Johnson earns four silvers, Lady Panthers finish fifth at 1A regional championships

By Andre Jones | February 25, 2025 8:52 am

Charles City's Jewel Otey rounds the turn in the girls' 300-meter dash.

Charles City’s Derequa Johnson earned four silver medals as the Lady Panthers finished in fifth place at the Region 1A Indoor Track and Field Championships Monday afternoon at the Boo Williams Sports Complex in Hampton.

Johnson placed second in the girls’ 55-meter hurdles (9.02), long jump (16’0½), and triple jump (33’6½’) in her individual events. She ran the anchor leg in the girls’ 4×200 relay, teaming up with teammates Jaida Braxton, Taniyah Williams, and Jaela Smith to accumulate a time of 1:57.91 to finish as runners-up in the event.

The Lady Panthers scored 52 points to finish fifth overall at the regional meet. Lancaster girls’ team captured the team title with 127 points.
Charles City boys’ did not score in the regional competition. Lancaster’s boys’ team also won the regional title with 183 points.

Other results (CC only):

Girls: 55 Dash- 8. Braxton 8.13, 13. Otey 8.66, 15. Jackson 8.93, 19. Davis-Moore 10.51. 300 Dash- 5. D. Johnson 47.64, 9. Braxton 49.66, 11. Otey 53.61, 12. Bradby 55.16. 55 Hurdles- 4. Williams 10.46. Long Jump- 8. Bradby 12’7”, 10. Otey 11’0”, 12. E. Johnson 10’4¼”. Triple Jump- 5. Bradby 29’5”, 6. Smith 28’10¾”, 7. E. Johnson 26’9¼”.

Boys: Shot- 9. Barbour 23’6”, 10. Smith 22’1”.