Local teams compete in Last Chance Track and Field meet

Published 12:11 pm Monday, January 30, 2023

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By LAUREN SEXTON | Sports Reporter

BIRMINGHAM –  Briarwood, Calera, Oak Mountain, Spain Park, Thompson, Chelsea, Pelham, Shelby County and Westminster at Oak Mountain all attended the Last Chance Track and Field meet held at the Birmingham CrossPlex on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Briarwood’s Sallie Montgomery came in fourth place in the long jump, while Sallie Montgomery finished in third place in the triple jump and Ansley Murphy placed third in the pole vault.

The girls relay team came in fourth in the 4×800-meter relay and fifth in the 4×400-meter relay.

Calera’s Braylyn Farrington finished in second place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.98 and Christopher Thomas timed at 48.82 when he came in first place in the 400-meter dash.

In the 1600-meter run, Oak Mountain’s Sara Cothran placed fourth overall with a time of 2:32.40, while Julia Bueche timing at 9.81 came in eighth place in the 60-meter hurdles.

Oak Mountain’s girls relay team finished in 10th place in the 4×200-meter relay. Evy Gardner came in sixth place in the pole vault and Sara Cothran took ninth in the shot put.

John Shoemaker finished in seventh place in the 3200-meter with a time of 9:51.95. Whitt Kilgore followed Shoemaker in eighth timing at 9:52.24.

The boys relay team took second place in the 4×800-meter relay.

Walker Shook came in second in the high jump for the Eagles.

Spain Park’s Delaney Vickers finished in second place in the 800-meter run, while the girls relay came in second in the 4×400-meter relay and third in the 4×800-meter relay.

The Jaguars’ boys relay teams took home first in the 4×800-meter relay and seventh in the 4×400-meter relay.

Keith Warner finished in fifth place in the 3200-meter run with a time of 9:45.06, while Christian Johnson came in fourth place in the pole vault.

Thompson’s Akasha Dudley placed first overall in shot put, while Whitney Clark followed in seventh place. 

Trinity Williams came in fourth place in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.31.

The girls relay team finished in eighth place in the 4×200-meter relay.

Tyler Johnson came in fifth place in the 400-meter dash for the Warriors with a time of 50.73. Dorian Carter finished in fourth place in the high jump and Gavin Horton placed second pole vault.

The Warriors finished in second place in the boys 4×200-meter relay and fifth in the 4×800-meter relay.

Chelsea’s Cady McPhail placed first in three events at the track meet Saturday morning. McPhail came in first place in the 800-meter run timing at 2:18.32, in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:57.88 and in the 3200-meter run timing at 11:29.82.

Mia Dunavant and Tyndal Ann Griffith followed McPhail in the 800-meter run. Dunavant finished in second place with a time of 2:18.58 and Griffith came in third place timing at 2:19.80.

Ty Carson came in second after McPhail in the 1600-meter run for the Hornets with a time of 4:59.85, while Juliette Edwards placed second in the 3200-meter timing at 11:42.50.

Lily Rigor placed second overall in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.08. Callie Wright followed in sixth place timing at 8.23 and Jadlyn Debardlabon finished in eighth place with a time of 8.27.

Rigor finished third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.55.

The girls relay team came in second in the 4×400-meter relay, third in the 4×200-meter relay and sixth in the 4×800-meter relay.

Jadlyn Debardlabon finished second in the long jump, while Alana McCulla in the pole vault.

Javiion Mitchell placed sixth in the 60-meter dash timing at 7.26, while Eryk Brown followed in seventh with a time of 7.26.

Parker Campbell finished first overall with a time of 9:45.17 3200-meter run. Hudson Williams followed Campbell in third place timing at 9:59.18.

The boys relay team came in 10th  in the 4×400-meter relay, second in the 4×200-meter relay and fourth in the 4×800-meter relay.

Brandon Sims placed ninth in the long jump, while Raymond Bridgeman came in fifth and Connor Gaines finished in 10th in the triple jump.

Pelham’s Emily Wester came in third place in the 1600-meter run timing at 5:20.93, while Mariah Mcgough finished in seventh place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.25. Timing at 10.17, Emma Grace Howard placed 10th in the 60-meter hurdles.

The girls relay team came in sixth in the 4×400-meter relay, seventh in the 4×200-meter relay and eighth in the 4×800-meter relay.

Jocelyn Elliott placed fourth in the high jump, while Howard came in 10th. Howard finished fifth overall in the triple jump.

William McGough finished in third place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.13. Jayden Hayes followed McGough in tenth place timing at 7.36.

Jaydon Harris placed ninth in the 400-meter run timing at 53.10. With a time of 4:44.62, Michael Kuper finished in seventh place in the 1600-meter run.

Anthony Sanders with a time of 9.20 finished in fourth place in the 60-meter run. Marshall Watts followed Sanders in fifth place timing at 9.23. 

The boys relay team placed fifth overall in the 4×400-meter run, while Corey Perkins came in third place in the long jump and Tyler Mason finished in third in the shot put.

Shelby County’s Jane Matthew Reed finished ninth in the 400-meter dash, while Victoria Farish came in seventh in the shot put.

Emily White represented Westminster at Oak Mountain. White came in eighth place in the 800-meter and the 60-meter hurdles. White finished in third place in the high jump, fourth in the shot put and fifth in the pentathlon.