Jets Sweep Red Coat Invitational Track Meet
Members of the James Clemens boys and girls track team hold the coveted trophies for first place in both divisions at the annual Bob Jones High Redcoat Invitational. Photo- Drew Bell, James Clemens High
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 By  Bob Labbe Published 
5:19 am Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Jets Sweep Red Coat Invitational Track Meet

MADISON- If results are an indication, James Clemens owns high school track in Madison. For the second week in-a-row, James Clemens won a local track meet held in Madison completing a sweep of the two biggest track meets of the year held at the two local schools.

Earlier, the Jets won its own Early Bird Invitational while this time the squad won both the boys and girls divisions at the Redcoat Invitational hosted by the Jets’ crosstown rival Bob Jones with 26 medals overall, which included winning five relay events. The host Patriots of Bob Jones also fared well at their own event of 38 schools by taking home 22 medals during the day-long meet. For James Clemens, top individual performers were Zaria Parker and Luke Alverson, both of whom won two gold medals in individual efforts. Alverson, who has been named to the North Team for the eighth annual All-Star Week Cross Country race this summer, is a junior and won both the 800 and 1,600 meter events. Parker, a junior, pick up gold medals in both the 100 and 200-meter races.

In Girls, the final team scores included 1. James Clemens 142, 2. Bob Jones 116.5. In boys, the team standings were 1. James Clemens 160, 2. Bob Jones 101, 5. Madison Academy 51.

Here are the medal winning events of the local schools:

Girls: 100m- 1. Zaria Parker, 11, James Clemens 12.17; 200m- Zaria Parker, 11, James Clemens 25.14; 300m hurdles- 2. Zoey Harris, 11, Bob Jones 49.71, 3. Jolissa Coe, 12, Bob Jones 49.80; 400m- 1. Ella Carter, 10, James Clemens 1:00.89, 2. Jolissa Coe, 12, Bob Jones 1:01.30; 800m- 1. Jolissa Coe, 12, Bob Jones 2:26.96, 3. Claire Colo, 10, James Clemens 2:27.30; 4x100m relay- 1. James Clemens 50.11; 4x400m relay- 1. James Clemens 4:17.62, 3. Bob Jones 4:23.01; 4x800m relay- 1. James Clemens 10:21.88, 3. Bob Jones 11:21.44; high jump- 1. Jasmyne Rochelle, 9, Bob Jones 5-5, 3. Mya Lacey, 10, Bob Jones 5-0; pole vault- 1. Ashlyn Diehl, 12, James Clemens 9-9, 2. Joanna Crawford, 11, Bob Jones 8-0; long jump- 3. Trinity Milligan, 8, James Clemens 16-5; triple jump- 1. Trinity Milligan, 8, James Clemens 35-6.50, 3. Reynna Mayers, 12, James Clemens 33-9.50; shot put- 3. Mya Arthur, 12, Bob Jones 34-0; 4×100- 1. Bob Jones 1:01.16.

Boys: 110m hurdles- 2. Isaac Pollard, 12, James Clemens 15.91, 3. Masen Townes, 11, Bob Jones 15.92; 200m- 1. Zathian Webster, 11, Bob Jones 21.99, 3. Crishawn Willingham, 11, James Clemens 22.95; 300m hurdles- 1. Isaac Pollard, 12, James Clemens 39.96, 3. Ezion Rolingson, 11, James Clemens 41.55; 400m- 1. Crishawn Willingham 11, James Clemens 49.63, 2. Jackson Reece, 12, Madison Academy 50.28, 3. Elijah Wells, 10, Bob Jones 51.82; 800m- 1. Luke Alverson, 11, James Clemens 1:57.76, 2. Dylan Dryer, 12, James Clemens 2:00.36, 3. Jackson Reece, 12, Madison Academy 2:01.73; 1,600m- 1. Luke Alverson, 11, James Clemens 4:18.17, 2. Dylan Dryer, 12, James Clemens 2:01.73; 4x100m- 1. Bob Jones 43.44, 2. James Clemens 44.50; 4x800m- 1. James Clemens 8:41.19, 2. Bob Jones 8:53.13; high jump- 3. Jacob Parks, Bob Jones 5-8; pole vault- 1. Austin Abney, 12, James Clemens 12-0, 3. Hatch Lombardy, 9, Bob Jones 9-0; 100m- 2. Zathian Webster, 11, Bob Jones 11.02, 3. Caleb Sanders, 11, Bob Jones 11.36; 4x100m- 1. James Clemens 48.29; long jump- 2. Dylan Horton, 11, James Clemens 20-6, 3. Caleb Sanders, 11, Bob Jones 20-6; shot put- 1. Reese Baker, 12, Madison Academy 46-9; discus- 2. Micah Douglas, 11, James Clemens 138.2, 3. Samuel Monroe, 11, Bob Jones 129.4.

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