Here is everything you need to know about the AHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Sectionals involving teams in and around Calhoun County at various locations Friday and Saturday
By Dana Stewart George
Editor’s Note: Each class in a section will qualify the top five performances meeting qualifying standards for each event. Also, qualifying will be the next four best performances (wild cards) meeting qualifying standards from all four sections per class event. If any of the top five finishers in a section event do not meet the qualifying standards, additional wild cards that meet qualifying standards in that event may be selected from the other sections in that class. A maximum of 24 may qualify for each state meet event. Wild card ties for running events will be broken by reading times to the thousandths of a second and for field events by using the standard procedure based on misses or attempts. In all relays, the top three teams from each section, plus four wild cards will qualify. Only 16 teams will qualify instead of 24.
Class 1A Section 4 at Scottsboro – Donoho
Teams: Appalachian, Athens Bible, Cedar Bluff, Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, Coosa Christian, Donoho, Lindsay Lane, Ragland, Skyline, Woodville
Boys
The Donoho boys are projected for a third-place team finish. Senior Ethan Rogers should be able to qualify for the state meet in the 200, 400 and long jump. Senior Carter Stremmel is likely to qualify in the distance events – 800, 1600, and 3200. Rogers and Stremmel also compete in a relay. Senior hurdler Brady Patterson should be able to qualify in both hurdles. The 4×800 relay team also should qualify and while the 4×400 relay team should finish in the top 3, it must do so under the state qualifying time of 4.00.
200 – Rogers is currently ranked third in the section with a time of 25.64.
400 – Rogers is ranked second in with a 57.47. The qualifying time for Class 1A boys is under 60.00.
800 – Stremmel is ranked fourth in the section and eighth in the Class 1A with a 2:16.62. Senior Mihir Patel is ranked seventh (2:27.32). Class 1A boys must finish with a 2:25 or better to qualify for state.
1600 – Stremmel is ranked third in the section and eighth in 1A at 5:11.53. Eighth-grader Riley Goodson is fifth (5:30.93) and Patel is sixth (5:32.24). Class 1A boys must finish with a 5:45 or better to qualify for state.
3200 – Stremmel is second in the section and eighth in 1A. Patel is fifth (12:53.19) and Jack Thomas seventh (14:01.74). Class 1A boys must finish 12:00 or better to qualify for state.
Hurdles – Patterson is third in the section and No. 13 in 1A in the 110 (20.85) and fourth in the section in the 300 (51.73). State qualifiers for Class 1A boys is under 52.00.
Discus – Freshman Alex Gilliland is ninth in the section with a throw of 75-5. The qualifying distance for state is 90-0.
Long Jump – Rogers is third in 1A with a jump of 18-2. The qualifying distance for state is 17-0.
Shot Put – Sophomore Ian Caballero is currently ranked seventh in the section (31-1). The qualifying distance for state is 34-0.
Relays – Donoho is fourth in the section in the 4×100 (51.34), second in the section and eighth in 1A in the 4×400 (4:10.40) and second in the section and fourth in 1A in the 4×800 (9:44.15). The state qualifying time for the 4×4 is under 4:00 and currently only three teams have met that time: St. Luke’s, Francis Marion and Phillips.
Girls
The Donoho girls are projected for a fourth-place team finish. Sophomore Estella Connell should qualify for the state meet in the High Jump, Long Jump and Triple Jump. She also typically competes on the 4×100 relay team, which should also qualify for the state meet. Senior Gracie Perry should be able to qualify for state in the 400. Sophomore hurdler Rory Parks should qualify in both the 100 and 300 hurdles, as should senior Anastasiya Burdrevich.
Senior discus thrower Cailin Campbell will likely finish in the top five with a state-qualifying throw. Senior Dena Musa is seeded first in the section in the pole vault and should be able to meet the minimum state-qualifying vault height. Senior Anslynn Simmons is ranked fourth in the section in the shot put and could be in the top five; her best throw is currently above the state minimum distance.
100 – Senior Gracie Perry is ranked seventh in the section at 14.30. Five of the sprinters ranked ahead of her are all from Cornerstone; however, each school can only register three runners in each event.
200 – Perry is ranked eighth in the section with a 30.58. Musa is ranked tenth with a 30.83.
400 – Perry is ranked second in the section and eighth in the state (1:07.77), recorded at the King of the East on April 16. Eighth grader Haley Hartwell is seventh in the section (1:12.10) and Musa eighth (1:13.24).
800 – Hartwell is ranked ninth in the section with a 3:10.14, The qualifying time for state is 2:55.
Hurdles – Parks is ranked second in the section and No. 13 in the state (19.88) in the 100; Burdrevich is ranked third in the section with a 21.86. Parks is first in the section and just inside the top 20 in the state in the 300 (59.01). Burdrevich is third in the section and just outside the top 25 in the state with a 1:02.83. The qualifying time for state is 60.00 or better.
Discus – Campbell is ranked third in the section with a distance of 75-7. Junior Ansley Simmons is sixth with a throw of 52-9. The qualifying throw for state is 65-0.
High Jump – Connell leads the section and is tied for second in 1A with a jump of 4-10. The state qualifying jump is 4-2.
Long Jump – Connell is ranked third in the section and fourth in 1A with a jump of 15-1. The qualifying distance for state is 13-0.
Triple Jump – Connell is the only triple jumper for Class 1A Section 4 and is ranked third in the state. Her best jump this year is a 32-8, besting the qualifying distance for state by over six feet.
Pole Vault – Musa is ranked at the top of Section 4 and Class 1A with a vault of 8-0. Parks and Hartwell are tied for second in the section with a vault of 6-6. The qualifying vault for Class 1A is 7-0.
Shot Put – Simmons is fourth in the section with a throw of 26-7. The qualifying throw for state is 26-0 feet.
4×100 Relay – Donoho is ranked second in the section and tied for eighth in 1A with a time of 55.79.
