Indoor Track State Track Meet Highlights Local Student-Athletes; John English Lone Gold Medal Winner
Of the five podium appearances, the lone gold medal was won by John English of Madison Academy. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound senior, who was named All-Region for the Mustang’s football team as tight end and defensive lineman, captured the top spot on the podium in the Class 4A-5A shot put with a throw of 48-feet, .75-inches.
Additional awards came in Class 7A as silver medals went to Jordan Morrison of Bob Jones with a 21-09.50 mark in the long jump and Jaylen Drake of James Clemens who took the runner-up spot in the shot put with a toss of 51-10.50.
Bronze medals were draped around the necks of Dylan Dryer of from James Clemens who took third place in the 800-meter with a time of 1-minute, 55.58-seconds and to Sparkman’s 4×200 girls relay team with a 1:45.57 finish time. The relay squad consisted of Amanda Davis, Janae Hilliard, Nevaeh Neerhof and Nicola Peters.
The final team standings in Class 7A included boys- 1.Hoover 108, 5. James Clemens 32.50, 9. Bob Jones 19, 18. Sparkman 2; girls- 1. Hoover 119, 7. James Clemens 28, 10. Bob Jones 17, 16. Sparkman 9.
The top eight finishers in each event scored team points and were named All-State. Leading those tabbed All-State were eighth grade sensation Ella Carter of James Clemens and sophomore track performer Dylan Dryer also of James Clemens, each of whom grabbed three All-State slots.
The final tally of All-State finishes included: boys Class 4A-5A, shot put- 1. John English, Madison Academy 48-00.75, triple jump- 4. Lucas Hazelrig, Madison Academy 40-07.50; boys Class 7A, long jump- 2. Jordan Morrison, Bob Jones, 21-09.50, shot put- Jaylen Drake, James Clemens, 51-10.50, 7. Bobby Gray, Sparkman, 43-07.50, high jump- 6. Cosey Scarebrook, Bob Jones, 6-00, 60-meter, 4. Chad Coulter, James Clemens, 6.99, 800-meter- 3. Dylan Dryer, James Clemens, 1:55.58, 3200-meter- 6. Ryan Bender, Bob Jones, 9:50.64, 60-meter hurdles- 6. Benjamin Thomason, James Clemens, 8.65, 4×200- 4. Bob Jones, 1:32.48 (Jordan Urrutia, K.J. Fields, C.J. Bush, Jordan Morrison), 7. James Clemens, 1:32.88 (Kameron Barnett, Johnathan Campbell, Chad Coulter, David Ross), 4×400- 5. James Clemens, 3:30.81 (Isaac Pollard, Benjamin Thomason, Brexton Hathaway, Dylan Dryer), 4×800- 5. James Clemens, 8:23.27 (Isaul Rubio Montano, Brexton Hathaway, John Luke Stovall, Dylan Dryer); girls Class 7A, 60-meter- 6. Jane Hilliard, Sparkman 7.90, 400-meter- 6. Alivia Urrutia, 58.73, 800-meter- 7. Ella Carter, James Clemens, 2:27.15, 60-meter hurdles- 6. Reynna Mayers, James Clemens, 9.90, 4×200- 3. Sparkman, 1:45.57 (Amanda Davis, Janae Hilliard, Nevaeh Neerhof, Nicola Peters), 4×400- 7. Bob Jones, 4:14.22 (Arienna Coe, Alisa Owens, Ebba Detulleo, Alivia Urrutia), 8. James Clemens, 4:16.99 (Ella Carter, Ayana Lee, Kylie Gero, Emma Bothern), 4×800- 5. James Clemens, 10:01.36 (Ella Carter, Emma Bothern, Kayla Willett, Sydney Freeman), high jump- 5. Lily Melton, James Clemens, 5-00, pole vault- 5. Sydney Truesdail, Bob Jones, 9-06, 7. Ashlyn Diehl, James Clemens, 8-06, long jump- 4. Aaliyah Washington, Bob Jones, 15-11.75, 5. Tramani Osley, James Clemens, 15-11.50, 6. Kalah Christopher, Bob Jones, 15-09.25, triple jump- 4. Tramani Osley, James Clemens, 33-05.25, 6. Alayna Langston, James Clemens, 32-05.25.
