Numerous local track and field athletes found success at sectionals over the weekend, working toward qualifying for the state track and field meet for their respective classifications.

Participants can qualify for the state meet by finishing among the top participants in their local sectional meet or by being one of the best non-automatic qualifiers among all sectionals in their class, according to state guidelines.

Several local athletes took first place in their events, with numerous others placing well.

In the Class 1A, Section 4 meet, locals swept the top three spots in the 800-meter run, with Lindsay Lane Christian Academy’s Palmer Smith winning in a time of 2:14.16. Athens Bible’s Nicolas Ulrich was second and LLCA’s Jack Anderson third.

Ulrich also won the 1,600-meter run in a time of 5:05.52, while Athens Bible’s Ethan Wiles won the shot put with a heave of 41 feet, 2.5 inches.

In the Class 2A, Section 4, girls meet, the Tanner 100-meter relay team took first place in its event, while Nautica Noble won the triple jump with a leap of 32 feet, 5.5 inches.

Elkmont’s Chase Prater dominated his events in the Class 3A, Section 4, boys meet, easily winning both the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. He won the 1,600 meters in a time of 4:40.99 while his winning time in the 3,200 meters was 10:16.32.

West Limestone also had a winner in the Class 4A, Section 4, girls meet, as Cassidy Winter took top spot in the 300-meter hurdles, with a time of 50.11 seconds. Winter also finished second in the 800-meter run and fifth in the 1,600 meters.

The Class 6A, Section 4, meet featured two Athens athletes taking victories, as Micheal Boles-White won both the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.82 seconds and the 200-meter dash with a time of 22:23 seconds. Caden Shoulders also took a victory for Athens, as he won the discus with a throw of 133 feet, 9 inches.

The state meet takes place this weekend, with the 1A-3A meet in Cullman and the 4A-7A meet in Gulf Shores.

More local results from the sectional meets are below.

Class 1A, Section 4

Boys

• 100 meter dash – Joshua Diaddario, Lindsay Lane, 4^th, 11.95 seconds

• 400 meters – Palmer Smith, Lindsay Lane, 3^rd, 56.49 seconds

• 800 meters – Palmer Smith, LLCA, 1^st, 2:14.16; Nicolas Ulrich, ABS, 2^nd, 2:16.46; Jack Anderson, LLCA, 3^rd, 2:18.18; Joseph Graves, LLCA, 6^th, 2:27.72

• 1600 meters – Nicolas Ulrich, ABS, 1^st, 5:05.52; Jack Anderson, LLCA, 3^rd, 5:23.67; Joseph Graves, LLCA, 6^th, 5:32.60

• Triple jump – Erik Hall, ABS, 3^rd, 36-08.50

• Discus – Ethan Wiles, ABS, 6^th, 112-10.00

• Javelin – Christopher Nave, ABS, 3^rd, 135-10.00

• Shot put – Ethan Wiles, ABS, 1^st, 41-02.50

 

Girls

• 200 meters – Whitney Prise-Cook, LLCA, 6^th, 30.28

• Discus – Janna Boydston, LLCA, 4^th, 76-11.00

 

Class 2A, Section 4

Boys

• 100 meters – Michael Guster, Tanner, 5^th, 12.20

• 100 meter relay – Tanner, 2^nd, 46.90

• Shot put – Zakobe Shoulders, Tanner, 2^nd, 43-11.00

Girls

• 100 meters – Alicia Jones, Tanner, 3^rd, 13.41, Nautica Noble, Tanner, 4^th, 13.54; Faith Franklin, Tanner, 5^th, 13.84

• 200 meters – Alicia Jones, Tanner, 5^th, 28.21

• 400 meters – Brooklyn Coleman, Tanner, 5^th, 1:10.25

• 100 meter hurdles – Destiny Long, Tanner, 4^th, 18.79

• 100 meter relay – Tanner, 1^st, 52.45

• High jump – Brooklyn Coleman, Tanner, 2^nd 4-08.00

• Triple jump – Nautica Noble, Tanner, 1^st, 32-05.50; Miracle Scott, Tanner, 6^th, 28-11.75