Class 3A Section 3 at Scottsboro – Ohatchee, Piedmont, Pleasant Valley, Saks, Weaver, Wellborn
Teams: Asbury, Brindlee Mountain, Elkmont, Geraldine, Glencoe, Hanceville, Holly Pond, JB Pennington, Piedmont, Pleasant Valley, Fyffe, Hokes Bluff, Ohatchee, Plainview, Saks, Susan Moore, Sylvania, Weaver, Wellborn
Boys
Projected Team Finishes: Ohatchee (2), Piedmont (4), Weaver (6), Pleasant Valley (7), Saks (8), Wellborn (11)
Ohatchee senior Troy Galloway should qualify for state in the 100, javelin (he is second in the state) and pole vault. Tyler Waters of Ohatchee should also have a state bid in the javelin. Galloway, state leader Chris Ferguson and senior Malachi Goble could give Ohatchee the 1-2-3 finish in the pole vault.
Senior Jalen MaCants of Saks should qualify in the 100. Senior Eli Ennis of Ohatchee is seeded second in the 200.
Freshman hurdler Keshawn Allen of Weaver is seeded first in both races. Ohatchee’s Goble is seeded second in both.
Piedmont’s junior hurdler Cody Holloway could make it a Calhoun County three-way sweep in the 110m hurdles. Ish Bethel of Piedmont is ranked first in the section in the High Jump and Triple Jump as well as third in the Long Jump. Junior Chandler Haygood of Saks, along with Piedmont’s Holloway and Bethel could have another Calhoun County top three sweep in the long jump.
The Saks 4×100 relay team and the Pleasant Valley and Piedmont 4×800 teams should be able to qualify for the state meet.
100 – Galloway is ranked third in the section (seeded second) and thirteenth in Class 3A with a time of 11.37. McCants is ranked fourth (seeded third) with a time of 11.47. Senior Beau Neely (Wellborn) is ranked fifth in the section (seeded fourth) with a time of 11.58. Sophomore Jesse Baswell (Ohatchee) is tied for sixth in the section (seeded fifth) with a time of 11.62 and Ennis is ranked eighth in the section (seeded sixth) with a time of 11.67. Wellborn junior Kenyale Turner is ranked ninth in the section but seeded seventh with a time of 11.76.
200 – Ennis is ranked third in the section (seeded second) and tied for No. 20 in 3A with a time of 23.74. Bethel is ranked sixth in the section (seeded third) with a time of 24.51. Sophomore Chase Haynes (Piedmont) is ranked seventh (seeded fourth) with a time of 24.75. Jalen Helm (Piedmont) is No. 11 (seeded seventh) with a time of 24.99.
400 – Haynes is ranked eighth in the section (seeded second) with a time of 56.08. Junior Grayson Johnson (Wellborn) is ranked ninth (seeded third) and tied for fifth in state with a time of 56.16. Sophomore Marrio Curry (Saks) is No. 11 in the section (seeded fifth) with a time of 56.48. The state qualifying time is 60:00.
800 – Freshman Caiden Cardelli (Piedmont) is ranked seventh in the section with a time of 2:15.33. Pleasant Valley sophomore Braxton Williams (2:17.79) is ninth in the section. Jaden Veazey and Cayden Nelson are seeded seventh and eighth, respectively, despite not recording times in the 800 this season. The state qualifying time is 2:25.
1600 – Pleasant Valley’s Nelson (4:56.82), Veazey (4:57.86) and Matthew Walden (5:08.89) are ranked sixth, seventh, and ninth in the section. The state qualifying time is 5:30.
3200 – Nelson (10:51.13), Veazey (10:58.01) and Walden (11:21.28) are ranked fifth, sixth and ninth in the section. The state qualifying time is 12:00.
110 Hurdles – Freshman Keshawn Allen of Weaver is ranked first in the section and fifth in state with a time of 16.73. Goble is second in the section and tied for seventh in state with a time of 16.86. Piedmont’s Holloway, a junior, is ranked third in the section and No. 11 in the state with a time of 17.49. Weaver’s D.J. Marbury (18.02) and Harper Williams (18.50) are ranked fifth and sixth in the section.
300 Hurdles – Allen is ranked at the top in the section and is tenth in the state with a time of 44.76. Goble is second in the section with a time of 45.72. Weaver’s Williams is ranked fifth in the section with a 47.40; and Piedmont’s Holloway is ranked seventh in the section with a 47.68. The state qualifying time is 52.00.
Discus – Piedmont junior Braden McDaniel is ranked seventh in the section (seeded fifth) with a throw of 108-0. Junior Tyler Waters of Ohatchee is ranked tenth in the section (seeded seventh) with a throw of 106-1. Sophomore Tanner Curvin of Piedmont ranked No. 13 (seeded ninth) in the section with a throw of 100-5. The state qualifying distance is 95-0.
High Jump – Piedmont’s Bethel of Piedmont is ranked first in the section and tied for fifth in state with a jump of 6-0. Marbury is tied for tenth in the section and with a jump of 5-2. The state qualifying height is 5-4.
Javelin – Ohatchee’s Galloway leads the section and is second in the state with a throw of 148-11. Waters is ranked fifth in the section with a 132-5 throw. Wellborn’s Johnson is ranked sixth with a 127-3, Jalen Helm of Piedmont is seventh (122-6). The state qualifying distance is 120-0.
Long Jump – Junior Chandler Haygood of Saks leads the section and is tied for twelfth in the state with a jump of 19-11. Piedmont’s Cody Holloway, a junior, is ranked second in the section with a 19-10. Bethel is ranked third in the section with a jump of 19-9. Senior Jacob Teal of Pleasant Valley fifth (19-3.5), freshman Jacob Helm of Piedmont tied for sixth (19-1) and Ennis is tied for ninth (18-6). The state qualifying distance is 17-0.
Triple Jump – Piedmont’s Bethel is ranked first in the section and sixth in state with a 40-3.5. Ohatchee’s Goble is ranked third (38-3.75) and freshman Clark Hill of Pleasant Valley seventh (33-10.5). The state qualifying distance is 35-0.
