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North girls claim conference title

The boys and girls track and field teams of North Middle School and South Middle School competed in the Central Tennessee Conference championship meet Friday at the Coffee County Raider Academy.

The teams battled through rainy conditions throughout the day with the North tracksters combining for 23 top-three finishes, including 14 first-place performances, while the South athletes recorded five first-place finishes and 21 total placements inside of the top three.

The North Gatorettes finished on top of the team standings in their half of the meet as their 126 points edged out the South Lady Trojans’ total of 118.5 points for first place.

The North Gators took second in the boys standing with 107 points while the South Trojans finished close behind in third place with a score of 90. The Warren County Pioneers claimed the boys title after ending the meet with 116 points.

The conference championship meet was sponsored by Winton Auction and FirstBank of Tullahoma.

Recording first-place finishes for North were:

— Allyvia Money, girls long jump, 14 feet, 5.5 inches

— Sadie Hill, girls shot put, 32 feet, 8 inches

— Jacob Hohensee, boys shot put, 30 feet, 2 inches

— Gracen Baggett, girls 100-meter dash, 13.46 seconds

— Monte Johnson, boys 100-meter dash, 12.37 seconds

— Illyanna Yates, Airiana Hill, Mariana Wilkerson and Gracen Baggett, girls 4×100-meter relay, 55.93 seconds

— Austin Heath, Isaac Lyle, Parker Hill and Monte Johnson, boys 4×100-meter relay, 50.42 seconds

— Parker Hill, boys 400-meter dash, 59.07 seconds

— Audrey Stewart, girls 800-meter run, 2:47.05

— Alex Domincio, boys 800-meter run, 2:25.4

— Gracen Baggett, girls 200-meter dash, 27.79 seconds

— Monte Johnson, boys 200-meter dash, 25.54 seconds

— Camil Edwards, Kenzie McGill, Zarae’Ya Lawrence and Audrey Stewart, girls 4×400-meter relay, 4:51.23

— Austin Heath, Nate Frazier, Isaac Lyle and Chase Trigg, boys 4×400-meter relay, 4:14.9

Recording first-place finishes for South were:

— Briley Taylor, girls high jump, 4 feet, 4 inches

— Avari Rice, girls discus throw, 66 feet

— Joey Mensinga, boys discus throw, 93 feet, 1 inch

— Briley Taylor, Ella Steele, Clara Guess and Madyson Dutz, girls 4×200-meter relay, 2:01.68

— Payton Dearing, girls 1,600-meter run, 6:39.29

Recording second-place finishes for North were:

— Austin Heath, boys long jump, 16 feet, 7 inches

— Shekinah Miller, girls shot put, 31 feet, 1 inch

— Nate Frazier, Edward Phrommala, Landon Reavis and Chase Trigg, boys 4×200-meter relay, 1:50.26

— Alli Hall, girls 800-meter run, 3:06.47

Recording second-place finishes for South were:

— Jena Hand, girls long jump, 12 feet, 11 inches

— Carson Moore, boys discus throw, 82 feet, 2 inches

— Ella Steele, girls 100-meter dash, 14.18 seconds

— Jacoba Fells, boys 1,600-meter run, 6:10.89

— Clara Guess, girls 400-meter dash, 1:07.7

— Briley Taylor, girls 200-meter dash, 29.26 seconds

— Payton Dearing, Paisley Millraney, Clara Guess and Jada Hand, girls 4×400-meter relay, 5:01.32

Recording third-place finishes for North were:

— Calli Alonso, girls high jump, 4 feet           

— Mariana Wilkerson, girls 100-meter dash, 14.23 seconds

— Mariana Wilkerson, Airiana Hill, Kaylan Parsons and Illyanna Yates, girls 4×200-meter relay, 2:02.48

— Mason Phillips, boys 1,600-meter run, 6:13.58

— Paisley Millraney, Ella Steele, Avari Rice and Madyson Dutz, girls 4×100-meter relay, 58.52 seconds

Recording third-place finishes for South were:

— Madyson Dutz, girls long jump, 12 feet, 7.5 inches

— Spencer Garner, boys long jump, 16 feet, 3 inches

— Avari Rice, girls shot put, 28 feet, 6 inches

— Jamari Horton, Mason Eberhart, Brennan Taylor and Ayden Hodosi, boys 4×200-meter relay, 1:54.5

— Jamari Horton, Jacoba Fells, Mason Eberhart and Eli Kelleher, boys 4×100-meter relay, 54.24 seconds

— Jena Hand, girls 400-meter dash, 1:09.6

— Jada Hand, girls 800-meter run, 3:10.79

— Joey Mensinga, boys 200-meter dash, 26.1 seconds

— Spencer Garner, Caleb Luong, Jacoba Fells and Eli Kelleher, boys 4×400-meter relay, 4:54.03

Following the conclusion of the meet, eight athletes each from North and South were named to the all-conference team for the season.

Representing North in receiving all-conference honors were Gracen Baggett, Sadie Hill, Audrey Stewart, Shekinah Miller, Monte Johnson, Austin Heath, Jacob Hohensee and Parker Hill.

South athletes that were recipients of all-conference nods included Jena Hand, Jada Hand, Madyson Dutz, Briley Taylor, Joey Mensinga, Spencer Garner, Jacoba Fells and Eli Kelleher.

Baggett, Hill, Taylor and Mensinga will be representing their respective schools in the middle school state championship meet on May 20 at Austin Peay State University. The meet is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.