A-G qualifies 23 for state track and field meet
Monday, May 07, 2007
LUMBERTON — The Ayden-Grifton boys' track and field team won its first-ever North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 1-A Eastern Regional championship Saturday at South Robeson High School.
The Chargers scored 116.5 points to easily defeat Union (92.5) and Lakewood (76).
Fifteen boys qualifed for the state championship meet during the victory, led by Courtney Fuller and Matt Daugherty's qualification in four events each. Eight Ayden-Grifton girls also qualifed for state.
Fuller earned a spot with first-place finishes in the 110-meter high hurdles (14.81 seconds) and 300 hurdles (40.51), while also finishing second in the high jump and helping the 4x400 relay team win its race. Daugherty won the 800 and 1,600 runs, and also placed second in the 3,200 and ran with the winning 4x800 relay squad.
In girls' action Saturday, the Chargers finished third with 63 points behind Princeton (108) and James Kenan (67). Michelle Lowery, Felicia Pope and Shamira Robertson qualifed for state competition in three events each.
Each of the 23 state qualifiers for Ayden-Grifton will travel to the Class 1-A meet Friday at North Carolina A&T University.
Class 1-A Track and Field
Eastern Regional
Site: Saturday at South Robeson.
Boys' scores: Ayden-Grifton 116.5, Union 92.5, Lakewood 76.
Boys' state qualifiers: Jordan Cayton 400 dash (2nd, 51.80); Matt Daugherty 800 run (1st, 2:07), 1,600 (1st, 4:39), 3,200 run (2nd, 10:37); Courtney Fuller 110 hurdles (1st, 14.81), 300 hurdles (1st, 40.51), high jump (2nd, 6-4); Jeremy Hardy long jump (2nd, 21-0), Josh Hunter discus (1st, 128-2), shot put (4th, 44-9); 4x200 relay team (Hardy, Preston Walker, Justin Whitaker, Perseus Williams) 3rd, 1:32.80; 4x400 relay team (Cayton, Jarvis Murphy, Fuller, Walker) 1st, 3:32.92; 4x800 relay team (Zack Pipkin, Cayton, Murphy, Daugherty) 1st, 8:46.70.
Girls' scores: Princeton 108, James Kenan 67, Ayden-Grifton 63.
Girls' state qualifers: Michelle Lowery 400 dash (4th, 1:08.64); Felicia Pope 800 run (2nd, 2:47.85); Shamira Robertson 110 hurdles (2nd, 16:40), 300 hurdles (2nd, 49.90), high jump (2nd, 4-8); Krystal Williams triple jump (3rd, 30-11); Teiarra Johnson discus (2nd, 87-0); 4x400 relay team (Chelsea Dufour, Angelica Curry, Lowery, Pope) 4th, 4:59.94; 4x800 relay team (Lena Kirkpatrick, Dufour, Pope, Lowery) 2nd, 12.07.42.
Courtesy Brock Letchworth The Daily Reflector
