NK teams cruise in track

By Alan Chamberlain | March 26, 2008 2:57 pm

New Kent’s host Trojans won nine individual events and swept the relays in cruising to a season-opening track win over a trio of Group A opponents. New Kent scored 157 points to Middlesex’s 45, Charles City’s 25, and West Point’s 8 in the March 12 meet.

The Lady Trojans, meanwhile, received double individual wins from Chelsey Stertz, Arica Fowler, and Kayla Christian and also dominated in relays to race away with 150.5 points. West Point scored 61.5 followed by Charles City’s 12 and Middlesex’s 5.

Tedmund Dabney emerged as New Kent’s lone double winner on the boys’ side, taking shot put with a heave of 39-8 and claiming discus with a toss of 107-11. The Trojans also got wins from Paul Kearney in 110 meter high hurdles (16.0), Austin Smith at 1600 meters (5:03.5), Donovan Gipson in the 400 (55.7), Matt Fultz in 300 meter intermediates (44.4), Ethan Emmons in the 800 (2:07), and Michael Lull at 3200 meters (11:19). Charles City’s Reynard Black won the high jump with a leap of 5-10.

On the girls’ side, Stertz won shot put (31-8) and discus (74-1), Fowler took high jump (4-4) and 400 meters (70.8), and Christian claimed triple jump (33-0) and the 200 (25.7).

Other individual winners were Jalesa Johnson in the 100 (13.75), Kelly Downs at 1600 meters (5:57.6), and Tyler Savage in the 800 (2:38). Charles City’s Hilary Wynn prevailed in long jump (12-7).

Other results (NK, CC only)

Boys: Shot- 2. Gray 39-5.5; 4. Berkley 34-7; Discus- 2. Coles 102-10; 3. Berkley 99-1; 5. Lee 81-11. Long jump- 2. Black (CC) 19-8; 3. Wallace (CC) 19-6.5; 4. Jones 19-1.5; 5. Morris 18-11. Triple jump- 2. Fenton 38-5.5; 3. Morris 36-8. High jump- 4. Morris 5-4; 5. Jones (CC) 5-2. 110 hurdles- 2. Fultz 16.9; 3. Fenton 18.7, 4. Chavis 18.8; 5. Fudge 19.4. 100- 3. Black (CC) 11.56; 4. B. Williams 11.59; 5. Jones (CC) 11.87. 1600- 2. D. Smith 5:11; 3. Crocker 5:22; 5. Lawler 5:33. 400- 2. Morris 55.9; 3. Ritter 57.8; 4. Jefferson (CC) 59.3,;5. Pinson (CC) 59.9. Intermediates- 2. Chavis 44.8; 3. Fenton 46.2. 800- 2. Richter 2:31; 3. Belcher 2:34. 200- 3. Dunn 24.1; 4. Parsons 24.97; 5. Sterlachini 25.56. 3200- 2. Lawler 11:49; 4. Faircloth 12:54. 4×800- 1. NK (Emmons, Crocker, Lull, Smith) 9:43. 4×100- 1. NK (Kearney, J. Williams, B. Williams, Dunn) 45.1, 2. CC 46.2. 4×400- 1. NK (A. Smith, Emmons, D. Smith, Kearney) 3:47.7.

Girls: Shot- 2. Thornton 23-10; 3. Garner 22-10.5; 4. Strand 22-6.5; 5. Ruehle 22-4.5. Discus- 2. Thornton 66-8; 3. Strand 63-11; 4. Gordon 50-0; 5. Hale 47-3. Long jump- 4. Black (CC) 12-5; 5. Harris (CC) 11-9. High jump- 2. Garner 4-2; 3. Johnson 4-2; 4. D. Downs 4-2. Triple jump- 2. Jones 31-4. 100 hurdles- 4. Garner 21.4; 5. Black (CC) 21.45. 100- 2. Strand 14.53. 1600- 2. Honeycutt 6:43.3; 3. Hubbard 7:48.4; 4. Dunn 8:02.7; 5. Smith 8:06. 400- 2. D. Downs 75.5; 4. Rocha 80.1; 5. Ruehle 83.0. Intermediates- 2. Jones 52.3; 3. Garner 59.2; 5. Mitton 68.3. 800- 2. K. Downs 2:44. 4×800- 1. NK (Goldman, Rae, Mozingo, Anderson) 13:06. 4×100- 1. NK (Johnson, Savage, Jones, Christian) 52.0. 3. CC 58.5. 4×400- 1. NK (Savage, Downs, Jones, Christian) 4:44.