Charles City boys fourth, girls fifth in Tidewater District meet

By Andre Jones | May 4, 2017 10:20 pm

Charles City's Alonzo Harper (left) makes a baton exchange with teammate Steven Crewe during the 4x800 meter relay.

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Charles City’s boys’ track and field team accumulated 59 points, good enough for a fourth-place finish during the May 4 Tidewater District home meet.

Panther senior Troy Crawley emerged as the lone event winner for the host school, claiming the boys’ 100-meter dash with a time of 11.63.

Middlesex boys’ won the meet with 170.5 points, with Mathews (110.5), and West Point (101) also finishing ahead of the Panthers. King William’s 29 points and King & Queen’s 20 points rounded up the scoring.

On the girls’ side, the two-girl team of Laina Brown and Aysia Wallace scored five points, good enough to secure fifth-place at the meet.

Middlesex girls’ team claimed the top spot with 146 points, followed by West Point’s 133, Mathews’ 117, and King William’s 48. King & Queen rounded out the scoring with three points.

Other results (CC only)

Girls: 100 Meter Dash- 6. Wallace 15.07. 100 Meter Hurdles- 4. Brown 20.85.

Boys: 100 Meter Dash- 4. Dobson 11.93, 6. Jones 11.98. 200 Meter Dash- 2. Dobson 24.26, 5. Vaden 24.88. 110 Meter Hurdles- 4. Cameron 22.15. 4×400 Meter Relay- 3. CC (Jefferson, Crewe, Crawley, Jones) 4:07.14. 4×800 Meter Relay- 5. CC (Cameron, Crewe, Harper, Englehart) 11:00.75. High Jump- 3. Jones 6’0”. Long Jump- 4. Vaden 19’2”. Triple Jump- 5. Vaden 37’6”. Shot- 3. Washington 39’4”, 6. Adkins 36’4”. Discus- 4. Adkins 105’2”.