Track & Field Conference Championship Results

Results from our conference championship that took place at Watauga on 5/3.

In track typically the top 8 finishers score points for their team so listed below is our top 8 finishers and personal best marks.

For the men:

Luke Peterson set a new personal best in the 100m and pole vault

Danny Ruiz-Lara set a new personal best in the 400m finishing 5th overall

Dante Wellington set a new personal best in the 300m hurdles

Cole Rumfelt set a new personal best in the Pole Vault finishing 7th overall

Dylan Carpenter finished 5th in the 800m

Noah farmer got a pair of 3rd place finishes in the 1600m and 3200m

Sawyer Greene finished 8th in the 110m hurdles and 5th in the high jump

Ryder Phipps finished 5th in the 300m Hurdles

The 4x100m relay team finished 3rd

the 4x400m relay team finished 3rd

the 4x800m relay team finished 3rd

Michael Acevedo finished 7th in the long jump

Mason Armentrout finished 7th in discus

Elliott cox finished 5th in Shot Put

Final team standings: 1- Watauga (270 points) 2- Alexander central (137 points) 3-South Caldwell (95 points) 4- Hibriten (79 points) 5- Ashe (61.5 points) 6- Freedom (41.5 points)

For the women:

Paige Overcash set a new personal best in the 300m hurdles (getting 3rd place) and the High Jump, getting first place and breaking her own school record. Paige also got 2nd in the 100m hurdles.

Abby McClure set a personal best in the pole vault finishing 3rd place overall. Abby also finished 4th in the 800m.

Emmi Cheek had a “perfect” meet winning all four of her events and scoring 40 points for Ashe. Her events were the 100m hurdles, 100m dash, 300m hurdles, and 200m dash.

Addison Dollar got 4th in the 100m

Olivia Glover got 8th in the 100m

Abilene Dollar got 2nd in the 800m

Sherry Billings got 8th in the 1600m and 6th in the 3200m

Katlyn French finished 6th in the 100m hurdles, 4th in the 300m hurdles, and 2nd in the High Jump

the 4×100 and 4×200 teams each finished 4th. The 4×400 and 4×800 teams each finished 2nd

Keslyn Durham finished 4th in the High Jump and 5th in the shot put

Jezik Martin finished 5th in the long jump and 7th in the triple jump

Emily Hartsoe won the discus and shot put finals, netting a championship in both for the 3rd year in a row.

Lanie Bowers finished 5th in the Discus

Dakota Peterman finished 7th in Shot Put

Girls team final standings:  1- Watauga (239.5 points) 2- Ashe County (178.50 points) 3- Freedom (105 points) 4- Alexander Central (61 points) 5- Hibriten (59 points) 6- South Caldwell (38 points)

Athletes who qualify for the regional meet will travel to North Lincoln to compete in the 3a West Regional on Friday, May 12th.