Pole Vault – Ohatchee should have a top three sweep with Junior Chris Ferguson (13-7), ranked first in the section and in state; Goble (11-6), ranked second in section and tied for fourth in state; and Galloway (10-6), ranked third in section and tied for sixth in state. The state qualifying height is 9-0.
Shot Put – Ohatchee’s Waters is ranked second in the section and third in state with a 47-1. King is fourth and tenth in the state with a 43-4, and freshman Luke Vinson is fifth (40-6). Junior Zeke Curvin of Pleasant Valley is sixth (40-4), sophomore Tanner Curvin of Piedmont is seventh (38-10) and Sam Tolbert of Piedmont is ranked ninth (37-9). The state qualifying distance is 36-0.
Relays – Saks is ranked second in the section and seventh in the state in the 4×100 (45.45); Ohatchee is fifth (46.54). Saks is ranked fourth in the section and eleventh in the state in the 4×400 with a 3:51.19; Piedmont is fifth in the section (3:51.95). Pleasant Valley is ranked first in the section and fourth in the state in the 4×8 with a time of 8:58.17; Piedmont is ranked third in the section and ninth in state with a 9:21.10.
Girls
Projected Team Finishes: Ohatchee (2), Piedmont (5), Pleasant Valley (8), Weaver (10), Saks (12), Wellborn (13)
Ohatchee junior Jorda Crook could qualify in the 100, 200, high jump (first in state) and javelin (first in state). Her teammate, senior Gracie George, leads the state in the discus and shot put and should have no problem qualifying in each.
Wellborn’s TaNiya Traylor is a likely top 5 in the discus. Weaver junior Layla Carter is ranked second in the 100 and third in the 200. Pleasant Valley eighth grader Ella Parris is ranked second in the 400. Saks seventh-grader Terriuanna Huguley could make her first state meet in the 100.
Hurdlers Hannah Barbee of Piedmont and Alayia D’Ambrosia of Weaver could qualify for the 100 hurdles along with Parris, who is also a contender in the 300 hurdles. Maddie Schwabe of Pleasant Valley and Ohatchee seniors McKenzie Fuller and Morgan Foushee will be fighting for a place in the top 5 of the 300 hurdles. Ohatchee’s Mia Waters and junior Lele Ridley of Piedmont could qualify in the javelin.
Ashllyn Adderhold of Piedmont could qualify in the high jump, triple jump, and pole vault. Piedmont’s Lexi Ray and Ohatchee’s trio of Fordham, Coalie Easterwood and Emily Riddle could dominate the pole vault.
100 – Weaver’s Junior Layla Carter is ranked second in the section and sixth in the state with a time of 12.93. Crook is ranked third in the section with a time of 13.28. Huguley is ranked fifth (seeded fourth) in the section with a time of 13.40, and seventh-grade teammate Lindsey Tubiolo is ranked eighth (seeded seventh) in the section with a time of 13.60.
200 – Crook is ranked first in the section and eighth in the state with a time of 27.17. Weaver’s Carter is ranked third with a time of 27.80.
400 – PV’s Parris is ranked second in the section and eighth in the state with a time of 1:04.99. Piedmont’s Dezstany Diamond is seeded sixth in the section with a time of 1:08.00. Junior Mya Brown of Saks is ranked sixth and seeded seventh in the section with a time of 1:08.69. The state qualifying time is 72.00.
800 – Piedmont’s eighth grader Mattie Todd is ranked ninth (seeded seventh) in the section with a time of 2:54.34. The state qualifying time is 2:55.
1600 – Piedmont’s Todd is ranked eighth (seeded fifth) in the section with a time of 6:20.34. The state qualifying time is 6:30.
3200 –Todd is ranked eighth (seeded seventh) in the section with a time of 13:44.20. The state qualifying time is 14:00.
100 Hurdles – Senior Hannah Barbee of Piedmont is ranked third (seeded second) in the section and eighth in the state with a time of 18.88. Ohatchee’s senior Morgan Foushee is ranked fourth (seeded third) in the section and tenth in the state with a time of 19.00. Sophomore Alayia D’Ambrosia of Weaver is ranked fifth (seeded fourth) in the section and twelfth in the state with a time of 19.08. Pleasant Valley’s Parris is seeded fifth in the section with a time of 19.24.
300 Hurdles – Parris is ranked third in the section and fifth in the state with a time of 51.23, and teammate sophomore Maddie Schwabe is ranked fourth in the section with a time of 55.73. Ohatchee senior teammates McKenzie Fuller (57.20) and Foushee (58.62) are ranked fifth and sixth in the section. The state qualifying time is 60.00.
Discus – George is ranked first in the section and first in the state with a throw of 94-10. Wellborn junior TaNiya Traylor is ranked fourth in the section with a throw of 79-3. The state qualifying time is 65-0.
High Jump – Crook is ranked first in the section and first in the state with a jump of 5-2. Junior Ashllyn Adderhold of Piedmont is tied for fourth in the section and tied for twelfth in the state with a jump of 4-6. Pleasant Valley teammates Schwabe and Maggie Homesley are tied for eighth in the section with jumps of 4-4. The state qualifying jump is 4-2.
Javelin – Crook is ranked first in the section and first in state with a throw of 128-6. Teammate Mia Waters is ranked third in the section and fifth in the state with a throw of 100-11. Junior Lele Ridley of Piedmont is ranked fifth in the section and seventh in the state with a throw of 99-6. Ohatchee’s George is ranked eighth (seeded seventh) in the section with a throw of 90-1. The state qualifying throw is 65-0.
Long Jump – Ohatchee’s Fuller is ranked first in the section and second in state with a jump of 17-3. Crook is tied for fourth in the section with a jump of 14-11. Weaver’s Layla Carter is tied for sixth in the section with a jump of 14-9. The state qualifying jump is 13-0.