Class 3A, Section 4

Boys

• 100 meters – Alex Armstrong, Elkmont, 3^rd, 12.02

• 200 meters – Alex Armstrong, Elkmont, 2^nd, 25.08

• 800 meters – Brantley Hammock, Elkmont, 5^th, 2:23.78; Jon Mikel Owens, Elkmont, 6^th, 2:27.41

• 1600 meters – Chase Prater, Elkmont, 1^st, 4:40.99; Brantley Hammock, Elkmont, 4^th, 5:21.26

• 3200 meters – Chase Prater, Elkmont, 1^st, 10:16.32

• 800 meter relay – Elkmont, 2^nd, 9:41.35

• Shot put – Lucas Claunch, Elkmont, 4^th, 37-02.00

Girls

• 100 meters – Michelle Trent, Clements, 5^th, 14.36

• 100 meter relay – Clements, 5^th, 57.34

• 400 meter relay – Clements 3^rd, 5:10.56

• Shot put – Kaylee Varney, Elkmont, 6^th, 25-06.50

Class 4A, Section 4

Boys

• 800 meter relay – West Limestone, 5^th, 9:31.01

Girls

• 800 meters – Cassidy Winter, West Limestone, 2^nd, 2:29.29; Avery Keenon, 9^th, 2:40.56

• 1600 meters – Cassidy Winter, West Limestone, 5^th, 5:44.54; Katie Serrato, WL, 8^th, 6:03.78

• 3200 meters – Katie Serrato, WL, 4^th, 12:43.64

• 300 meter hurdles – Cassidy Winter, WL, 1^st, 50.11

• 800 meter relay – West Limestone, 4^th, 10:50.57

Class 5A, Section 4

Boys

• 100 meters – Nathan Stafford, Ardmore, 5^th, 11.49; JaJuan Powell, 6^th, 11.50

• 200 meters – Nathan Stafford, Ardmore, 5^th, 23.74

• 400 meters – JaJuan Powell, 4^th, 52.40

• 300 meter hurdles – Andrew Flannagan, 6^th, 46.74

• 100 meter relay – East Limestone, 45.28; Ardmore 6^th, 46.45

• Triple jump – JaJuan Powell, East Limestone, 40-09.50

Girls

• 400 meters – Vivien Hembree, Ardmore, 8^th, 1:04.74

• Long jump – Timari Turner, East Limestone, 6^th, 15-00.00

Class 6A, Section 4

Boys

• 100 meters – Micah Boles-White, Athens, 1^st, 10.82; Logan Smothers, Athens, 3^rd, 11.01

• 200 meters – Micah Boles-White, Athens, 1^st, 22.23

• 800 meters – Elijah Frankel, Athens, 9^th, 2:08.49

• 1600 meters – Elijah Frankel, Athens, 8^th, 4:44.80

• 110 meter hurdles – Michael Stephens, Athens, 4^th, 16:14

• 300 meter hurdles – Michael Stephens, Athens, 6^th, 42.86

• 100 meter relay – Athens, 2^nd, 43.35

• 400 meter relay – Athens, 4^th, 3:31.06

• Discus – Caden Shoulders, Athens, 1^st, 133-09; Ethan Rinke, Athens, 4^th, 122-05; JaCaury Mason, Athens, 7^th, 121-04

• Shot put – Santravious Henderson, Athens, 2^nd, 43-05; JaCaury Mason, Athens, 6^th, 41-05.50

Girls

• 100 meters – Tiana Young, Athens, 5^th, 13.03

• 200 meters – Sydni Durm, Athens, 5^th, 27.68; Kendra Smith, Athens, 6^th, 28.05

• 100 meter relay – Athens, 2^nd, 50.91

• Long jump – Jasmine Bridgeforth, 7^th, 15-01

• Discus – Charleka Dye, Athens, 5^th, 89-02

• Shot put – Charleka Dye, Athens, 6^th, 32.08-50; Kaitlon Love, Athens, 9^th, 30-02