High school track and field: Sprinters, jumpers key regional title for SHS girls
Published 2:40 am Monday, May 15, 2023
- Salisbury girls track team
Staff report
MOUNT PLEASANT — Salisbury’s girls track and field team scored 76.5 points and won the 2A Midwest Regional held in Mount Pleasant on Friday.
Salisbury won the 4×200 and 4×400 relays to overcome a DQ in the 4×100. Freshman Christyonna Lewis had an individual win in the 400.
Scoring for the regional was with a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 system scoring eight places. Anson scored 55 points to finish second.
Top four finishers in the regional advanced to the state meet.
Regional champs
4×200 — 1st, 1:44.67
4×400 — 1st, 4:07.34
Christyonna Lewis — 400, 58.01
Other state qualifiers (top 4 in region)
Christyonna Lewis — 200, 2nd, 25.60
Kimora Chawlk — high jump, 2nd, 5-0
Arnasjelle Corpening (2) — long jump, 2nd, 17-3; triple jump, 2nd, 34-1.5
Millie Wymbs — 400, 4th, 59.52
Other scorers (top 8 in region)
Arnasjelle Corpening — 100, 6th, 12,64
Millie Wymbs — 800, 7th, 2:43.34
Kendall Henderson — 200, 7th, 27.17
Dashia Canada — 300 hurdles, 8th, 50.56
Elinor Hinson — high jump, tie, 8th, 4-6
Hornet coaches
Salisbury boys (7th, 37 points)
Hornets placed in all the relays. (High Point) T.W. Andrews piled up 131 points to easily win the regional title.
SHS state qualifiers (top 4 finish)
Jamal Rule — 400, 3rd, 50.56
Andrew Huffman — 800, 3rd, 2:03.80
4×800, 4th, 8:38.58
Other regional scorers (top 8 finish)
Sean Young (2) — 5th in 200 (22.44); 6th in 100 (11.04)
Damian Brandon — discus, 5th, 124-2
4×100, 6th, 43.58
4×200, 7th, 1:33.19
4×400, 5th, 3:32.92
