The Shadow
SALEM, Va. – Alleghany was one of 36 schools that competed at the East Coast Elite (Roanoke College #4) meet on Thursday, January 23rd at the Kerr-Cregger Field House in Salem.
Between the boys’ and girls’ teams, there were five individual top 10 performances at the meet, while the school had three relay top 10 finishes as well.
Leigha Byers, Maggie Hensley, and Kiera Lowman, were among the only Alleghany runners with three top 10 finishes, while Faith Barron had two.
Lowman had the best individual overall placement for the Cougars as she finished fourth in the girls 1,000 meter run following a time of 3:08.24, while Hensley finished just behind her in sixth place after a 3:27.62 time.
Byers just made the top 10 in the girls 500-meter dash as she squeaked by Abbigail Byington of Abingdon High School by four-tenths of a second.
Barron, Byers, Hensley, and Lowman, guided the girls 4×800 team to a third place in the 4×800 after running a time of 10:29.53. There were 16 teams in the field. Meanwhile in the 4×400, Byers, Hensley, Lowman, and Willow Morgan finished fourth out of 16 teams following a time of 4:38.24.
For the boys team Brycen Griffith jumped Alleghany to seventh place in the triple jump following a leap of 40-01.50. Griffith finished 19th in the long jump. Evan Bishop was also in the top 10 after his performance in the 1,600-meter run where he placed 10th overall following a time of 5:02.89.
In a field consisting of 20 schools, Alleghany’s boys team finished fifth in the 4×400 relay team. Bishop, Griffith, Miles Christian, and Maddox Wickline, ran a time of 3:42.75.
This meet closed out the regular season for Alleghany who will now compete next in the Class 3, Region C championship at the Crossroads Field House in Rockingham County on Saturday, February 15th.
Crossroads Field House is located in Penn Laird, just on the outskirts of Harrisonburg. This will be the first regional championship event held at the newly built field house in Rockingham County.
EAST COAST MEET RESULTS
TOP 3 & AHS – () * notes how many participated in each event
Boys 55 Meter Dash (211)
1. Josiah Persinger, Salem (Roanoke) – 6.47
2. Cameron Hairston, Patrick Henry (Roanoke) – 6.50
3. Ja’mar Smith, E.C. Glass – 6.58
80. Daimonie, Alleghany – 7.20
83. Miles Christian, Alleghany – 7.20
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Boys 300 Meter Dash (145)
1. Nazeser Miller, Salem (Roanoke) – 36.45
2. Aries Oliver, Northside – 36.67
3. Joey Loder, Glenvar – 37.12
19. Maddox Wickline, Alleghany – 38.56
97. Landon Mullkin, Alleghany – 43.19
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Boys 500 Meter Dash (74)
1. Joey Loder, Glenvar – 1:08.28
2. Nazesar Miller, Salem (Roanoke) – 1:08.35
3. Louis Semtner, Blacksburg – 1:08.94
48. Landon Mullkin, Alleghany – 1:20.38
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Boys 1000 Meter Run (99)
1. Kebryl Chandler, Parry McCluer – 2:36.42
2. Peyton Keene, Spotswood – 2:37.14
3. Asher Roach, Blacksburg – 2:39.55
57. Isaac Bennett, Alleghany – 3:14.05
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Boys 1600 Meter Run (47)
1. Miles Ermann, Blacksburg – 4:34.09
2. Blake Brown, Auburn – 4:46.12
3. Jaiden Santos Nquyen, Broadway – 4:46.13
10. Evan Bishop – 5:02.89
30. Isaac Bennett, Alleghany – 5:32.07
45. Ryan Tucker, Alleghany – 6:37.10
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Boys 4×400 Meter Relay (20)
1. Cave Spring – 3:37.91
2. Blacksburg – 3:38.83
3. Patrick Henry (Roanoke) – 3:40.69
5. Alleghany – 3:42.75
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Boys Long Jump (60)
1. Tyler Stanley, Abingdon – 23-03.25
2. Konner Early, Lee – 22-03.25
3. Cameron Hairston, Patrick Henry (Roanoke) – 22-02.25
19. Brycen Griffith, Alleghany – 18-07.50
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Boys Triple Long Jump (23)
1. Jase Rhodes, North Cross – 46-04.25
2. Deshawn Austin, William Byrd – 45-04.50
3. Owen Barr, Abingdon – 42-09.50
7. Brycen Griffith, Alleghany – 40-01.50
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Boys Shot Put (114)
1. Kobi Bonds, Auburn – 58-04.50
2. Aiden Moore, Pulaski County – 53-00.50
3. Griffin Harlow, Parry McCluer – 51-04.25
101. Lennox Webb, Alleghany – 26-04.50
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Girls 55 Meter Dash (163)
1. Tamoy Douglas, Blacksburg – 7.29
2. Mirabelle Garza, Blacksburg – 7.45
3. Maren Benyo, Jefferson Forest – 7.53
17. Jaylin Robinson, Alleghany – 7.92
53. Hannah Hipes, Alleghany – 8.25
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Girls 300 Meter Dash (116)
1. Marianna Hal, E.C. Glass – 42.10
2. Erin Armistead, Salem (Roanoke) – 44.58
3. Amaya Hale, Northside – 45.37
29. Hannah Hipes, Alleghany – 48.24
78. Ellin Heck, Alleghany – 52.63
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Girls 500 Meter Dash (64)
1. Reilly Thomas, Blacksburg – 1:19.23
2. Mirabella Garza, Blacksburg – 1:19.24
3. Lilly Ballowe, Blacksburg – 1:20.81
10. Leigha Byers, Alleghany – 1:29.10
44. Haley Harmon, Alleghany – 1:43.77
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Girls 1000 Meter Run (49)
1. Kerrigan Chaney, North Cross – 3:00.93
2. Abigail Rhudy, Tazewell – 3:05.93
3. Lola Olsen, Blacksburg – 3:07.40
4. Kiera Lowman, Alleghany – 3:08.24
6. Maggie Hensley, Alleghany – 3:27.62
14. Faith Barron, Alleghany – 3:33.37
30. Charlotte Taylor, Alleghany – 3:55.91
33. Madilyn Via, Alleghany – 3:58.63
38. Addi Stull, Alleghany – 4:04.74
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Girls 1600 Meter Run (27)
1. Niav Murphy, Patrick Henry (Roanoke) – 5:39.70
2. Anna Lowe, Spotswood – 5:41.43
3. Alyson Funk, Auburn – 5:41.96
11. Madilyn Via, Alleghany – 6:28.49
18. Charlotte Taylor, Alleghany – 6:47.67
20. Addi Stull, Alleghany – 6:49.41
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Girls 4×400 Meter Relay (16)
1. Blacksburg – 4:16.07
2. Patrick Henry (Roanoke) – 4:29.23
3. William Byrd – 4:31.96
4. Alleghany – 4:38.24
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Girls 4×800 Meter Relay (14)
1. Blacksburg – 9:58.81
2. Abingdon – 10:18.25
3. Alleghany – 10:29.53
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Girls Shot Put (59)
1. Jenna Townsend, Spotswood – 36-11.25
2. Kamilah Richardson, Parry McCluer – 36-04.25
3. Brooklyn YueHan Chen, North Cross – 34-11.00
25. Chloe Warlitner, Alleghany – 25-06.25
34. Autumn Dunbar, Alleghany – 24-06.50