Triple Jump – Piedmont’s Adderhold is ranked first in the section and fifth in the state with a jump of 31-8. Sophomore Emily Barbee of Piedmont is ranked seventh (seeded fourth) in the section with a jump of 27-8. The state qualifying jump is 26-0.
Pole Vault – Lexi Ray and Adderhold are ranked first and second in the section and tied for second and tied for fourth in the state with jumps of 8-6 and 8-0. Ohatchee’s Fordham, Coalie Easterwood and Emily Riddle are also contenders to qualify. The state qualifying vault is 7-0.
Shot Put – George is ranked first in the section and the state with a throw of 36-7. Junior Victoria Turner of Pleasant Valley is ranked fourth in the section with a throw of 29-8. Sophomore DJ Gibbs of Weaver is ranked seventh (seeded sixth) in the section with a throw of 28-0.5. The state qualifying distance is 26-0.
Relays – Weaver’s team is ranked second in the section in the 4×100 with a time of 55.03. Pleasant Valley is ranked second in the section and tenth in the state in the 4×400 with a time of 4:53.36; Wellborn is ranked third in the section (4:54.05) and Piedmont fifth (5:02.96), but both have work to do to meet the state qualifying time of 4:50. Pleasant Valley is ranked fifth in section in the 4×8 with a time of 12:34.00; the state qualifying time is 12:30.00.
Class 4A Section 2 at Beauregard – Anniston, Jacksonville, White Plains
Teams in Section 2: Alabama Christian, Anniston, Ashville, Booker T. Washington, Booker T. Washington Magnet, Bullock County, Cleburne County, Handley, Jacksonville, LAMP (Loveless), Montgomery Academy, Munford, Saint James, White Plains
Boys
Projected Team Finishes: Anniston (1), Munford (9), Jacksonville (8), White Plains (9), Cleburne County (12)
The Anniston boys are projected for a first-place team finish at the sectional meet. Sophomore Jayden Lewis is ranked first and second in the 200 and 100. Junior Jaylon Cunningham is ranked second in the 200 and second in the 400. Junior JaVon Thomas is the top seed in the 400 and a potential qualifier for the 200.
In the distance events, senior Christian Myles is the top runner in the 800 and 1600 and a third seed in the 3200. Junior Dontre Lunsford is the top seed in both the 110 and 300 hurdles. Malachi Taylor is ranked first in section and second in state in the Triple Jump and is tied for second in the Long Jump. Senior JacQues Thomas is in the top 5 in the Triple Jump and could get a bid as a wild card in the Long Jump. Anniston’s 4×100 and 4×400 relays are seeded first.
White Plains seventh grader Phileepae Holloway, Jr, is the third seed in the 100. Junior Brandon Hahm is ranked in the top three in the Discus and in the top 5 in the Pole Vault. Sophomore Andrew Freeland is ranked third in the Javelin.
Jacksonville’s Ronnie Matthews is the fifth seed in the 100 and the fourth seed in the 200. Tyshaun Cameron is ranked third in the 300 hurdles. Junior Hayden Smith is tied for second in the Shot Put. The 4×100 and 4×800 relay teams are ranked in the top 3. Cleburne County’s JJ Cosby is ranked fifth in the 400m.
Munford’s Dakota Frank is ranked first in the 3200m and second in both the 800 and 1600. Sophomore Logan Smith is ranked in the top five in the Discus. Senior Aiden Marquardt is ranked fifth in the Javelin. Junior Javion White is ranked fourth in the Shot Put.
100 – Anniston’s Jayden Lewis (sophomore) is ranked second in section and ninth in state with a time of 11.20. seventh grader Phileepae Holloway, Jr. of White Plains is ranked third with a time of 11.36. Jacksonville’s Ronnie Matthews (junior) is ranked fifth with a time of 11.39.
200 – Anniston’s Lewis is ranked first in the section and second in Class 4A with a time of 22.63, teammate Junior Jaylon Cunningham is ranked second in section and ninth in state with a time of 23.10, and Junior JaVon Thomas is ranked fifth with a time of 23.42. Jacksonville’s Matthews is ranked fourth in with a time of 23.41.
400 – Anniston’s Thomas is ranked first in section and sixth in state (51.92) and Cunningham is ranked second (51.98) in section and seventh in state. Cleburne County’s JJ Cosby (junior) is ranked fifth with a time of 53.63. The qualifying time for state is 55.00.
800 – Senior Christian Myles of Anniston is ranked first in the section and second in state with a time of 1:59.51. Sophomore Dakota Frank of Munford is ranked second in the section and sixth in the state with a time of 2:05.29. Senior Caden Johnson of White Plains and Sophomore Rodriguez Burnett of Anniston are tied for eleventh (seeded eighth) in section with a time of 2:17.21. The qualifying time for state is 2:20.
1600 – Anniston’s Myles is ranked first in section and fifth in the state with a time of 4:35.59, and Munford’s Frank is ranked second in the section and eighth in the state with a time of 4:39.08. eighth grader Sawyer Conn of White Plains is ranked tenth (seeded ninth) in section with a time of 5:12.79, and teammate Johnson is ranked eleventh in section with a time of 5:16.27. The qualifying time for state is 5:15.
3200 – Munford’s Frank is ranked first in the section and seventh in the state with a time of 10:18.16. Anniston’s Myles is ranked third in the section and ninth in state with a time of 10:22.98. Conn from White Plains is ranked sixth with a time of 10:57.38. The qualifying time for state is 11:45.
110 Hurdles – Junior Dontre Lunsford of Anniston is ranked second (seeded first) with a time of 17.28, and his brother, Deon Lunsford, is ranked sixth in section with a time of 18.91. Senior Paris Hayes of White Plains is ranked eighth in section with a time of 19.80.
300 Hurdles – Dontre Lunsford (Anniston) is ranked first in the section and ninth in the state with a time of 43.12, and his brother Deon is ranked sixth in section with a time of 45.46. Jacksonville’s Tyshaun Cameron is ranked third in section with a time of 44.46. Kelby Tucker of Munford is ranked seventh with a time of 46.11. The qualifying time for state is 50.00.
