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DAVID MUNDEE Led by two state titles by Alec Spann, the Abbeville boys track and field team made a run at a state title, while the Providence Christian boys team had three winners, including a record-setting 4x800 relay squad, during this past weekend’s AHSAA State Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The Abbeville and Providence Christian boys had the highest teams finishes with the Yellow Jackets finishing third in Class 2A and the Eagles fifth in Class 3A. The Providence Christian girls had the next highest finish, placing eighth in 3A. The three programs highlighted the efforts by Wiregrass high school track and field athletes that produced 86 top eight finishes, including nine championship performances. The Class 1A, 2A and 3A state meets were held Friday and Saturday at Cullman High School in Cullman, while the Class 4A, 5A, 6A and 7A meets were Thursday through Saturday at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex in Gulf Shores. People are also reading… Spann, Smith lead AbbevilleSpann, a junior, won the Class 2A 300-meter hurdles race and the long jump competition. He ran a time of 40.12 seconds in the hurdle event and leapt 21 feet 5 ¼ inches in the long jump. Spann nearly won a third event, finishing as the runner-up in 110-meter hurdles in 15.48 seconds, finishing close behind Aliceville’s Javien McGraw’s 15.32 time. He was also on a second-place relay. Spann wasn’t the only Abbeville standout, though, as the Jackets had nine top seven performances, including a relay, at the meet. Behind the top efforts, Abbeville made a charge for the 2A state title but fell short in a three-way battle at the top. Abbeville finished with 52 points, just three points behind champion Loachapoka and one point behind runner-up Mars Hill Bible . The Jackets’ 4x100 relay team of Spann, Ahmod Billins, Jamarion Smith and Kendrick Carter Jr., finished in second place with a time of 44.55 seconds, while Smith had three top six finishes, taking fifth in the 100 meters in 11.25 seconds, fifth in 200 meters with a 23.26 time and sixth in the long jump with a leap of 19’8”. Aloyd Knight placed sixth in the high jump for Abbeville with a 5’8” leap and Carter captured seventh in the 200 meters in 23.37 seconds. Record relay team paces PCS boysProvidence Christian also had a strong meet, earning a fifth-place finish in Class 3A boys with 50 points. The Eagles’ performance was highlighted by the 4x800-meter relay team, which blazed to an AHSAA Class 3A state record time of 8 minutes and 16.62 seconds, breaking the previous mark set by UMS-Wright in the 1996 state championship. Members of the PCS relay were Kyser Sims, William Stanley, Jacob Mixson and Cole Smith. Smith also earned a state title in 800-meter run, finishing with a 1:58.40 time. The North Alabama signee also placed second in the 1600-meter run in 4:28.10. Providence Christian’s 4x400-relay team of Colson Love, Smith, Mixson and Sims also earned gold at the state meet, claiming a winning time of 3:33.82. Stanley and Mixson also combined for three other top finishes. Stanley was fifth in the 1600 with a 9:47.86 time and seventh in the 1600 with 4:36.49 time. Mixson was not far behind Smith the 800, just two spots back in third with 2:01.71 time. Charles Henderson’s Ousley wins twiceCharles Henderson girls runner Payton Ousley won a pair of state titles in Class 5A in Gulf Shores. Ousley, a junior, won both the 100 and 200-meter races. She took the 100 in 12.16 seconds and the 200 in 24.92. Three others win state titleTwo other girls Wiregrass athletes and one boy won individual state titles during this past weekend. The two other girls claiming state titles were Enterprise’s Jamesha Howard and Barbour County’s Anesia Eutsey and the other boys winning was Eufaula’s Keviyon Lamons. Enterprise’s Howard won the Class 7A high jump competition with a jump of 5 feet, 4 inches. Barbour County’s Eutsey claimed the Class 2A shot put title behind a throw of 35’ 2 ¼.Team scoringBelow is the complete team scoring for Wiregrass teams.Eufaula, 18th place, 14.33 pointsPike County, 27 place, 9 pointsSlocomb, tied for 21st place, 8 pointsGoshen, tied for 22nd place, 6 pointsClass 1AElba, tied for 31st, 2 pointsClass 5AEufaula, 15th place, 13 pointsClass 4APike County, tied for 25th place, 8 pointsClass 3AProvidence Christian, 5th place, 50 pointsHouston County, 16th place, 18 pointsClass 1AElba, 18th place, 11 points Individual/relay finishesBelow are the complete individual and relay top finishes for Wiregrass teams.Layla Straw, 5th place, 100 meters, 11.92Layla Straw, 8th place, 200 meters, 24.46Class 5ACharles HendersonPayton Ousley, 1st place, 100 meters, 12.16Eufaula4x100 relay, 4th place, 50.54Elizabeth Haney, tied for 8th place, high jump, 4’10”Brianna Hart, 5th place, 1600, 5:32.04Anna Owens, 8th place, long jump, 16’ 2 ½”Jayda Cox, 6th place, 33’4”4x100, 6th place, 51.24Class 3AProvidence ChristianOlivia McManus, 3rd place, discus, 102’05”Ariel Lumbatis, 4th place, javelin, 1:08.05SlocombAngel Harris, 2nd place, 300 hurdles, 49.55Magan Stewart, 4th place, 100 hurdles, 18:10Aliyah Knight, 7th place, long jump, 14’5”Kei’Andrea Cummings, 7th place, 100 meters, 13.37Houston CountyNaziyah Rivers, 6th place, 400, 1:03.89Class 1AElbaNyasia McCullough, 7th place, shot put, 30’ 4 ½’4x800 relay, 7th place, 8:11.29DothanIryal Richard, 3rd place, javelin, 174’10”4x400 relay, 6th place, 43.93Brice Baker, 7th place, 200, 23.44Class 4APike CountyBraylin Jackson, 2nd place, 100, 10.88OppDamirian Thompson, 7th place, high jump, 6’2”4x800 relay, 1st place, 8:16.62William Stanley, 5th place, 3200, 9:47.86Eric Baker, 7th place, triple jump, 42’1”Class 2AAbbevilleAlec Spann, 1st place, 300 hurdles, 40.124x100 relay, 2nd place, 44:55Jamarion Smith, 6th place, long jump, 19’8”Houston CountyZy’keviious Neal-Culver, 2nd place, 100, 10.96GoshenSzemerick Andrews, 6th place, 100, 11:44Class 1AElbaJacob Ledbetter, 3rd place, javelin, 133’06” Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter Sent weekly directly to your inbox!
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