Special Report
ALEXANDRIA, La. — Ruston High’s boys’ track and field squad took the crown Wednesday in the District 2-5A meet at Butch Stoker Stadium on the campus of Alexandria Senior High School with a final total score of 185 points, while the girls came in second with 177 behind champion ASH.
The boys’ victory was 45 points higher than the host school ASH, who finished with 140 points.
“I was very impressed with the way our Bearcats competed during the inclement weather we experienced last week in Alexandria,” Ruston High head coach Trey Smith said. “It’s been quite a while since we have asked our kids to focus over an eight-hour period with the several rain and lightning delays we experienced. They came out after the break rolling and never looked back.
“It was a tremendous team effort to win back the district title on the boys side. We executed well in all aspects of the field, sprints, distance, hurdles, and relays. The kids have been very focused and it’s always wonderful to see their hard work pay off in the championship season.”
Bearcat Track and Field will be back in action at the Region 1-5A Championships held at Northwestern State University on Wednesday, April 30th.
See highlighted individual performances below.
District Champions:
Aidan Anding – Long Jump and 200m
Luke Braswell – 1600m
Al-Amin Wilson – 3200m
Journi Douglas – Discus
Natalie Parker – 300m Hurdles
T’Avion Clark – 400m
Parker Nations – 800m
Hallie Hebert – 1600m and 3200m
4x100m Relay – Jayden Anding, Aidan Anding, Josiah Morgan, D’Joryen Jenkins
4x200m Relay – D’Joryen Jenkins, Aidan Anding, Malcolm Pierce, Kemondrick Hunter
4x400m Relay – Jayden Anding, Malcolm Pierce, Taylor Huddleston, Kemondrick Hunter
4x800m Relay – Gabe Mhire, Josiah Finley, Al-Amin Wilson, Taylor Huddleston
Additional Regional Qualifiers for the Bearcats and Lady Bearcats
100m – Taniyah Johnson, Darius James
200m – T’Avion Clark, D’Joryen Jenkins
400m – Kemondrick Hunter, Malcolm Pierce, Anna Claire Williams
800m – Eden Dawsey, Taylor Huddleston, Josiah Finley
1600m – Joshua Daulton, Sydney Owens
3200m – Luke Braswell, Parker Nations
110m Hurdles – Alex Hunt
300m Hurdles – Cole Spurlock
High Jump – Timiyah Graham, Ahmad Hudson
Triple Jump – Sophia Roberson, Timiyah Graham
Discus – Ahamd Hudson
Javelin – Maggie Rogers, Zander Hayes, Joshua Brantley
Shot Put – Kaleb Williams, Journi Douglas
Pole Vault – Josie Bishop, Alysaa Langiulli
4x200m Relay – Ziah Jones, T’Avion Clark, Anna Claire Williams, Taniyah Johnson
4x400m Relay – Anna Claire Williams, Taniyah Johnson, Eden Dawsey, T’Avion Clark
4x800m Relay – Parker Nations, Maddy Parkman, Diana Santos, Eden Dawsey
