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Trojans earn first place finishes at New Kent Polar Bear meet

By Andre Jones | January 16, 2021 10:51 pm

New Kent’s Girls’ and Boys’ Indoor Track & Field team posted first place finishes at the New Kent Polar Bear Meet held Saturday afternoon. Only running events took place at the meet.

On the girls’ side, New Kent’s Lady Trojans accumulated 58 points to earn the win. Mathews finished in second with six points, while Charles City placed third with three points.

Leading the way for the Lady Trojans was Sierrah Matthews, who posted wins in the girls’ 55-meter dash (8.08), 300-meter dash (50.97), and the 500-meter dash (1:30.22), and Rosemarie Gilbride who earned victories in the 1000-meter run (4:12.59) and the 3200-meter run (14:23.83). New Kent also got wins from Ashley Verdu in the 1600-meter run (6:50.71), Norah Murray in the 55-meter hurdles (11.06), and the combination of Ashley Verdu, Gilbride, Tabitha Gill, and Charlotte Verdu in the girls’ 4×800 meter relay (12:05.99).

On the boys’ side, New Kent totaled 51 points to win the meet, distancing themselves from second place Mathews (23), and third place Charles City (1).

Isaac Barber powered the hosting Trojans as a double-event winner in the 55-meter dash (6.83) and the 500-meter dash (1:20.29). Other event winners for New Kent were Wade Grubbs in the 300-meter dash (40.70), Roy Kegley in the 55-meter hurdles (9.85), and the combination of Grubbs, Aaron Walker, Joseph Campbell, and Ellis Branch in the boys’ 4×200 meter relay (1:39.25).

Other results (CC/NK only)

Girls: 55 dash- 2. Hathaway (NK) 8.31, 3. Spangler (NK) 8.74, 4. Williams (CC) 8.94. 300 dash- 2. Hathaway (NK) 53.61, 3. Williams (CC) 54.77, 4. Spangler (NK) 55.81. 500- 2. C. Verdu (NK) 1:34.11, 3. Gill (NK) 1:35.86, 4. Hathaway (NK) 1:42.26. 3200- 2. A. Verdu (NK) 15:21.00.

Boys: 55 dash- 2. Sweeney (NK) 7.12, 3. Nuttall (NK) 7.29, 4. Smith (CC) 7.55. 300- 2. Barber (NK) 40.77, 3. Walker (NK) 42.14, 4. Branch (NK) 44.01. 500- 2. Branch (NK) 1:22.73, 3. Kegley (NK) 1:23.26, 4. Campbell (NK) 1:23.73. 1000- 2. Hines (NK) 3:44.16. 1600- 2. Lemprecht (NK) 5:21.13. 3200- 2. Lamprecht (NK) 12:06.84.