Woodland girls track & field team wins Dalton Rotary Invitational
Led by strong performances from distance runners, the Woodland girls track & field team won the Dalton Rotary Invitational hosted by Dalton High School Saturday. McKenna Trapheagen (photo) won the 800M run (2:20.10) and the 1600M run (5:00.55) with teammate Carli Clymer (5:17.06) placing second in the 1600M. Rylee Evans (11:49.67) and Angela Cochran (12:00.56) also finished 1-2 in the 3200M run as the Lady Cats finished with 114.5 team points.
The River Ridge girls placed second with 102.2 points, followed by Dalton (98.2), Paulding County (64), and Heritage-Catoosa (48.7) to round out the top five of 13 girls teams. The Lady Canes placed tenth. Host Dalton (101 points) won the 17-team boys event, followed by Paulding County (88.14), Rome (65), Cass (59), and Woodland (49.14) to complete the top five. The Cartersville boys placed eighth.
Additional top ten finishes and highlights for the Woodland girls included:
2nd - Skylar Chappell - Discus Throw - 107-07.75
2nd - 4x400M Relay Team A - 4:19.49 (Cheyenne Spinks, Baylee Evans, Bella Carnes, Carli Clymer)
2nd - Brooke Cooper - Pole Vault - 8-00
3rd - Bella Carnes - 400M - 1:01.52
3rd - Carli Clymer - 800M - 2:25.67
3rd - Grace Webb - High Jump - 4-10
4th - Bella Carnes - 200M - 26.79
4th - Mya Moffitt - 300M Hurdles - 52.97
5th - Bella Carnes - Pole Vault - 6-06
5th - Morgan Cooper - Triple Jump - 31-08
6th - Mya Moffitt - 100M Hurdles - 17.80
6th - 4x400M Relay Team B - 4:34.79 (Micayla Moffitt, Rylee Evans, Sydney Molinaro, Molly Williams) 7th - Cheyenne Spinks - 400M - 1:04.80
8th - 4x100 Relay Team - 53.30 (Micayla Moffitt, Jasmine Hill, Bella Carnes, Sydney Molinaro)
Cartersville’s London Shaw won the shot put and the discus throw titles. Shaw’s shot put mark was 35 feet. Her discus throw cleared 111 feet, three inches.
Additional Cartersville girls’ top ten finishes:
7th - Demya Bryan - 200M - 27.98
7th - 4x100 Relay Team - 53.02 (London Moultrie, Destiny Nesbitt, Josie Turner, Demya Bryan) 8th - Aaliyah Daniel - 200M - 28.49
9th - Olamide Sadiku - 400M - 1:06.54
9th - Trinity Atkins - 1600M - 6:11.64
10th - Destiny Nesbitt - Long Jump - 14-10.25
PHOTO: Cass' Ethan Carter takes the baton from Jacquez Fountain for the final leg of the Colonels' 4x100M relay team's second place finish Saturday at the Dalton Rotary Invitational.
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In the boys meet, Cass’ Ethan Carter won the 100M dash in 11.164 and Stephen Smith won the pole vault with a mark of 14 feet, 6 inches. Other top ten placers for the Colonels included:
2nd - Josh Varnum - High Jump - 5-10
2nd - 4x100M Relay Team - 43.94 (Malik Grimes, Josh Varnum, Jacquez Fountain, Ethan Carter)
4th - Ethan Carter - 200M - 23.50
4th - Nigel Whittington - 110M Hurdles - 16.25
4th - Nigel Whittington - 300M Hurdles - 43.41
5th - Ian Herman - Discus Throw - 118-02 6th - Nathan Gant - Discus Throw - 118-01
8th - Jacquez Fountain - 100M - 11.73
10th - Tajh Dawson - Triple Jump - 36-03 Woodland’s Jeven Reliford won the 400M run (50.91) and John Shropshire captured the 800M run title (2:05.87).
Other Wildcats’ competitors who finished in the top ten included:
2nd - Markal Brown - Long Jump - 19-06.25
4th - Tommy Duke - Pole Vault - 12-06
4th - Titus Jones - Long Jump - 18-11.25
4th - Aaron Carlson - Discus Throw - 121-03.50
5th - John Shropshire - 1600M - 4:42.58
7th - Dylan Stermer - 3200M - 10:26.42
8th - Dianthony Heathcock - High Jump - 5-06
10th - 4x400M Relay Team - 3:46.91 (Zach Avery, John Shropshire, Markal Brown, Jeven Reliford) Cartersville was led by Bill Archer’s second place finish in the 1600M run (4:38.76). Other Canes’ top tens included:
3rd - Bill Archer - 800M - 2:07.70
3rd - Daniel Ejieke - 110M Hurdles - 16.15
3rd - Daniel Ejieke - 300M Hurdles - 43.25
5th - Chris Ejeke - 300M Hurdles - 43.52
5th - Nick Bebko - Pole Vault - 12-00
6th - Harrison Banks - 3200M - 10:22.11
8th - Donovan Dennis - 400M - 54.44
8th - 4x400M Relay Team - 3:43.91 (Donovan Dennis, Matthew Wilson, Chris Ejieke, Bill Archer)
8th - Michael Abernathy - Discus Throw - 113-05
9th - Parker Breedlove - 3200M - 10:38.89
9th - Jack Merritt - Pole Vault - 10-06 Detailed and complete results for all competitors may be viewed HERE.
