Athletes from the Boys’ and Girls’ Outdoor Track and Field teams competed this past Friday and Saturday at the Class 4A State Championship at Liberty University.

For the boys:

• Drake Tews was the top scorer for the boys. He finished 3rd in the Long Jump (all-state) and tied for 7th in the High Jump (all-state).

• Will Crowder was 4th in the 100m Dash (all-state). His time of 10.88 improves his #2 all-time standing, and he is only .07 seconds away from the #1 all-time performance. He was also 16th in the 200m Dash & 18th in the Long Jump.

• Chance Grove was 4th in the Discus Throw (all-state) & 13th in the Shot Put.

• Lavaughan Freeman tied for 7th in the High Jump (all-state).

• Josh Arce was 31st in the 3200m Run.

• The boys’ 4x100m Relay team of Drake Tews, Lavaughan Freeman, Jackson Clyburn, and Will Crowder finished 10th. Although it was not fast enough to be an all-state performance, they once again improved their school record time with a time of 43.68 seconds.

• The boys’ 4x400m Relay team of Jackson Clyburn, Logan Owens, Gavin McDonald, and Lavaughan Freeman finished 14th. Their time of 3:29.60 was their best time all season.
   

For the girls:

• Brooke Sandy was the only all-state athlete with a tie for 8th place in the High Jump.

• Kaitlyn Poppo tied for 11th in the High Jump.

• Kenzie Konyar was 13th in the 3200m Run & 15th in the 1600m Run.

• Ja’Niyah Stovall was 16th in the 400m Dash.

• The 4x800m Relay team of Lauren Beatty, Riley Rose, Haley Witt, & Kenzie Konyar were 15th.

• The 4x400m Relay team of Riley Rose, Mia Johnson, Faith Gansor, & Ja’Niyah Stovall were 17th.