Washington qualifies for state meet, accounts for all 13 points for Charles City at regional championships

Charles City's Janiya Washington makes the final push down the homestretch in the girls' 300-meter dash to qualify for the state championship meet.

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Charles City’s Janiya Washington ran a personal best of 45.65 in the girls’ 300-meter dash at the Group 1A/2A Region A Championship meet on Feb. 15 and automatically qualify for the state championship meet.

Washington’s effort in the 300-meter dash earned her a fifth-place finish, but her time was below the standard of 45.82, automatically giving her a berth in the Group 1A State Track & Field Championships scheduled for Mar. 1-2.

In additional to her 300-meter dash, Washington placed fifth in the girls’ 55-meter dash with a time of 7.82 and fourth in the girls’ 500-mter dash with a time of 1:29.87. Washington was responsible for all 13 points for the Lady Panthers, as Charles City finished in a three-way tie for ninth in the event.

On the boys’ side, Justin Post-Parada was the only scorer for the Panthers. Post-Parada leaped a distance of 37’8½” in the boys’ triple jump, placing seventh in the event and placing Charles City 13th overall in the boys’ division.

Both Bruton’s girls and boys’ team captured the Region 1A/2A championships.

Other results (CC only):

Girls: 55 Dash- 20. Smith 8.24, 37. Davis-Moore 10.42. 300 Dash- 14. Smith 49.98. 55 Hurdles- 16. Williams 11.55, 21. S. Jones 12.43. Long Jump- 16. Smith 12’0¾”, 22. D. Jones 10’1¾”. Triple Jump- 11. Smith 27’6¼”, 12. Washington 27’5¾”. Shot- 10. S. Jones 25’2”, 15. Chavis 23’7½”, 22. Williams 22’2”.

Boys: 55-Dash 32. Post-Parada 7.77, 35. English 7.79. Shot Put- 11. English 36’9½”, 25. Smith 30’10”, 30. Wooten 28’2”.