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Bessemer City, NC (WNN) - The Cherryville men’s and women’s track teams began their 2026 seasons at Bessemer City High School on March 3rd. Both teams had great performances, each finishing in second place. Men’s team results: East Gaston 89, Cherryville 73, Highland Tech 55, and Bessemer City 7. Results for the women’s team: East Gaston 102, Cherryville 75, Highland Tech 30, and Bessemer City 9. After a great season opener, the teams will now prepare for the next meet scheduled for March 9th at Stuart Cramer.
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800 Meter Relay: 3rd place (11:07.95) Xavier Phillips, Diego Garcia, Mason Powers, and Charlie Morgan. 2 team points.
110 Meter Hurdles: 2nd place, Holden Walker, and 4th place, Nathaniel Taylor.
100 Meter Run: 1st place Darius Pullen 11.76 with 6 team points, 2nd place Jackson Heavner 11.86 with 4 team points, 4th place Caleb Gomez 12.67 with 2 team points, 7th place Elijah Proctor 13.23, and 13th place Maki Caldwell 14.55
200 Meter Relay: 1st place 1:40.33 and 6 team points. Enijahe Whitworth, Javarius McElhaney, Yovanny Gomez, and Jackson Heavner.
1600 Meter Run: 4th place Xavier Phillips 6:24.72 with 2 team points, and 7th place Adrian Gomez 7:00.78
100 Meter Relay: 1st place 51.97 and 6 team points. Darius Pullen, Enijahe Whitworth, Javarius McElhaney, and Jackson Heavner.
400 Meter Run: 1st place Yovanny Gomez 56.07 with 6 team points, 2nd place Caleb Gomez 56.29 with 4 team points, 9th place Mayson Mays 1:14.21
300 Meter Hurdles: 2nd place Holden Walker 48.81 with 4 team points, 4th place Austin Shoemake 54.01 with 2 team points, and 5th place Nathaniel Taylor 56.27
800 Meter Run: 5th place Diego Garcia 2:45.10 and 6th place Xavier Phillips 2:47.21
200 Meter Run: 4th place Enijahe Whitworth 25.56 with 2 team points, 5th place Narian Hopper 26.02 with 1 team point, 8th place Javarius McElhaney 26.84, 9th place Elijah Proctor 27.16, and 14th place Landry Pruitt 28.57
3200 Meter Run: 2nd place Mason Powers 13:09.51 with 4 team points, and 4th place Charlie Morgan 14:46.09 with 2 team points.
400 Meter Relay: 1st place, Diego Garcia, Caleb Gomez, Yovanny Gomez, Darius Pullen. No final time available.
High Jump: 1st place Narian Hopper 6-02.00 with 6 team points, and 3rd place Ayden Thompson 5-02.00 with 3 team points.
Long Jump: 6th place Landry Pruitt 14-07.50
Triple Jump: 3rd place Holden Walker 30-11.50 with 6 team points and 4th place Landry Pruitt 30-08.25 with 2 team points.
Shot Put: 4th place Zachariah Deaton 32-00.00 with 2 team points, 6th place Jeremy Hatcher 30-06.00, 8th place Austin Shoemake 29-07.00, and 11th place Jetson Hamilton 28-09.00
Discus Throw: 4th place Zachariah Deaton 91-08.00 with 2 team points, 7th place Jeremy Hatcher 77-00.00, 8th place Austin Shoemake 76-10.00, and 9th place 71-08.00
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800 Meter Relay: 2nd place (12:32.31) with 4 team points, Aliyah Howell, Ava Jones, Grayce Pruitt, and Clara Skamarock.
100 Meter Run: 1st place Ella Blake 14.04 with 6 team points, 2nd place Makayla Hicks 14.54 with 4 points, and 6th place Cici Sloan 15.61
1600 Meter Run: 1st place Grayce Pruitt 6:53.58 with 6 points, 2nd place Clara Skamarock 7:05.68 with 4 team points, and 7th place Willow Chambers 8:50.66
400 Meter Run: 2nd place Cameryn Bell 1:07.52 with 4 team points.
800 Meter Run: 2nd place Ava Jones 3:18.36 with 4 team points, 3rd place Ella Rayfield 3:26.77 with 3 team points, 4th place Aliyah Howell 3:31.78 with 2 team points, and 5th place Saharay Hernandez 3:37.48
200 Meter Run: 1st place Ella Blake 29.64 with 6 team points, 2nd place Annica Johnson 30.68 with 4 team points, and 3rd place Cici Sloan 31.33 with 3 team points.
3200 Meter Run: 1st place Grayce Pruitt 1:55.78 with 6 team points, 2nd place Lydia Skamarock 17:25.36 with 4 team points.
400 Meter Relay: 2nd place Cherryville 4:53.73 with 4 team points. Relay team members are not available.
Shot Put: 3rd place Micah Duff 21-08.00 with 3 team points, 4th place Grace Wells 21-06.00 with 2 team points, 9th place Morgan Wray 19-03.00, and 11th place Ava Freeman 18-05.00
Discus Throw: 1st place Grace Wells 74-11.00 with 6 team points, 6th place Ava Freeman 55-05.00, 7th place Morgan Wray 55-03.00, and 12th place Micah Duff 45-03.00
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