Murfreesboro area track and field athletes reach Class AAA state meet
Area track and field standouts fared well in the Class AAA Section 2 meet, sending several to Spring Fling on a day when numerous personal bests were recorded.
La Vergne's John Sherman (100-, 200-meter dash) and Rockvale's Xarya Udoumana (Long jump, triple jump) each won two events. Sherman also was part of a winning 4x200 relay team, Udoumana finished third in the 200.
Rockvale defending state champs Lewis Lagrant (high jump) and Jakobe Tharp (110 hurdles) each returned to state after winning their respective events.
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The top four from each event advanced to the state track and field meet at MTSU during Spring Fling. Class AAA events are scheduled for May 25.
The top four who advanced to state in each event are as follows:
Girls
Pole vault
Sarah Smith (Cookeville) 10-0; Sabrina Hite (Stewarts Creek) 8-0; Addisen Peterson (Rockvale) 8-0; Julia Peebles (Rockvale) 7-6.
Shot put
Toju Williams (Rockvale) 37-2; Jordan Blackwell (Riverdale) 35-9.25; Cassie Gallagher (Cookeville) 35-7.25; Annabelle Keating (Oakland) 34-8.25.
Discus
Toju Williams (Rockvale) 103-0; Emma Major (Siegel) 96-4; Cheri Savage (Cookeville) 92-3; Cassie Gallagher (Cookeville) 90-4.
Long jump
Xarya Udoumana (Rockvale) 17-11; Eliza Ruch (Rockvale) 17-10; Bailey Smith (Oakland) 17-9; Kyah Miller (Cleveland) 17-5.5.
High jump
Ally Beneke (Warren Co.) 5-6; Ava McGue (Riverdale) 5-2; Ella Webb (Cleveland) 5-2; Liz Lannom (Walker Valley) 5-0.
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Triple jump
Xarya Udoumana (Rockvale) 35-3; Eliza Ruch (Rockvale) 34-8.5; Neveah Torrence (Ooltewah) 32-5.5; Lily Heath (Franklin Co.) 32-2.5.
4x800 relay
Stewarts Creek (Camryn Merryman, Brea Vann, Bella King, Ava Creger) 9:58.03; Rockvale (Isabella Dentino, Rylee McGuire, Lakin Hailey, Leila Hailey) 10:08.32; Nolensville (Presley Pennartz, Maddy Patton, Abigail Brakefield, Searcy Mooney); Walker Valley (Sadie Wielfaert, Vanessa Musiyevich, Lyndi Chapman, Kate Girard) 10:08.88.
100-meter hurdles
Eliza Ruch (Rockvale) 15.28; Liz Lannom (Walker Valley) 15.67; Puottek Po Dol (Rockvale) 15.92; Reghan Bandy (Siegel) 16.17.
100-meter dash
Charice Ryan (Cleveland) 12.34; Kirsten Cochran (Siegel) 12.35; Kahlynia Vanzant (Franklin Co.) 12.36; Samara Schroeder (Blackman) 12.51.
4x200 relay
Rockvale 1:44.72; Oakland (Kalise Bass, Bailey Smith, Emma Benzinger, Laia Pugh) 1:45.52; Walker Valley (Maliyah Woods, Sariyah Cox, Jailee Easley, Liz Lannom) 1:45.55; Siegel 1:45.77.
1,600-meter run
Claire Stegall (Nolensville) 4:57.67; Hayley Stegall (Nolensville) 5:16.32; Bella King (Stewarts Creek) 5:22.02; Lyndi Chapman (Walker Valley) 5:27.97.
4x100 relay
Cleveland 48.96; Siegel 49.53; Blackman (Samara Schroeder, Zacarrah Nicholas, Jamaria Harrold, Ryann Scivally) 49.99; Oakland (Lexi Smartt, Kalise Bass, Christa Greer, Bailey Smith) 50.23.
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400-meter dash
Kyla Joy (Oakland) 58.45; Camryn Merryman (Stewarts Creek) 58.75; Taylah Upshaw (Riverdale) 58.93; Emoni Owens (Blackman) 59.91.
300-meter hurdles
Aniya Scott (Rockvale) 47.35; Eliza Ruch (Rockvale) 48.16; Ava McGue (Riverdale) 48.65; Rese Matthews (Siegel) 48.93.
800-meter run
Ella VanVranken (Warren Co.) 2:20.48; Hayley Stegall (Nolensville) 2:20.78; Estella Clemons (Cleveland) 2:21.88; Searcy Mooney (Nolensville) 2:22.87.
200-meter dash
Kahlynia Vanzant (Franklin Co.) 25.11; Charice Ryan (Cleveland) 25.28; Xarya Udoumana (Rockvale) 25.58; Ke'la McDaniels (Siegel) 25.63.
3,200-meter run
Claire Stegall (Nolensville) 10:57.57; Leila Hailey (Rockvale) 11:25.60; Katie Hetzel (Cookeville) 11:29.33; Lakin Hailey (Rockvale) 12:02.00.
