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
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