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GREENSBORO – Swain County swept the 1A Men’s and Women’s Championships as the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Track and Field season concluded at the Marcus T. Johnson Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T on Monday.
In the Women’s Championships, Swain County won its fourth NCHSAA Track and Field Championship in a row and sixth championship overall. The Maroon Devils tallied 94 points and ended up more than 50 points ahead of Lejeune and Avery County, who tied for the runner-up spot.
Swain County dominated in the long distance races as Arizona Blankenship won the 1600 and the 3200 and Angelina Lomelli took second in the 1600 and third in 3200. Annie Lewis won the 800. Blankenship, Lomelli Lewis and Emily Grey Stargell temed up to win the 4×800 relay by nearly 23 seconds.
Elkin’s Aniya Edwards had a big day on the track as she won the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes and was named Most Outstanding Performer..
In the Men’s Championships, Swain County won its first men’s Track and Field Championship after racking up 81 points, six points ahead of Mountain Island Charter.
Swain County junior Nse Uffort won the shot put with a throw of 61-09.5, more than 11 feet longer than second place and he also took third in the discus. The Maroon Devils also won the 4×400 relay, took second in the 4×800 relay and third in the 4×100 relay.
Runner up Mountain Island Charter was led by Reggie Daniel as he won the 300 meter hurdles, took second in the 110 hurdles, fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the 200 meter dash. He was named Most Outstanding Performer for his efforts.
Murphy’s Jordan Oliver won the wheelchair shot put, discus and 100 meter.
The NCHSAA is committed to promoting and highlighting outstanding sportsmanship and has partnered with North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance to recognize one athlete from each team who has displayed the ideals of sportsmanship throughout the year. The 2024 NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award winners for the 1A Track and Field Championships were Meloni Linton from Swain County, Amiya Winston from Lejeune, Maddy Barrett from Avery County, Josiah Glospie from Swain County and Grayson Tillotson frm Mountain Island Charter.
1A Women Team Scores
1) Swain County 94
2) Lejeune 41
2) Avery County 41
4) Wilson Preparatory Academy 40
5) Robbinsville 39
1A Men Team Scores
1) Swain County 81
2) Mountain Island Charter School 75
3) Corvian Community School 46
4) Carver 37
5) South Stanly 36
Full Results
GREENSBORO – The Dudley Panthers won both the Men’s and Women’s Championships at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s 3A Track and Field Championships at the Marcus T. Johnson Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T on Monday.
In the Women’s Championships, Dudley defended its 2023 championship and won its eighth title overall. The Panthers racked up 86 points, more than twice as many as Franklin in second place.
The Panthers were led by junior Jalee Brown as she won the 100 and 200 meter dashes and ran on the 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams that also took first place. Brown was named Most Outstanding Performer for her showing on the day. Noelle Millner added a second place finish in the discus for Dudley.
Camryn Massey, a senior from Ashbrook, won the discus with a throw of 154-11, more than 35 feet better than second place. She also won the shot put with a throw of 45-00.25.
In the Men’s Championships, the Panthers scored 95 points to win their second title in three years. Croatan came in second with 67 points.
Dudley was powered by Le’Ezra Brown as he won the 110 hurdles by more than half a second, the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.43, the 300 hurdles and he ran the first leg of the 4×400 relay team that also took first place. Brown was named Most Outstanding Performer for the Championship.
Runner-up Croatan saw a first-place finish from Noah Guerrero in the 1600 and he was a part of the 4×800 relay team with Luke Nicolajsen, Cooper Stephens and Matthew Quispe that also took first place.
The NCHSAA is committed to promoting and highlighting outstanding sportsmanship and has partnered with North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance to recognize one athlete from each team who has displayed the ideals of sportsmanship throughout the year. The 2024 NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award winners for the 3A Track and Field Championships were Nilijah Dorden and Adeniyi Adegoriaye from Dudley, Rylee Cassada from Franklin and Matthew Quispe from Croatan.
3A Women Team Scores
1) Dudley 86
2) Franklin 40
3) North Buncombe 39
4) Southern Guilford 38
5) North Lincoln 36
3A Men Team Scores
1) Dudley 95
2) Croatan 67
3) West Henderson 48
4) Union Pines 36
5) A.C. Reynolds 25
