Dudley girls, Franklin boys capture NCHSAA 3-A track and field championships

Dudley wins for first time in 30 years, Franklin wins first boys title

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA--The Dudley Panthers used a slew of second-place finishes to climb to the top of the team standings on Friday at the NCHSAA 3-A Girl's Track and Field Championships. Dudley scored 70 points on the day, 21 points ahead of Statesville in second. Franklin and West Carteret tied for third place with 35 points and West Henderson just missed the podium with points.

Dudley junior Senadzi Rankin claimed second in the 100 Meter Hurdles and was a part of the relay team that took second in the 4x100. The Panthers also placed second in the 4x200 and took third in the 4x400. Noelle Millner added a second place in the discus.

The Statesville Greyhounds' Janiya Johnson set a new 3A State Championship Meet record in the 100 Meter Dash with a time of 11.77. Johnson also took the top spot in the 200 Meter. The Greyhounds also won both the 4x100 and the 4x200 Meter Relays.

Frankin sophomore Laura Covarrubias took second in the 300 Meter Hurdles and was a part of the 4x100 relay team that took third.

Ashbrook junior Camryn Massey set a new meet record in the discus with a throw of 148-02, besting her own record set in 2021 of 140-09.

Cormauni Morrison from North Brunswick won both the 100 and 300 Meter Dash in the Unified Division.

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In the boys meet, the Franklin Panthers left Greensboro on Friday night with their first NCHSAA Boy's Track and Field Championship since 1995. Franklin scored 59.5 points in the Championship, 5.5 more than Dudley in second place. Croatan took third place with 51 points and North Lincoln, 34, and Southern Guilford, 31, rounded out the top five.

Franklin 12 Blake Cassada won the pole vault with a final jump of 13-06 and teammates Adam Rogers and Aaron Jennings also scored points in the event with fifth and seventh-place finishes, respectively. Panther Cal Drake added a second-place finish in the high jump with a height of 6-06. Union Pines' Christian Hackett won the event with a 6-08 jump. The Panthers picked up points with third-place finishes in the 4x400 and 4x200 Meter Relays.

The Dudley 4x100 Meter Relay squad of Sofiyan Oumarou, Rory Baker, Tylei Woolard and Le'Ezra Brown took first place with a time of 42.30. Dudley finished second in the 4x200 Meter Relay as well.

Croatan earned 20 points by winning both the 4x400 and 4x800 Meter Relays.

Zacchaeus Flemming from Bunker Hill took first in the Unified 100 Meter Dash and Jeremiah Elliot from North Brunswick won the Unified 200 Meter Dash. Jedidiah Hunda-Esquerre from Athens Drive won the Unified Shot Put. 

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GIRLS RESULTS

3A Girls 4x800 Meter Relay

1. North Buncombe: Avery Mays, Katie Johnson, Eden Barnwell, Sophia Banks - 9:32.36

2. First Flight: Lucy Stecher, Morgan Miller, Moira Furr, Tatum Dermatas - 9:33.66

3. West Carteret: Isabella Mennella, Riley Preston, Kenley Ballou, Ryan Germain - 9:51.38

3A Girls 100 Meter Hurdles

1. Emma Hall, West Henderson - 14.42

2. Zenadzi Rankin, Dudley - 14.59

3. Elizabeth Deen, Southern Guilford - 14.86

3A Girls 100 Meter Dash

1. Janiya Johnson, Statesville - 11.70 (3A State Meet Record)

2. Briana St. Louis, Union Pines 11.88

3. Onyi Ezeigbo, Atkins - 11.97

Previous record: Nyshedra Brown, West Craven - 11.77 (2012)