Discus – Junior Brandon Hahm of White Plains is ranked third in the section and ninth in state with a throw of 120-4. Munford’s Logan Smith (sophomore) is ranked fourth in the section with a throw of 114-0. The qualifying distance for state is 100-0.
High Jump – Cleburne County’s Crosby is tied for fourth in the section with a jump of 5-10. Jacksonville’s Brodie Fordham-Miller (freshman) is tied for sixth in the section with a jump of 5-8. The qualifying height for state is 9-0.
Javelin – Sophomore Andrew Freeland of White Plains is ranked third with a throw of 130-3. Munford’s Aiden Marquardt (senior) is ranked fifth in the section with a throw of 125-7. Hayes of White Plains is ranked sixth with a throw of 120-8. The qualifying distance for state is 125-0.
Long Jump – Sophomore Malachi Taylor of Anniston is tied for second in section and tied for tenth in Class 4A with a jump of 20-9. Anniston’s Senior JacQues Thomas (19-7) and Junior Javon Croft (19-5.75) are ranked sixth and seventh in the section. The qualifying distance for state is 18-0.
Triple Jump – Anniston’s Taylor (42-8.25) is ranked first in section and second in state, Thomas (40-9.25) is ranked fifth in section, and Croft (39-5.5) is ranked eighth in section. The qualifying distance for state is 37-0.
Pole Vault – Hahm of White Plains is ranked fifth in the section with a vault of 8-0. The qualifying vault for state is 9-0.
Shot Put – Jacksonville’s Junior Hayden Smith and Junior Ryqueze McElderry of Anniston are tied for second in the section and tied for eighth in the state with throws of 42-8. Junior Javion White of Munford is ranked fourth in the section and tenth in the state with a throw of 42-6. Hahm of White Plains is ranked sixth with a throw of 42-2. The qualifying distance for state is 38-0.
4×100 Relay – Anniston is ranked first in the section and second in the state with a time of 43.48. Jacksonville’s team is ranked third in the section and eleventh in the state with a time of 45.12.
4×400 – Anniston is ranked first in the section and in the state with a time of 3:30.55. Jacksonville’s team is ranked fifth (seeded fourth) in the section with a time of 3:46.27.
4×800 Relay – Anniston’s is ranked second in the section and tenth in the state with a time of 9:19.65, and Jacksonville’s team is ranked third in the section and eleventh in the state with a time of 9:22.90. The qualifying time for state is 10:00.
Girls
Projected Team Finishes: White Plains (1), Anniston (3), Jacksonville (8), Munford (10), Cleburne County (11)
The Anniston girls are projected for a third-place finish at the section meet. Ga’bryle Roberts, Lanecia Moore, and Christiyuna Reed are ranked second, third, and fifth in the 200. Sophomore Kiarra Foster is ranked second in the 400. Freshman Naleyah Gipson is ranked first in the 300 and second in the 100 hurdles.
White Plains senior Anna Strickland is ranked first in the 800 and second in the 1600 and 3200. She is also a possible qualifier in the 400. Freshman Maddyn Conn is ranked first in the 1600 and 3200, as well as fourth in the 800. Sophomore Maleah Hill is one of the top pole vaulters in the state and is seeded third in the 100 hurdles. senior Angel Bozarth is ranked first in the Javelin, High Jump and Triple Jump and third in the Long Jump. Junior Macy Scism and Senior Halle Nance are both ranked in the top five in the Javelin.
Munford Freshman Isabella Foshee is ranked fourth in the 3200. Junior Anijah Gladden is ranked fourth in the Shot Put. The 4×100 relay team is seeded third.
Jacksonville Senior Victoria Moses of Jacksonville is ranked first in the Long Jump and fifth in the Triple Jump. The 4×400 relay team is seeded second.
Sophomore Faith Brown of Cleburne County is ranked third in the Triple Jump.
100 – Alexis Bennett of Munford is ranked fifth in the section with a time of 13.49. Anniston’s Ga’bryle Roberts (13.50) and Christiyuna Reed (13.51) are ranked sixth (seeded third) and seventh (seeded fourth) in the section.
200 – Anniston’s Roberts (27.38), Senior Lanecia Moore (27.40), and Reed (27.77) are ranked second, third, and fifth in section and seventh, eighth, and thirteenth in state. Munford’s Bennett (28.42), Anijah Gladden (28.62), Teriaunna Davis (28.78), and are ranked sixth, seventh, and eighth in the section.
400 – Sophomore Kiarra Foster of Anniston is ranked second in section and fifth in the state with a time of 1:01.48. Senior Anna Strickland of White Plains is ranked fourth in section and twelfth in the state with a time of 1:03.48. Anniston’s Moore is ranked sixth (seeded fifth) in the section with a time of 1:03.80. Senior Madison Bonner of White Plains is ranked seventh (seeded sixth) in the section with a time of 1:04.08. The qualifying time for state is 68.00.
800 – Strickland is ranked first in the section and in the state with a time of 2:24.42. Conn is ranked fourth in the section and seventh in state with a time of 2:32.00. Anniston’s seventh grader Liberty Lewis is ranked sixth with a time of 2:39.13, The qualifying time for state is 2:55.
1600 – Conn is ranked first in the section and in the state with a time of 5:17.72 followed by teammate Strickland, who is ranked second in section and third in the state with a time of 5:27.02. Freshman Isabella Foshee of Munford is ranked fourth in the section and eighth in the state with a time of 5:40.11. Jacksonville’s freshman Sarah Sloughfy is ranked seventh in the section with a time of 6:06.63. The qualifying time for state is 6:30.
3200 – Conn is ranked first in the section and in the state with a time of 11:23.01 followed by teammate Strickland, who is ranked second in section and in the state with a time of 11:40.00. Foshee is ranked fourth in the section and seventh in the state with a time of 12:04.82. Sloughfy is ranked seventh (seeded sixth) in the section and thirteenth in the state with a time of 13:14.52. The qualifying time for state is 14:00.
