Monroe track & field team take titles

ALBANY — Monroe High School earned a sweep Saturday as both the boys and girls track & field boys teams won titles at the L.C. Smith/Winfred Benson Relays at Hugh Mills Stadium.

The Lady Tornadoes captured top honors with 184 points, followed by second-place Westover with 99. Albany High finished fourth with 57 points.

The Monroe boys also took top honors, finishing with 115 points. Tift County came in second with 90.5 points, followed by Lee County with 64.5.

Jada Hunt of Monroe finished as the overall point winner for the girls, scoring 26 points. Jahari Williams, also of Monroe, was next with 25, followed by Albany’s Jakaela Dungee and Westover’s Bryshea Jackson with 22 apeice.

For the boys, Robert Grooms finished with 20 points for Lee County as did Monroe’s Reshawn Robinson of Monroe and Clifford Russell of Pelham.

The Westover Lady Patriots got off to a very strong start and racked up half of their points in the field events. Tianna Campbell and Jackson finished second and third respectively in the long jump, while Alexandra Potts picked up points after tying for second in the pole vault. The Lady Patriots’ 49 points after five events put them in first.

Deaundria Anderson and Naila Harris finished first and second respectively in the 800, and Williams finished first in the 100- and 200-meter dash. The Lady Tornados were tied at 76 with Westover after 10 events before taking the lead for good. Monroe head coach Billy Glanton said the inclimate weather played a part in falling behind in the field events.

“I felt ok about it. I actually wasn’t upset about it because our girls did about what we expected them to do,” he said. “We had a [personal record] in the shot put and won the discus. We didn’t do well in the long jump, which is kinda expected with all the rain and it being a little wet out here.”

Westover head coach Octavia Jones liked what he saw in the field events and said in order for them to have a shot, they’ll have to consistently score high in that area.

“Everybody knows what cards Monroe holds,” he said. “They’re the team to beat, they’re the top team to beat and once they get on the track, that’s when they start to dominate. So we’ve just got to make sure we have a good showing on the field so that when we get on the track we can try to catch up to them.”

As far as the boys, Jones said they’re extremely young and inexperienced overall and the few seniors they do have are coming off injuries. He added that they’ll continue working to find their way as region approaches.

Despite the win, Glanton said he didn’t get to see all his boys had to offer. He said several where absent and the weather caused him to sit a few athletes. What he was able to see pleased him.

“The events that we are competing in, we’re performing pretty well,” he said.

After a solid showing last season, the young Albany High girls team had some momentum coming into this season. Head coach Jessica Thomas said right now due to injuries, they’re still a work in progress. But what they were able to accomplish last season should help them as region approaches.

“They have the experience and know what it takes to get there,” she said.

She noted that the boys are improving at a steady clip in both track & field events.

“They’re progressing how I want them to progress,” she said. “They’re applying the things that they’ve been taught to improve their times. I did see that today. So overall today, I saw much improvement and I’m pleased with that.”

Results of from the L.C. Smith/Winfred Benson Relays held Saturday at Hugh Mills Stadium

Girls

Team Scores: Monroe 184, Westover 99, Tift County 87, Albany 57, Pelham 53, Lee County 50, Valdosta 35, Rutland 21, Colquitt County 12

Triple Jump — 1. Bryshea Jackson, Westover, 36-02; 2. Mary Alex Anders, Tift County, 32-02.25; 3. Javen Wimberly, Lee County, 32-00.5; 4. Karisma Clark, Colquitt County 30-06

Long Jump — 1. Jada Hunt, Monroe, 17-00.25; 2. Tiana Campbell, Westover, 16-11.75; 3. Bryshea Jackson, Westover, 16-06; 4. Jahari Williams, Monroe, 16-03.5

300-meter hurdles —1. Ja’Milya Poole, Monroe, 43.73; 2. Isis McVay, Monroe, 47.07; 3. Kyndall Hills, Albany, 50.76; 4. Allison Stone, Tift County, 50.84

Shot Put — 1. Amelia Almond, Pelham, 37-02; 2. Kierra Mitchell, Monroe, 36-01.5; 3. Quasha Fergerson, Tift County, 34-07; 4. Kiera Green, Tift County, 32-07