3A Girls 4x200 Meter Relay

1. Statesville: Nakirah Adams, Alaya Gillespie, Dynasty Hamilton, Janiya Johnson - 1:41.57

2. Dudley: Nathalya Daniels, Gabrielle Cheek, Dorothy Braswell, Nilijah Darden - 1:43.03

3. Atkins: Onyi Ezeigbo, Ja'Naya Linder, Ja'Nique Linder, Ogechi Ezeigbo - 1:44.57

3A Girls 1600 Meter Run

1. Eva Rinker, Tuscola - 5:03.76

2. Olivia Ferraro, North Lincoln - 5:04.87

3. Lily Yampolsky, Lake Norman Charter - 5:07.92

3A Girls 4x100 Meter Relay

1. Statesville: Nakirah Adams, Alaya Gillespie, Sakari Johnson, Janiya Johnson - 47.21

2. Dudley: Dorothy Braswell, Nilijah Darden, Tanzania Washington, Senadzi Rankin - 48.73

3. Franklin: Michelle Ortega, Laura Covarrubias, Hope Smith, Isaelle Duchemin - 49.81

3A Girls 400 Meter Dash

1. Zoe Dorsey, Terry Sanford - 54.99

2. Grace Guilford, West Carteret - 56.29

3. Tianna Spinks, Southern Guilford - 56.72

3A Girls 300 Meter Hurdles

1. Emma Hall, West Henderson - 44.42

2. Laura Covarrubias, Franklin - 44.65

3. Keianna Mims, Dudley - 45.05

3A Girls 800 Meter Run

1. Zoe Dorsey, Terry Sanford - 2:15.41

2. Lily Yampolsky, Lake Norman Charter - 2:15.69

3. Eva Rinker, Tuscola - 2:18.17

3A Girls 200 Meter Dash

1. Janiya Johnson, Statesville - 24.18

2. Briana St. Louis, Union Pines - 24.55

3. Janya Moore, Ben L. Smith - 24.73

3A Girls 3200 Meter Run

1. Tatum Dermatas, First Flight - 10:59.01

2. Morgan Miller, First Flight - 11:03.85

3. Macy Parks, North Lincoln - 11:08.89

3A Girls 4x400 Meter Relay

1. West Carteret: Ryan Germain, Kenley Ballou, Tyler Collins, Grace Guilford - 3:59.95

2. North Buncombe: Maya Flynn, Eden Barnwell, Bailey Barrett, Sophia Banks - 4:01.97

3. Dudley: A'aniyah Massey, Dorothy Braswell, Keianna Mims, Nathalya Daniels - 4:06.95

3A Girls High Jump

1. Tyler Collins, West Carteret - 5-8

2. Paige Overcash, Ashe County - 5-6

3. Macy Miller, South Rowan - 5-2

3A Girls Long Jump

1. Jada Brown, Hibriten - 18-5.75

2. Alexis Willis, Stuart Cramer - 18-5

3. Sydney Krause, Central Cabarrus - 18-1.25

3A Girls Triple Jump

1. Alexis Willis, Stuart Cramer - 37-10

2. Kira Jones, Rocky Mount - 37-4.25

3. Jada Brown, Hibriten - 37-1.50

3A Girls Pole Vault

1. Lily Houston, Northwest Cabarrus - 11-6

2. McKenna Panos, Swansboro - 11-0

3. Boston Stringer, Franklin - 10-6

3A Girls Shot Put

1. Rah'Shea Christopher, Southern Durham - 38-10.75

2. Janna Tupuola, E.E. Smith - 38-0.25

3. Cailin Ames, Croatan - 37-8.25

3A Girls Discus Throw

1. Camryn Massey, Ashbrook - 148-2 (3A State Meet Record)

2. Noelle Millner, Dudley - 133-7

3. Emily Hartsoe, Ashe County - 131-1

Previous record: Camryn Massey, Ashbrook - 140-9 (2021)