100 Hurdles – Freshman Naleyah Gipson from Anniston is ranked second with a time of 18.92. Sophomore Maleah Hill of White Plains is ranked fourth (seeded third) in the section with a time of 19.54. Cleburne County’s Freshman Beverly Skinner is ranked sixth (seeded fifth) in the section with a time of 20.50. Junior La’Zadia Thomas of Anniston is ranked seventh (seeded sixth) with a time of 20.89.
300 Hurdles – Anniston’s Gipson is ranked first in the section and ninth in the state with a time of 53.28. Freshman Laralee Church of White Plains is seeded fifth in the section with a time of 55.94. Anniston’s Thomas is ranked seventh in the section with a time of 58.10. The qualifying time for state is 55.00.
Discus – Senior Halle Nance of White Plains is ranked second in the section with a throw of 82-9. Jacksonville’s seventh grader Gracie Vaughn is ranked twelfth (seeded tenth) in the section with a throw of 63-9. The qualifying distance for state is 75-0.
High Jump – Senior Angel Bozarth of White Plains is ranked first in the section and tied for first in the state with a jump of 5-0. Teammate eighth grader Skye Taylor is tied for sixth in the section with a jump of 4-4. The qualifying height for state is 4-2.
Javelin – White Plains’s Bozarth is ranked first in the section and fifth in the state with a throw of 101-5, and teammate Macy Scism (junior) is ranked second in the section and twelfth in the state with a throw of 92-10. Nance from White Plains is ranked fifth with a throw of 86-4. The qualifying distance for state is 75-0.
Long Jump – Senior Victoria Moses of Jacksonville is ranked first in the section and third in the state with a jump of 15-9. White Plains’s Bozarth is ranked third in the section and seventh in the state with a jump of 15-4.5. Anniston’s Gipson is ranked sixth in the section with a jump of 14-7. Sophomore Faith Brown of Cleburne County is tied for eighth in the section with a jump of 13-11. The qualifying distance for state is 13-6.
Triple Jump – White Plains’s Bozarth is ranked first in the section and third in the state with a jump of 32-5.25. Brown from Cleburne County is ranked third in the section with a jump of 30-1.75. Jacksonville’s Moses is ranked fifth in the section and with a jump of 29-6.75. The qualifying distance for state is 27-0.
Pole Vault – Hill of White Plains is ranked first in the section and tied for third in the state with a vault of 8-0. The qualifying vault for state is 7-0.
Shot Put – Munford’s Junior Anijah Gladden is ranked fourth in the section with a throw of 29-7. The qualifying distance for state is 27-0.
4×100 Relay – Anniston’s team is ranked second in the section and fourth in the state with a time of 52.29. Munford’s team is ranked third in the section and seventh in the state with a time of 53.38.
4×400 Relay – Anniston’s team is ranked first in the section and third in the state with a time of 4:21.52. Jacksonville’s team is ranked second in the section and eighth in the state with a time of 4:41.91. White Plains’s team is ranked fifth in the section and twelfth in the state with a time of 4:46.62. The qualifying time for state is 4:50.
4×800 Relay – Anniston’s team is ranked third in the section and fifth in the state with a time of 10:55.47. Jacksonville’s team is ranked fourth in the section and sixth in the state with a time of 11:17.70. The qualifying time for state is 12:15.
Class 5A Section 4 at Guntersville – Alexandria
Teams in Section 4: Alexandria, Ardmore, Boaz, Brewer, Crossville, Douglas, East Limestone, Fairview, Guntersville, Lawrence County, Lee – Huntsville, Mae-Jemison, Russellville, Sardis, West Point
Boys
Alexandria male sprinters are led by Junior Antonio Ross whose strongest event is the 400m, but he could also qualify in the 100. Senior hurdler Matthew Bunn is seeded first and second in the 110 and 300 hurdles. Senior Connor Hall is seeded first in the Discus and fifth in the Shot Put.
100 – Ross is ranked eleventh (seeded ninth) in the section with a time of 11.82.
200 – Ross is ranked fifth in the section with a time of 29.53.
400 – Ross is ranked second in the section with a time of 52.10. Freshman Elijah Hunter is ranked twelfth (seeded tenth) in the section with a time of 55.66. The qualifying time for state is 54.00.
800 – Senior Ben Wade is ranked eighth (seeded fifth) in the section with a time of 2:15.40. Junior Israel Hawkins is ranked tenth (seeded ninth) in the section with a time of 2:18.11. The qualifying time for state is 2:15.
1600 – Wade is ranked eighth (seeded seventh) in the section with a time of 5:05.87. Medders is ranked 1ninth (seeded 1fifth) in the section with a time of 5:27.15. The qualifying time for state is 5:00.
3200 – Wade is ranked seventh in the section with a time of 11:08.34. Medders is ranked eighth in the section with a time of 11:12.02. The qualifying time for state is 11:30.
110 Hurdles – Senior Matthew Bunn is ranked first in the section with a time of 16.12.
300 Hurdles – Bunn is ranked third (seeded second) in the section with a time of 43.35. The qualifying time for state is 48.00.
Discus – Senior Connor Hall is ranked second (seeded first) in the section with a throw of 132-4. Senior Damon Parr is ranked tenth (seeded ninth) in the section with a throw of 105-2. The qualifying throw for state is 105-0.
High Jump – Sophomore T.K. Downie and Williams are tied for fifth in the section with a jump of 5-8. The qualifying jump for state is 5-6.
Javelin – Sophomore Carson Hall is ranked eighth (seeded seventh) in the section with a throw of 128-4. The qualifying throw for state is 125-0.
Long Jump – Downie is ranked fourtheent (seeded thirteenth) in the section with a jump of 18-6. The qualifying jump for state is 18-0.
Triple Jump – Williams is ranked eighth in the section with a jump of 36-5. Bunn is ranked thirteenth in the section with a jump of 34-0. The qualifying jump for state is 37-0.