High Jump — 1. Jakeala Dungee, Albany, 4-10; 2. Tiana Campbell, 4-10; 3. Bryshea Jackson, Westover, 4-08; 4. Allison Stone, Tift County, 4-08

Pole Vault — 1. Allison Stone, Tift County, 6-06; 2. (tie) Cynthia Stokes, Pelham, 5-0; 2. (tie) Alexandra Potts, Westover, 5-0; 4. Marissa Tiamfock, Tift County, 5-0

Discus — 1. Kierra Mitchell, Monroe, 116-04; 2. Kiera Green, Tift County, 101-04; 3. Precious Glenn, Westover, 99-10; 4. Brittany Battle, Pelham, 99-00

3200 meters — 1. Monica Webb, Pelham, 13:09.75; 2. Mehkya Wilcox, Westover, 13:48.00; 3. Ashlee Golden, Tift County, 14:03.15; 4. Lila Maloy, Pelham, 14:57.19

1600 meters — 1. Zamaria Shead, Monroe, 5:57.03; 2. Monica Webb, Pelham, 6:02.09; 3. Kaniya Alexander, Valdosta, 6:13.10; 4. Mehkya Wilcox, Westover, 6:16.90

4×100-Meter Relay — 1. Monroe A (Candace Clyde, Artexas Drake, Jada Hunt, Jahari Williams), 46.90; 2. Lee County A, 50.58; 3. Rutland A (Jada Brown, Breanca Davis, Breasia Davis, Erin Fortson, Jasmine Hughes, Nala Knight), 51.14; 4. Monroe B (Isis McVay, Daysha Polite, Ja’Milya Poole, D’Yanna Thomas), 51.72

400 meters — 1. Ja’Milya Poole, Monroe, 57.13; 2. Candace Clyde, Monroe, 1:00.26; 3. Ja’meka Johnson, Albany, 1:02.70; 4. Kristion Jeffries, Westover, 1:03.66

100 meters — 1. Jahari Williams, Monroe, 12.29; 2. Jada Hunt, Monroe, 12.50; 3. Jakaela Dungee, Albany, 12.65; Desirae Davis, Albany, 12.75

100-meter hurdles — 1. Isis McVay, Monroe, 16.06; 2. Chastity Pickett, Westover, 17.72; 3. Tylerriah Graddic, Tift County, 18.11; 4. Ciann Dodson, Americus-Sumter, 18.61

800 meters — 1. Deaundria Anderson, Monroe, 2:26.68; 2. Naila Harris, Monroe, 2:28.10; 3. Genikwa Daniels, Valdosta, 2:35.30; 4. Adrian McCray, Colquitt County, 2:39.90

200 meters — 1. Jahari Williams, Monroe, 24.44; 2. Jada Hunt, Monroe, 25.35; 3. Jakaela Dungee, Albany, 25.51; 4. Desirae Davis, Albany, 25.96

4×200-meter relay — 1. Valdosta A (Mykea Whitfield, Genikwa Daniels, Attiyya Howard, Taylor), 1:54.70; 2. Monroe A (Arayonna Bell, Jordan Foster, Isis McVay, D’Yanna Thomas, Daysha Polite), 1:55.18; 3. Rutland A (Caprincia Foreman, Jamya Knight, Nala Knight, Akira Shockley), 1:56:00; 4. Tift County A (Aaliyah Brantley, Dayvia Brooks, Moesha Dorsey, Audrey McElhaney), 1:57.56

4×400-meter relay — 1. Monroe A (Candace Clyde, Jada Hunt, Ja’Milya Poole, Jahari Williams), 3:53.87; 2. Monroe B (Deaundria Anderson, Artexas Drake, Naila Harris, Isis McVay), 4:14.62; 3. Lee County B, 4:25.01; 4. Westover A, 4:27.60

Boys

Team Scores: Monroe 115, Tift County 90.5, Lee County 64.5, Colquitt County 54, Terrell County 43, Albany 42.5, Westover 41.5, Valdosta 41, Dougherty 40

Triple Jump — 1. Wendall White, Tift County, 42-09; 2. Darion Tyson, Americus-Sumter, 42-00.25; 3. Robert Wood, Colquitt County, 41-04.5; 4. Charles porter, Dougherty, 40-05

