Williams wins three events, Brown two to help Lady Panthers to second place finish

By Andre Jones | March 29, 2019 8:42 pm

Charles City's Jackson Crew winds up to launch the discus.

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Alexis Williams won three events while teammate Laina Brown claimed two first place finishes as Charles City’s Lady Panthers scored 80 points in finishing second at their March 28 home meet.

Williams earned victories in the 100-meter dash (14.06), high jump (4’4”), and triple jump (29’5”). Brown doubled-up in first place finishes in the girls’ long jump (11’9”) and girls’ 100-meter hurdles (18.93). Charles City’s Skye Bradby also earned a top spot for the Lady Panthers, winning the girls’ 400-meter dash (1:11.51).

King William won the girls’ competition, scoring 98 points. Rappahannock finished in third with 54, followed by Washington & Lee (10) and Carver Academy (1).

On the boys’ side, Charles City scored 23.5 points to finish fifth in the competition.

King William’s boys won the competition with 116 points. Rounding out the scoring was Rappahannock (79), Washington & Lee (48), and Carver Academy (38.5).

Other Results (CC only):

Girls: 100- 2. Brown 14.27, 4. Wallace 14.54. 200- 2. Williams 30.04, 3. Wallace 30.32, 4. Bradby 30.75. 400- 2. Machado Saldanha 1:21.95. Triple jump- 2. Wallace 28’0”.

Boys: 100- 2. Vaden 11.74, 3. Williams 11.83. 200- 3. Vaden 24.07, 5. Williams 24.29. High jump- 5. Vaden 5’0”. Shot- 3. Jackson 34’9”. Discus- 3. Jackson 100’3”.