Team Scores

1. Dudley - 70

2. Statesville - 49

T3. Franklin - 35

T3. West Carteret - 35

5. West Henderson - 34

6. North Buncombe - 30.50

7. First Flight - 26

8. North Lincoln - 23

T9. Atkins - 21

T9. Union Pines - 21

T9. Croatan - 21

BOYS RESULTS

3A Boys 4x800 Meter Relay

1. Croatan: James Wallace, Luke Nicolajsen, Trey Austin, Matthew Quispe - 8:00.73

2. Central Academy: Gavin Jansen, Heyden Christensen, Timothy Parsons, Emanuel Williams - 8:13.87

3. Franklin: Aaron Ashe, Barrett Stork, Matheson Post, Logan Russo - 8:14.69

3A Boys 110 Meter Hurdles

1. Tayman Howell, West Henderson - 14.58

2. Liam Sutton, North Lincoln - 14.83

3. Shawn Seagraves, Dudley - 14.92

3A Boys 100 Meter Dash

1. Cameron Walker, Ledford - 10.67

2. Sincere Moss, Ashbrook - 10.71

3. Rory Baker, Dudley - 10.72

3A Boys 4x200 Meter Relay

1. Southern Guilford: Jakyri Manning, Jayden Diggs, Jerron Copper, Nick Blackston - 1:29.41

2. Dudley: Tylei Woolard, Koredell Bartley, Kamaal Ryan, Le'Ezra Brown - 1:29.63

3. Northern Nash: Jordan Bobbit, Barian Strickland, Paul Mbonmien, Allen Barnes - 1:30.30

3A Boys 1600 Meter Run

1. Harper Clark, West Johnston - 4:18.36

2. Gabriel Schmid, Orange - 4:20.05

3. Noah Guerrero, Croatan - 4:20.61

3A Boys 4x100 Meter Relay

1. Dudley: Rory Baker, Le'Ezra Brown, Denzel Foster, Sofiyan Oumarou - 42.30

2. Northern Nash: Jordan Bobbit, Barian Srickland, Jayvien Fenner, Allen Barnes - 42.55

3. Southern Guilford: Jakyri Manning, Jayden Diggs, Jerron Copper, Nick Blackston - 42.57

3A Boys 400 Meter Dash

1. Adrien Jacobs, Durham School of Arts - 48.98

2. Jaylen Roseboro, East Lincoln - 49.19

3. Isaiah Roots, Franklin - 49.45

3A Boys 300 Meter Hurdles

1. Liam Sutton, North Lincoln - 38.75

2. Nick Blackston, Southern Guilford - 39.32

3. Tayman Howell, West Henderson - 39.37

3A Boys 800 Meter Run

1. Noah Nielson, Northwood - 1:53.73

2. Matthew Quispe, Croatan - 1:54.65

3. Ethan Tolar, West Johnston - 1:55.22

3A Boys 200 Meter Dash

1. Sincere Moss, Ashbrook - 21.59

2. Cameron Walker, Ledford - 21.77

3. Titus Myers, Statesville - 21.92

3A Boys 3200 Meter Run

1. Gabriel Schmid, Orange - 9:14.94

2. Eli Julian, South Rowan - 9:20.39

3. Harper Clark, West Johnston - 9:34.07

3A Boys 4x400 Meter Relay

1. Croatan: Brayden Stephens, Cooper Stephens, Luke Nicolajsen, Matthew Quispe - 3:20.45

2. Williams: Clifton Davis, Jacob Marquis, Zion Amadi, Caleb Fogleman - 3:22.15

3. Franklin: Elijah Cochran, Justin Rodriguez, Cal Drake, Isaiah Roots - 3:24.41

3A Boys High Jump

1. Christian Hackett, Union Pines - 6-8

2. Cal Drake, Franklin - 6-6

3. Jashawn Clark, Ashbrook - 6-4

3A Boys Long Jump

1. S'Quan Waters, South Central - 22-0.50 (Wind: -0.5)

2. Anthony Taylor, Dudley - 22-0.50 (Wind: -0.2)

3. Kaleb Lucas, Durham School of Arts - 21-7.25 (Wind: -0.9)

3A Boys Triple Jump

1. Kwan Oates, Hickory - 44-7.50

2. Carlson Walker, South Central - 44-3

3. Jermiah Glaspy, West Iredell - 43-10.50

3A Boys Pole Vault

1. Eric Faraci, Parkwood - 10-0

2. Jenson Pearson, Parkwood - 10-6

3. James Yesunas, Swansboro - 11-6

3A Boys Shot Put

1. Gabriel Urraca, Northside-Jacksonville - 51-11

2. Zahir McPhail, E.E. Smith - 50-4.50

3. Iggy Welch, Enka - 49-3.75

3A Boys Discus Throw

1. Semaja Thompson, Richlands - 129-4

2. Zahir McPhail, E.E. Smith - 136-5

3. Donte Lipscomb, Eastern Guilford - 137-0

Team Scores

1. Franklin - 59.5

2. Dudley - 54

3. Croatan - 51

4. North Lincoln - 34

5. Southern Guilford - 31

6. Ashbrook - 29

7. West Henderson - 23

8. West Johnston - 22

T9. Lake Norman Charter - 20

T9. Ledford - 20

T9. Durham School of Arts - 20

T9. South Central - 20