The Shadow
On Saturday, April 6, the Alleghany Track and Field Team traveled to Vinton to compete in the 2024 Terrier Team Challenge which was held in Vinton and hosted by William Byrd High School. During the event, the Cougars took home first place in several categories. To start, both relay teams took home first place wins, beating out 21 other schools for the title. Brady Prior clinched the first-place title in two events: the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash. In the 200-meter dash, Prior competed against 67 other student athletes while, in the 400-meter dash, he ran against 54. Kiera Lowman also took home a first-place title in the 1600-meter run challenge, beating out 32 competitors.
The full results are as followed:
GIRLS
100-Meter Dash
Ja’kara Heighter- 13.33, 9th place
Cambria Ransom- 14.10, 28th place
Kristin Johnson- 14.59, 41st place
Brooklyn Connor- 15.12, 50th place
200-Meter Dash
Cambria Ransom- 28.90, 19th place
Brooklyn Connor- 32.08, 44th place
Taylor Jenkins- 32.87, 49th place
400-Meter Run
Hannah Hipes- 1:10.00, 16th place
800-Meter Run
Haley Harmon- 3:07.04, 38th place
1600-Meter Run
Kiera Lowman- 5:08.56, 1st place
Maggie Hensley- 5:58.37, 10th place
Haley Harmon- 6:55.45, 26th place
3200-Meter Run
Faith Barron- 12:49.69, 4th place
4×100-Meter Relay
Relay Team- 53.51, 4th place
4×800-Meter Relay
Relay Team- 10:26.93, 1st
High Jump
Ty’aieja Smith- 4-4, 15th place
Ja’kara Heighter- 4-2, 17th place
Long Jump
Ty’aieja Smith- 14-10.5, 11th place
Taylor Jenkins- 12-1.25, 29th place
Discus
Selina McMillion- 54-1, 33rd
Olivia Nicely- 47-0, 42nd place
Shot Put
Autumn Dunbar- 22-9, 26th place
Selina McMillion- 20-11.5, 33rd place
BOYS
100-Meter Dash
Max Madsen- 11.45, 10th place
Simien Brown- 11.78, 25th place
J’yon Smith- 11.99, 35th place
Sarge Persinger- 12.00, 36th place
200-Meter Dash
Brady Prior- 22.34, 1st place
Max Madsen- 23.05, 7th place
Sarge Persinger- 24.44, 26th place
Kymari Rice- 31.59, 68th place
400-Meter Dash
Brady Prior- 22.34, 1st place
Zeke Downey- 1:00.69, 29th place
Kenton Kirby- 1:01.23, 33rd place
Nolan Nicely- 1:02.84, 39th place
800-Meter Run
Josh Anglin- 2:22.20, 35th place
Evan Bishop- 2:23.90, 39th place
1600-Meter Run
Ryan Tucker- 6:48.09, 52nd
110-Meter Hurdles
Desmond Jordan- 17.15, 8th place
4×400-Meter Relay
Relay Team- 3:44.37, 5th place
4×800-Meter Relay
Relay Team- 8:49.54, 1st place
Distance Medley Relay
Relay Team- 12:27.26, 6th place
High Jump
Max Madsen- 5-8, 4th place
Purcel Turner- 5-8, 6th place
Xzavier Hayslett- 5-8, 4th place
Long Jump
Max Madsen- 21-2.5, 3rd place
Purcel Turner- 19-2.75, 11th place
Triple Jump
Kenton Kirby- 33-0, 18th place
Discus
James Ross- 110-10, 16th place
Mark Hunter- 104-0, 20th place
EJ Wright- 81-9, 39th place
Shot Put
EJ Wright- 35-9, 24th place
Mark Hunter- 35-5, 26th place
Don Haynes- 25-8.5, 50th place