4x400 relay
Nolensville (Mackenzie Bates, Hayley Stegall, Audrey Pennartz, Claire Stegall) 4:02.80; Stewarts Creek (Camryn Merryman, Brea Vann, Ava Creger, Ryleigh Simmons) 4:08.66; Riverdale (Norah Haney, Morgan Moore, Elena Suarez, Taylah Upshaw) 4:10.10; Blackman (Emoni Owens, Zacarrah Nicholas, Isabel Kinsman, Izabel Ulrich) 4:11.21.
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Boys
Pole vault
Tim Alexander (Stewarts Creek) 13-6; Preston Fuller (Rockvale) 12-0; Gavin Deery (Rockvale) 12-0; Mason Nelson (Cookeville) 10-6.
Shot put
Timi Williams (Rockvale) 48-7.75; Xavier Randolph (Coffee Co.) 45-10.5; Kaden Mowl (Oakland) 44-8; Ramirez Young (Smyrna) 43-7.5.
Discus
Jacolby Bell (Siegel) 147-11; Brody Morgan (Bradley Central) 144-4; Xavier Randolph (Coffee Co.) 142-6; Timi Williams (Rockvale) 133-1.
Long jump
Sterling Weldon (Nolensville) 23-7; D.J. Adams (Cleveland) 22-4; Tarrion Grant (Siegel) 21-9.5; Rocko Jennings (Ooltewah) 21-0.
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High jump
Lewis Lagrant (Rockvale) 6-6; Tyree Brown (Rockvale) 6-4; Ja'Vion Hardaway (Ooltewah) 6-2; Jonathan Wade (Siegel) 6-2.
Triple jump
Sterling Weldon (Nolensville) 46-6; D.J. Adams (Cleveland) 45-9.5; Chase Bandy (Siegel) 44-4; Brandon Brooks (Nolensville) 44-4.
4x800 relay
Rockvale (Jalen Overstreet, Jailan Reynaga, Josh Bisko, Caleb Henderson) 8:16.67; Nolensville (Bryce Russell, Jack Glisson-Schlitt, Noah Maguire, Grant O'Neal) 8:26.51; Blackman (Sam Satterfield, Rylan Selvidge, Landon McLean, Christian Lewis) 8:28.28; Cleveland 8:29.54.
110-meter hurdles
Jakobe Tharp (Rockvale) 13.86; Isaac Iosia (Cleveland) 14.67; Isaac Boles (Blackman) 15.15; Jordan Delk (Oakland) 15.20.
100-meter dash
John Sherman (La Vergne) 10.40; Javarian Otey (Stewarts Creek) 10.58; D.J. Taylor (Riverdale) 10.68; T.T. Hill (Oakland) 10.72.
4x200 relay
La Vergne (Zion Griffin, Jordan Earl, Tamarion Hill, John Sherman) 1:28.44; Blackman (Jayden Guy, Aaron Green Otto, Adkerson, Gary Willis III) 1:28.80; Rockvale 1:29.36; Siegel 1:31.38.
1,600-meter run
Chance Underwood (Ooltewah) 4:25.90; Daniel Martin (Riverdale) 4:31.51; Stephen Kerley (Rhea Co.) 4:26.22; Carlos Gonzalez (Siegel) 4:43.59.
4x100 relay
La Vergne (Jordan Earl, Zion Griffin, John Sherman, Tamarion Hill) 41.96; Rockvale 42.29; Nolensville (Zion Tamaska, Morgan Lewis, Brandon Brooks, Sterling Weldon) 42.34; Franklin Co. (Eric Jones, Coastlon Ringer, Na'Zaiyah Holman, NaShawn Holman) 42.55.
400-meter dash
Guyon Young (Blackman) 49.29; Naiden Maynard (Stewarts Creek) 50.16; Anthony Singleton (Oakland) 50.32; Elijah Johnson (Riverdale) 50.67.
300-meter hurdles
Morgan Lewis (Nolensville) 39.31; Thomas Jones (Smyrna) 41.39; Dennison Fisher (Cleveland) 42.21; Brandon Nichols (Walker Valley) 42.33.
800-meter run
Caleb Henderson (Rockvale) 2:00.45; Stephen Kerley (Rhea Co.) 2:01.26; Chance Underwood (Ooltewah) 2:01.27; Ethan King (Walker Valley) 2:03.03.
200-meter dash
John Sherman (La Vergne) 21.17; Jakobe Tharp (Rockvale) 21:29; Javarian Otey (Stewarts Creek) 21.37; NaShawn Holman (Franklin Co.) 21.68.
3,200-meter run
Owen Clemons (Cleveland) 9:39.04; Fletcher Barnard (Coffee Co.) 9:57.91; Daniel Martin (Riverdale) 10:01.83; Tate Vinson (Rockvale) 10:08.76.
4x400 relay
Stewarts Creek (Naiden Maynard, Sean Viriyapong, Darrin Nicholson, Kai Mangrum) 3:28,71; Rockvale 3:31.05; Cleveland 3:32.63; Blackman (Haran Bass, Christian Lewis, Braylon Trail, Guyon Young) 3:34.91.
This article originally appeared on Murfreesboro Daily News Journal: TSSAA track and field: Murfreesboro area standouts reach Spring Fling