Long Jump — 1. Clifford Russell, Pelham, 22-08; 2. Blake Mathis, Terrell County, 21-06.5; 3. Landon Brown, Lee County, 20-06.5; 4. Chris Clay, Terrell County, 19-10.25

300-meter hurdles — 1. Griffin Collier, Tift County, 39.72; 2. Jorden Bell, Monroe, 40.07; Qundez Carter, Westover, 40.95; 4. Fletcher Trappier, Albany, 42.04

Shot Put — 1. Akileis Leroy, Monroe, 51-00; 2. Demarcus Snow, Tift County, 45-10; 3. Chad Williams, Tift County, 45-05; 4. Malik Turner, Turner County, 43-09

High Jump — 1. RJ Merriweather, Tift County 5-08.00; Everyone else got NH

Pole Vault — 1. Deaunte McDuffie, Westover, 10-0; 2. Tyler Fountain, Tift County, 9-0; 3, Malik Bell, Tift County, 8-06

3200 meters — 1. Reshawn Robinson, Monroe, 10:36.46; 2. Jake Merritt, Colquitt County, 10:48.00; 3. Collin Daniels, Colquitt County, 10:49.00; 4. Hunter Hatfield, Lee County, 10:51.00

1600 meters — 1. Reshawn Robinson, Monroe, 4:54.11; 2. Hunter Hatfield, Lee County, 5:01.89; 3. Jake Merritt, Colquitt County, 5:03.94; 4. Demetrius Gilliard, Westover, 5:12.31

4×100-Meter Relay —1. Valdosta A (Antwon Kincade, James Perry, Jaelyn Temple, Keonte Branham), 43.31; 2. Terrell County A (Justin Jones, Chris Clay, Blake Mathis, Joe Minter, DeTravion Bishop), 43.71; 3. Americus-Sumter A (Kavious hayes, Darion Tyson, Mikal Douglass, Adam King), 43.75; 4. Tift County A (Brenton Jones, Tijah Walker, Barry Bennett, RJ Merriweather), 44.00

400 meters — 1. Robert Grooms, Lee County, 49.45; 2. Tymashye Kendrick, Monroe, 50.68; 3. Jorden Bell, Monroe, 51.55; 4. Ontario Wilson, Turner County, 52.04

100 meters — 1. Detravion Bishop, Terrell County, 11.00; 2. Darion Tyson, Americus-Sumter, 11.19; 3. James Perry, Valdosta, 11.27; 4. Antonio Leroy, Monroe, 11.35

110-meter hurdles — 1. Jatavion Boone, Turner County, 16.01; 2. Alex Henry, Colquitt County, 16.41; 3. Timothy Allen, Albany, 16.70; 4. Mikes Jones, Tift County, 16.82

800 meters — 1. Robert Grooms, Lee County, 1:58.77; 2. Nigel Trice, Monroe, 2:00.32; 3. Artavious McGowan, Dougherty, 2:04.14; 4. Samuel Mackey, Albany, 2:05.46

200 meters — 1. Clifford Russell, Pelham, 22.61; 2. Tymashye Kendrick, Monroe, 23.06; 3. Jared Kiser, Dougherty, 23.15; 4. Nashid Bryant, Monroe, 23.26

4×200-meter relay — 1. Valdosta A (James Perry, Jaelyn Temple, Antwon Kincade, Keonte Branham), 1:33.03; 2. Monroe A (Christian Carter, Tedo McGowan, Michael Mingo), 1:33.21; 3. Tift County A (Mike Jones, Antonio Johnson, Jakwon Golson, Tyler Jones), 1:35.38; 4. Dougherty B (Damion Gardner, Sewonjai Henderson, Keithtavious Cobey, Demon Ansley), 1:35.88

4×400-meter relay — 1. Monroe A (Jorden Bell, Nashid Bryant, Tymashye Kendrick, Tedo McGowan), 3:26.07; 2. Dougherty A (JaNarious Alford, Artavious McGowan, Bobby Wilson, Jared Kiser), 3:30.02; 3. Valdosta A (James Perry, Cedric Gosier, Jaelyn Temple, Antwon Kincade), 3:30.83; 4. Tift County A (Quan Mathis, Griffin Collier, Barry Bennett, Wendall White), 3:33.08