State times in hurdles propel Lady Panthers to third place in district championships

By Andre Jones | May 16, 2019 3:59 pm

Charles City's Cameron Banks (center) earns a bid to regional competition by outrunning Mathews' Timothy Raphael (left) and West Point's Alfonso Smith (right).

Robb Johnson photo

Behind state qualifying times in hurdle events by Laina Brown and Skye Bradby, Charles City’s Lady Panthers earned a third-place finish at the Tidewater District Championships held at their home stadium on May 15.

Brown’s time of 18.06 in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles not only clinched an automatic state berth, but also won the event for her. For Bradby, her 52.52 in the girls’ 300-meter hurdles was good enough for second.

The Lady Panthers scored 76 points, finishing in third place behind district championship winner West Point (197) and runner-up Middlesex (146). King William (53), Mathews (26), and King & Queen (8) rounded out the scoring on the girls’ side.

For the boys, Charles City put together a 41-point performance to finish sixth in the district championships.
King William (126.5) edged out Mathews (125) for the team title. Middlesex (95.5), West Point (80), and Carver Academy (51) all finished ahead of the Panthers, while King & Queen (18) rounded out the scoring.

Both teams will participate in the Group 1A Region A championship meet on May 23.

Other results (CC Only):

Girls: 100- 3. Williams 13.66. 200- 2. Williams 28.81, 3. Wallace 29.53, 4. Bradby 30.61. 400- 6. Machado Saldanha 1:21.50. 4×100 relay- 2. CC (Brown, Bradby, Williams, Wallace) 54.10. 4×400 relay- 4. CC (Johnson, Washington, Machado Saldanha, Wallace) 5:43.80. Long jump- 3. Williams 14’3”, 4. Wallace 13’11”, 6. Bradby 13’5”. Triple jump- 2. Williams 31’11”.

Boys: 100- 2. Vaden 11.56, 3. Williams 11.57. 200- 3. Vaden 23.92, 6. Banks 25.10. Long jump- 2. Vaden 20’2”. Triple jump- 3. Vaden 38’8”, 8. Banks 33’11”. Shot- 5. Jackson 36’0”. Discus- 6. Jackson 108’1”.