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Cherryville, NC (WNN) - The Cherryville track teams have enjoyed a great season, and both placed well in the Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A Conference Championship meet on April 27th. The event was held at Lincolnton High School and featured all 9 conference teams. The Ironmen finished in third place, and the Lady Ironmen placed fifth in their respective divisions. Next up will be the 2A West Regionals on May 8th. It will be held in Pulliam Stadium (Montreat College Track) in Black Mountain, NC. This track meet will be slightly different due to limits on the number of participants per event. Each school may enter up to three members per event, and the top sixteen in each event will be capped. Running and Field events both begin at 10 am.
Team scores were Shelby 211, Stuart W. Cramer 117, Cherryville 94, Lincolnton 63, East Gaston 62, Burns 47, Highland Tech 39, West Lincoln 13, and Bessemer City 12.
Ironmen Track Meet at Bessemer City | March 3, 2026
WILLIAM PHILLIPS (WNN)
4x800 Meter Relay: Cherryville 4th place 9:49.30
100 Meter Hurdles: Holden Walker, 10th place, 18.47
100 Meter Dash: Darius Pullen 2nd place 11.03, Jackson Heavner 5th place 11.18, Enijahe Whitworth 9th place 11.41, Elijah Proctor 21st place 12.23
4x200 Meter Relay: Cherryville 1st place 1:30.06
1600 Meter Run: Steven Wyatt 4th place 5:00.30, Diego Garcia 7th place 5:39.19, Xavier Phillips 12th place 6:17.24, Adrian Gomez 15th place 6:24.95
4x100 Meter Relay: Cherryville 2nd place 44.24
400 Meter Run: Caleb Gomez 2nd place 50.60, Yovanny Gomez 4th place 53.12
300 Meter Hurdles: Holden Walker 8th place 46.05
800 Meter Run: Seth Locklear 9th place 2:16.25, Steven Wyatt 10th place 2:16.39, Xavier Phillips 18th place 2:44.70
200 Meter Dash: Jackson Heavner 2nd place 22.43, Darius Pullem 4th place 23.08, Caleb Gomez 6th place 23.18, Elijah Proctor 22nd place 26.37
3200 Meter Run: Steven Wyatt 2nd place 10:59.14, Mason Powers 11th place 13:19.80, Charlie Morgan 13th place 13:22.84
4x400 Meter Relay: Cherryville 3rd place 3:42.91
High Jump: Narian Hopper 3rd place 5-11.00, Ayden Thompson 9th place 5-05.00
Long Jump: Javarious McElhaney, 9th place, 18-11.00, Jaylen Samuel, 18th place, 16-6.00, Maki Caldwell-Davis, 20th place, 16-01.00
Triple Jump: Holden Walker 8th place 35-09.50
Shot Put: Naveon Bush, 14th place, 34-07.00; Zachariah Deaton, 15th place, 34-00.00; Jeremy Hatcher 17th place 31-02.00, Austin Shoemake 20th place 30-11.00
Discus: Zachariah Deaton 9th place 104-05.00, Jetson Hamilton 10th place 97-04.00, Jeremy Hatcher 14th place 91-04-00, Austin Shoemake 20th place 78-08.00
Team scores were Shelby 192, East Gaston 103, Stuart W. Cramer 79, West Lincoln 71, Cherryville 70, Lincolnton 52, Burns 49, Highland Tech 26, Bessemer City 3.
4x800 Relay: Cherryville 4th place 12:26.00
100 Meter Dash: Ella Blake, 5th place, 13.07, Cici Sloan, 11th place, 13.71, Makayla Harris, 15th place, 14.12
4x200 Relay: Cherryville 1st place 1:49.66
1600 Meter Run: Clara Skamarock 4th place 6:43.57
4x100 Meter Relay: Cherryville 2nd place 52.53
400 Meter Run: Cameryn Bell 3rd place 1:03.20
300 Meter Hurdles: Clara Skamarock 2nd place 55.24, Lydia Skamarock 8th place 1:05.84
800 Meter Run: Laighna Snider 7th place 2:52.19, Ava Jones 10th place 3:04.71, Ella Rayfield 11th 3:25.42
200 Meter Dash: Ella Blake 5th place 27.20, Annica Johnson 6th place 28.23, Cici Sloan 8th place 28.84
3200 Meter Run: Saharay Hernandez, 5th place, 16:03.79
4x400 Meter Relay: Cherryville 4:35.14
Long Jump: Makayla Hicks 9th place 13-10.50
Shot Put: Micah Duff 16th place 22-08.00, Morgan Wray 18th place 22-05.00, Grace Wells 19th place 22-03.00, Ava Freeman 23rd place 19-09.00
Discus: Grace Wells, 6th place, 82-00.00; Ava Freeman, 16th place, 63-09.00; Morgan Wray 17th place 63-08.00, Micah Duff 30th place 45-03.00
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