Track Teams Fare Well in Conference Meet

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s indoor track teams acquitted themselves well at the Bayside Conference Championships last week in Snow Hill with several top 10 finishes in various events.

On the boys’ side, in the 55-meter dash, Waylon Hobgood was sixth and Jaden Holland was 15^th. Riley Calloway was 13^th in the 300, while Ethan Cowder was 24^th and Alex Ward was 25^th. In the 500, Xander Wakefield was 16^th and Ward was 17^th. Collin Pennington finished ninth in the 800, while Evan Justice was 19^th and Nicholas Moreno was 20^th. Pennington also finished ninth in the 1,600, while Justice was 24^th.

Brian Herbert finished 19^th in the 3,200. In the 55-meter hurdles, Zarek Coyman was 11^th, Dalton Henderson was 12^th and Patrick Haines was 14^th. In the relays, the Decatur boys finished third in the 4×200, sixth in the 4×400 and sixth in the 4×800. Brandon Fitzgerald finished third in the high jump. Nick Purnell was seventh in the shot put, while Bryce Solomon was 21^st.

On the girls’ side, Sauna Vick finished 16^th in the 55-meter dash, while Kyleigh Powell was 28^th. In the 300, Tiara McDonald was 16^th, Vick was 19^th and Powell was 25^th. McDonald finished eighth in the 500, while Ellie Cheynet was 14^th and Neveah Horton was 18^th. Cheynet finished ninth in the 800, while Alessandra Fernandez was 16^th and Sasha Mete was 19^th.

In the 1,600, Macy Woroniecki was sixth, while Fernandez was 14^th and Gabriella Thompson-Serv was 22^nd. Woroniecki was second in the 3,200. Vick finished 12^th in the 55-meter hurdles. In the relays, the Decatur girls were eighth in the 4×200, seventh in the 4×400 and fifth in the 4×800. Adelaide Weber was 14^th in the shot put.