Decatur Track Teams Solid In Bayside Meet

BERLIN- Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams turned in a solid performance in the second Bayside Conference meet of the year last week in Snow Hill including some outstanding individual performances.

Decatur’s Kevin Beck finished first in the 1,600, while Carter McClendon finished eighth. The Decatur boys did well in the 800 with George Cheynet finishing fourth, Kevin Beck finishing fifth and Sam Rakowski finishing sixth. Gavin Bunting finished 10^th in the 300. Bunting finished seventh in the 500, while Chad Fischer was ninth.

In the 3,200, Samuel Woodley finished 13^th, while Tristan Dutton finished 16^th. Hunter Wolf was 15^th in the 55-meter hurdles, while Andrew Ball came in 20^th and Samuel Oates was 22^nd. The Decatur boys won the 4×800 relay and finished ninth in the 4×200 and 11^th in the 4×400. In the field events, Zachary Fuchsluger finished 12^th in the high jump. Omar Omar finished 14^th in the pole vault, while Justin Hicks was 17^th.

On the girls’ side, Alyssa Romano finished ninth in the 300. Gabrielle Izzett finished 11^th in the 800, while Dori Krasner was 13^th and Caroline Gardner was 17^th. Izzett also finished fifth in the 1,600 while Krasner was 17^th. Jabria Lewis finished 18^th in the 55-meter dash. In the 3,200, Avery Braciszewski was 12^th and Amalia Murphy finished 15^th. The Decatur girls finished 10^th in the 4×200 relay, 10^th in the 4×400 and fifth in the 4×800.

In the field events, Romano finished ninth in the high jump. Abbie Baker was fourth in the pole vault, while Abby Wesche was sixth. Zoriah Shockley was 11^th in the shot put.