1st place 3:48.19
4x800 Meter Relay: Cherryville 4th place 10:33.43
Long Jump: Javarious McElhaney, 5th place, 18-5.50; Makii Caldwell-Davis, 7th place, 18-0.00; Jaylen Samuel, 14th place, 16-11.00.
Triple Jump: Holden Walker, 5th place, 34-2.00; Jaylen Samuel, 6th place, 32-3.00.
Discus: Zachariah Deaton, 4th place, 101-1,00; Jetson Hamilton, 10th place, 86-3.00; Jeremy Hatcher, 11th place, 82-10.00; Austin Shoemake, 12th place, 32-10.00
Shot Put: Zachariah Deaton, 9th place, 33-5.00; Austin Shoemake, 12th place, 32-10.00; Naveon Bush, 13th place, 32-7.00; Jeremy Hatcher, 16th place, 30-5.00.
Lady Ironmen: The team scores for the girls’ division were Shelby 116, Cherryville 78, East Gaston 59, Lincolnton 51, and Highland Tech 25.
100 Meter Dash: Ella Blake, 4th place, 12.94, Makayla Hicks, 7th, 13.55.
200 Meter Dash: Ella Blake 5th place 27.35, Annica Johnson, 6th place 28.34; Cici Sloan 8th place 29.32, Makayla Hicks 11th place 30.64.
400 Meter Dash: Cameryn Bell 1st place 1:04.58
800 Meter Run: Laighna Snider 5th place 3:01.29; Ava Jones 7th place 3:18.99; Saharay Hernandez 8th place 3:21.71.
1600 Meter Run: Grayce Pruitt 2nd place 7:02.68; Clara Skamarock 2nd place 7:03.96; Ella Rayfield 5th place 7:43.00
3200 Meter Run: Grayce Pruitt 2nd place 15:13.09; Saharay Hernandez 3rd place 17:21.23; Lydia Skamarock 5th place 18:07.37.
300 Meter Hurdles: Clara Skamarock 3rd place 57.76; Lydia Skamarock 8th place 1:10.22.
4x100 Meter Relay: Cherryville 3rd place 54.41
4x200 Meter Relay: Cherryville 1st place 1:51.75
4x400 Meter Relay: Cherryville 2nd place 4:44.23
4x800 Meter Relay: Cherryville 1st place 12:26.39
Long Jump: Makayla Hicks 2nd place 15-8.00
Discus: Grace Wells 7th place 65-7.00; Ava Freeman 10th place 61-1.00; Morgan Wray 14th place 58-7.00; Micah Duff 18th place 41-5.00; Samantha Mitchell 19th place 41-4.00.
Shot Put: Micah Duff, 5th place, 21-9.00; Ava Freeman, 9th place, 20-6.00; Grace Wells 1oth place, 20-4.00; Morgan Wray, 11th place, 20-3.00; Samantha Mitchell, 16th place, 16-4.00.
Ironmen: Team scores were Stuart Cramer 130, Cherryville 94, Burns 45, West Lincoln 37, and Bessemer City 18.
100 Meter Dash: Jackson Heavner 1st place 11.10, Darius Pullen 2nd place 11.12, Enijahe Whitworth 3rd place 11:48, Narian Hopper 6th place 11.81, Elijah Proctor 12.18, Mason Mays 14th place 14.02.
200 Meter Dash: Jackson Heavner 1st place 22.39, Darius Pullen 2nd place 22.52, Caleb Gomez 3rd place 23.11, Yovanny Gomez 4th place 23.33, Enijahe Whitworth 6th place 24.29, Elijah Proctor 12th place 26.28, Mason Mays 14th place 29.98
400 Meter Dash: Caleb Gomez 2nd place 52.66, Yovanny Gomez 3rd place 54.26.
800 Meter Run: Seth Locklear 3rd place 2:23.27, Xavier Phillips 14th place 2:48.71, Adrian Gomez 16th place 3:00.73.
1600 Meter Run: Diego Garcia 11th place 6:09.79, Charlie Morgan 12th place 6:26.25, Mason Powers 13th place 6:31.53, Xavier Phillips 15th place 6:42.37, Adrian Gomez 16th place 6:50.51.
3200 Meter Run: Mason Powers 2nd place 13:59. 28, Charlie Morgan, 3rd place 14:51,10.
300 Meter Hurdles: Holden Walker, 2nd place, 47.26.
High Jump: Narian Hopper 1st place 5-10.00, Jaylen Samuel 5th place 5-04.00, Ayden Thompson 6th place 5-02.00.
Long Jump: Javarious McElhaney, 6th place, 18-04.00; Jaylen Samuel, 9th place, 17-04.00; Holden Walker, 10th place, 17-01.50.
Triple Jump: Holden Walker, 2nd place, 35-4.00, Jaylen Samuel, 3rd place, 33-04.00.
Discus: Zachariah Deaton, 3rd place, 104-02; Jetson Hamilton, 4th place, 101-05; Austin Shoemake, 6th place, 94-02; Jeremy Hatcher, 10th place, 79-05.
Shot Put: Naveon Bush, 6th place 34-06.50; Austin Shoemake 9th place 32-05.00, Jeremy Hatcher 11th place 30-08.00; Zachariah Deaton 12th place 30-06.00, Jetson Hamilton 15th place 27-07.00
Lady Ironmen: The team scores were West Lincoln 101, Cherryville 76, Stuart W, Cramer 47, Burns 40, and Bessemer City 14.
100 Meter Dash: Ella Blake 1st place 13.00, Cici Sloan 3rd place 13.66, Annica Johnson 4th place 13.68, Makayla Hicks 5th place 13.97.
200 Meter Dash: Ella Blake, 2nd place, 27.66, Cici Sloan, 3rd place, 28.03.
400 Meter Dash: Ella Blake 1st place 1:03.25, Annica Johnson 3rd place 1:07.04.
800 Meter Run: Laighna Snider 3rd place 2:57.23, Ava Jones 5th place 3:14.51, Ella Rayfield 7th place 3:29.33, Julia Rall 8th 3:31.96, Lydia Skamarock 9th place 3:40.89.
1600 Meter Run: Grayce Pruitt 2nd place 7:09.41, Willow Chambers 6th place 9:11.81.
3200 Meter Run: Grayce Pruitt 2nd place 15:53.03, Saharay Hernandez 3rd place 16:32.85.
300 Meter Hurdles: Clara Skamarock 1st place 56.24; Lydia Skamarock 4th place 1:13.22; Sara Fox 5th place 1:23.85
Long Jump: Ella Blake 3rd place 14-07.00, Makayla Hicks 4th place 14-5.00.
Discus: Grace Wells 4th place 71-01
Shot Put: Grace Wells 9th place 22-01.00
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