Charles City racks up pair of third place finishes at home track meet

By Andre Jones | April 29, 2023 2:52 am

Charles City’s Deanaih Jones (right) crosses the finish line ahead of Mathews Fenella Vandermolen in the second heat of the girls’ 100-meter dash.

Robb Johnson photo

Charles City’s boys’ team finished in sixth place at their Apr. 27 home track and field meet that saw eight teams compete on their home track.

Charles City scored 13 points, led by Ashton English’s third place finish in the discus that saw him toss the implement 96’4”.

On the girls’ side, Charles City accumulated 14 points, good enough for a seventh-place finish.

Charles City’s top performer was Jaela Smith in the girls’ 400-meter dash. Her time of 1:11.35 was good enough for her to earn the bronze in the event.

Lancaster’s girls’ and boys’ team won the competition.

Other results (CC only):

Girls: 400- 7. Bradby 1:19.05. 100 hurdles- 6. Bradby 21.98. Long Jump- 8. Smith 11’8”. Discus- 7. Smith 62’10”.

Boys: Shot- 5. English 36’2”. Discus- 6. Wooten 91’10”.