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Cherryville, NC (WNN) - The Cherryville Lady Ironmen and Ironmen track teams participated in the 2A West Regionals against 18 other teams on May 8th at Montreat College. The men’s team finished 7th, and the women’s team placed 10th. There were 20 members representing Cherryville High School against the best competitors in the region. Unlike most track meets, this meet had a cap of 4 members per school per event, and entries were seeded based on qualifying times or distances. Automatic state bids were secured by 11 members across 5 events based on their performance at the regional meet.
The Lady Ironmen had 2 relay teams qualify: the 4x100 Meter Relay team, consisting of Cici Sloan, Ella Blake, Annica Johnson, and Makayla Hicks. The other qualifier was the 4x200 Meter Relay team, consisting of Ella Blake, Annica Johnson, Cici Sloan, and Cameryn Bell. The Ironmen had 2 relay teams and 1 individual field event qualifier. Narian Hopper will participate in the high jump, and the following relay teams will go to the state championships: 4x100 Meter Relay team consisting of Enijahe Whitworth, Jackson Heavner, Darius Pullen, and Yovanny Gomez, and the 4x200 Meter Relay team consisting of Caleb Gomez, Enijahe Whitworth, Jackson Heavner, and Darius Pullen. These student athletes will compete next May 13th in Greensboro, NC, as they vie for a state championship. Coaches Callie Cooke and Matt Strother have helped to bring out the best in their teams and are proud of what has been accomplished thus far this season.
The teams scores in the men’s division were Corvian Community School 176, Mountain Island Charter 102, Elkin 44, Christ the King Catholic 39, Bradford Prep Charter 34, Community School of Davidson 34, Cherryville 33, Swain County 31, Langtree Charter Academy 30, Alleghany 29, Hayesville 26, East Wilkes 25, Cherokee 22, Starmount 22, Murphy 21, Avery County 19, Sugar Creek Charter 11, Highland Tech 2, and Mitchell 1.
High Jump: Narian Hopper, 4th place, 5-10, Ayden Thompson, 11th place, 5-04
100 Meter Dash: Darius Pullen 5th place 11.10
4x200 Relay Team: Cherryville 3rd place 1:29.03 – members Yovanny Gome, Enijahe Whitworth, Darius Pullen, and Jackson Heavner
1600 Meter Run: Steven Wyatt 5th place 4:53.83
4x100 Meter Relay: Cherryville 3rd place 43.01 – members Yovanny Gomez, Enijahe Whitworth, Darius Pullen, and Jackson Heavner
400 Meter Dash: Yovanny Gomez, 6th place, 51.46
300 Meter Hurdles: Holden Walker, 10th place, 43.58
200 Meter Dash: Darius Pullen, 8th place, 22.95; Jackson Heavner, 14th place, 28.40
3200 Meter Run: Steven Wyatt 8th place 10:52.18
4x400 Meter Relay: Cherryville 6th place 3:40.39 – members Caleb Gomez, Seth Locklear, Holden Walker, and Yovanny Gomez
The team scores were Corvian Community School 148, Mountain Island Charter 123, Swain County 93, Christ the King Catholic 47, Bradford Prep Charter 47, Cherokee 44, Community School of Davidson 40, Avery County 37, Murphy 25.50, Cherryville 18, Mitchell 12, East Wilkes 12, Elkin 12, Hayesville 11.50, Alleghaney 10, Starmount 8, Sugar Creek Charter 8, Langtree Charter Academy 2, and Queen’s Grant 1.
Discus: Grace Wells 12th place 78-05
Long Jump: Makayla Hicks 9th place 14-10.25
4x800 Meter Relay: Cherryville 8th place 11.41.60 – members Cameryn Bell, Gracye Pruitt, Ava Jones, and Laighna Snider
100 Meter Dash: Ella Blake, 8th place, 12.92
4x200 Meter Relay: Cherryville 4th place 1:48.59 – members Annica Johnson, Cameryn Bell, Cici Sloan, and Ella Blake
4x100 Meter Relay: Cherryville 3rd place 51.94 – members Annica Johnson, Makayla Hicks, Cici Sloan, and Ella Blake
400 Meter Dash: Cameryn Bell 7th place 1:03.29
300 Meter Hurdles: Clara Skamarock, 12th place, 55.70
4x400 Meter Relay: Cherryville 6th place 4:21.79 – members Annica Johnson, Laighna Snider, Ella Blake, and Cameryn Bell
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