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Cherryville, NC (WNN) - The Cherryville Ironmen and Lady Ironmen track teams competed on March 31st and April 1st in the Gaston County Track Championships. Each had a good showing at the meet, which was held at Stuart W. Cramer High School. The Lady Ironmen finished in 4th place, and the Ironmen came in 6th. This meet consisted of all the teams in the county, and most events are usually highly contested, with each school wanting to claim bragging rights. Ashbrook laid claim to this year’s title in both men’s and women’s divisions. The team scores were in the men’s division: Ashbrook 149, Forestview 119, South Point 97, Stuart Cramer 88, Hunter Huss 73, Cherryville 50, Highland Tech 37, North Gaston 36, Bessemer City 6, and East Gaston 6. The women’s team results were Ashbrook 143, South Point 133, Stuart Cramer 105, Cherryville 64, Forestview 59, Hunter Huss 48, North Gaston 42, Highland Tech 23, Bessemer City 7, and East Gaston (Did not compete). The season is quickly winding down with only three scheduled meets remaining before the Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A Conference meet and the West Regionals. Up next for Cherryville will be meets at West Lincoln on April 13th, Lincolnton on April 14th, and Stuart W. Cramer on April 21st.
100 Meter Dash: Darius Pullen 5th place 11.17, Enijahe Whitworth 8th place 11.34, Narian Hopper 16th place 11.64
200 Meter Dash: Jackson Heavner 4th place 22.11, Darius Pullen 7th place 22.65, Enijahe Whitworth 9th place 23.37
400 Meter Dash: Caleb Gomez 2nd place 51.49
800 Meter Run: Seth Locklear 14th place 2:32.97, Xavier Phillips 17th place 2:53.70
1600 Meter Run: Steven Wyatt 4th place 5:05.57, Mason Powers 14th place 6:10.17, Xavier Phillips 16th place 6:20.66
3200 Meter Run: Mason Powers 8th place 13:38.16, Charlie Morgan 10th place 14:18.96, Adrian Gomez 11th place 14:44.18
110 Meter Hurdles: Holden Walker 8th place 18.51
300 Meter Hurdles: Holden Walker 10th place 46.11
4x100 Meter Relay: Cherryville 3rd place 44.19, Caleb Gomez, Enijahe Whitworth, Jackson Heavner, and Darius Pullen
4x200 Meter Relay: Cherryville 1st place 1:31.21, Caleb Gomez, Enijahe Whitworth, Jackson Heavner, and Darius Pullen
4x800 Meter Relay: Cherryville 7th place 10:36.83, Diego Garcia, Steven Wyatt, Caleb Gomez, and Seth Locklear
High Jump: Narian Hopper 4th place 6-0.00, Jaylen Samuel 12th place 5-4.00
Long Jump: Holden Walker 18th place 17-1.50, Jaylen Samuel 21st place 16-9.25, Makii Caldwell-Davis 23rd place 14-9.00
Triple Jump: Holden Walker 12th place 34-5.00, Jaylen Samuel 14th place 33-8.50
Discus: Zachariah Deaton 9th place 101-4.00, Jetson Hamilton 16th place 90-5.00, Austin Shoemake 18th place 87-6.00, Jeremy Hatcher 22nd place 78-7.00
Shot Put: Austin Shoemake 11th place 34-0.00, Naveon Bush 12th place 34-0.00, Jeremy Hatcher 17th place 31-10.00, Zachariah Deaton 18th place 31-9.00
100 Meter Dash: Ella Blake 3rd place 12.95, Makayla Hicks 5th place 13.56
200 Meter Dash: Ella Blake 4th place 27.19, Annica Johnson 6th place 27.84, Cici Sloan 12th place 29.28
800 Meter Run: Laighna Snider 8th place 2:52.14, Ava Jones 11th place 3:14.06, Saharay Hernandez 13th 3:17.25
1600 Meter Run: Gracye Pruitt 6th place 6:39.10, Clara Skamarock 8th place 6:46.22, Ella Rayfield 10th place 7:24.03
3200 Meter Run: Grayce Pruitt 5th place 15:05.72, Saharay Hernandez 6th place 15:54.64
300 Meter Hurdles: Clara Skamarock 6th place 56.62
4x100 Meter Relay: Cherryville 2nd place 53.20, Makayla Hicks, Annica Johnson, Cameryn Bell and Ella Blake
4x200 Meter Relay: Cherryville 2nd place 1:53.56, Annica Johnson, Cici Sloan, Cameryn Bell, and Ella Blake
Long Jump: Makayla Hicks 6th place 13-9.75
Discus: Grace Wells 3rd place 71-7.00, Morgan Wray 6th place 68-4.00, Ava Freeman 7th place 67-1.00
Shot Put: Morgan Wray 8th place 22-8.00, Ava Freeman 11th place 20-10.00, Grace Wells 13th place 20-8.00, Micah Duff 15th place 20-0.00
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