New Kent boys get 3rd in 1,600 relay; Christian lands 2nd

Eric Watts of Powhatan won the boys’ long jump with 21-1¾ yesterday at the state Group AA track and field meet in Harrisonburg. The New Kent team of Darrell Fenton, Ethan Emmons, Kevin Chavis and Paul Kearney placed third in the 1,600 relay with 3:24.17. Western Albemarle won the boys team title with 54 points.

In the girls, Kayla Christian of New Kent placed second with 18-5¼ in the long jump and seventh in the 100 meters with a time of 13.27. In the 400 relay, the New Kent team of Jalesa Johnson, Britney Byrd, Jessica Jones and Christian placed eighth with 50.63. Brentsville captured the girls title with 45 points.

RESULTS

BOYS

Team scores - 1. Western Albemarle 54, 2.  Brookville 45.3, 3. Blacksburg 38, 4. Orange County 37, 5. Turner Ashby 33, t16.  Powhatan 14, t34. New Kent 6,
3,200 meters - 1. Peter Dorrell,  Blacksburg, 9:19.73
3,200 relay - 1. William Byrd (Caleb Kingery, Luke Elbino,  Byron Hart, Drew Hall) 8:00.63
Shot put - 1. Justin Smith, Turner Ashby,  54-2
Triple jump - 1. Ethan Nixon, Brookville,  45-5
Pole vault - 1. Nick Durante, Jamestown,  14-3
Discus - 1. Rueben Shanks, Warren County, 152-0
High jump - 1. Justin Jackson,  Charlottesville, 6-6
Long jump - 1. Eric Watts, Powhatan,  21-1¾
110 hurdles - 1. Ethan Nixon, Brookville,  14.78
100 - 1. Kevin Pearson, Orange County, 11.20
1,600 - 1. Peter Dorrell, Blacksburg, 4:18.28
400 relay - 1. Jamestown (Alex Edwards,  Curtis Stevenson, Marcus Walker, Greg Ferrell) 42.96
400 - 1. Andre Wanzer, Brentsville, 50.00
300 hurdles - 1. Brenton Parham, Millbrook,  39.22
800 - 1. Logan Collins, Orange County, 1:55.55
200 - 1. Andre Wanzer, Brentsville, 22.88
1,600 relay - 1. Brentsville (Qyidaar   Murphy, Anthony Harris, Erik Kelly, Andre Wanzer) 3:23.38, 3. New Kent (Darrell   Fenton, Ethan Emmons, Kevin Chavis, Paul Kearney) 3:24.17

GIRLS

Team scores - 1. Brentsville 45, 2. Park   View-Sterling 42, 3. Brookville 39, 4. Blacksburg 34, 5. James Monroe 27, t22.  New Kent 12
3,200 meters - 1. Laurel MacMillan, Blacksburg, 11:12.00
3,200 relay - 1. Blacksburg (Sarah Dorrell,  Kathleen Stevens, Trinity Foreman, Avery Mattingly) 9:35.37
Discus - 1. Natalie Baird, Park View-Sterling, 161-7 (breaks   meet record of 159-4 set by Baird in 2007)
High jump - 1. Christina Fenske, Stuarts   Draft, 5-4
Triple jump - 1. Krystal Parrish, Park   View-South Hill, 38-2¼, 8. Kayla Christian, New Kent, 35-9¾
Shot put - 1. Natalie Baird, Park   View-Sterling, 43-9
Long jump - 1. Krystal Parrish, Park   View-South Hill, 18-10¼, 2. Kayla Christian, New Kent, 18-5¼
Pole vault - 1. Shelley Parker, Brookville,  11-0
100 - 1. Sherelle White, York, 12.61, 7. Kayla Christian,  New Kent, 13.27
100 hurdles - 1. Danyelle Kent Robinson,  Brentsville
1,600 - 1. Annie LeHardy, Hidden Valley, 5:06.13
400 relay - 1. Brookville (Uniquequa   Jackson, Shelley Parker, Dominique Marshall, Candace Lewis) 49.72, 8. New Kent   (Jalesa Johnson, Britney Byrd, Jessica Jones, Kayla Chris tian) 50.63.
400 - 1. Michelle Speede, Grafton, 56.37
300 hurdles - 1. Bilnita Armstead, James   Monroe, 45.28
800 - 1. Laura Rapp, Heritage, 2:17.15
200 - 1. Jennifer Weatherly, Dominion, 26.00
1,600 relay - 1. Heritage-Leesburg (Devon   Andersen-Farmer, Angie Cerimele, Emma McLaughlin, Hannah McLaughlin) 3:59.72

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