Shot Put – Connor Hall is ranked sixth (seeded fifth) in the section with a throw of 39-8. Parr is ranked eighth (seeded sixth) in the section with a throw of 39-4. The qualifying throw for state is 39-0.
Relays – The Valley Cubs are ranked eighth in the section in the 4×100 (47.60). Their 4×400 team is ranked fifth (3:49.72), and their 4×800 team is ranked seventh (9:43.46).
Girls
The Alexandria girls are projected for a second-place team finish at the sectional meet. Junior Jordyn Walker is ranked at the top of the section in the 100, 200, and 400 races and the Long Jump. She is joined by Senior Michaela Watts as a potential top 3 finisher in the 400. Junior Michaela Moore is a likely qualifier for the 800. Freshman Sumira Duncan is currently ranked fifth in the section in the 300 hurdles.
Eighth grader Tyasha Hunt and sophomore Danashia Woods are two of the state leaders in the discus. Freshman Eryn Spradley is tied for third in the section in the High Jump. Denver Browning is tied for second in the section in the Pole Vault. Tyasha Hunt and Mariah Munford are two of the state leaders in the Shot Put.
The girls are stronger in the 4×400 and 4×800 with potential bids for state.
100 – Junior Jordyn Walker is ranked first in the section and 1eighth in state with a time of 13.04. Sophomore Chelsea Billips is ranked seventh (seeded fifth) in the section with a time of 13.74.
200 – Walker is ranked first in the section with a time of 27.75. Billips is ranked eighth (seeded seventh) in the section with a time of 29.27.
400 – Walker is ranked first in the section and third in the state with a time of 1:01.21. Senior Michaela Watts is ranked third in the section with a time of 1:04.59. Junior Michaela Moore is ranked tenth (seeded eighth) in the section with a time of 1:07.29. The qualifying time for state is 65.00.
800 – Moore is ranked third in the section and sixth in the state with a time of 2:31.80. Watts is ranked fifth in the section and eighth in the state with a 2:32.59. eighth grader Zoey Wilson is ranked 2third (seeded eleventh) in the section with a time of 2:55.87. The qualifying time for state is 2:40.
1600 – Seventh grader Ava Browning is ranked 1fourth (seeded ninth) in section and 2fifth in state with a time of 6:22.52. The qualifying time for state is 6:30.
3200 – Browning is seeded seventh in the section with a time of 13:40.89. eighth grader Toryn Barnes is ranked thirteenth (seeded eighth) in the section and 2second in state with a time of 13:56.07. The qualifying time for state is 13:15.
100 Hurdles – Eighth grader Anna Beth Stewart is ranked sixth in the section and tied for 3first in state with a time of 19.44. Freshman Sumira Duncan is ranked tenth with a time of 19.97.
300 Hurdles – Duncan is ranked fifth in the section with a time of 54.63 and 3fifth in state. The qualifying time for state is 55.00
Discus – Eighth grader Tyasha Hunt is ranked third in the section and sixth in the state with a throw of 98-1. Sophomore Danashia Woods is ranked fourth in the section and ninth in the state with a throw of 95-7. The qualifying throw for state is 70-0.
High Jump – Freshman Eryn Spradley is tied for third in the section with a jump of 4-6. The qualifying jump for state is 4-4.
Javelin – Sophomore Aubrey Christian is ranked seventh (seeded sixth) in the section with a throw of 84-11. eighth grader Mariah Munford is ranked seventh in the section with a distance of 84-10. The qualifying throw for state is 75-0.
Long Jump – Walker is ranked second in the section and ninth in state with a jump of 16-3. The qualifying jump for state is 14-0.
Triple Jump – Eighth-grader Jaida Chatman is ranked eighth (seeded seventh) in section with a jump of 27-10.5. The qualifying jump for state is 29-0.
Pole Vault – Denver Browning is tied for second in the section and tied for eleventh in the state with a vault of 7-0. The qualifying vault for state is 7-6.
Shot Put – Tyasha Hunt is ranked second in section and tied for sixth in state with a throw of 31-3. Munford is ranked third in section and eighth in state with a throw of 30-11. The qualifying throw for state is 27-0.
4×100 Relay – The Alexandria 4×100 relay team is ranked fifth in the section and 2sixth in state 5A with a time of 54.99.
4×400 Relay – The Alexandria 4×400 relay team is ranked second in the section and thirteenth in state 5A with a time of 4:35.46. The qualifying time for state is 4:50.
4×800 Relay – The Alexandria 4×800 relay team is ranked second in the section and in state 5A with a time of 10:39.58. The qualifying time for state is 12:00.
Class 6A Section 2 at Mountain Brook – Oxford
Teams in Section 2: Benjamin Russell, Briarwood Christian, Calera, Chelsea, Clay-Chalkville, Gardendale, Huffman, Mortimer Jordan, Mountain Brook, Opelika, Oxford, Pell City, Pinson Valley, Russell County, Shades Valley, Stanhope – Elmore, Valley, Wetumpka
Boys
The Oxford boys are projected for a third-place team finish at the sectional meet. Senior Kyler Wright is a strong presence in the 800 as the second seed, and he will help push the 4×400 and 4×800 relays to the state meet. Junior Noah George should be able to qualify in both the 3200 and 1600 as well as part of the 4×800 relay. Sophomore Christian Gibson is one of the top 110m hurdlers and triple jumpers in the state. Junior Kendric Croft is a strong competitor in the 300 hurdles.
If Freshman Jayden Lewis is on his game, he could qualify for state in the High Jump. Junior Ashton Mitchell currently leads the state in the Long Jump after a recent school-record performance. Senior Jordan Dobbins is currently one of the top throwers in the state in the javelin. Senior Brian Rivas is ranked fourth in the section in Shot Put. All three relay teams are potential qualifiers for state.
100 – Freshman Jaden Dobbins is ranked ninth in the section (seeded eighth) with a time of 11.28. Freshman Antonio Hicks is ranked 1fourth in the section (seeded thirteenth) with a time of 11.35.
