New Kent boys second in first Bay Rivers track meet

New Kent’s host Trojans scored 100 points to finish second overall as all 10 Bay Rivers District schools got together Wednesday afternoon for track and field. New Kent’s Lady Trojans, meanwhile, scored 40.5 to place sixth.

Powerful Lafayette won both boys and girls portions of the meet with respective totals of 162.5 and 175.5. Tabb placed third for boys with 63.5 followed by Jamestown (58.5), Grafton and Bruton (57), Poquoson and Smithfield (48), York (39.5) and Warhill (29). Grafton’s girls took second (128) followed by Tabb (109), Smithfield (56), York (50), New Kent, Bruton (38), Warhill (33), Jamestown (22), and Poquoson (10).

Griffin Kowal claimed New Kent’s lone first place finish, clearing 11-6 to win pole vault.

Other Results (NK only)

Boys: 100- 6. Branch 11.69, 7. Crewe 11.75. 200- 8. Morris 24.05. 400- 2. Ford 52.82. 800- 8. Stevenson 2:12.55. 1600- 2. Carlin 4:43.17, 7. Snead 4:56.72. 300 hurdles- 7. Gatling 46.48. 4×100- 4. NK 45.59. 4×400- 4. NK 3:43.21. 4×800- 8. NK 9:54.18. Pole vault- 2. Jones 11-0. Long jump- 2. Morris 19-11, 8. Branch 17-10. Triple jump- 2. Coles 41-6, 3. Morris 39-11, 4. Gatling 38-9. Shot- 3. Joe Dixon 43-0, 8. Josh Dixon 39-10. Discus- 4. Josh Dixon 121-0, 5. Joe Dixon 119-3.

Girls: 100- 7. Goodlet 13.39. High jump- 3 (tie) Davis 4-6, 5. Hobson 4-0. Long jump- 3. Goodlet 15-1.5. Triple jump- 4. Davis 30-2.5. Shot- 4. Chavis 27-10, 6. Bolden 24-0. Discus- 7. Eckert 72-1.