The Shadow
SALEM, Va. (VR) – Alleghany turned in a strong showing Saturday at the East Coast Elite Pajama Invitational at Roanoke College, winning five events and posting multiple season-best and personal-best performances.
Ja’Kara Heighter led the way individually with a personal-best 7.47 to win the 55-meter dash, while Maddox Wickline claimed the 300-meter dash in a personal-best 37.13. Kiera Lowman added a victory in the 1,600-meter run, clocking 5:19.50 to rank 34th in Virginia, and Elin Heck captured the high jump with a season-best clearance of 4 feet, 9 inches.
The Cougars also earned a win in the 4×400-meter relay as Miles Christian, Evan Bishop, Brycen Griffith and Wickline combined for a season-best time of 3:34.90, the 20th-fastest mark in the state this year.
Christian added a second-place finish in the 300-meter dash with a personal-best 37.33, and Lowman placed third in the 1,000-meter run, posting a season-best 3:10.49, currently No. 40 in Virginia.
Complete Results:
Boys 55 Meter
25th Daimonie Clayton 7.03
63th Eliot Chung 7.31
79th JeSean Riddick 7.38
82nd Kirby Brown 7.40
108th Sarge Persinger 7.61
Boys 300 Meter
1st Maddox Wickline 37.13
2nd Miles Christian 37.33
81st Sarge Persinger 43.26
99th Jacob Simmons 44.84
Boys 500 Meter
49th Jacob Simmons 1:24.06
62nd Harper Brown 1:28.10
66th Ryan Tucker 1:29.72
1000 Meter
16th Evan Bishop 2:52.07
33rd Cole Bowser 3:04.03
36th Maddox Hale 3:05.03
75th Tanner Kenny 3:27.54
81st Ryan Tucker 3:42.63
1600 Meter
22nd Levi Bartley 5:11.67
25th Cole Bowser 5:15.87
Boys 4×200 3rd Place 1:36.14
Miles Christian
Brycen Griffith
Daimonie Clayton
Maddox Wickline
Boys 4×400 Meter 1st Place 3:34.90
Miles Christian
Evan Bishop
Brycen Griffith
Maddox Wickline
Boys 4×400 Meter 17th Place 4:13.23
Levi Bartley
Maddox Hale
Isaiah Humphries
Eliot Chung
Boys Shot Put
13th Sarge Persinger 12.55m
55th Lennox Webb 10.08m
68th Joe Persinger 9.29m
83rd Garritt Havens 8.62m
114th Luken Simmons 5.38m
Boys High Jump
17th JeSean Riddick 1.63m
26th Isaiah Humphries 1.58
Boys Pole Vault
10th Kirby Brown 2.45m
Boys Long Jump
12th Brycen Griffith 5.80m
33rd Daimonie Clayton 5.03m
Boys Triple Jump
8th Brycen Griffith 11.95
Girls 55 Meter
1st Ja’kara Heighter 7.47
15th Jaylin Robinson 7.99
20th Cambria Ransom 7.04
22nd Hannah Hipes 8.08
67th Abby Lindsey 8.50
Girls 300 Meter
10th Leigha Byers 46.65
16th Ja’kara Heighter 47.27
31st Jaylin Robinson 48.87
33rd Hannah Hipes 48.93
38th Abby Lindsey 49.29
42nd Dani Halsey 49.66
98th Solara Kern 56.20
Girls 500 Meter
25th Dani Halsey 1:36.99
Girls 1000 Meter
3rd Kiera Lowman 3:10.49
13th Maggie Hensley 3:32.78
17th Willow Morgan 3:37.29
28th Addi Stull 3:43.96
38th Alexandra Downs 3:52.39
46th Charlotte Taylor 4:02.30
52nd Avery Spinks 4:12.46
Girls 1600 Meter
1st Kiera Lowman 5:19.50
5th Faith Barron 5:46.71
33rd Avery Spinks 6:58.64
36th Adrienne Downs 7:01.83
Girls 55 Meter Hurdles
22nd Elin Heck 11.42
Girls 4×200 Relay 2nd Place 1:54.17
Leigha Byers
Cambria Ransom
Jaylin Robinson
Hannah Hipes
Girls 4×400 Relay 5th Place 4:40.15
Leigha Byers
Willow Morgan
Addi Stull
Ja’kara Heighter
Girls Shot Put
25th Chloe Warlitner 8.01m
51st Solara Kern 6.54m
Girls High Jump
1st Elin Heck 1.45m
Results provided by Milestat