200 – Junior Ashton Mitchell is ranked twenty-fourth (seeded nineteenth) in the section with 23.58.
400 – Freshman Damious Wilson is ranked eleventh in the section with a time of 52.04. Senior JD Jones is ranked thirteenth in the section with a time of 52.21. The state qualifying time is 53.00.
800 – Senior Kyler Wright is ranked second in Class 6A Section 2 and ninth in the state with a time of 1:59.31. Junior Evan Somers is ranked fourth in the section with a 2:00.69. The state qualifying time is 2:10.
1600 – Junior Noah George is ranked fifth in the section and nineteenth in the state with a 4:31.72 in the 1600m. The state qualifying time is 4:50.
3200 – George is ranked third in the section and tenth in the state with a 9:39.83 in the 3200m. The state qualifying time is 10:30.
110 Hurdles – Sophomore Christian Gibson is ranked second in the section and ninth in the state with a time of 15.72 in the 110m Hurdles. Junior Kendric Croft is ranked sixth in the section with a time of 16.40.
300 Hurdles – Croft is ranked fourth in the section and thirteenth in the state with a time of 42.14 in the 300m Hurdles. Gibson is ranked eighth with a 43.23. The state qualifying time for the 300m Hurdles in Class 6A is 45.00.
Discus – Freshman Aiden Smith is ranked seventeenth (seeded fourteenth) in the section with a throw of 105-4. The state qualifying distance for the discus throw is 115-0.
High Jump – Freshman Jayden Lewis is tied for fifth in the section with a jump of 5-10. The state qualifying height for the high jump in Class 6A is 5-8.
Javelin – Senior Jordan Dobbins is ranked second in the section and ninth in the state with a throw of 152-4. Freshman Darrell Gooden is ranked tenth in the section (seeded ninth) with a throw of 141-1. The state qualifying throw for the javelin in Class 6A is 130-0.
Long Jump – Junior Ashton Mitchell is at the top of Class 6A Section 2 and first in the state with a jump of 23-9.25. Gibson is ninth in the section with a jump of 20-11.75. Freshman Damious Wilson is tied for tenth with a jump of 20-9. The qualifying distance for the long jump for Class 6A is 19-0.
Triple Jump – Mitchell is second in the section and thirteenth in the state with a jump of 43-1. The qualifying distance for the triple jump is 40-0.
Shot Put – Senior Brian Rivas is ranked fourth in the section with a throw of 43-1. The qualifying distance for the shot put is 40-0 or greater.
4×100 Relay – The Oxford 4×100 relay team is ranked third in Class 6A Section 2 and sixth in the state with a time of 43.27.
4×400 Relay – The Oxford 4×400 relay team is ranked second in the section and eighth in the state with a time of 3:32.55. The state qualifying time is 3:40 or less.
4×800 Relay – The Oxford 4×800 relay team is ranked second in the section and seventh in the state with a time of 8:30.60. The state qualifying time is 9:00 or less.
Girls
Junior Keziah Mickler could have a good meet with strong performances in the sprints (100, 200, and 400). Junior Katie Keur should lead the girls in the distance events (1600, and 3200) to qualify for state. Junior Chaci Whitfield is another multi-event contender with likely qualifying performances in the 300 hurdles and the High Jump. She is out of the top five seeding in the 400 but could break through.
100 – Junior Keziah Mickler is ranked third in the section and eighth in the state with a time of 12.54.
200 – Mickler is ranked fifth in Section 2 seventeenth in the state with a time of 26.35.
400 – Mickler is ranked seventh in the section (seeded second) with a 1:00.20; Junior Chaci Whitfield is ranked fourteenth in the section (seeded sixth) with a time of 1:02.80. The state qualifying time is 62.00.
800 – Junior Katie Keur is ranked ninth in Section 2 (seeded sixth) with a time of 2:25.15. The state qualifying time is 2:35.
1600 – Keur is ranked seventh in the section (seeded fifth) and ninth in the state with a 5:19.39; Freshman Emerson Maniscalco is ranked fourteenth in the section (seeded ninth) with a 5:39.92. The state qualifying time is 6:15.
3200 – Keur is ranked sixth in the section (seeded fourth) and eighth in the state with a time of 11:38.18. Maniscalco is ranked eleventh in the section (seeded eighth) with a time of 11:56.20. The state qualifying time is 13:00.00
100 Hurdles – Sophomore Anastasia Brooks is ranked fifteenth in Section 2 (seeded thirteenth) with a time of 18.94.
300 Hurdles – Whitfield is ranked fourth in the section and eighth in the state with a 47.62. Brooks is ranked ninth with a 52.07. Sophomore Shaniya Calloway is ranked twelfth in the section (seeded ninth) with a 52.71. The state qualifying time is 53.00.
Discus – Sophomore Aryiana Johnson is ranked fourteenth in the section with a distance of 68-6. The state qualifying distance is 80-0.
High Jump – Whitfield is tied for fourth with a jump of 4-10. The state qualifying height is 4-6.
Javelin – Senior Nia Twyman is ranked twenty-second in the section (seeded fourteenth) with a distance of 69-11. The state qualifying distance is 85-0.
Long Jump – Senior Adrionna Foster is ranked nineteenth in the section (seeded seventeenth) with a jump of 15-2. The state qualifying distance is 15-0.
Triple Jump – Junior Reygan White is ranked fourteenth in Section 2 with a jump of 32-7The state qualifying distance is 29-0.
Shot Put – Rayannua Knox is ranked ninth in the section with a throw of 29-7. The state qualifying distance is 29-0.
4×100 Relay – The 4×100 Relay is ranked seventh with a time of 51.31.
4×400 Relay – The 4×400 Relay is ranked seventh in the section. The state qualifying time is 4:45.
4×800 Relay – The 4×800 Relay is ranked ninth in the section (seeded seventh) with a time of 12:27.31. The state qualifying time is 11:00. [*** read more]
