Conference 25 meet owned by New Kent’s track teams

By Alan Chamberlain | May 18, 2016 10:40 pm

New Kent's Griffin Kowal soars over the bar at 14 feet, six inches to win the pole vault title at the Colonial Conference 25 track meet.

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New Kent’s track teams dominated Wednesday’s Colonial Conference 25 track championships, capturing titles in both the boys’ and girls’ portion of the meet held at New Kent.

The Trojans amassed 179.5 points to easily outdistance runner-up Poquoson’s 125.5. The Lady Trojans, meanwhile, finished with 129, well ahead of second place Warhill’s 107.5. The Trojans registered individual wins in five events while the Lady Trojans prevailed in three.

As expected, Griffin Kowal towered above the competition in pole vault, clearing 14 feet, six inches, while Joe Dixon uncorked a 46-foot heave to place first in shot. Kyle Coles also claimed gold in his field event, notching a leap of 41’10” to propel to the top spot. Michael Gatling and R.J. Morris edged the field in their respective events. Gatling won the 110-meter high hurdles (18.01), and Morris took the 100 meters in 11.38. Andrew Carlin, meanwhile, pulled away heading into the final lap, breezing to a 9:55.01 clocking and first at 3200 meters.

Lady Trojan Bri’anna Chavis won shot with a toss of 31 feet, 11 inches. Teammates Abby Spangler and Courtney Pickett also posted firsts. Spangler won long jump with a leap of 16 feet, three inches while Pickett cleared the bar at eight feet, six inches to capture pole vault.

New Kent now heads to the 3A East Region meet scheduled for May 26 in Suffolk.

Other Results (NK only)

Boys: High jump- 2. Kyle Claytor 5-8. Pole vault- 2. Darius Jones 11-0, tie 5. Will Tolley 9-6. Long jump- 3. Morris 20-2.25, 5. Kyle Coles 19-4. Triple jump- 3. Morris 40-0.75, 4. C.J. Reeders 39-4, 5. Gatling 38-1.75, 6. Jones 38-0.25. Shot- 4. Josh Dixon 41-4. Discus- 2. Josh Dixon 124-8. 100- 3. Nick Crewe 11.5. 200- 2. Morris 23.53, 4. Dominique Akrie-Williams 24.05. 400- 2. Zach Ford 52.21, 5. Mozay Calo 53.35. 800- 3. Yuri Frazier 2:10.54, 4. Brian Stevenson 2:12.02, 6. Ford 2:18.49. 1600- 3. Jon Swartout 4:40.5, 5. Michael Snead 4:42.43. 3200- 6. Frazier 11:58.96. 110 hurdles- 6. Jayden Darrin 20.42. 300 intermediates- 3. Gatling 47.06, 5. Darrin 48.49. 4×100- 5. NK 46.61. 4×400- 4. NK 3:45.4. 4×800- 3. NK 9:50.06.

Girls: High jump- 4. Olivia Hobson 4-4. Pole vault- 4. Michaelia Gatling 7-0, 5. Tori Pickett 7-0. Long jump- 3. Daysha Goodlet 15-4. Triple jump- 2. Mary Lawson 30-8.5, 3. Spangler 30-7.25. Shot- 5. Kellie Bolden 25-1, 6. Deysha Thompson 24-8. Discus- 3. Justine Eckert 66-11.5, 5. Gatling 60-5.5. 100- 4. Spangler 13.29. 200- 2. Spangler 27.5. 400- 2. Goodlet 64.62. 800- 4. Jasmine Cazares 2:59.84, 5. Hobson 3:00.24. 3200- 4. Samantha Miller 15:53.66. 100 hurdles- 4. Savannah Grant 20.12. 300 hurdles- 5. Bryanna Underwood 62.59, 6. Grant 64.32. 4×100- 3. NK 55.02. 4×400- 3. NK 4:35.96. 4×800- 4. NK 12:24.58.

Team Scores: Boys- New Kent 179.5, Poquoson 125.5, Park View-South Hill 90, Colonial Heights 53, Warhill 43, Southampton 25. Girls- New Kent 129, Warhill 107.5, Park View 81.5, Poquoson 77, Colonial Heights 66, Southampton 53.

Lady Trojan Abby Spangler glides into the triple jump pit to finish third. Earlier, she won long jump with a leap of 16 feet, three inches. More Conference 25 meet photos are posted in “Photo Gallery” on this web site.