Staff report
Salisbury’s girls track and field team edged rival North Rowan for the 2A Midwest Regional title on Saturday in Monroe.
The Hornets finished with 120.5 points, and second-place North had 116. Hibriten took third with 83.5.
Alisha Bradshaw (114-11 in the discus, 37-21/2 in the shot put) won two individual titles for Salisbury. The 4×800 team of Katherine Shields, Emily Shields, Brooke Johnson and Katelyn Horning won with a time of 10:22.
North Rowan freshman Teaunna Cuthbertson won three individual events and was part of the first-place 4×200 team with Yasarian Bush, Akevia Charleston and Tatiana Banks (1:45). Cuthbertson took first in the long jump (18-11), triple jump (36-101/2) and 100 hurdles (15.63). Her margin of victory in that event was nearly two seconds.
Bush won the 200 (25.46), and North had two other relay wins: the 4×100 team of Charleston, Bush, Corbin Bennett and Abril Ellis (49.91) as well as the 4×400 team of Charleston, Banks, Shaquille Bagley and Tenesha Dickerson (4:20).
Salisbury had four second-place showings: Shi-Heria Shipp (high jump, 4-10), Emily Shields (800, 2:26), Katherine Shields (3200, 12:38) and the 4×200 team of Shipp, Symone Knox, Najwa Allison and Kia Rice (1:51).
Melaney Ramos took third in the long jump (16-53/4), 100 (13.02) and 200 (26.15). Salisbury’s other third places came from Katherine Shields (1600, 5:39) and Dasia McGill (triple jump, 33-2).
Salisbury got fourth-place finishes from McGill (long jump, 16-1) and Johnson (1600, 5:47).
For North Rowan, second-place finishes came from Bush (long jump, 16-111/2), Bennett (100, 13.01) and Banks (400, 1:03). Dirika Mitchell (shot put, 35-1) and Bagley (300 hurdles, 51.48) placed third in events, and Ja Lesa Stalling was fourth in the 100 hurdles (18.23).