Lamprecht wins two regional titles; New Kent boys, girls’ track teams finish fifth

By Andre Jones | May 25, 2024 1:20 pm

New Kent Senior Isaac Lamprecht emerged as a double-event winner as the Trojans’ track and field team finished fifth at the Group 3A Region A Championship held May 22-23 at Lakeland High School.

Lamprecht captured both of the long distance races at the meet, winning the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:29.95 and the 3200-meter run with a time of 9:44.57. Teammate Will Ashley also garnered a top three finish by clocking 10:22.63 in the 3200-meter run.

New Kent scored 52.5 points at the meet. Bay Rivers District rivals Grafton (128.5), Lafayette (110.5), and Tabb (81) placed in the top three spots at the competition, and host Lakeland finished fourth.

On the girls’ side, the Lady Trojans also earned a fifth-place finish in the regional meet.

The Lady Trojans’ best performance at the meet as they earned silver in the 4×400 meter relay. The quartet of Gabrielle Butler, Chelsey Thompson, Madison Johnson, and Lorelai Mooradian posted a time of 4:12.53 to finish as runners-up in the race, just behind Bay Rivers District rival York.

New Kent amassed 61 points in the competition. District rivals Tabb (130), Lafayette (91.5), and Grafton (88.5) captured the top three positions, with I.C. Norcom (80.5) took fourth.

Other results (NK only):

Boys: 100 Dash- 20. Reedy 11.72, 30. Meekins, 12.20. 200 Dash- 30. Joyner 24.67, 31. Reedy 24.69, 32. Meekins 25.11. 400 Dash- 17. Nelson 56.40, 18. Jenkins 56.56, 20. Young 57.34. 800 Run- 16. Crooms 2:11.69, 21. Konings 2:18.66, 23. Lacy 2:23.78. 1600 Run- 17. Holloway 5:50.91, 19. Purgason 5:59.57. 110 Hurdles- 10. Leeper 16.86. 300 Hurdles- 11. Leeper 43.35, 18. Carr 47.96. 4×100 Relay- 10. NK (Meekins, Sherman, Joyner, Leeper) 46.74. 4×400 Meter Relay- 8. NK (Joyner, Young, Konings, Jenkins). 4×800 Relay- 5. NK (Lamprecht, Crooms, Konings, Ashley) 8:28.82. Long Jump- 17. Leeper 19’3½”, 25. Sherman 16’5½”. Discus- 11. Jenkins 118’0”, 12. Holmes 111’0”, 16. Wallace 105’3”. Shot- 8. Wallace 42’8”, 13. Jenkins 40’10½”, 18. Schrader 37’2½”.

Girls: 100 Dash- 9. Wallace 13.04, 14. Griffith 13.21, 26. McKell 13.69. 200 Dash- 15. Wallace 28.35, 17. McKell 28.75, 29. Mendoza 32.57. 400 Dash- 4. Butler 1:00.82, 16. General 1:09.11, 18. Garrison 1:10.76. 800 Run- 5. Johnson 2:27.50, 17. Dallaire 3:00.02, 21. Dickerson 3:35.86. 1600 Run- 10. Dallaire 6:37.42, 12. Noll 7:39.59. 100 Hurdles- 6. Thompson 17.42 (Preliminaries) 8. Thompson 21.73 (Finals), 11. Clements 18.44, 13. Gadsen 19.15. 300 Hurdles- 7. Thompson 52.20, 14. Gadsen 55.63, 16. Gill 57.28. 4×100 Relay- 4. NK (Clements, Buchman, Wallace, Griffith) 51.24. 4×800 Relay- 4. NK (Butler, Gadsen, Mooradian, Johnson) 10:38.36. High Jump- 4. Buchman 4’10”, 5. Griffith 4’10”. Long Jump- 5. Buchman 16’8½”, 14. Griffith 15’3½”, 16. Butler 14’11¼”. Triple Jump- 3. Buchman 35’11¾”, 7. Wallace 33’8”, 9. Griffith 33’0¼”. Discus- 8. Rosado Flores 73’6”, 15. Grubb 50’3”, 16. Byrd 47’0”. Shot- 10. Byrd 28’2”, 15. Holmes 22’7½”.