Charles City girls’ relay place fifth at state championship meet

Charles City’s Lady Panthers 4×100 relay team placed fifth at the Group 1A State Track & Field Championships held at James Madison University on May 31-June 1.

The quartet of Jaida Braxton, Taniyah Williams, Jaela Smith, and Derequa Johnson ran a time of 52.72 in the event, leading to the best finish for Charles City at the competition. Johnson also placed eighth in the girls’ pole vault with a clearance of 7’0”.

Charles City’s Lady Panthers scored five points at the meet, finishing in 29th place. Brunswick’s girls and Lancaster’s boys captured state championships at the 1A level.

Other results (CC only):

Girls: 100 Dash- 9. Braxton 13.03 (preliminaries), 13.29 (finals). 200 Dash- 9. Braxton 27.20 (preliminaries), 27.77 (finals). 100 Hurdles- 11. Johnson 18.18. 300 Hurdles- 15. Johnson 53.19. 4×800 Relay- 15. CC (Marissa Jackson, Ke’Asia Meekins, Madison Bradby, Kaylee Stewart) 13.16.66. Long Jump- 16. Johnson 15’3”. Triple Jump- 14. Johnson 32’6”, 18. Smith 31’3½”.